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21, 2009</font></font></font>

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        <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>
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S-8</font></div>
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STATEMENT</font></div>
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SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div>
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Performance Polymers, Inc.</font></div>
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller
reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Registration</font></div>
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      Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option Plan</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="20%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Common
      stock, <br>$0.01 par value per share</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,585,661</font></td>
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      Holdings LLC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan</font></div>
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      stock, <br>$0.01 par value per share</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4,350,000</font></td>
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      Holdings LLC Executive Deferred Compensation Plan</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="20%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Common
      stock, <br>$0.01 par value per share</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14,765</font></td>
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      with an indeterminate number of common stock, $0.01 par value per share
      (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;) that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares
      reserved for issuance pursuant to the TJ Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option
      Plan and Polymer Holdings LLC Equity Incentive Plan&#160;as a result of
      stock splits, stock dividends or similar adjustments of the outstanding
      Common Shares of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (the
      &#8220;Registrant&#8221;).</font></div>
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      respect to 1,585,661 shares covered by stock options prior to the filing
      of this Registration Statement, calculated pursuant to rule 457(h) under
      the Securities Act of 1933, as <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">amended (the
      &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), based on the price at which the options may be
      exercised.</font></font></div>
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      purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in accordance
      with Rule&#160;457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average
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      </font>of the Registrant as reported on the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">New York Stock
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2009.</font></div>
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I</font></div>
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Information</font>.</font></div>
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and Employee Plan Annual Information</font>.</font></div>
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II</font></div>
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following documents, which previously have been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;), are incorporated herein
by reference and made a part hereof:</font></div>
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Registrant&#8217;s prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the
Registrant&#8217;s registration statement on From S-1 (Reg. No.
333-162248);</font></div>
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description of the Shares contained in Registrant&#8217;s prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, in connection with the Registrant&#8217;s registration statement on From
S-1 (Reg. No. 333-162248);</font></div>
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other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the securities registration document referred to in (i) above.</font></div>
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reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
hereto, which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or
which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.</font></div>
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purposes of this Registration Statement, any document or any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently
filed document or a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such
document.&#160;&#160;Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.</font></div>
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W. Duffy, General Counsel for the Registrant, has provided an opinion regarding
the validity of the issuance of the Shares under this Registration Statement on
Form S-8.&#160;&#160;Mr. Duffy currently holds 74,007 options (49,338 of which
are currently unvested) granted under the TJ Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option
Plan, the underlying securities of which are registered on this Registration
Statement.&#160;&#160;Additionally, he is expected to receive future grants
under the Polymer Holdings LLC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, the underlying
securities of which are also registered on this Registration
Statement.</font></div>
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Officers.</font></div>
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law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as
other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees),
judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified
actions, suits, proceedings whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative (other than action by or in the right of the corporation -a
&#8220;derivative</font></div>
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if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct
was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorneys&#8217; fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any
indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable
to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other
indemnification that may be granted by a corporation&#8217;s charter, by-laws,
disinterested director vote, shareowner vote, agreement, or
otherwise.</font></div>
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law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a
director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or
its shareowners for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability for (i) any breach of the director&#8217;s duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its shareowners, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)
payment of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or
(iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.</font></div>
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Certificate of Incorporation of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. provides that
the personal liability of the directors of the corporation is eliminated to the
fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of
Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
amended.&#160;&#160;The Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the
Registrant shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of Section
145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended,
indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under that
section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, or other
matters referred to in or covered by that section, and the indemnification
provided for shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those
indemnified may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person&#8217;s
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office, and will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, and administrators of such person.</font></div>
