Form 8-K LyondellBasell Industrie For: May 01
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2026
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.
On May 1, 2026, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. ("LYB") announced earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and provided a supplemental discussion of segment results. Copies of our earnings release and segment results are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 1, 2026, LYB announced the completion of the sale of select European olefins and polyolefins assets, and the associated business including corporate functions, to AEQUITA pursuant to the terms and conditions of a sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) which contains customary post-closing covenants related to employee and other matters.
The foregoing descriptions of the sale and SPA do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the SPA, which is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K; see Exhibit 10.1 below.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
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| 99.1 | ||||||||
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| 104 | The 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 caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 1, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Matthew D. Hayes | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew D. Hayes | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, | |||||||||||||||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||||||||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||||||||
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