UNITED STATES
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 the earliest event reported)
September 15, 2009
NL Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey |
1-640 |
13-5267260 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas |
75240-2697 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(972) 233-1700
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
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Item 2.03 |
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
Effective September 15, 2009, certain indirect operating subsidiaries of Kronos International, Inc. (“KII”), namely Kronos Titan GmbH, Kronos Europe S.A./N.V., Kronos Titan AS, Titania AS, Kronos Norge AS, and Kronos Denmark ApS entered into a Fourth Amendment Agreement
Relating to a Facility Agreement dated June 25, 2002 (the “Amendment”) with Deutsche Bank AG, as mandated lead arranger, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., as agent for the finance parties and security agent for the secured parties, and the lenders participating in the amended revolving credit facility. KII is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (“Kronos Worldwide”). The
registrant directly owns 36.0% of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Kronos Worldwide, and accounts for its investment in Kronos Worldwide by the equity method of accounting. The description of the Amendment set forth under Items 1.01 and 2.03 of the Current Report on Form 8-K that KII filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2009 is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
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NL Industries, Inc. |
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By: /s/ Gregory M. Swalwell |
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Date: September 16, 2009 |
Gregory M. Swalwell, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |