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[8-K] LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Reports Material Event

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LyondellBasell entered into Amendment No. 1 to its Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on September 10, 2025, which raises the Maximum Leverage Ratio through 2027 unless the company elects earlier termination of those provisions. The Amendment imposes certain additional limitations, specifically restrictions on dividend increases and on share repurchases (other than to offset dilution). The modification to the Maximum Leverage Ratio is also incorporated into the company’s $900 million structured accounts receivable facility originated in September 2012, pursuant to the Receivables Facility’s amendment provisions. The filing references the full Amendment as Exhibit 10.1.

LyondellBasell ha sottoscritto l'Emendamento n. 1 al suo Terzo Accordo di Credito Modificato e Rifirmato il 10 settembre 2025, che aumenta il rapporto massimo di indebitamento (Maximum Leverage Ratio) fino al 2027, salvo che la società non scelga di terminare anticipatamente tali disposizioni. L'emendamento introduce inoltre alcune limitazioni aggiuntive, in particolare restrizioni sull'aumento dei dividendi e sul riacquisto di azioni (salvo per compensare la diluizione). La modifica del Maximum Leverage Ratio è stata incorporata anche nella linea di finanziamento strutturata da 900 milioni di dollari basata su crediti commerciali originata nel settembre 2012, ai sensi delle disposizioni di modifica della Receivables Facility. Il deposito cita l'emendamento integrale come Allegato 10.1.

LyondellBasell suscribió la Enmienda n.º 1 a su Tercer Contrato de Crédito Modificado y Restablecido el 10 de septiembre de 2025, que eleva el Ratio Máximo de Apalancamiento (Maximum Leverage Ratio) hasta 2027, a menos que la compañía opte por terminar antes dichas disposiciones. La Enmienda impone además ciertas limitaciones adicionales, en particular restricciones al aumento de dividendos y a la recompra de acciones (excepto para compensar la dilución). La modificación del Maximum Leverage Ratio también se ha incorporado a la línea estructurada de cuentas por cobrar de 900 millones de dólares originada en septiembre de 2012, conforme a las cláusulas de enmienda de la Receivables Facility. El expediente remite al texto íntegro de la Enmienda como Anexo 10.1.

LyondellBasell은(는) 2025년 9월 10일 제3차 개정 및 재작성된 신용계약에 대한 수정안 1호를 체결했으며, 이는 회사가 해당 규정을 조기 종료하지 않는 한 2027년까지 최대 레버리지 비율(Maximum Leverage Ratio)을 상향합니다. 이 수정안은 또한 배당금 인상 및 자사주 매입에 대한 추가 제한을 부과하는 등 몇 가지 추가 제약을 명시하고 있으며(단, 희석을 상쇄하기 위한 경우 제외), Maximum Leverage Ratio의 변경은 계약 수정 조항에 따라 2012년 9월에 개설된 9억 달러 규모의 구조화된 매출채권 시설에도 반영되었습니다. 서류는 전체 수정안을 증빙서류 10.1로 참조하고 있습니다.

LyondellBasell a conclu l'Amendement n°1 à son Troisième Contrat de Crédit Modifié et Reconstitué le 10 septembre 2025, qui augmente le ratio d'endettement maximal (Maximum Leverage Ratio) jusqu'en 2027, sauf si la société choisit de mettre fin plus tôt à ces dispositions. L'amendement impose en outre certaines restrictions supplémentaires, notamment des limites sur les augmentations de dividendes et sur les rachats d'actions (sauf pour compenser la dilution). La modification du Maximum Leverage Ratio est également intégrée à la facilité structurée de comptes clients de 900 millions de dollars mise en place en septembre 2012, conformément aux clauses d'amendement de la Receivables Facility. Le dépôt renvoie au texte complet de l'Amendement comme Pièce 10.1.

LyondellBasell hat am 10. September 2025 Nachtrag Nr. 1 zu seinem Dritten Geänderten und Neuerlassenen Kreditvertrag abgeschlossen, der das maximale Verschuldungskennzahl (Maximum Leverage Ratio) bis 2027 anhebt, es sei denn, das Unternehmen entscheidet sich für eine vorzeitige Beendigung dieser Bestimmungen. Der Nachtrag legt zudem bestimmte zusätzliche Beschränkungen fest, insbesondere Einschränkungen bei Dividendenerhöhungen und Aktienrückkäufen (außer zur Kompensation von Verwässerung). Die Änderung des Maximum Leverage Ratio wurde auch in die 900-Millionen-Dollar strukturierte Forderungsfazilität aufgenommen, die im September 2012 aufgelegt wurde, gemäß den Änderungsbestimmungen der Receivables Facility. Die Einreichung verweist auf den vollständigen Nachtrag als Anlage 10.1.

