8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): May 15, 2007

 

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)

 

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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

See “Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets” in Item 2.01.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On May 15, 2007, Lyondell Chemical Company (“Lyondell”) completed the sale of its worldwide inorganic chemicals business to The National Titanium Dioxide Co. Ltd. (Cristal) pursuant to a previously filed Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”). Lyondell’s inorganic chemicals business was conducted through two indirect subsidiaries of Lyondell, Millennium Worldwide Holdings I Inc. and Millennium US Op Co, LLC, and the business included nine titanium dioxide plants located in the United States, Australia, Brazil, France and the United Kingdom, and a mineral sands mine located in Brazil.

At the closing of the sale, Lyondell received $1.143 billion in cash which is the base purchase price of $1.05 billion from Cristal, in addition to the assumption by Cristal of specified liabilities, as adjusted pursuant to certain provisions in the Agreement to include estimated closing cash and estimated changes in net working capital and specified indebtedness of the inorganic chemicals business. Lyondell expects to realize estimated after-tax proceeds of approximately $1.05 billion.

In connection with the completion of the sale, on May 15, 2007, Millennium Chemicals Inc. (“Millennium Chemicals”), Millennium America Inc. (“Millennium America”), and Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd (“MIC Ltd”) terminated the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated August 22, 2005, as amended, among Millennium Chemicals, Millennium America, MIC Ltd, the lenders party thereto including JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. The Credit Agreement consisted of (1) a $125,000,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, with Millennium America as borrower, (2) a $25,000,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, with MIC Ltd as borrower and (3) a $100,000,000 Senior Secured Term Loan, with MIC Ltd as borrower. In connection with the sale, MIC Ltd is no longer a subsidiary of Lyondell. Millennium Chemicals and Millennium America remain as subsidiaries of Lyondell.

Also in connection with the completion of the sale, on May 15, 2007, Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Limited, a United Kingdom former subsidiary of Lyondell, terminated its €60 million, five-year revolving credit facility with, among others, Bank of America, N.A. as agent, and certain banks and financial institutions as lenders thereto.

The press release regarding the completion of the sale is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Items

Certain of the risk factors from Lyondell’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 have been restated to reflect the sale of Lyondell’s worldwide inorganic chemicals business on May 15, 2007. The risk factors for Lyondell are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (b) Pro Forma Financial Information

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

On May 15, 2007, Lyondell Chemical Company (Lyondell) completed the sale of its worldwide inorganic chemicals business to The National Titanium Dioxide Co. Ltd. (Cristal). Lyondell’s inorganic chemicals business included nine titanium dioxide plants located in the United States, Australia, Brazil, France and the United Kingdom, and a mineral sands mine located in Brazil. At the closing of the sale, Lyondell received $1.143 billion in cash, in addition to the assumption by Cristal of specified liabilities.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of income for Lyondell are based on Lyondell’s historical consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2007, and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. These statements are adjusted to reflect the pro forma effects of the sale of Lyondell’s inorganic chemicals business. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2007 assumes the sale of the inorganic chemicals business occurred as of that date, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 assume the sale occurred on January 1, 2004. Lyondell’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2007 presents the operations of the inorganic chemicals business as discontinued operations. Accordingly, a pro forma condensed statement of income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 is not presented as no adjustments would be necessary to reflect the transaction, other than the elimination of those discontinued operations.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of income should be read together with the consolidated financial statements of Lyondell as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 included in our quarterly and annual reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, respectively. These pro forma statements do not necessarily reflect the results of operations or financial position of Lyondell that would have resulted had the transaction actually been consummated as of such dates, and are not necessarily indicative of the future results of operations or the future financial position of Lyondell.

 

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LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

Millions of dollars

    Lyondell
Historical		    Pro Forma
Adjustments		     Pro Forma

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

    $ 211    $  1,143  (a)   $ 1,253
        (101 )(b)  

Accounts receivable, net

      1,996        1,996

Inventories

      2,019        2,019

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

      165        165

Deferred tax assets

      103        103

Current assets held for sale

      716      (716 )(c)     —  
                     

Total current assets

      5,210      326       5,536

Property, plant and equipment, net

      8,531        8,531

Investments and long-term receivables

      900        900

Goodwill, net

      1,373        1,373

Other assets, net

      885        885

Long-Term assets held for sale

      1,097      (1,097 )(c)     —  
                     

Total assets

      17,996      (771 )     17,225
                     

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

        

Current maturities of long-term debt

    $ 163    $        $ 163

Accounts payable

      2,110        2,110

Accrued liabilities

      931      85  (d)     1,016

Current liabilities associated with assets held for sale

      316      (313 )(c)     —  
        (3 )(b)  
                     

Total current liabilities

      3,520      (231 )     3,289

Long-term debt

      7,920        7,920

Other liabilities

      1,319        1,319

Deferred income taxes

      1,450        1,450

Long-term liabilities associated with assets held for sale

      428      (330 )(c)     —  
        (98 )(b)  

