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): September 1, 2006
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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| 1-10145 | | 95-4160558 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas | | 77010 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(713) 652-7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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In June 2006, Lyondell Chemical Company (“Lyondell”) amended its revolving credit facility, and thereby the indentures governing its registered debt, to provide, among other things, for additional subsidiary guarantors.
The consolidated financial statements included in Lyondell’s report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006 included condensed consolidating financial information reflecting the guarantor subsidiaries as provided in the amended revolving credit facility.
Lyondell is filing this Form 8-K for the sole purpose of updating the condensed consolidating financial information included in Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of Lyondell’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
This amended Note includes condensed consolidating financial information reflecting the guarantor subsidiaries that resulted from the June 2006 amendment of the revolving credit facility.
The updated Item 8 is included in this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(c) | | Exhibits. |
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| | 23.1 | | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC |
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| | 99.1 | | Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005 |
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SIGNATURE
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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LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY |
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By: | | /s/ Kerry A. Galvin |
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Name: | | Kerry A. Galvin |
Title: | | Senior Vice President |
| | and General Counsel |
Date: September 1, 2006
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 23.1 | | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC |
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| 99.1 | | Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005 |
