Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 20, 2021, Hexion Holdings Corporation (the "Company"), the indirect
parent of Hexion Inc., issued a press release announcing the execution of an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of December 20,
2021, by and among the Company, ASP Resins Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and an affiliate of American Securities LLC ("Parent"), and
ASP Resins Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"). The Merger
Agreement provides, among other things, that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company,
with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. On December
20, 2021, in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company and Parent
entered into support agreements with holders of a majority of the Company's
outstanding shares of common stock, pursuant to which, among other things, and
upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, such holders have agreed to
vote their shares in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, our management may
from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. All statements, other
than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "project," "might," "plan," "estimate," "may," "will," "could,"
"should," "seek" or "intend" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements
reflect our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the
economy and other future events and conditions and are based on currently
available financial, economic and competitive data and our current business
plans. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties
that may affect our operations, markets, services, prices and other factors as
discussed in the Risk Factors section of Hexion Inc.'s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). While we believe our assumptions
are reasonable, we caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements
as it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is
impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual
results. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, a
weakening of global economic and financial conditions, interruptions in the
supply of or increased cost of raw materials, the loss of, or difficulties with
the further realization of, cost savings in connection with our strategic
initiatives, the impact of our indebtedness, our failure to comply with
financial covenants under our credit facilities or other debt, pricing actions
by our competitors that could affect our operating margins, changes in
governmental regulations and related compliance and litigation costs,
uncertainties related to COVID-19 and the impact of our responses to it and the
other factors listed in the Risk Factors section of Hexion Inc.'s SEC filings.
For a more detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, see the Risk
Factors section of Hexion Inc.'s most recent filings made with the SEC. All
forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary notice. The forward-looking statements made by us speak only as of
the date on which they are made. Factors or events that could cause our actual
results to differ may emerge from time to time. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 News Release dated December 20, 2021 titled "Hexion Holdings to be
Acquired by American Securities".
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL and included
as Exhibit 104.
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