Form 8-K



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 20, 2006 (December 31, 2005)

Chemtura Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
         of incorporation)

 

1-15339
(Commission file number)

 

52-2183153
(IRS employer identification
            number)

 

199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut
(Address of principal executive offices)

     

06749
(Zip Code)

(203) 573-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

       Chemtura Corporation entered into an amendment No. 3 dated as of December 31, 2005 to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 ("Credit Agreement") with its lenders, that, among other things, (i) amended the definition of "EBITDA" and "Covenant Debt" in Section 1.01 (Certain Defined Terms); (ii) amended Section 5.01(h) (Transactions with Affiliates) to permit certain guarantees by the Company or its subsidiaries of debt of joint ventures in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10 million; and (iii) amended Section 5.03(b) (Interest Coverage Ratio) by changing the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its subsidiaries to Interest Expense of the Company and its subsidiaries from 4.25:1.00 on March 31, 2006, to 4.00:1.00 on March 31, 2006.

       A copy of Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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(d)     Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

       10.1

 

Exhibit Description

Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement by and among Chemtura Corporation, various lenders and Citibank, N.A., as Agent, dated as of December 31, 2005



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.

 

Chemtura Corporation
       (Registrant)

 

By: /s/ Barry J. Shainman
Name: Barry J. Shainman
Title: Vice President and Secretary


Date:     March 20, 2006




Exhibit Index

     Exhibit Number

         10.1

 

Exhibit Description

Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement by and among Chemtura Corporation, various lenders and Citibank, N.A., as Agent, dated as of December 31, 2005