SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 95-1765035
(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
One Great Lakes Boulevard
Post Office Box 2200
West Lafayette, Indiana 47996
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
Rights to Purchase Common Stock The New York Stock Exchange
The Pacific Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to Be Registered
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (the "Registrant") and Harris
Trust Company of New York (the "Rights Agent") entered into an Amendment to
the Rights Agreement dated as of February 15, 1999 (the "Amendment to
Rights Agreement") amending the Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement")
between the Company and Harris Trust Company of New York, dated as of
September 7, 1989, as amended and restated as of December 7, 1995, in order
to amend Section 23(b) of the Rights Agreement to:
"(b) At the time and date of effectiveness set forth in any resolution
of the Board of Directors of the Company ordering the redemption of
the Rights, without any further action and without any further notice,
the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only rights
thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to receive the redemption
price; provided, however, that such resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company may be revoked, rescinded or otherwise
modified at any time prior to the time and date of effectiveness set
forth in such resolution. After the action of the Board of Directors
of the Company ordering the redemption of the Rights, the Company
shall give notice of such redemption to the Rights Agent and to the
holders of the then-outstanding Rights by mailing such notice to all
such holders at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry
books of the Rights Agent or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the
registry books of the transfer agent for the Common Stock. Any notice
which is mailed in the manner provided in this Agreement shall be
deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each
such notice of redemption will state the method by which the payment
of the redemption price will be made. In any case, failure to give
such notice by mail, or any defect in the notice, to any particular
holder of Rights shall not affect the sufficiency of the notice to
other holders of Rights."
A copy of the Amendment to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement
is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the Amendment to Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the Amendment to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration
statement.
4.1 Amendment to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of
February 15, 1999, between the Registrant and Harris Trust
Company of New York, as Rights Agent.
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, hereunto duly
authorized.
March 23, 1999 GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Mark E. Tomkins
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Name: Mark E. Tomkins
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Description Page
4.1 Amendment to Amended and Restated N/A
Rights Agreement, dated as of
February 15, 1999, between the
Registrant and Harris Trust Company
of New York, as Rights Agent.
Exhibit 4.1
AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Agreement (the "Amendment"), dated as of February 15, 1999,
is entered into by and between Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and Harris Trust Company of New York, a New
York corporation, as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent have entered into a
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 7, 1989, as amended and restated as
of December 7, 1995 (the "Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to amend the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 26 of the Agreement provides, among other
things, that prior to the Distribution Date (as such term is defined in the
Agreement) the Company and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so
directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Agreement without the
approval of any holders of certificates representing Common Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Rights Agent hereby amend the
Agreement as follows:
1. Section 23(b) of the Agreement is deleted and restated to read
in its entirety as follows:
"(b) At the time and date of effectiveness set forth in any resolution
of the Board of Directors of the Company ordering the redemption of the
Rights, without any further action and without any further notice, the
right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only rights
thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to receive the redemption
price; provided, however, that such resolution of the Board of Directors
of the Company may be revoked, rescinded or otherwise modified at any
time prior to the time and date of effectiveness set forth in such
resolution. After the action of the Board of Directors of the Company
ordering the redemption of the Rights, the Company shall give notice of
such redemption to the Rights Agent and to the holders of the then-
outstanding Rights by mailing such notice to all such holders at their
last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights
Agent or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the registry books of the
transfer agent for the Common Stock. Any notice which is mailed in the
manner provided in this Agreement shall be deemed given, whether or not
the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of redemption will
state the method by which the payment of the redemption price will be
made. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail, or any defect
in the notice, to any particular holder of Rights shall not affect the
sufficiency of the notice to other holders of Rights."
2. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under the
laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to contracts
made and to be performed entirely within such state.
3. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts
and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.
4. Descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
to be duly executed and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto
affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
Attest: GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
By /s/ Karen Witte Duros By /s/ Mark E. Tomkins
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Name: Karen Witte Duros Name: Mark E. Tomkins
Title: Assistant General Title: Senior Vice President
Counsel and Chief Financial Officer
Attest: HARRIS TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
as Rights Agent
By /s/ Arlene M. Kaminski By /s/ Dennis M. Sneyers
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Name: Arlene M. Kaminski Name: Dennis M. Sneyers
Title: Trust Officer Title: Vice President
