U.S. 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) November 11, 1999
RENTECH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 0-19260 84-0957421
(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1331 17th Street, Suite 720, Denver, Colorado 80202 80202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(303) 298-8008
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
Rentech, Inc.'s board of directors has decided to organize two new
wholly-owned subsidiaries, Rentech Development Corporation, and Rentech
Services Corporation, for the purposes of managing the anticipated
expansion of its gas-to-liquids (GTL) business.
Rentech Development Corporation (RDC) will have the responsibility
of controlling and managing Rentech, Inc.'s direct investments in
gas-to-liquids projects as well as Rentech's interests as a licensor of its
patented and proprietary GTL technology. In addition to his present
duties with the parent company, Mr. Ronald C. Butz, Rentech's vice
president and chief operating officer, has been named as president of
RDC.
Rentech Services Corporation (RSC) is being established to provide
engineering support services and project management consulting to Rentech
licensees and to projects in which Rentech may take an equity interest.
Dr. Mark Bohn, co-founder of Rentech and vice president of engineering
for the Company, has been named as president of RSC.
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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.
RENTECH, INC.
By: (signature)
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Ronald C. Butz, Vice President,
Date: November 15, 1999
