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Annual Meeting of Shareholders
December 2, 2010
Exhibit 99.1


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Certain statements in this presentation may contain “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of
Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. These statements include assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future
events, particularly statements that may relate to market outlook and trends in our industry, availability of raw
materials and inventories, future operating results, potential returns of capital to stockholders, plans related to
strategic initiatives or future expansion activities, growth opportunities and capital expenditures. Although TPC
Group Inc. (the “Company”
or “TPC Group”) believes that such statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, no assurance can be given that such statements will
prove to have been correct. A number of
factors could cause actual results to vary materially from those
expressed or implied in any forward-looking
statements, including risks and uncertainties such as volatility
in the petrochemicals industry, limitations on the
Company’s access to capital, the effects of competition, leverage and debt service, general economic conditions,
litigation and governmental investigations, and extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.
More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to TPC Group and the forward-looking statements are
found in the Company’s SEC filings, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, which are available
free of charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov . TPC Group expressly disclaims any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation to reflect events or circumstances that
may arise after the date of this presentation, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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This presentation may also contain non-GAAP financial measures.  Provided herein is a reconciliation, for each
period presented, of such non-GAAP financial information to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
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Forward-Looking Statements &
Non-GAAP Financial Measures


Our Past Year
“Strengthening Our Business”
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Continued Investment in Operating Excellence Initiatives
Record setting Environmental / Health / Safety Performance
No Process Safety Incidents
Accelerated investment in High Return / Low Risk Capital Projects
Excellent Operating Performance through 2010 year to date
Capital Spending at $22 MM (CY’10)
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Continued Growth of Performance Products
Gross profit from $61.5 MM in FY’09 to $73.5 MM FY’10 and sustained (19.5%
increase)
Polyisobutylene Volumes grew by 50% (to 182 MM) during FY’10, averaging over
80% of capacity during CY’10
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Executed our Strategic Initiatives to increase Liquidity of Equity  and
Strengthen Capital Structure
Public company listing in January
Initiated trading on NASDAQ in April (TPCG)
Amend / Extend Asset Based Revolver ($175MM) in May
Placed $350 MM  8¼
% Sr. Secured Bonds (Replacing Term Loan) in October
Initiated Dutch Auction Tender for $130 MM of public shares in November
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Current
Business Environment
“Stable, Consistent Markets”
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Butadiene markets balanced
Global supply remains limited with light feed cracking by ethylene producers
Overall global rubber demand stable and improving with economic recovery
Natural rubber pricing above synthetic (leading the way on price)
Asia capacity additions helping to balance
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Stable gas, oil and feedstock prices allowing for predictable end
product margins
Butene-1, Isobutylene, Raffinates gasoline based
Performance Products tied to propylene and butane
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Butene –
1 market (co-monomer in polyethylene manufacturing)
strong due to North America ethylene cost position
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Fuel / Lube / Surfactants additives markets for HPIB, PIB, Nonene,
Tetramer are steady and growing outside of North America
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Where We Are Headed
“Investing in our Future”
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Continue to build on Operating Excellence Efforts
Investment in Environmental, Health, Safety
New Technical Center in Houston
High Return / Low Risk Capital  (>50% IRR)
Reliability and operability enhancements
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Targeting EBITDA Growth to $150MM by end of 2012
Increased margins in C4 Processing Segment
Continued ramp up on Polyisobutylene, Nonene volumes
High return projects implementation
Capital Spending targeted at $25 -
$30 MM for 2011
CY 2011 EBITDA expected to be up from FY’10 and LTM (through September)
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Strategic Initiatives
Continued long term margin expansion across products and services
Drive next steps of growth (isobutylene / polyisobutylene) for 2013 and beyond
Continue to seek additional CC4 supply / additional processing opportunities
Investor relations visibility
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(1)
Includes Hurricane Ike loss
(2)
Excludes $17 million insurance recoveries from Hurricane Ike loss
(3)
Excludes $65 million for year end AR collections effort
Adjusted EBITDA and Operating Cash Flow
FY 2007 –
FY 2010 & LTM Sep 2010


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TPC Group Inc
Annual Shareholder Meeting Presentation
Reconciliation
of
Adjusted
Proforma
EBITDA
to
Net
Income
(Loss)
(in
millions)
Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
LTM Sep
2007
2008
2009
2010
2010
Adjusted Proforma
EBITDA
$         86
$           104 
$           77
$           85
$           98
Proforma Adjustments  (1) (2)
-
-
(37)
17
17
Adjusted EBITDA as Reported
86
104
40
102
115
Reconciliation to Net Income (Loss)
Income taxes
(14)
(15)
12
(19)
(23)
Interest expense, net
(17)
(19)
(17)
(15)
(15)
Depreciation and amortization
(29)
(36)
(42)
(40)
(39)
Loss on sale of assets
-
(1)
-
-
-
Asset impairment
-
-
(6)
-
-
Non-cash stock-based compensation
(5)
(6)
(6)
(1)
(1)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives
-
-
(4)
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3
Net income (loss)
$          21
$              27
$          (23)
$            31
$            40
(1)
FY 2009 reflects proforma adjustment for Hurricane Ike loss.
(2)
FY 2010 and LTM September 30, 2010 reflect proforma adjustment for insurance recoveries from Hurricane Ike loss.