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):
September 30, 2015
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-3433
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38-1285128
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission file number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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2030 DOW CENTER, MIDLAND, MICHIGAN 48674
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 989-636-1000
Not applicable
(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:
On September 30, 2015, The Dow Chemical Company (“TDCC”) issued a press release announcing that (i) the final exchange ratio for its exchange offer related to the proposed transaction to separate its U.S. Gulf Coast Chlor-Alkali and Vinyl, Global Chlorinated Organics and Global Epoxy businesses, and then merge these businesses with Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) (“Olin”), has been set at the upper limit of 2.9318 shares of Blue Cube Spinco Inc. (“Splitco”) for each share of Dow common stock accepted in the exchange offer, and (ii) because the upper limit is in effect, the exchange offer has been automatically extended to 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on October 5, 2015. In the transactions, Splitco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TDCC, will merge with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olin, with Splitco surviving the merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olin. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.