Positive
  • Increased leverage flexibility through 2027 via a higher Maximum Leverage Ratio under the Credit Agreement
  • Consistent covenant treatment by incorporating the leverage modification into the existing $900 million Receivables Facility
Negative
  • Restrictions on dividend increases, limiting the company’s ability to raise cash distributions to shareholders
  • Restrictions on share repurchases (other than to offset dilution), constraining buyback activity

Insights

TL;DR: The credit amendment increases allowable leverage through 2027 while adding distribution and buyback restrictions.

The Amendment provides the company with a higher contractual leverage threshold until 2027, which changes covenant headroom under the Credit Agreement. Simultaneously, the lender-imposed limitations on dividend increases and share repurchases constrain capital returns to shareholders. The inclusion of the leverage change into the existing $900 million Receivables Facility aligns covenant terms across related financing arrangements. This is a material financing amendment that affects capital flexibility and covenant compliance metrics.

TL;DR: Governance impact is limited but notable: shareholder distributions are expressly constrained by the amendment.

By agreeing to restrictions on dividend increases and share repurchases, the company accepts explicit limits on return-of-capital mechanisms. Those restrictions (except for anti-dilution buybacks) are contractual and could influence board decisions on capital allocation. The amendment’s term through 2027 creates a multi-year governance constraint tied to financing covenants.

LyondellBasell ha sottoscritto l'Emendamento n. 1 al suo Terzo Accordo di Credito Modificato e Rifirmato il 10 settembre 2025, che aumenta il rapporto massimo di indebitamento (Maximum Leverage Ratio) fino al 2027, salvo che la società non scelga di terminare anticipatamente tali disposizioni. L'emendamento introduce inoltre alcune limitazioni aggiuntive, in particolare restrizioni sull'aumento dei dividendi e sul riacquisto di azioni (salvo per compensare la diluizione). La modifica del Maximum Leverage Ratio è stata incorporata anche nella linea di finanziamento strutturata da 900 milioni di dollari basata su crediti commerciali originata nel settembre 2012, ai sensi delle disposizioni di modifica della Receivables Facility. Il deposito cita l'emendamento integrale come Allegato 10.1.

LyondellBasell suscribió la Enmienda n.º 1 a su Tercer Contrato de Crédito Modificado y Restablecido el 10 de septiembre de 2025, que eleva el Ratio Máximo de Apalancamiento (Maximum Leverage Ratio) hasta 2027, a menos que la compañía opte por terminar antes dichas disposiciones. La Enmienda impone además ciertas limitaciones adicionales, en particular restricciones al aumento de dividendos y a la recompra de acciones (excepto para compensar la dilución). La modificación del Maximum Leverage Ratio también se ha incorporado a la línea estructurada de cuentas por cobrar de 900 millones de dólares originada en septiembre de 2012, conforme a las cláusulas de enmienda de la Receivables Facility. El expediente remite al texto íntegro de la Enmienda como Anexo 10.1.

LyondellBasell은(는) 2025년 9월 10일 제3차 개정 및 재작성된 신용계약에 대한 수정안 1호를 체결했으며, 이는 회사가 해당 규정을 조기 종료하지 않는 한 2027년까지 최대 레버리지 비율(Maximum Leverage Ratio)을 상향합니다. 이 수정안은 또한 배당금 인상 및 자사주 매입에 대한 추가 제한을 부과하는 등 몇 가지 추가 제약을 명시하고 있으며(단, 희석을 상쇄하기 위한 경우 제외), Maximum Leverage Ratio의 변경은 계약 수정 조항에 따라 2012년 9월에 개설된 9억 달러 규모의 구조화된 매출채권 시설에도 반영되었습니다. 서류는 전체 수정안을 증빙서류 10.1로 참조하고 있습니다.

