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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
Commission file number 1-13879
OCTEL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 98-0181725
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Global House
Bailey Lane
Manchester
United Kingdom M90 4AA
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 011-44-161-498-8889
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class which registered
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Common stock, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered persuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act: None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes X
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No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.
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As of March 10, 2000, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant was $130,712,166.
As of March 10, 2000, 13,406,376 shares of the registrant's stock were
outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders are incorporated by reference
into Parts I, II, III and IV. Certain portions of Octel Corp.'s proxy statement
to be mailed to stockholders on or about March 27, 2000 for the annual meeting
of Stockholders to be held on May 9, 2000 are incorporated in Part III hereof by
reference.
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PART 1
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Item 1 Business
General
Octel Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") is a major manufacturer and
distributor of fuel additives and other specialty chemicals. Its primary
manufacturing operation is located at Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, United
Kingdom. The Company's products are sold globally, primarily to oil refineries.
Principal product lines are lead alkyl antiknock compound ("TEL"), other
petroleum additives and performance chemicals.
Until May 22, 1998, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Lakes
Chemical Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("GLCC"). On May 22, 1998, GLCC
consummated the spin-off of its petroleum additives business by distributing
shares in the Company to the stockholders of GLCC in a ratio of one Company
share for every four GLCC shares held. In connection with the spin-off the
Company issued 14,762,417 shares of common stock on May 26, 1998. A further 969
shares were subsequently issued in respect of late notified changes in GLCC
stockholders at the record date of the spin-off issue.
The term "Octel" as used herein means Octel Corp. and its subsidiaries unless
the context indicates otherwise.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations on pages 14 through 21 of the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders (the
"Report") are incorporated herein by reference.
Segmental Information
The Company presently has one dominant industry segment, petroleum additives.
Note 2 on the Financial Statements included in the Report (the "Financial
Statements") on pages 31 and 32 of the Report, is incorporated herein by
reference.
Description of the Business
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, on pages 14 through 21 of the Report, is incorporated herein by
reference.
Overview
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The Associated Octel Company Limited was formed in 1938 to manufacture and
market TEL as an antiknock additive for gasoline. The Company is an
international chemical company specialising in the manufacture, distribution and
marketing of fuel additives. The Company is organised into two Strategic
Business Units - TEL and Specialty Chemicals. The TEL business, which accounted
for approximately 77% of the Company's 1999 sales, is the world's leading
producer of TEL that is used by oil refineries world-wide to boost the octane
levels in gasoline which allows fuel to burn more efficiently and prevents
engine knock during the fuel cycle. The Specialty Chemicals business, which
accounted for approximately 23% of the Company's 1999 sales, provides a broad
range of petroleum additives, including combustion improvers, fuel detergents
and
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functional performance products and manufactures and markets a range of
chemicals including Octaquest(R) a biodegradable chelating agent developed for
the detergent market.
TEL
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TEL, the most significant of the Company's products, accounted for approximately
77% of the Company's 1999 sales. TEL was first developed in 1928 and introduced
into the European market for internal combustion engines to boost octane levels
in gasoline, allowing it to burn more efficiently and eliminating engine knock.
TEL remains the most cost-effective octane enhancer for motor gasoline and has
the added benefit of acting as a lubricity aid, reducing engine wear. TEL is
used as a gasoline additive in various concentrations depending on the intrinsic
nature of the base fuel and the targeted octane number.
While TEL remains the most cost-effective and energy-efficient additive from an
octane-boosting perspective, leaded gasoline undermines the effectiveness of
catalytic converters, which are increasingly being used to reduce automobile
exhaust emissions. There has also been increasing pressure from regulators and
environmental groups regarding the alleged harmful effects on human health of
leaded gasoline. Environmental agencies and the World Bank are advocating the
elimination of TEL in automotive gasoline.
Worldwide use of TEL has declined since 1973 following the enactment of the US
Clean Air Act of 1970 and similar legislation in other countries. The decline in
TEL volumes since 1990 has been between 10% and 15% per annum, and management
believes that volumes will continue to fall at the upper end of this range for
the next two years.
