SCHEDULE 13D/A: Access Industries Affiliates Update LyondellBasell Stake, Disclose New Capped-Call Agreement
Beneficial Ownership Update
Access Industries and its affiliates, including Len Blavatnik, have filed an Amendment No. 19 to their Schedule 13D, detailing their continued beneficial ownership of 20.3% of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. ordinary shares and disclosing a new cash-settled capped-call agreement referencing up to 13.3 million shares.
Summary
- The Reporting Persons, including LYB Holdco LLC, Len Blavatnik, and various Access Industries entities, collectively beneficially own 65,285,504 ordinary shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- This ownership represents 20.3% of the Issuer's total ordinary shares outstanding, which were 321,400,014 as of April 23, 2025, according to the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed on April 25, 2025.
- The beneficially owned shares are held across several affiliated entities: LYB Holdco (41,195,179 shares), AI European Holdings L.P. (16,000,000 shares), AI Chemical Holdings LLC (5,655,466 shares), Access Industries Core Holdings LLC (1,464,610 shares), AI Investments Holdings LLC (765,996 shares), and AILEB LLC (204,253 shares).
- Len Blavatnik is deemed to share voting and investment power over these shares due to his control over Access Industries Management, LLC and other related entities.
- On June 9, 2025, AI Securities Holdings 1 LLC, an affiliate indirectly controlled by Len Blavatnik, entered into a cash-settled European-style capped-call agreement with an unaffiliated third-party financial institution.
- This Capped-Call Agreement provides economic exposure comparable to a call option on up to 13,300,000 ordinary shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- The agreement is cash-settled, meaning the Reporting Persons do not acquire beneficial ownership of the underlying ordinary shares.
- The Capped-Call Agreement is exercisable in 30 separate tranches, with staggered expirations beginning on June 7, 2030.
Sentiment
Score: 5
Explanation: Neutral. This is a factual disclosure of beneficial ownership and a derivative transaction, without explicit positive or negative implications for the issuer's operational performance or financial health.
Future Outlook
The document does not contain any forward-looking statements or guidance regarding LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s future performance or strategic outlook.
Industry Context
This filing is a disclosure of beneficial ownership and a derivative transaction by a major shareholder group, rather than an announcement related to broader industry trends or competitive positioning within the chemicals sector.
Key Dates
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-01-10 | Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC. |
| 2011-02-23 | Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2012-02-16 | Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2012-12-17 | Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2013-08-05 | Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2014-12-31 | Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2015-06-10 | Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2016-03-17 | Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2017-02-06 | Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2017-02-14 | Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2018-01-08 | Amendment No. 10 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2018-11-14 | Amendment No. 11 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2019-07-15 | Amendment No. 12 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2019-11-08 | Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2021-02-18 | Amendment No. 14 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2021-05-06 | Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2022-11-17 | Amendment No. 16 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2022-11-21 | Amendment No. 17 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2023-08-10 | Amendment No. 18 to Schedule 13D filed. |
| 2025-04-23 | Date as of which LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s ordinary shares outstanding (321,400,014) were reported in its Form 10-Q. |
| 2025-04-25 | Date LyondellBasell Industries N.V. filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2025. |
| 2025-06-09 | AI Securities Holdings 1 LLC entered into the cash-settled European-style capped-call agreement. |
| 2025-06-11 | Date of event requiring this Schedule 13D/A filing and date of the Joint Filing Agreement. |
| 2025-06-13 | Date by which the financial institution's hedging activity for the Capped-Call Agreement is taken into account for strike and cap prices. |
| 2030-06-07 | Beginning date for the staggered expirations of the 30 tranches of the Capped-Call Agreement. |
Keywords
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., LYB, Schedule 13D/A, Beneficial Ownership, Access Industries, Len Blavatnik, Capped-Call Agreement, Derivative, SEC Filing, Institutional Investor, Shareholding, Chemicals Industry
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