SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NzpDSurSH9Ywv1fzRh2suVKyWUqTtpGTF9hTTORDOhsOWLpwQN8Bs1x0Bfcc1Z8t pDRc4CyZfiYw+PF0EAHNqA== 0001181431-06-059338.txt : 20061024 0001181431-06-059338.hdr.sgml : 20061024 20061024125149 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-06-059338 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061024 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061024 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061024 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000842635 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 954160558 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10145 FILM NUMBER: 061159580 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 MCKINNEY ST STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-652-7200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 MCKINNEY ST STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 rrd133871.htm SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION QUUNITED 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 24, 2006

LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-10145 95-4160558

(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 24, 2006, Lyondell Chemical Company called the remaining $430 million of its 9-1/2 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2008. The call price is 102.375 percent of par, and the notes will be redeemed on December 15, 2006, at the conclusion of the call period. The press release regarding the matter is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1 Press Release

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.

LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

By:/s/ Kerry A. Galvin

Name: Kerry A. Galvin

Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date: October 24, 2006

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

Number Description

Press Release

EX-99.1 2 rrd133871_16426.htm PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99 Exhibit 99.1

For information, contact:
Media: Lisa Martin-Walsh (713) 309-4890

Investors: Doug Pike (713) 309-7141

Lyondell to Repay $430 Million of Outstanding Debt

HOUSTON (Oct. 24, 2006) -- Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE: LYO) today called the remaining $430 million of its 9-1/2 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2008. The call price is 102.375 percent of par, and the notes will be redeemed on Dec. 15, 2006, at the conclusion of the call period.

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Lyondell Chemical Company, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America's third-largest independent, publicly traded chemical company. Lyondell is a major global manufacturer of basic chemicals and derivatives including ethylene, propylene, titanium dioxide, styrene, polyethylene, propylene oxide and acetyls. It also is a refiner of heavy, high-sulfur crude oil and a significant producer of gasoline-blending components. Lyondell is a global company operating on five continents and employs approximately 11,000 people worldwide.

SOURCE: Lyondell Chemical Company

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