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Registrant maintains liability insurance that insures our directors and officers
against certain losses and that insures us against our obligations to indemnify
our directors and officers.</font></div>
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addition, the Registrant expects to enter into indemnification agreements with
each of the Registrant&#8217;s directors and officers. These agreements, among other
things, will require the Registrant to indemnify each director and officer to
the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including indemnification of
expenses such as attorneys&#8217; fees, judgments, fines, and settlement amounts
incurred by the director or officer in any action or proceeding, including any
action or proceeding by or in right of us, arising out of the person&#8217;s services
as a director or officer.</font></div>
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Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option Plan and the Polymer Holdings LLC 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan generally provide that no member of the Compensation Committee of
the Registrant (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;), the Board of Directors of the Registrant, or
those acting under their authority shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the plan or any grant. The
plans above as well as The Polymer Holdings LLC Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan generally provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
Registrant will indemnify and hold harmless each person made or threatened to be
made a party to any civil or criminal action or proceeding by reason of the fact
that such person, or such person&#8217;s testator or intestate, is or was a member of
the Committee.</font></div>
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7.&#160;&#160;Exemption From Registration Claimed.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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applicable.</font></font></div>
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8.&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</font></div>
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following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement (numbering corresponds to Exhibit Table in Item 601 of
Regulation S-K):</font></div>
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      of Certificate of Incorporation of Kraton Performance Polymers,
      Inc.</font></div>
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      of By-laws of Kraton Performance Polymers,
Inc.</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">TJ
      Chemical Option Plan, dated November 30,
2009</font></div>
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      </div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</div>
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      Holdings Equity Incentive Plan, dated November 30,
  2009</font></div>
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      Holdings LLC 2009 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, dated November 30,
      2009</font></div>
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      of Stephen W. Duffy, General Counsel of the Registrant, as to the legality
      of the issuance of the ordinary shares offered
  hereby</font></div>
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5.1)</font></div>
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9.&#160;&#160;Undertakings.</font></div>
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paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
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liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#8217;s annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of the employee benefit plan&#8217;s annual report pursuant to
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advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
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it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Form S-8 Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Houston on the 18th day of December.</font></div>
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Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
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MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Kevin M. Fogarty and Stephen E. Tremblay, and each of
them severally, as his or her true and lawful agent, with power to act
separately and with full and unqualified authority to delegate any or all of the
powers granted herein to any person or persons selected by said agent(s), to
execute in his or her name, place, and stead in capacity as a director or
officer of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a registration statement on form
S-8 to be filed by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to such registration statement, with
exhibits thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said agents, or any person or
persons to whom said agent(s) have delegated the foregoing powers, may do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection with the execution and filing of the referenced registration
statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective
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otherwise specifically provided herein, the power of attorney granted herein
shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power of attorney that
each person whose signature appears below has previously executed. This power of
attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney each person
whose signature appears below may execute, unless such subsequent power
specifically refers to this power of attorney or specifically states that the
instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers of attorney or all
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MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Kevin M. Fogarty and Stephen E. Tremblay, and each of
them severally, as his or her true and lawful agent, with power to act
separately and with full and unqualified authority to delegate any or all of the
powers granted herein to any person or persons selected by said agent(s), to
execute in his or her name, place, and stead in capacity as a director or
officer of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a registration statement on form
S-8 to be filed by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to such registration statement, with
exhibits thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said agents, or any person or
persons to whom said agent(s) have delegated the foregoing powers, may do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection with the execution and filing of the referenced registration
statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective
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otherwise specifically provided herein, the power of attorney granted herein
shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power of attorney that
each person whose signature appears below has previously executed. This power of
attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney each person
whose signature appears below may execute, unless such subsequent power
specifically refers to this power of attorney or specifically states that the
instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers of attorney or all
prior powers of attorney.</font></div>
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TO THE PRINCIPAL: Your Power of Attorney is an important document. As the
&#8220;principal,&#8221; you give the person whom you choose (your &#8220;agent&#8221;) authority to
spend your money and sell or dispose of your property during your lifetime
without telling you. You do not lose your authority to act even though you have
given your agent similar authority.</font></div>
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agent exercises this authority, he or she must act according to any instructions
you have provided or, where there are no specific instructions, in your best
interest. &#8220;Important Information for the Agent&#8221; at the end of this document
describes your agent&#8217;s responsibilities.</font></div>
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agent can act on your behalf only after signing the Power of Attorney before a
notary public.</font></div>
