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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">See Exhibit 99.1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP BHCA.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by J.P. Morgan Global.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Kraton A.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Cayman.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Cayman II.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Kraton.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Selldown.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Kraton Selldown.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Selldown II.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities owned by JPMP Kraton Selldown II.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">Includes 7,226 shares of common stock of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., representing $50,000 of common stock of Kraton
 Performance Polymers, Inc. granted to each of Timothy J. Walsh and Kevin G. O'Brien in consideration of their service on the
 Board of Directors of the Issuer.  The price of the stock is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common
 stock of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 28, 2010.  Pursuant to
 contractual undertakings by Mr. Walsh and Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Walsh and Mr. O'Brien are each holding these shares for the
 benefit of JPMP BHCA.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">This represents the aggregate number of shares disposed by the Reporting Persons.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Form 1 of 2</remarks>

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        <signatureName>J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS (BHCA), L.P.  By: JPMP Master Fund Manager, L.P., its general partner By: JPMP Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ John C. Wilmot, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-10-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS GLOBAL INVESTORS, L.P. By: JPMP Global Investors, L.P., its general partner By: JPMP Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ John C. Wilmot, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-10-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>JPMP GLOBAL FUND/KRATON A, L.P. By: JPMP Global Investors, L.P., its general partner By: JPMP Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ John C. Wilmot, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-10-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS GLOBAL INVESTORS (CAYMAN), L.P. By: JPMP Global Investors, L.P., its general partner By: JPMP Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ John C. Wilmot, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-10-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS GLOBAL INVESTORS (CAYMAN) II, L.P. By: JPMP Global Investors, L.P., its general partner By: JPMP Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ John C. Wilmot, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-10-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

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