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

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

The Netherlands		001-34726		98-0646235
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Weena 737
3013 AM Rotterdam
The Netherlands
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: 31 10 275 5500

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

After the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on December 6, 2010, all of the Class B ordinary shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (the “Company”) automatically converted to Class A ordinary shares. The conversion of the shares was on a one-to-one basis.

The conversion was pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association, which provided that each Class B ordinary share would be converted into one Class A ordinary share on the first date on which the closing price of the Class B shares exceeded $21.22 for at least forty-five trading days within a period of sixty consecutive trading days, provided that the closing price exceed the threshold on both the first and last days of the sixty day period.

As a result of the conversion, there are no longer Class B shares outstanding; the New York Stock Exchange has filed a Form 25 with the SEC to delist all of the Class B shares and all of the Company’s ordinary shares are now traded on the NYSE under the symbol “LYB.”

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.