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request information from your agent at any time. If you are revoking a prior
Power of Attorney by executing this Power of Attorney, you should provide
written notice of the revocation to your prior agent(s) and to the financial
institutions where your accounts are located.</font></div>
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revoke or terminate your Power of Attorney at any time for any reason as long as
you are of sound mind. If you are no longer of sound mind, a court can remove an
agent for acting improperly.</font></div>
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agent cannot make health care decisions for you. You may execute a &#8220;Health Care
Proxy&#8221; to do this.</font></div>
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governing Powers of Attorney is contained in the New York General Obligations
Law, Article 5, Title 15. This law is available at a law library, or online
through the New York State Senate or Assembly websites, www.senate.state.ny.us
or www.assembly.state.ny.us.</font></div>
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lawyer of your own choosing to explain it to you.</font></div>
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INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT: When you accept the authority granted under this
Power of Attorney, a special legal relationship is created between you and the
principal. This relationship imposes on you legal responsibilities that continue
until you resign or the Power of Attorney is terminated or revoked. You
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avoid conflicts that would impair your ability to act in the principal&#8217;s best
interest;</font></div>
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keep the principal&#8217;s property separate and distinct from any assets you own or
control, unless otherwise permitted by law;</font></div>
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keep a record or all receipts, payments, and transactions conducted for the
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disclose your identity as an agent whenever you act for the principal by writing
or printing the principal&#8217;s name and signing your own name as &#8220;agent&#8221; in either
of the following manner: (Principal&#8217;s Name) by (Your Signature) as Agent, or
(your signature) as Agent for (Principal&#8217;s Name).</font></div>
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not use the principal&#8217;s assets to benefit yourself or give major gifts to
yourself or anyone else unless the principal has specifically granted you that
authority in this Power of Attorney or in a Statutory Major Gifts Rider attached
to this Power of Attorney. If you have that authority, you must act according to
any instructions of the principal or, where there are no such instructions, in
the principal&#8217;s best interest. You may resign by giving written notice to the
principal and to any co-agent, successor agent, monitor if one has been named in
this document, or the principal&#8217;s guardian if one has been appointed. If there
is anything about this document or your responsibilities that you do not
understand, you should seek legal advice.</font></div>
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meaning of the authority given to you is defined in New York&#8217;s General
Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15. If it is found that you have violated the
law or acted outside the authority granted to you in the Power of Attorney, you
may be liable under the law for your violation.</font></div>
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      No.</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="39%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Description</font></div>
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      of Certificate of Incorporation of Kraton Performance Polymers,
      Inc.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form S-1 dated December 2,
      2009</font></div>
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      of By-laws of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.</font></div>
            </td>
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      by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form S-1 dated December 2,
      2009</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.3</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">TJ
      Chemical Option Plan, dated November 30, 2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 10.53 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form S-1 dated December
      2, 2009.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.4</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Polymer
      Holdings 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, dated November 30,
    2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form S-1 dated December
      2, 2009.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="39%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Polymer
      Holdings LLC Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, dated November 30,
      2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form S-1 dated December
      2, 2009.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.1</font></div>
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      of Stephen W. Duffy</font></div>
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Unassociated Document
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on
December
21, 2009
Registration No.
      333-
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
______________
Kraton
Performance Polymers, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
2821
20-0411521
(State
      or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
      or Organization)
(Primary
      Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification Number)
15710
John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite
300
Houston,
TX 77032
Telephone:
(281) 504-4700
(Address
of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
TJ
Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option Plan
Polymer
Holdings LLC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan
Polymer
Holdings LLC Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the
Plans)
______________
Stephen
W. Duffy, Esq.
General
Counsel
Kraton
Performance Polymers, Inc.
15710
John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite
300
Houston,
Texas 77032
Telephone:
(281) 504-4700
Telecopy:
(281) 504-4743
(Name, Address, and
Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
______________
with
copies to:
Robert
Raymond, Esq.
Duane
McLaughlin, Esq.
Cleary,
Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
One
Liberty Plaza
New
York, NY  10006
(212)
225-2000
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
Large
      accelerated filer
o
Accelerated
      filer
o
Non-accelerated
      filer
x
(Do not
      check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller
      reporting company
o
CALCULATION
      OF REGISTRATION FEE
Name
of
      Plan
Title
      of Securities
to
      be registered
Amount
      to Be
Registered
      (1)
Proposed
Maximum
      Offering
Price
      Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
      Aggregate Offering Price
Amount
      of
Registration
Fee
TJ
      Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option Plan
Common
      stock,
$0.01 par value per share
1,585,661
$13.52(2)
$21,438,136
$1,529(2)
Polymer
      Holdings LLC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan
Common
      stock,
$0.01 par value per share
4,350,000
$13.53(3)
$58,855,500
$4,197(3)
Polymer
      Holdings LLC Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
Common
      stock,
$0.01 par value per share
14,765
$13.53(3)
$199,771
$15(3)
TOTAL
N/A
5,950,426
N/A
$80,493,407
$5,741
(1)
Together
      with an indeterminate number of common stock, $0.01 par value per share
      (the "Shares") that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares
      reserved for issuance pursuant to the TJ Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option
      Plan and Polymer Holdings LLC Equity Incentive Plan as a result of
      stock splits, stock dividends or similar adjustments of the outstanding
      Common Shares of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (the
      "Registrant").
