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): March 2, 2017

 
Trinseo S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Luxembourg	 	001-36473	 	N/A	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)	
 
1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Suite 300,
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(610) 240-3200
(Telephone number, including area code)

 
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ITEM 7.01                                     Regulation FD
 
On March 2, 2017, Trinseo S.A. (the “Company”) published on its investor relations website certain data on historical styrene monomer margin over raw materials along with historical prices of styrene and key raw material inputs of styrene, including providing the current month’s European styrene monomer price.  Trinseo believes that providing the most recently available styrene margin information will provide investors with additional insight into the business performance of its Feedstocks reporting segment.  This data will be updated periodically and made available on the Company’s investor relations website, http://investor.trinseo.com/investor-relations/overview/default.aspx, under the Styrene Margin Data tab.  To receive notices of data updates, select the Styrene Margin Data alert option located in the Email Alerts section at the bottom of each Investor Relations web page.
 
Note on Limitations of Data
 
The styrene data described in this Current Report and provided on the Company’s website is generally historical, except for certain assumptions identified therein.  Historical performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, particularly where market conditions may be significantly different from those that shaped past margin performance and raw material prices.  The data provided is based, in part, on information that we receive from third parties.  These third parties do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of this data, and we do not independently audit or verify the information provided by these third parties.  Assumptions provided in this data are forward-looking statements.  See “Note on Forward-Looking Statements” for more information regarding such statements.
 
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Current Report and items referenced herein contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “assume,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Current Report or referenced herein may include, without limitation, assumptions about market conditions and raw material spot and contract prices, that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied by this Current Report or by materials referenced herein.. Such risk factors include, among others: conditions in the global economy and capital markets, volatility in costs or disruption in the supply of the raw materials utilized for our products; loss of market share to other producers of styrene-based chemical products; compliance with environmental, health and safety laws; changes in laws and regulations applicable to our business; our inability to continue technological innovation and successful introduction of new products; liabilities or lawsuits related to contamination or the release of chemicals; and the loss of customers. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in the Company’s reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov/ as well as the Company’s website at http://www.trinseo.com. As a result of the foregoing considerations, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 	TRINSEO S.A.	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Barry J. Niziolek	
 	Name:	Barry J. Niziolek	
 	Title:	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	
 	 	
Date: March 2, 2017	 	
 
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