Current Report Filing (8-k)

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

Date: February 20, 2015

/s/ Bhavesh V. Patel

Bhavesh V. Patel

Chief Executive Officer

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): February 17, 2015

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

The Netherlands

001-34726

98-0646235

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1221 McKinney St.,

Suite 300

Houston, Texas

USA 77010

1 Berkeley Street

Mayfair, London

The United Kingdom

W1J8DJ

Stationsplein 45

3013 AK Rotterdam

The Netherlands

(Addresses of principal executive offices)


(713) 309-7200		+44 (0)20 7016 9527		+31 (0)10 275 5500

(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area codes)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Certain Officers

On February 19, 2015, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (the “Company”) announced that Craig B. Glidden has decided to retire from his position as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel effective February 28, 2015.

Also on February 19, 2015, the Company announced the appointment of Jeffrey A. Kaplan to Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel, effective March 1, 2015. Mr. Kaplan, 46, has been Deputy General Counsel since joining the Company in December 2009. From 2001 to 2009 he served in a variety of leadership roles at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, including deputy general counsel. From 1992 to 2001 he was in private law practice in Houston.

The Company also announced that its Supervisory Board has nominated Mr. Kaplan for election to the Management Board by shareholders at the 2015 Annual General Meeting.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


99.1		Press Release dated February 19, 2015

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.

Exhibit Index


99.1		Press Release dated February 19, 2015

Exhibit 99.1


NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LyondellBasell Announces Appointment of New Chief Legal Officer

HOUSTON and LONDON, Feb. 19, 2015 — LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced that Jeffrey A. Kaplan has been appointed executive vice president and chief legal officer, effective March 1. Kaplan succeeds Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Craig B. Glidden, who will leave the Company later this month to become executive vice president and general counsel of the General Motors Company.

In making the announcement, Chief Executive Officer Bob Patel said: “Jeff’s experience in managing the legal aspects of nearly all facets of complex global organizations and his deep understanding of the petrochemical industry make him the obvious choice to join our management team. I have worked closely with Jeff for many years and have great confidence in him.”

Patel also announced today that the Company’s Supervisory Board has nominated Kaplan for appointment to the Management Board. The Company’s shareholders will be asked to elect Kaplan to the Management Board at its 2015 Annual General Meeting. In addition to leading the legal department, Kaplan will have management responsibility for the company’s government affairs and corporate communications.

“We are grateful to Craig for his many contributions to LyondellBasell over the past five-and-a-half years,” Patel said. “He was one of the key leaders contributing to the transformation of the Company and the success we have achieved.”

Kaplan, 46, has been deputy general counsel since joining LyondellBasell in December 2009. From 2001 to 2009 he served in a variety of leadership roles at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, including deputy general counsel. From 1992 to 2001 he was in private law practice in Houston.

Kaplan earned his bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He serves on the national board of directors of the General Counsel Forum and is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and Houston Bar Foundation.

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Source: LyondellBasell