(2)
With
      respect to 1,585,661 shares covered by stock options prior to the filing
      of this Registration Statement, calculated pursuant to rule 457(h) under
      the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the
      "Securities Act"), based on the price at which the options may be
      exercised.
(3)
With respect to
      4,364,765 shares subject to future grants, e
stimated solely for the
      purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in accordance
      with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average
      of the high and low prices of the
Common Stock
of the Registrant as reported on the
New York Stock
      Exchange
on December 17,
2009.
PART
I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item
1.
Plan
Information
.
Not filed as part of this Registration
Statement pursuant to Note to Part 1 of Form S-8.
Item
2.
Registrant Information
and Employee Plan Annual Information
.
Not filed as part of this Registration
Statement pursuant to Note to Part 1 of Form S-8.
PART
II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents, which previously have been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are incorporated herein
by reference and made a part hereof:
(i)           The
Registrant's prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the
Registrant's registration statement on From S-1 (Reg. No.
333-162248);
(ii)           The
description of the Shares contained in Registrant's prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, in connection with the Registrant's registration statement on From
S-1 (Reg. No. 333-162248);
(iii)           All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the securities registration document referred to in (i) above.
All
reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
hereto, which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or
which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
For
purposes of this Registration Statement, any document or any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently
filed document or a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such
document.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
Item
4.     Description of Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item
5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Stephen
W. Duffy, General Counsel for the Registrant, has provided an opinion regarding
the validity of the issuance of the Shares under this Registration Statement on
Form S-8.  Mr. Duffy currently holds 74,007 options (49,338 of which
are currently unvested) granted under the TJ Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option
Plan, the underlying securities of which are registered on this Registration
Statement.  Additionally, he is expected to receive future grants
under the Polymer Holdings LLC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, the underlying
securities of which are also registered on this Registration
Statement.
Item
6.     Indemnification of Directors and
Officers.
Delaware
law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as
other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified
actions, suits, proceedings whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative (other than action by or in the right of the corporation -a
"derivative
action"),
if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct
was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any
indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable
to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other
indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's charter, by-laws,
disinterested director vote, shareowner vote, agreement, or
otherwise.
Delaware
law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a
director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or
its shareowners for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability for (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its shareowners, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)
payment of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or
(iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
The
Certificate of Incorporation of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. provides that
the personal liability of the directors of the corporation is eliminated to the
fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of
Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
amended.  The Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the
Registrant shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of Section
145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended,
indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under that
section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, or other
matters referred to in or covered by that section, and the indemnification
provided for shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those
indemnified may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office, and will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, and administrators of such person.
The
Registrant maintains liability insurance that insures our directors and officers
against certain losses and that insures us against our obligations to indemnify
our directors and officers.
In
addition, the Registrant expects to enter into indemnification agreements with
each of the Registrant's directors and officers. These agreements, among other
things, will require the Registrant to indemnify each director and officer to
the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including indemnification of
expenses such as attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and settlement amounts
incurred by the director or officer in any action or proceeding, including any
action or proceeding by or in right of us, arising out of the person's services
as a director or officer.
The TJ
Chemical Holdings LLC 2004 Option Plan and the Polymer Holdings LLC 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan generally provide that no member of the Compensation Committee of
the Registrant (the "Committee"), the Board of Directors of the Registrant, or
those acting under their authority shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the plan or any grant. The
plans above as well as The Polymer Holdings LLC Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan generally provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
Registrant will indemnify and hold harmless each person made or threatened to be
made a party to any civil or criminal action or proceeding by reason of the fact
that such person, or such person's testator or intestate, is or was a member of
the Committee.