Minority interest

      113        113

Stockholders' equity

      3,246      1,143  (a),(e)     3,134
        (1,170 )(c),(e)  
        (85 )(d),(e)  
                     

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    $ 17,996    $ (771 )   $ 17,225
                     

See notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

 

Millions of dollars, except share and per share data

    Lyondell
Historical		     Pro Forma
Adjustments		     Pro Forma  

Sales and other operating revenues

    $ 22,228     $ (1,346 )(c)   $ 20,882  

Operating costs and expenses

      21,159       (1,917 )(c)     19,242  
                        

Operating income

      1,069       571       1,640  

Interest expense

      (631 )     (17 )(c)     (648 )

Interest income

      41       (2 )(c)     39  

Other income

      36       1  (c)     37  

Income from equity investments:

       

Houston Refining LP

      73       —         73  

Other

      5       —         5  
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

      593       553  (c)     1,146  

Provision for income taxes

      407       (23 )(c)     384  
                        

Income from continuing operations

    $ 186     $ 576     $ 762  
                        

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

    $ 0.75       $ 3.08  
                  

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

    $ 0.72       $ 2.93  
                  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

      247.6         247.6  
                  

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

      260.3         260.3  
                  

See notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

Millions of dollars, except share and per share data

    Lyondell
Historical		     Pro Forma
Adjustments		     Pro Forma  

Sales and other operating revenues

    $ 18,606     $ (1,349 )(c)   $ 17,257  

Operating costs and expenses

      17,338       (1,329 )(c)     16,009  
                        

Operating income

      1,268       (20 )     1,248  

Interest expense

      (649 )     15  (c)     (634 )

Interest income

      46       (14 )(c)     32  

Other expense

      (39 )     2  (c)     (37 )

Income from equity investments:

       

Houston Refining LP

      123         123  

Other

      1         1  
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

      750       (17 )(c)     733  

Provision for income taxes

      219       (13 )(c)     206  
                        

Income from continuing operations

    $ 531     $ (4 )   $ 527  
                        

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

    $ 2.16       $ 2.14  
                  

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

    $ 2.04       $ 2.03  
                  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

      245.9         245.9  
                  

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

      259.9         259.9  
                  

See notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

Millions of dollars, except share and per share data

    Lyondell
Historical		     Pro Forma
Adjustments		     Pro Forma  

Sales and other operating revenues

    $ 5,946     $ (96 )(c)   $ 5,850  

Operating costs and expenses

      5,860       (172 )(c)     5,688  
                        

Operating income

      86       76       162  

Interest expense

      (463 )       (463 )

Interest income

      14       (1 )(c)     13  

Other expense

      (11 )       (11 )

Income from equity investments:

       

Houston Refining LP

      303         303  

Equistar Chemicals, LP

      141         141  

Other

      7         7  
                        

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

      77       75  (c)     152  

Provision for income taxes

      23       (8 )(c)     15  
                        

Income from continuing operations

    $ 54     $ 83     $ 137  
                        

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

    $ 0.29       $ 0.75  
                  

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

    $ 0.29       $ 0.74  
                  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

      183.2         183.2  
                  

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

      186.0         186.0  
                  

See notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Note 1 – Pro forma adjustments

 

(a) To reflect receipt of cash proceeds from the sale of $1.143 billion.

 

(b) To reflect repayment of debt of $101 million required to be repaid as a result of the sale.

 

(c) To eliminate inorganic chemicals assets and liabilities held for sale at March 31, 2007, and related activity for the respective years. The pro forma statements of income do not reflect any benefit from the use of proceeds of the sale. The interest expense related to the debt required to be repaid as a result of the sale is eliminated as part of the activity of discontinued operations.

 

(d) To reflect estimated income taxes of $85 million payable as a result of the sale.

 

(e) The net pro forma charge to stockholders’ equity resulting from the sale of the inorganic chemicals business consists of the following components (in millions), which are not included in the pro forma condensed combined statements of income:

 

Proceeds of the sale

    $ 1,143  

Net carrying value of inorganic chemicals business held for sale

      (1,170 )
        
     (27 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income associated with discontinued operations

      64  
        

Pro forma pre-tax gain on sale

      37  

Pro forma income taxes resulting from sale

      (85 )
        

Pro forma net loss on sale

      (48 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income associated with discontinued operations reclassified to retained earnings within stockholders’ equity

      (64 )
        

Pro forma net charge to stockholders’ equity

    $ (112 )
        

 

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  (d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release

99.2 Risk Factors

 

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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.

 

LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

By:

  

/s/ Kerry A. Galvin

Name:

   Kerry A. Galvin

Title:

   Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date: May 21, 2007

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number		  

Description

99.1   Press Release
99.2   Risk Factors

 

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