UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2022
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 |
| 4.777% Senior Notes due 2026 | CE /26A | The New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.125% Senior Notes due 2027 | CE /27 | The New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.625% Senior Notes due 2028 | CE /28 | The New York Stock Exchange |
| 5.337% Senior Notes due 2029 | CE /29A | 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. ¨
Explanatory Note.
On November 1, 2022, Celanese Corporation (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial 8-K”) to disclose that the Company had completed its previously announced acquisition of a majority of the Mobility and Materials businesses (the “M&M Acquisition,” and such businesses being acquired, the “M&M Business”) from DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and one of its affiliates (“DuPont”).
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Initial 8-K to include the historical audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements of the M&M Business and the pro forma combined financial information required by Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) of Form 8-K and should be read in conjunction with the Initial 8-K.
The pro forma financial information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A has been presented for informational purposes only, as required by Form 8-K. It does not purport to represent the actual results of operations that the Company and the M&M Business would have achieved had the companies been combined during the periods presented in the pro forma financial information and is not intended to project the future results of operations that the combined company may achieve after the acquisition.
Except as described above, all other information in the Initial 8-K remains unchanged.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired
The historical audited combined financial statements of the M&M Business and related notes as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, which are filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The historical unaudited combined financial statements of the M&M Business and related notes as of June 30, 2022 and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, which are filed as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
(b) Pro forma financial information
The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements of the Company relating to the M&M Acquisition and related notes as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are filed as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated by reference herein.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | |
| 2.1 | | Transaction Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2022, by and among DuPont De Nemours, Inc., DuPont E&I Holding, Inc. and Celanese Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2022).* |
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| 23.1 | | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors of the M&M Business. |
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| 99.1 | | The historical audited combined financial statements of DuPont’s Mobility and Materials Business and related notes as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2022). |
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| 99.2 | | The historical unaudited combined financial statements of DuPont’s Mobility and Materials Business and related notes as of June 30, 2022 and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. |
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| 99.3 | | Unaudited pro forma combined financial statements of Celanese Corporation and related notes as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
| * | All exhibits and schedules to the Transaction Agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request. |
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 |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Michael R. Sullivan |
| | Name: | Michael R. Sullivan |
| | Title: | Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary |
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| | Date: | November 21, 2022 |