Item
7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item
8.  Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement (numbering corresponds to Exhibit Table in Item 601 of
Regulation S-K):
4.1
Form
      of Certificate of Incorporation of Kraton Performance Polymers,
      Inc.
4.2
Form
      of By-laws of Kraton Performance Polymers,
Inc.
4.3
TJ
      Chemical Option Plan, dated November 30,
2009
4.4
Polymer
      Holdings Equity Incentive Plan, dated November 30,
  2009
4.5
Polymer
      Holdings LLC 2009 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, dated November 30,
      2009
5.1
Opinion
      of Stephen W. Duffy, General Counsel of the Registrant, as to the legality
      of the issuance of the ordinary shares offered
  hereby
23.1
Consent
      of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent
      of Stephen W. Duffy (included in Exhibit
5.1)
24.1
Power
      of Attorney
Item
9.  Undertakings.
(a)           The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
      file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
      post-effective amendment to this Registration
  Statement:
(i)
To
      include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
      Act;
(ii)
To
      reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
      date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
      amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
      fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
      Statement;
(iii)
To
      include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
      not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
      change to such information in the Registration
  Statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That,
      for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
      each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
      registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
      offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To
      remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
      securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
      offering.
(b)           The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of the employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
(h)           Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Form S-8 Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Houston on the 18th day of December.
Kraton
      Performance Polymers, Inc.
By:
/s/ Kevin M.
      Fogarty
Name:
      Kevin M. Fogarty
Title:  President
      and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form S-8 Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the 18th day of December.
Signature
Title
Principal
      Executive Officer
/s/
      KEVIN M.
      FOGARTY
(KEVIN
      M. FOGARTY)
Principal
      Executive Officer
Principal
      Financial Officer
/s/ STEPHEN
      E. TREMBLAY
(STEPHEN
      E. TREMBLAY)
Principal
      Financial and Accounting Officer
DIRECTORS:
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form S-8 Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the 18th day of December.
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Kevin M. Fogarty and Stephen E. Tremblay, and each of
them severally, as his or her true and lawful agent, with power to act
separately and with full and unqualified authority to delegate any or all of the
powers granted herein to any person or persons selected by said agent(s), to
execute in his or her name, place, and stead in capacity as a director or
officer of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a registration statement on form
S-8 to be filed by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to such registration statement, with
exhibits thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said agents, or any person or
persons to whom said agent(s) have delegated the foregoing powers, may do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection with the execution and filing of the referenced registration
statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments).
Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, the power of attorney granted herein
shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power of attorney that
each person whose signature appears below has previously executed. This power of
attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney each person
whose signature appears below may execute, unless such subsequent power
specifically refers to this power of attorney or specifically states that the
instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers of attorney or all
prior powers of attorney.
/s/
      DAN F. SMITH
(DAN F. SMITH)
/s/
      STEVEN J. DEMETRIOU
(STEVEN J. DEMETRIOU)
/s/
      BARRY J. GOLDSTEIN
(BARRY J. GOLDSTEIN)
/s/
      RICHARD C. BROWN
(RICHARD C. BROWN)
/s/
      KELVIN L. DAVIS
(KELVIN L. DAVIS)
_____________________
(KAREN
      A. TWITCHELL)
/s/
      NATHAN H. WRIGHT
(NATHAN H. WRIGHT)
/s/
      KEVIN M. FOGARTY
(KEVIN M. FOGARTY)
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Kevin M. Fogarty and Stephen E. Tremblay, and each of
them severally, as his or her true and lawful agent, with power to act
separately and with full and unqualified authority to delegate any or all of the
powers granted herein to any person or persons selected by said agent(s), to
execute in his or her name, place, and stead in capacity as a director or
officer of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a registration statement on form
S-8 to be filed by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to such registration statement, with
exhibits thereto and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said agents, or any person or
persons to whom said agent(s) have delegated the foregoing powers, may do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection with the execution and filing of the referenced registration
statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments).
Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, the power of attorney granted herein
shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power of attorney that
each person whose signature appears below has previously executed. This power of
attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney each person
whose signature appears below may execute, unless such subsequent power
specifically refers to this power of attorney or specifically states that the
instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers of attorney or all
prior powers of attorney.