While TEL business is declining, it will remain viable for a number of years. It
is costly for refineries to switch their gasoline production process to unleaded
gasoline and therefore upgrading some refineries may not be economically
justifiable. These refineries may decide to continue operating until reduced
demand for leaded gasoline forces their closure. There are also significant
costs in converting automobiles and gasoline stations to accommodate the
increased use of unleaded fuels. The transition to lead-free fuel is therefore
unlikely to happen globally all at once.
The Company intends to manage the decline safely and effectively and to maximize
the cash flow through the decline. Continuous cost improvement measures have
been, and will continue to be, taken to respond to declining market demand.
Specialty Chemicals
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The Specialty Chemicals Business Unit comprises two developing business areas -
Petroleum Specialties and Performance Chemicals.
The Petroleum Specialties business develops, produces and markets a range of
specialty products used as fuel additives built on the TEL operations. The
Company has developed a range of products and customized blends to meet market
demand for cleaner-burning and more efficient fuels. The Refinery Services unit
supplies a growing list of products and services that improve operational
efficiencies and product performance at the refinery. The addition of Octel
Deutschland GmbH to Octel's group in December, 1998 opened new European
marketing opportunities and an expanded product range including ferrocene, an
iron based combustion improver. The Octel Starreon LLC joint venture in March,
1999 has developed the Company's marketing strength with end-users, fleets and
oil-jobbers.
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The Performance Chemicals focus going forward is to develop high performance and
particularly environmentally friendly products from its technology base. The
major current line is Octaquest(R), developed for the detergent market but now
addressing new markets in personal care, textiles, photographics and household
cleaning. Octaquest(R) technology is also the platform for the development of a
family of products such as Octahib(R), a biodegradable corrosion inhibitor that
protects metal.
Raw Materials
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Raw material purchases account for a substantial portion of the Company's
manufacturing costs. The major purchases are lead, sodium, ethyl chloride and
dibromoethane. These materials are available readily from more than one source,
and the Company uses long term contracts to manage the risk of price escalation.
Patents and Intellectual Property
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The Company has a portfolio of trademarks and patents, granted and in the
application stage, covering products and processes. These trademarks and patents
relate primarily to the Petroleum Specialties and the Performance Chemicals
businesses, in which intellectual property forms a significant part of the
Company's competitive strengths. The majority of these patents were developed by
the Company. Most patents have more than ten years life remaining. The Company
also holds a license for the manufacture of fuel detergents. The Company has
trademark registrations for the use of the name Octel(R) and for the Octagon
device in Classes 1 and 4 of the "International Classification of Goods and
Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks" in all countries in
which it has a significant market presence except for the US in respect of which
the appropriate applications have been made. Octel also has trademark
registrations for Octaquest(R). The Company has application in progress for a
number of other trademark registrations in several jurisdictions.
Octel America Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, has trademarks for Stadis(R),
an aviation and ground fuel conductivity improver, Ortholeum(R), a lube oil
additive antioxidant and metal deactivator, Ocenol(R), an antifoam for refinery
use, and Valvemaster(R), a valve seat recession additive. The Company does not
consider its business as a whole to be dependent on any one trademark, patent or
licence.
Customers
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TEL sales are made principally to the retail refinery market. In 1999, 99% of
Octel's sales volume was to the retail market, which comprises independent,
state or major oil company-owned refineries located throughout the world. Within
this market, refineries owned by British Petroleum, Mobil Oil and Texaco Oil are
entitled to profit participation payments, based on their ongoing purchases from
the Company, by virtue of their former partnership interest in Octel Associates,
an Octel Corp. subsidiary. Selling prices to other refineries are principally
negotiated under long-term supply agreements, with varying prices and terms of
payment.
