UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2020
CELANESE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-32410 | | 98-0420726 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
222 West Las Colinas Blvd. Suite 900N, Irving, TX 75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 443-4000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | CE | The New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.125% Senior Notes due 2023 | CE /23 | The New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.250% Senior Notes due 2025 | CE /25 | The New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.125% Senior Notes due 2027 | CE /27 | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On October 9, 2020, Celanese Corporation (“Celanese” or the “Company”) completed its previously announced sale of the Company’s 45% joint venture equity interest in Polyplastics Company, Ltd. (“Polyplastics”) to its joint venture partner Daicel Corporation for a purchase price of $1.575 billion in cash. The description of the sale of Polyplastics contained in this Item 2.01 is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the description of the transaction included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2020, and the related transaction agreement, which was filed as an exhibit to such Current Report, is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 9, 2020, the Company issued a press release related to the completion of the Polyplastics transaction described above. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
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Forward-Looking Statements
The information set forth in this Current Report contains certain “forward-looking statements,” which include information concerning the Company’s plans, objectives, goals, strategies, performance, planned investments, capital expenditures and other information that is not historical information. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “outlook,” “forecast,” “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” and variations of such words or similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that the Company will realize these expectations or that these beliefs will prove correct. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. These include the Company’s ability to identify and execute on other attractive investment opportunities towards which to deploy capital as well as numerous other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements. Certain of these risk factors are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date it is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date the statement is made to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following exhibits are being filed and furnished, as applicable, herewith:
* The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished thereunder, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 this Current Report, including the associated exhibits furnished thereunder, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing. The disclosure in Item 7.01 of this Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in such item in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | CELANESE CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ Michael R. Sullivan |
| | Name: | Michael R. Sullivan |
| | Title: | Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary |
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| | Date: | October 9, 2020 |
