UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): April 15, 2011

 

Huntsman Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Huntsman International LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-5700

 

Not applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On April 15, 2011, Huntsman International LLC (“HI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntsman Corporation (“HC”), entered into a Master Amendment No. 2 to the European Receivables Loan Agreement, European Servicing Agreement and Transaction Documents, dated as of April 15, 2011 (the “European Master Amendment”), among, inter alia, HI, Huntsman Receivables Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Vantico Group S.à r.l. (the “Master Servicer”), a private limited company formed under the laws of Luxembourg, Barclays Bank plc, as administrative agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto.  On April 18, 2011, HI entered into a Master Amendment No. 2 to the U.S. Receivables Loan Agreement, U.S. Servicing Agreement and Transaction Documents, dated as of April 18, 2011 (the “U.S. Master Amendment” and, together with the European Master Amendment, the “Amendments”), among, inter alia, HI, Huntsman Receivables Finance II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto.

 

The U.S. Master Amendment, among other things, extends the scheduled commitment termination date of the loan facility to 2014, adds an additional lender to the loan facility, reduces facility applicable margin rates and makes certain other amendments to HI’s existing U.S. accounts receivable securitization program.

 

The European Master Amendment, among other things, extends the scheduled commitment termination date of the loan facility to 2014, adds an additional lender to the loan facility, reduces the facility applicable margin rate and makes certain other amendments to HI’s existing European accounts receivable securitization program.

 

The foregoing does not constitute a complete summary of the terms of the Amendments.  The descriptions of the terms of the Amendments are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information included in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Master Amendment No. 2 to the U.S. Receivables Loan Agreement, U.S. Servicing Agreement and Transaction Documents dated as of April 18, 2011.
10.2		Master Amendment No. 2 to the European Receivables Loan Agreement, European Servicing Agreement and Transaction Documents dated as of April 15, 2011.

 

 

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.

 

 

	HUNTSMAN CORPORATION
	HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
	/s/ Troy M. Keller
	Troy M. Keller
	Assistant Secretary

 

Dated: April 20, 2011

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Master Amendment No. 2 to the U.S. Receivables Loan Agreement, U.S. Servicing Agreement and Transaction Documents dated as of April 18, 2011.
10.2		Master Amendment No. 2 to the European Receivables Loan Agreement, European Servicing Agreement and Transaction Documents dated as of April 15, 2011.