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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 14, 2020 Trinseo S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) existing under the laws of Luxembourg (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its entry into a binding offer with Arkema S.A. for the acquisition of Arkema’s polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA) and activated methyl methacrylates (MMA) business, through the purchase of shares of certain subsidiaries of Arkema S.A. (the “Acquisition”). In the press release, the Company also provided guidance on its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company announced that it will hold an investor call and webcast on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Acquisition and its guidance on fourth quarter 2020 financial results. Ahead of this call the Company is also making available on its website an investor presentation which will be discussed on the call and which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report and in the accompanying exhibits shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| ITEM 9.01 | Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 14, 2020 | |
| 99.2 | Investor Presentation dated December 14, 2020 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |
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.
| TRINSEO S.A. | ||
| By: | /s/ David Stasse | |
| Name: | David Stasse | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: December 14, 2020