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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2017
CELANESE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DELAWARE
 
001-32410
 
98-0420726
 
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
222 West Las Colinas Blvd. Suite 900N, Irving, TX 75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 443-4000

 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Completion of Offering of 1.250% Senior Notes due 2025 by Celanese US Holdings LLC
On December 11, 2017, Celanese US Holdings LLC (“Celanese US”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Celanese Corporation (the “Company”), completed its registered offering of €300,000,000 of 1.250% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes have been issued under an Indenture, dated as of May 6, 2011 (the “Base Indenture”), among the Company, Celanese US, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended by a Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated December 11, 2017 (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), among the Company, Celanese US, certain subsidiaries of Celanese US (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), the Trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Companies Americas, as paying agent, registrar and transfer agent.
Net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used to make a voluntary contribution to the Company's U.S. pension plan and, any amounts not so used, will be used for general corporate purposes.
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 1.250% per year, payable annually in arrears. Celanese US’s obligations under the Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and, initially, the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control with a ratings decline, the holders of the Notes will have the right to require Celanese US to make an offer to repurchase each holder’s Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Indenture contains covenants limiting, among other things, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ ability to create liens, enter into sales-leaseback transactions, merge or consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Indenture also contains customary events of default.
The foregoing description does not constitute a complete summary of the terms of the Notes, the Base Indenture and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Base Indenture previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2011 and the copies of the form of Note and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report, which are each incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Description
4.1

 
 
 
 
4.2

 
 
 
 
5.1

 
 
 
 
23.1

 

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SIGNATURES
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.
 
 
 
 
 
CELANESE CORPORATION
 
 
By:
/s/ James R. Peacock III
 
Name:  
James R. Peacock III 
 
Title:  
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 
 
Date: December 11, 2017


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