The customers of the Specialty Chemicals business are multinational oil
companies and fuel retailers. Traditionally, a large portion of the total market
was captive to oil companies which had fuel additives divisions providing
supplies directly to their respective refinery customers. As a result of recent
corporate restructurings and various mergers, joint ventures and other
collaborative arrangements involving downstream refining and marketing
operations, the tied supply arrangements between oil companies and their captive
fuel additive divisions have been weakened and many refineries are increasingly
looking to purchase their fuel
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additive requirements on the open market. This trend is creating new
opportunities for independent additive marketers such as the Company.
Competition
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The world-wide market for the Company's primary product, TEL, is highly
competitive. In this market Octel competes not only with other sellers of TEL
but with marketers of products and processes providing alternative ways of
enhancing octane performance in automotive gasoline. Approximately 98% of all
TEL sold is used to improve the antiknock characteristics of gasoline for
automobiles. Other products and processes that are used to enhance octane
performance in automotive gasoline include oxygenates (primarily methyl tertiary
butyl ether ("MTBE") and ethanol) or aromatics (such as benzene and toluene) as
gasoline blending components, as well as the installation of additional
reforming capacity through refinery upgrades. In addition, non-lead metallic
based antiknock additives are currently under development by several companies
including Octel. Government regulations have restricted or eliminated the use of
TEL as an automotive gasoline additive in many of the largest and developed
markets such as the US. As a result, worldwide demand for TEL is progressively
shrinking as the use of unleaded gasoline becomes more widespread. On a
worldwide basis Octel remains the largest TEL marketer.
The Company's Specialty Chemicals business operates in a competitive
environment, with its main competitors being large oil and chemical companies.
No one company holds a dominant market share. The Company considers its
competitive strengths are its strong technical development capacity,
independence from major oil companies and its strong long-term relationships
with refinery customers in the TEL market which provide synergies with the
petroleum additives business.
The Company is seeking to expand its Specialty Chemicals business. Growth will
be sought from a combination of internal and external sources, including the in-
house development of new products through research and development, exploitation
of current products into new markets, licensing agreements, custom synthesis of
specialty products and acquisitions of products and/or businesses.
Ethyl Agreements
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The Company supplies Ethyl on a wholesale basis with TEL for resale to customers
under two separate long-term supply agreements at prices adjusted annually
through agreed formulas. Under one of these agreements (the "US TEL Supply
Agreement"), effective January 1, 1998, Ethyl purchases from the Company its TEL
requirements for resale to its customers in the United States. In the other
agreement, dated December 22, 1993, Ethyl purchases TEL from the Company for
resale to customers located outside the United States. The maximum quantities of
TEL Ethyl can purchase under the non-US agreement are set at a fixed percentage
of the Company's annual production capacity. Pursuant to a Bulk Transportation
Agreement, dated March 25, 1994, Ethyl supplies the Company with all of its bulk
transportation requirements for TEL. The Company, Ethyl and GLCC reached an
agreement with the Federal Trade Commission on June 24, 1998 with respect to the
terms of a consent decree governing sales of TEL by the Company to Ethyl for
resale in the US market. The Company and Ethyl complied with the provisions of
the consent decree by negotiating and putting into effect a new long-term
contract governing the supply of TEL to Ethyl for resale in the US market. It
should be noted that the entire US TEL market is relatively small and therefore
only a very minor portion of the Company's sales to Ethyl are for resale in the
US market. Neither the terms of the consent decree nor the execution of the US
TEL contract with Ethyl is expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, results of operation or financial condition.
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Effective October 1, 1998 the Company's UK subsidiary The Associated Octel
Company Limited ("Associated Octel") signed agreements with Ethyl to market and
sell TEL in areas of the world excluding North America and European Union. Under
the agreements, all marketing and sales efforts made to customers are managed by
and made in the name of Associated Octel. Ethyl provides bulk transportation
services in support of the agreements while Octel continues to produce all TEL
marketed under these agreements. Depending upon cost, performance and
flexibility, one or both companies provide other TEL services.
