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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
The information required by this Item 1.01 is set forth in Item 2.01 below, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On December 1, 2021, pursuant to a previously-disclosed asset purchase agreement dated May 25, 2021 by and between Trinseo PLC (formerly Trinseo S.A.), its subsidiary, Trinseo Deutschland GmbH, and certain of its other subsidiaries (together, “Trinseo”) and Synthos S.A. (“Buyer”) (as amended on October 21, 2021, the “Purchase Agreement”), Trinseo completed the sale of its Synthetic Rubber business (the “Rubber Business”) to Buyer (the “Asset Sale”) for a purchase price of $402.4 million in cash. The purchase price reflects a reduction of approximately $41.6 million for the assumption of pension liabilities by Buyer, as well as a reduction of $47.0 million for the exclusion of intangible net working capital from the previously-announced scope of the Asset Sale. The Asset Sale included (i) Trinseo’s rights to and interest in its Rubber Business facility located in Schkopau, Germany, (ii) all fixed assets, inventories, other movable property, contracts, rights and, intellectual property and pension and certain other liabilities as specified in the Purchase Agreement related to the Rubber Business, (iii) certain equity investments held by Trinseo, and (iv) those assets accruing to the Rubber Business up until the closing date. As part of the Asset Sale, Trinseo and Buyer also entered into a services agreement, pursuant to which Trinseo will provide certain services to Buyer, and a long term-supply agreement for the supply of certain raw materials.
Item 8.01 Other Items.
On December 1, 2021, the Company issued a press release to announce the closing of the Asset Sale, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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.
TRINSEO PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Angelo N. Chaclas | |
Name: | Angelo N. Chaclas | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, | |
Date: December 1, 2021 | ||
