ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD.
On May 5, 2023, management of the Company held a conference call with investors and financial analysts (the “Conference Call”) to discuss the Company’s financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2023. During the Conference Call, management responded to a question concerning the mid-cycle financial performance of its business following a potential sale of its styrenics business, which response merits a correction. Correctly stated, the Company estimates that its mid-cycle EBITDA excluding its styrenics businesses would be approximately $350 million. No other information in the Conference Call recording is impacted by this correction.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report and in the accompanying exhibits shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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