Technology
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The Company's research and development facilities are located at Ellesmere Port,
UK, while its advanced fuel testing facility to support the TEL and Petroleum
Specialties businesses is located at Bletchley, UK. The Company's research and
development activity has been, and will continue to be, focused on the
development of new products and formulations for the Petroleum Specialties and
the Performance Chemicals businesses. Technical customer support is also
provided for the TEL business. Expenditures to support research,
product/application development and technical support services to customers were
$3.9 million, $3.1 million and $3.8 million in 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively. The Company considers that its strong technical capability
provides it with a significant competitive advantage. In the last three years,
the Petroleum Specialties business has developed new detergent, lubricity and
combustion improver products, in addition to the introduction of several new
cost effective fuel additive packages. A patented process for manufacturing
Octaquest(R) has enabled the Company to enter into a new market in the
performance chemicals area.
Health, Safety and Environmental Matters
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The Company is subject to Environmental Laws in all of the countries in which it
does business. The principal Environmental Laws to which the Company is subject
in the UK are the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Water Resources Act
1991, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and regulations and amendments
thereto. Management believes that the Company is in material compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws, and has made appropriate provision for the
continued costs of compliance with Environmental Laws. Nevertheless, there can
be no assurance that changes in existing Environmental Laws, or the discovery of
additional liabilities associated with the Company's current or former
operations, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
results of operations or financial condition.
Human Resources
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The Company's workforce at December 31, 1999 consisted of 1,184 employees, of
which 883 were in the UK. Approximately 60% of the Company's employees in the UK
are represented by unions, including the Transport and General Workers Union and
the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union.
The Company has a major employee communication program to help its employees
understand the business issues surrounding the Company, the TEL business and the
corporate downsizing program that has been implemented to respond to declining
TEL demand. Regular briefings are conducted by line managers where Company-wide
and departmental issues are discussed. More formal communication takes place
with the trade unions which the Company recognizes for negotiating and
consultative purposes.
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Management believes that the communication program has been highly successful
and has contributed to achieving a significant reduction in the Company's UK
workforce since January 1, 1996. The Company has implemented an extensive
retraining program which will enable further improvements in the productivity
and flexibility of the Company's UK workforce.
The Company closed one of its three TEL buildings at year-end 1998. Following
the agreement of a further voluntary severance program in November 1999, 330
employees based in the United Kingdom will leave the Company during 2000. By mid
2000, the total UK workforce will be reduced by 70% from that employed in June
1996. This has all been achieved through voluntary severance programs.
Item 2 Properties
A summary of the Company's principal facilities is shown in the following table.
Each of these properties is owned by the Company, except where otherwise noted:-
Location Principal Operations
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Newark, Delaware, US/(1)/ Octel Corp. Headquarters; Petroleum Specialties
regional office
London, UK/(1)/ Sales and Marketing
Manchester, (UK)/(1)/ Octel Corp. European Headquarters
Ellesmere Port, UK Associated Octel Headquarters; Business Team;
Manufacturing; Research & Development; Administration
Bletchley, UK Fuel Technology Center
Herne, Germany/(1)/ Octel Deutschland GmbH; Manufacturing and
Administration
Doberitz, Germany Novoktan GmbH; Manufacturing and Administration
/(1)/ Leased property
The group's TEL manufacturing sites are at Ellesmere Port and Novoktan.
Ellesmere Port's TEL manufacturing capacity is currently 46,000 metric tons (mt)
per annum, and that of Novoktan is 9,600 mt per annum. Actual annual operating
levels are under review as part of management's response to the decline in TEL
markets. There is also a chlorine plant (40,000 mt per annum) at Ellesmere Port
which is owned by the Company but operated on behalf of a third party.
The group's Specialty Chemicals manufacturing capacity at Ellesmere Port
comprises a detergent plant (6,000 mt per annum) and an EDDS plant (3,000 mt per
annum) for the manufacture of Octaquest(R).
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Item 3 Legal Proceedings
There are no material pending legal proceedings involving the Company, its
subsidiaries or any of its properties. Furthermore, no director, officer or
affiliate of the Company or any associate of any director or officer is
involved, or has a material interest in, any proceedings which would have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
Item 103 of Regulation S-K requires disclosure of administrative or judicial
proceedings arising under any federal, state or local provisions dealing with
protection of the environment, if the monetary sanctions might exceed $100,000.
