UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Polymer Holdings LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		20-0411521
(State of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
15710 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 300, Houston, Texas		77032
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  þ

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.  ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-162248 (if applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

The description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. as included under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 1, 2009 (Registration No. 333-162248), including exhibits, and as may be subsequently amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), is hereby incorporated by reference. In addition, the above-referenced description included in any Prospectus relating to the Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement.

Polymer Holdings LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, is the registrant filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to the closing of initial public offering of the Common Stock, Polymer Holdings LLC will be converted into a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act Section 18-216 and the Delaware General Corporation Law Section 265 and renamed Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. The Common Stock referred to herein are securities of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits

Under the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: December 14, 2009