Huntsman Completes the Sale of Shares in Venator Materials PLC

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Dec 23, 2020, 16:05 ET

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced today that it has completed the sale of approximately 42.4 million ordinary shares of Venator Materials PLC to funds advised by SK Capital Partners, LP. The Company received approximately $100 million in cash, which includes $8 million for a 30-month option for the sale of the remaining approximate 9.7 million ordinary shares held by Huntsman at $2.15 per share. Together with immediate cash tax savings of approximately $150 million from offsetting the capital loss on the sale of Venator shares against the capital gain realized on the sale of our chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses that closed in early January of this year, Huntsman secured an aggregate total related benefit of approximately $250 million in cash this year.

Peter Huntsman, CEO and Chairman, commented, "We are pleased to have completed this transaction before year end enabling us to reduce our current tax obligations by $150 million. Venator has a bright future as Tio2 markets strengthen and the business continues to improve. I am confident that SK Capital has the capacity to even further enhance Venator's prospects."

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Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.

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