There are currently no such proceedings.
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended
December 31, 1999 .
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PART II
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Item 5 Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of March
10, 2000 there were approximately 2,260 registered holders of the common stock.
Quarterly stock prices on page 43 of the Report are incorporated herein by
reference.
The borrowings entered into by the Company in relation to the spin-off from GLCC
restrict the Company's ability to pay dividends or buy back stock to a maximum
of $15 million per annum in aggregate.
Item 6 Selected Financial Data
The Financial Highlights on the inside cover of the Report and the Quarterly
Summary on page 43 of the Report are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operation and
Financial Condition
The discussion on pages 14 through 21 of the Report is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 7a Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Information relating to the Company's exposure to market risk on pages 41 and 42
of the Report are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The consolidated financial statements, together with the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers dated February 9, 2000 and quarterly financial
information, which are on pages 14 through 43 of the Report, are incorporated
herein by reference. The Financial Highlights on the inside front cover of the
Report are also incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9 Changes In and Disagreement with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosures
Until May 22, 1998 the Company was a subsidiary of GLCC. Accordingly the
Combined Financial Statements for the period ended December 31, 1997 were
audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the auditors of GLCC. The Company's management
sought independent advice from PricewaterhouseCoopers on certain aspects of the
spin-off from Great Lakes.
Following the consummation of the spin-off and the creation of Octel as a group
independent of GLCC, the Board of Directors believed that it was appropriate to
appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditors of Octel Corp., and all its UK
and US subsidiaries. PricewaterhouseCoopers were duly appointed on August 11,
1998. Ernst & Young were never appointed as auditors of Octel Corp., so their
resignation was not required.
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PART III
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Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Information under the heading "Management" set out in the proxy statement
relating to the 1999 Annual Meeting of stockholders dated May 9, 2000 ("The
Proxy Statement") is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11 Executive Compensation
The information under the heading "Executive Compensation and Other Information"
in The Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The information under the heading "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management" in The Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Note 16 on page 42 of the Financial Statements is incorporated herein by
reference.
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PART IV
Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) (1) Financial Statements
The Consolidated Financial Statements of Octel Corp. and its
subsidiaries and related notes thereto, together with the report
thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers dated February 9, 2000 appearing on
pages 14 through 43 of the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders, are
incorporated by reference in Item 8.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules have been omitted since the
information required to be submitted has been included in the
financial statements or because they are either not applicable or not
required under the Rules of Regulations S-X.
(3) Exhibits
2.1 Transfer and Distribution Agreement, dated as of April 24, 1998,
between Great Lakes Chemical Corporation ("GLCC") and the
Registrant. (3)
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant. (1)
3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant. (1)
4.1 Form of Common Stock Certificate. (2)
4.2 Form of Rights Agreement between the Registrant and First
Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent. (2)
4.3 Form of Certificate of Designations, Rights and Preferences of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant.
(2)
4.4 Indenture dated as of May 1, 1998 among the Registrant, Octel
Developments PLC and the IBJ Schroder Bank and Trust Company, as
trustee. (4)
4.5 Form of 10% Senior Notes (contained in Exhibit 4.4 as Exhibit
A). (4)
4.6 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 30, 1998 among
the Registrant, Octel Developments PLC and the initial
purchasers. (1)
4.7 Purchase Agreement dated as of April 30, 1998 among the Initial
Purchasers, Octel Developments PLC and the Registrant. (4)
7.1 Share purchase agreement between OBOAdler Holdings Limited and
The Associated Octel Company Limited relating to the sale and
purchase of the whole of the issued share capital of OBOAdler
Company Limited, dated June 1, 1999. (6).
7.2 $100,000,000 term loan agreement between Octel Corp., Octel
Associates, Barclays Capital, Barclays Bank plc and others,
dated June 3, 1999 (6).
