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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from                  to                 

Commission File No. 001-34727

 

 

LOGO

TPC Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-0863618

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5151 San Felipe, Suite 800

Houston, Texas 77056

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(713) 627-7474

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value   NASDAQ Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

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.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $63.8 million on December 31, 2009, based on $7.75, the last quotation on Pink OTC Markets on such date.

There were 18,255,698 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of September 10, 2010

 

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

TPC Group Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment No. 1”) to correct the item set forth below in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2010 (the “Original Filing”):

 

   

To replace the Consent of Grant Thornton LLP previously filed as Exhibit 23.1 to the Original Filing to correctly reflect a reference to the financial statements as those included in the Annual Report of TPC Group Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010.

This Amendment No. 1 includes the following: Part IV, Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, which includes the amended Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, and the Signatures.

Except for the item discussed in this Explanatory Note, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the Original Filing or modify or update disclosures affected by subsequent events.

 

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Part IV.

 

Item 15.

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

     3   

Signatures

     7   

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following financial statements, schedules and exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

  (1) Financial Statements. Reference is made to the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Original Filing.

 

  (2) Schedules. All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or the notes to the financial statements.

 

  (3) Exhibits.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

      2.1    Texas Petrochemicals LP’s Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
      2.2    Investment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2004 by and among Texas Petrochemicals LP, Castlerigg Master Investments, Ltd. and RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
      2.3    Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 5, 2006 by and among Texas Petrochemicals LP, Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation and Huntsman Fuels, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
      2.4    First Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 27, 2006 by and among Texas Petrochemicals LP, Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation and Huntsman Fuels, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
      2.5    Second Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 14, 2006 by and among Texas Petrochemicals LP, Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation and Huntsman Fuels, LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
      3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TPC Group Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed February 16, 2010).
      3.2    Bylaws of TPC Group Inc., as amended and restated August 26, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 31, 2010).
      4.1    Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 27, 2006, among Texas Petrochemicals LP, various lending institutions and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 8, 2010).
      4.2    First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 4, 2010 among TPC Group LLC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as lender and administrative agent, and the other financial institutions parties thereto, as lenders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 4, 2010).

 

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      4.3          Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2006, among Texas Petrochemicals LP and the other borrowers named therein, as Borrowers, Texas Petrochemicals LP, as Funds Administrator, various lending institutions, as Lenders, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent, and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 8, 2010).
      4.4    Joinder To Credit Agreement dated as of March 28, 2008, among Texas Petrochemicals LP, Texas Butylene Chemical Corporation, various financial institutions, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as administrative agent for the Lenders, with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as Lead Arranger (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
      4.5    First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February 10, 2009, by and among Texas Petrochemicals LLC and Texas Butylene Chemical Corporation, as Borrowers, and various lenders named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
      4.6    Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 29, 2010 among TPC Group LLC and the other borrowers named therein, as Borrowers, TPC Group LLC, as Funds Administrator, various lending institutions, as Lenders, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC as Co-Collateral Agents, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 3, 2010).
    10.1†    Employment Agreement dated effective July 1, 2006, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Charles W. Shaver (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.2†    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated effective July 1, 2008, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Charles W. Shaver (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.3†    Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement dated May 24, 2010, effective as of January 1, 2009, between TPC Group Inc., TPC Group LLC and Charles W. Shaver (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2010).
    10.4†    Employment Agreement dated effective July 1, 2006, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Ruth I. Dreessen (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.5†    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated effective July 1, 2008, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Ruth I. Dreessen (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.6†    Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement dated May 24, 2010, effective as of January 1, 2009, between TPC Group Inc., TPC Group LLC and Ruth I. Dreessen (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2010).
    10.7†    Agreement dated March 23, 2010 between TPC Group Inc., TPC Group LLC and Ruth I. Dreessen (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 24, 2010).
    10.8†    Employment offer letter agreement dated May 14, 2010, effective as of June 1, 2010, between TPC Group Inc. and Miguel A. Desdin (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed August 16, 2010.
    10.9†    Employment Agreement dated as of June 1, 2010 between TPC Group Inc. and Miguel A. Desdin (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 4, 2010).

 

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    10.10†        Employment Agreement dated effective July 1, 2006, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Christopher A. Artzer (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.11†    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated effective July 1, 2008, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Christopher A. Artzer (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.12†    Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement dated May 24, 2010, effective as of January 1, 2009, between TPC Group Inc., TPC Group LLC and Christopher A. Artzer (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2010).
    10.13†    Employment Agreement dated effective March 19, 2007, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Luis E. Batiz (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.14†    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated effective March 20, 2009, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Luis E. Batiz (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.15†    Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement dated May 24, 2010, effective as of January 1, 2009, between TPC Group Inc., TPC Group LLC and Luis E. Batiz (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2010).
    10.16†    Employment Agreement dated effective September 2, 2008, between Texas Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Petrochemicals LP and Russell T. Crockett Jr. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.17†    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated May 24, 2010, effective as of January 1, 2009, between TPC Group Inc., TPC Group LLC and Russell T. Crockett Jr. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2010).
    10.18†    TPC Group Inc. Executive Severance Plan dated effective July 1, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 6, 2010).
    10.19†    Texas Petrochemicals Inc. 2004 Stock Awards Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.20†    Form of Option Award Agreement under 2004 Stock Awards Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.21†    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under 2004 Stock Awards Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.22†    Texas Petrochemicals Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    10.23†    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for directors under the 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 8, 2010).
    10.24†    Form of Performance Share Award Agreement dated May 24, 2010 for key employees under the 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2010).
    10.25†    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated May 24, 2010 for key employees under the 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 26, 2010).

 

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    10.26†       Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed November 25, 2009).
    21*   Subsidiaries of TPC Group Inc.
    23.1**   Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
    31.1**   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    31.2**   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Previously filed
** Filed herewith
Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements

 

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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.

 

    TPC Group Inc.
Date: October 18, 2010     By:   /s/    CHARLES W. SHAVER        
      Charles W. Shaver
      President and Chief Executive Officer

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Miguel A. Desdin and Christopher A. Artzer, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting to said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned required to be done in connection therewith.

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 dates indicated.

 

/s/    CHARLES W. SHAVER        

Charles W. Shaver

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

  October 18, 2010

/s/    MIGUEL A. DESDIN        

Miguel A. Desdin

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

  October 18, 2010

/s/    ROGER WOLLENBERG        

Roger Wollenberg

  

Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

  October 18, 2010

/s/    MICHAEL E. DUCEY        

Michael E. Ducey

  

Chairman of the Board

  October 18, 2010

/s/    JAMES A. CACIOPPO        

James A. Cacioppo

  

Director

  October 18, 2010

/s/    KENNETH E. GLASSMAN        

Kenneth E. Glassman

  

Director

  October 18, 2010

/s/    RICHARD B. MARCHESE        

Richard B. Marchese

  

Director

  October 18, 2010

/s/    JEFFREY M. NODLAND        

Jeffrey M. Nodland

  

Director

  October 18, 2010

/s/    JEFFREY A. STRONG        

Jeffrey A. Strong

  

Director

  October 18, 2010

 

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