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style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Completion of Offering of 1.400% Senior Notes due 2026 by Celanese US Holdings LLC </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On August 5, 2021, Celanese US Holdings LLC (&#8220;Celanese US&#8221;), a wholly owned subsidiary of Celanese Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), completed its registered offering of&#160;$400,000,000 of 1.400% Senior Notes due&#160;2026 (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;). 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ce-20210805
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):
August 5, 2021
CELANESE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-32410
98-0420726
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
222 West Las Colinas Blvd. Suite 900N
,
Irving
,
TX
75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
972
)
443-4000
N/A
(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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
CE
The New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Senior Notes due 2023
CE /23
The New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Senior Notes due 2025
CE /25
The New York Stock Exchange
2.125% Senior Notes due 2027
CE /27
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Completion of Offering of 1.400% Senior Notes due 2026 by Celanese US Holdings LLC
On August 5, 2021, Celanese US Holdings LLC ("Celanese US"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Celanese Corporation (the "Company"), completed its registered offering of $400,000,000 of 1.400% Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Notes"). The Notes have been issued under an Indenture, dated as of May 6, 2011 (the "Base Indenture"), among the Company, Celanese US, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as amended by a Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 5, 2021 (the "Tenth Supplemental Indenture" and, together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"), among the Company, Celanese US, certain subsidiaries of Celanese US (the "Subsidiary Guarantors") and the Trustee.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Company's revolving credit facility, of which there is $400 million outstanding and all of which was used to repay the Company's 5.875% senior notes in full at their maturity on June 15, 2021.
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 1.400% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears. Celanese US's obligations under the Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and, initially, the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control with a ratings decline, the holders of the Notes will have the right to require Celanese US to make an offer to repurchase each holder's Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Indenture contains covenants limiting, among other things, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors' ability to create liens, enter into sales-leaseback transactions, merge or consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company's assets. The Indenture also contains customary events of default.
The foregoing description does not constitute a complete summary of the terms of the Notes, the Base Indenture and the Tenth Supplemental Indenture and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copies of the form of Note, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, to this Current Report, which are each incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1*
Form of 1.400% Senior Note due 2026.
4.2*
Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 5, 2021, among Celanese US Holdings LLC, Celanese Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.
4.3
Indenture, dated May 6, 2011, by and between Celanese US Holdings LLC, Celanese Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32410) filed with the SEC on May 6, 2011).
5.1*
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, dated August 5, 2021.
23.1*
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
104*
Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document contained in Exhibit 101).
*     Filed herewith.
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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.
CELANESE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ MICHAEL R. SULLIVAN
Name:
Michael R. Sullivan
Title:
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary
Date:
August 5, 2021
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