CAUTION
TO THE PRINCIPAL: Your Power of Attorney is an important document. As the
"principal," you give the person whom you choose (your "agent") authority to
spend your money and sell or dispose of your property during your lifetime
without telling you. You do not lose your authority to act even though you have
given your agent similar authority.
When your
agent exercises this authority, he or she must act according to any instructions
you have provided or, where there are no specific instructions, in your best
interest. "Important Information for the Agent" at the end of this document
describes your agent's responsibilities.
Your
agent can act on your behalf only after signing the Power of Attorney before a
notary public.
You can
request information from your agent at any time. If you are revoking a prior
Power of Attorney by executing this Power of Attorney, you should provide
written notice of the revocation to your prior agent(s) and to the financial
institutions where your accounts are located.
You can
revoke or terminate your Power of Attorney at any time for any reason as long as
you are of sound mind. If you are no longer of sound mind, a court can remove an
agent for acting improperly.
Your
agent cannot make health care decisions for you. You may execute a "Health Care
Proxy" to do this.
The law
governing Powers of Attorney is contained in the New York General Obligations
Law, Article 5, Title 15. This law is available at a law library, or online
through the New York State Senate or Assembly websites, www.senate.state.ny.us
or www.assembly.state.ny.us.
If there
is anything about this document that you do not understand, you should ask a
lawyer of your own choosing to explain it to you.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT: When you accept the authority granted under this
Power of Attorney, a special legal relationship is created between you and the
principal. This relationship imposes on you legal responsibilities that continue
until you resign or the Power of Attorney is terminated or revoked. You
must:
(6)
act according to any instructions from the principal, or, where there are no
instructions, in the principal's best interest;
(7)
avoid conflicts that would impair your ability to act in the principal's best
interest;
(8)
keep the principal's property separate and distinct from any assets you own or
control, unless otherwise permitted by law;
(9)
keep a record or all receipts, payments, and transactions conducted for the
principal; and
(10)
disclose your identity as an agent whenever you act for the principal by writing
or printing the principal's name and signing your own name as "agent" in either
of the following manner: (Principal's Name) by (Your Signature) as Agent, or
(your signature) as Agent for (Principal's Name).
You may
not use the principal's assets to benefit yourself or give major gifts to
yourself or anyone else unless the principal has specifically granted you that
authority in this Power of Attorney or in a Statutory Major Gifts Rider attached
to this Power of Attorney. If you have that authority, you must act according to
any instructions of the principal or, where there are no such instructions, in
the principal's best interest. You may resign by giving written notice to the
principal and to any co-agent, successor agent, monitor if one has been named in
this document, or the principal's guardian if one has been appointed. If there
is anything about this document or your responsibilities that you do not
understand, you should seek legal advice.
Liability
of agent:
The
meaning of the authority given to you is defined in New York's General
Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15. If it is found that you have violated the
law or acted outside the authority granted to you in the Power of Attorney, you
may be liable under the law for your violation.
/s/
      MICHAEL G. MACDOUGALL
(MICHAEL G. MACDOUGALL)
/s/
      KEVIN G. O'BRIEN
(KEVIN G. O'BRIEN)
/s/
      TIMOTHY J. WALSH
(TIMOTHY J. WALSH)
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
      No.
Description
Method
      of Filing
4.1
Form
      of Certificate of Incorporation of Kraton Performance Polymers,
      Inc.
Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Form S-1 dated December 2,
      2009
4.2
Form
      of By-laws of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.
Incorporation
      by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Form S-1 dated December 2,
      2009
4.3
TJ
      Chemical Option Plan, dated November 30, 2009
Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 10.53 to the Registrant's Form S-1 dated December
      2, 2009.
4.4
Polymer
      Holdings 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, dated November 30,
    2009
Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the Registrant's Form S-1 dated December
      2, 2009.
4.5
Polymer
      Holdings LLC Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, dated November 30,
      2009
Incorporated
      by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Registrant's Form S-1 dated December
      2, 2009.
5.1
Opinion
      of Stephen W. Duffy
Filed
      herewith
23.1
Consent
      of KPMG LLP
Filed
      herewith
23.2
Consent
      of Stephen W. Duffy
Included
      in Exhibit 5.1
24.1
Power
      of Attorney
Included
      on signature pages