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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 14, 2020
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LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Netherlands | 001-34726 | 98-0646235 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 1221 McKinney St., | | | 4th Floor, One Vine Street | | | | | | |
| Suite 300 | | | London | | | | Delftseplein 27E | | |
| Houston, | Texas | | W1J0AH | | | | 3013AA | Rotterdam | |
| USA | 77010 | | United Kingdom | | | | Netherlands | | |
(Addresses of principal executive offices)
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| (713) | 309-7200 | | +44 (0) | 207 | 220 2600 | | +31 (0) | 10 | 2755 500 | |
(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area codes)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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:
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| Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered |
| Ordinary Shares, €0.04 Par Value | | LYB | | 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 14, 2020, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (the "Company") entered into Amendment No 4. to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Consent Agreement (the “Amendment and Consent Agreement”) to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 5, 2014, among the Company and LYB Americas Finance LLC, as borrowers, with various financial institutions as lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended, restated, supplemented, extended or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") extending the term of $2.4 billion of the $2.5 billion committed facility for one year until June 5, 2023. The Amendment and Consent Agreement also included customary LIBOR replacement language, which took effect upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of all duly executed counterparts of the Amendment and Consent Agreement on October 16, 2020. All other material terms of the Credit Agreement remain unchanged.
A copy of the Amendment and Consent Agreement is included in this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The summary description of the Amendment and Consent Agreement in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 10.1* | | |
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| 104* | | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
*Filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. | |
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| Date: | October 16, 2020 | | | By: | /s/ Jeffrey A. Kaplan |
| | | | | Jeffrey A. Kaplan |
| | | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |
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