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EX-99.2 - INFORMATION PRESENTED DURING THE COMPANY'S CONFERENCE CALL - HEXION INC.dex992.htm
EX-99.1 - COMBINATION AGREEMENT - HEXION INC.dex991.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 13, 2010 (September 11, 2010)

 

 

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

New Jersey

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-71   13-0511250
(Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio   43215-3799
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

614-225-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (the “Registrant”) previously filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Report”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2010, to report that our parent, Hexion LLC, had entered into a combination agreement with Momentive Performance Material Holdings Inc. on September 11, 2010 (the “Combination Agreement”).

A copy of the Combination Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Both companies reported strong second quarter 2010 results, and management expects those trends to continue in the third quarter of 2010, taking into account seasonality impacts.

We are holding a conference call on September 13, 2010 to discuss the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement. The slide presentation materials for the call is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Registrant is disclosing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the foregoing information and the information attached to this Current Report as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, which information has not been previously reported, and is incorporated herein by reference, to comply with Regulation FD. Such information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

( d )

  Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith, and are furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K.

Exhibit 99.1

  Combination Agreement dated as of September 11, 2010 by and among Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc., Hexion LLC, Mercury Sub 1 LLC, Mercury Sub 2 LLC, Hexion Newco 1, LLC and Hexion Newco 2, LLC.

Exhibit 99.2

  Information presented during the Company’s conference call on September 13, 2010.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
Date: September 13, 2010     By:  

/s/    WILLIAM H. CARTER        

     

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

Exhibit 99.1

   Combination Agreement dated as of September 11, 2010 by and among Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc., Hexion LLC, Mercury Sub 1 LLC, Mercury Sub 2 LLC, Hexion Newco 1, LLC and Hexion Newco 2, LLC.

Exhibit 99.2

   Information presented during the Company’s conference call on September 13, 2010.