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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | December 29, 2005 |
KRATON Polymers LLC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 333-123747 | 94-2805249 |
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(State or other jurisdiction | _____________
(Commission | ______________
(I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 700 Milam Street, 13th Floor, North Tower, Houston, Texas | | 77002 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
(Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 832-204-5400 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Polymer Holdings LLC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 333-123749 | 20-0411521 |
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(State or other jurisdiction | _____________
(Commission | ______________
(I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 700 Milam Street, 13th Floor, North Tower Houston, Texas | | 77002 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
(Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 832-204-5400 |
n/a
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
In an agreement dated December 20, 2005, Shell Chemicals Europe B.V., a company incorporated in the Netherlands ("SCE"), Shell Petrochimie Mediterranee S.A.S., a company incorporated in France , successor by merger to Shell Chimie S.A.("SPM"), Basell Polyolefines France S.A.S., a company incorporated in France ("Basell") and KRATON Polymers France S.A.S.*, a company incorporated in France ("KP France") entered a Deed of Novation (the "Deed").
Under the terms of the Deed, Basell agrees to assume all obligations, liabilities and provisions held by SCE and SPM under the terms of the 1,3 Butadiene Agreement and will continue to supply butadiene to KP France on the same terms as SCE.
KRATON Polymers LLC's (KRATON)German manufacturing site is located on the premises of Basell, a joint venture between Shell Chemicals and BASF GmbH, at Wessling, Germany.
*KP France is a wholly owned subsidiary of KRATON Polymers Holdings B.V., a company organized in The Netherlands ("KP Holdings"). KP Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of KRATON.
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.
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| | | KRATON Polymers LLC |
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| December 29, 2005 | | By: | | Joseph J. Waiter
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| | | | | Name: Joseph J. Waiter |
| | | | | Title: Vice President and General Counsel |
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| | | Polymer Holdings LLC |
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| December 29, 2005 | | By: | | Joseph J. Waiter
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| | | | | Name: Joseph J. Waiter |
| | | | | Title: Vice President and General Counsel |