LyondellBasell a conclu l'Amendement n°1 à son Troisième Contrat de Crédit Modifié et Reconstitué le 10 septembre 2025, qui augmente le ratio d'endettement maximal (Maximum Leverage Ratio) jusqu'en 2027, sauf si la société choisit de mettre fin plus tôt à ces dispositions. L'amendement impose en outre certaines restrictions supplémentaires, notamment des limites sur les augmentations de dividendes et sur les rachats d'actions (sauf pour compenser la dilution). La modification du Maximum Leverage Ratio est également intégrée à la facilité structurée de comptes clients de 900 millions de dollars mise en place en septembre 2012, conformément aux clauses d'amendement de la Receivables Facility. Le dépôt renvoie au texte complet de l'Amendement comme Pièce 10.1.

LyondellBasell hat am 10. September 2025 Nachtrag Nr. 1 zu seinem Dritten Geänderten und Neuerlassenen Kreditvertrag abgeschlossen, der das maximale Verschuldungskennzahl (Maximum Leverage Ratio) bis 2027 anhebt, es sei denn, das Unternehmen entscheidet sich für eine vorzeitige Beendigung dieser Bestimmungen. Der Nachtrag legt zudem bestimmte zusätzliche Beschränkungen fest, insbesondere Einschränkungen bei Dividendenerhöhungen und Aktienrückkäufen (außer zur Kompensation von Verwässerung). Die Änderung des Maximum Leverage Ratio wurde auch in die 900-Millionen-Dollar strukturierte Forderungsfazilität aufgenommen, die im September 2012 aufgelegt wurde, gemäß den Änderungsbestimmungen der Receivables Facility. Die Einreichung verweist auf den vollständigen Nachtrag als Anlage 10.1.

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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 earliest event reported): September 10, 2025
____________________________________________ 
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 ____________________________________________ 
Netherlands001-3472698-0646235
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
file number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2800 Post Oak Blvd.,
4th Floor, One Vine Street
Suite 5100LondonDelftseplein 27E
Houston, Texas
W1J0AH3013AARotterdam
USA77056United KingdomNetherlands
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(713)309-7200+44 (0)207220 2600+31 (0)10275 5500
(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area codes) 
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Ordinary Shares, €0.04 Par ValueLYBNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐



Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 10, 2025, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (the “Company”), LYB Americas Finance Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“LYB Americas Finance”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and various financial institutions, as lenders, entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 17, 2024 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”).

The Amendment primarily increases the Maximum Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) through 2027 unless the Company elects to terminate such provisions sooner. In connection with the increase, the Company is subject to certain additional limitations, including restrictions on dividend increases and share repurchases (other than to offset dilution).

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

Additionally, the modification to the Maximum Leverage Ratio is incorporated into the Company’s $900 million structured accounts receivable receivables facility originated in September 2012 (as previously amended, the “Receivables Facility”) among Lyondell Chemical Company, as servicer, LYB Receivables LLC, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as seller, the conduit purchasers, related committed purchasers, LC participants and purchaser agents party thereto, the other parties thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrator and LC Bank, pursuant to Section 5.1 (Amendments, Etc.) of the Receivables Facility.
Item 2.03     Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

The information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit NumberDescription
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 10, 2025, among LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and LYB Americas Finance Company LLC, as Borrowers, the various institutions from time to time party thereto as Lenders and L/C Issuers, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent.
104The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.





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.
  LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.
Date: September 11, 2025 
By:/s/ Brendan J. Dalton
  Brendan J. Dalton
  Vice President
and Treasurer






FAQ

What did LyondellBasell (LYB) amend on September 10, 2025?

The company entered into Amendment No. 1 to its Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which increases the Maximum Leverage Ratio through 2027 and adds certain limitations on dividends and share repurchases.

Does the amendment affect other financing arrangements for LYB?

Yes, the modification to the Maximum Leverage Ratio is incorporated into LYB’s $900 million structured accounts receivable facility originated in September 2012.

Are there limits on shareholder distributions under the amendment?

Yes, the company is subject to additional limitations including restrictions on dividend increases and on share repurchases (other than to offset dilution).

Where can I find the full text of the Amendment?

The full text of Amendment No. 1 is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K.

How long do the amended leverage provisions apply?

The Amendment increases the Maximum Leverage Ratio through 2027 unless the company elects to terminate those provisions sooner.
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