10.1 Tax Disaffiliation Agreement between GLCC and the Registrant.
(1)
10.2 Corporate Services Transition Agreement between GLCC and the
Registrant. (1)
10.3 Supply Agreement between GLCC and the Registrant for the supply
of ethylene dibromide. (1)
10.4 Supply Agreement between GLCC and the Registrant for the Supply
of anhydrous hydrogen bromide. (1)
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10.5 Supply Agreement for the Supply of 10% sodium hydroxide
solution. (1)
10.6 Ethyl Corporation Market and Sales Agreement. (4)
10.7 Octel Corp. Non Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. (4)
10.8 Employment Agreement between Associated Octel Limited and Steve
W Williams, Geoff J Hignett, Graham M Leathes and Robert A Lee.
(1)
10.9 Employment Agreement between Associated Octel Limited and Dennis
J Kerrison. (1)
10.10 Agreement between GLCC and the Registrant for the Toll
Manufacturing of Stadis Product. (4)
10.11 Octel Corp. Time Restricted Stock Option Plan. (3)
10.12 Octel Corp. Performance Related Stock Option Plan (3)
10.13 Associated Octel Savings-Related Stock Option Plan. (3)
10.14 Form of Octel Corp. Approved Company Share Option Plan.(8)
10.15 Form of Octel Corp. Profit Sharing Share Scheme.(8)
10.16 Employment Agreement between The Associated Octel Company
Limited and Alan G Jarvis.
10.17 Employment offer letter from The Associated Octel Company
Limited to John P Tayler.
10.18 Consultancy Agreement between Octel Corp. and Robert E Bew.
12.1 Statement Regarding Computation of Financial Ratios.
13.1 1999 Annual Report of Octel Corp.
13.2 Opinion of Ernst & Young LLP on 1997 Combined Financial
Statements .
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
24.1 Powers of Attorney of Directors and Officers of the Registrant
(4).
27.1 Consolidated Financial Data Schedule.
99.1 Consolidated Financial Statements of OBOAdler Company Limited as
of June 30, 1999 and for the year then ended (7).
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's amendment dated
April 21, 1998, to a previously filed Form 10-/A.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-/A
previously filed on April 10, 1998.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's amendment dated
May 4, 1998 to a previously filed form 10-/A.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's form S-4
previously filed on October 1, 1998.
(5) Filed with the Company's form 10Q on November 10, 1998.
(6) Filed with the Company's form 8-K on November 12, 1999.
(7) Filed with the Company's form 8-K/A on January 20, 2000.
(8) Filed with the Company's form 10K on March 26, 1999.
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(b) Reports on Form 8-K
A Form 8-K was filed on November 12, 1999 announcing the November 9,
1999 acquisition of OBOAdler Company Limited. A Form 8-K/A was filed
on January 29, 2000 which provided audited financial statements and
proforma financial statements related to the acquired business and the
combined company respectively.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OCTEL CORP. By: /s/ Dennis J Kerrison
(Registrant) DENNIS J KERRISON
Date: President, Chief Executive Officer
and
March 20, 2000 Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the date indicated:
March 20, 2000 /s/ Alan G Jarvis
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Alan G Jarvis, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
March 20, 2000 /s/ Robert E Bew
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Dr Robert E Bew, Chairman and
Director
March 20, 2000 /s/ Dennis J Kerrison
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Dennis J Kerrison, President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Director
March 20, 2000 /s/ Martin M Hale
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Martin M Hale, Director
March 20, 2000 /s/ Thomas M Fulton
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Martin M Hale, Director
March 20, 2000 /s/ James Puckridge
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James Puckridge, Director
March 20, 2000 /s/ Benito Fiore
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Dr Benito Fiore, Director
March 20, 2000 /s/ Charles M Hale
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Charles M Hale, Director
March 20, 2000 /s/ Steven W Williams
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Steven W Williams, Vice President,
Group Operations
March 20, 2000 /s/ H Alan Hanslip
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H Alan Hanslip, Vice President,
Human Resources
March 20, 2000 /s/ Geoffrey J Hignett
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Dr Geoffrey J Hignett, Vice
President, Specialty Chemicals
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