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    SEC Form SC 13D filed by Kraton Corporation

    10/7/21 8:06:44 AM ET
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    SC 13D 1 tm2129463d1_sc13d.htm SC 13D

     

     

     

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

     

    SCHEDULE 13D

     

    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     

    (Amendment No.  )*

     

    Kraton Corporation

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    (Name of Issuer)

     

    Common Stock, par value $.001

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    (Title of Class of Securities)

     

    50077C106

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

     

    Alec N. Litowitz

    Magnetar Capital LLC

    1603 Orrington Ave.

    Evanston, Illinois 60201

    (847) 905-4400

    _____________________________________________________________________________________

    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
    to Receive Notices and Communications)

     

    September 29, 2021
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     

    If the filing person has previously filed a Statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

     

    Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

     

    *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     

    The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

     

     

     

     

     

    CUSIP No. 50077C106SCHEDULE 13DPage 2 of 10

     

    1.

    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

     

    Magnetar Financial LLC

     

    2.

    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

    (a)       ¨

    (b)       x

    3.

    SEC USE ONLY

     

    4.

    SOURCE OF FUNDS

     

    OO

     

    5.

    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

    ¨

     

    6. 

    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     

    Delaware

     

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

    7.

    SOLE VOTING POWER

    0

    BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY

    8.

    SHARED VOTING POWER

    2,021,254

    EACH REPORTING

    PERSON

    9.

    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0

    WITH

    10.

    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    2,021,254

    11.

    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    2,021,254

    12.

    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

     

    ¨

     

    13.

    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     

    6.29%

    14.

    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     

    IA; OO

     

     

     

    CUSIP No. 50077C106SCHEDULE 13DPage 3 of 10

     

    1.

    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

     

    Magnetar Capital Partners LP

     

    2.

    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

    (a)       ¨

    (b)       x

    3.

    SEC USE ONLY

     

    4.

    SOURCE OF FUNDS

     

    OO

     

    5.

    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

    ¨

     

    6. 

    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     

    Delaware

     

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

    7.

    SOLE VOTING POWER

    0

    BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY

    8.

    SHARED VOTING POWER

    2,021,254

    EACH REPORTING

    PERSON

    9.

    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0

    WITH

    10.

    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    2,021,254

    11.

    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    2,021,254

    12.

    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

     

    13.

    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     

    6.29%

    14.

    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     

    HC; OO

     

     

     

    CUSIP No. 50077C106SCHEDULE 13DPage 4 of 10

     

    1.

    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

     

    Supernova Management LLC

     

    2.

    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

    (a)       ¨

    (b)       x

    3.

    SEC USE ONLY

     

    4.

    SOURCE OF FUNDS

     

    OO

     

    5.

    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

    ¨

     

    6. 

    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     

    Delaware

     

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

    7.

    SOLE VOTING POWER

    0

    BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY

    8.

    SHARED VOTING POWER

    2,021,254

    EACH REPORTING

    PERSON

    9.

    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0

    WITH

    10.

    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    2,021,254

    11.

    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    2,021,254

    12.

    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

     

    ¨

     

    13.

    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     

    6.29%

    14.

    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     

    HC; OO

     

     

     

    CUSIP No. 50077C106SCHEDULE 13DPage 5 of 10

     

    1.

    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

     

    Alec N. Litowitz

     

    2.

    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

    (a)       ¨

    (b)       x

    3.

    SEC USE ONLY

     

    4.

    SOURCE OF FUNDS

     

    OO

     

    5.

    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

    ¨

     

    6. 

    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     

    United States of America

     

    NUMBER OF

    SHARES

    7.

    SOLE VOTING POWER

    0

    BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY

    8.

    SHARED VOTING POWER

    2,021,254

    EACH REPORTING

    PERSON

    9.

    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0

    WITH

    10.

    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    2,021,254

    11.

    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    2,021,254

    12.

    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

     

    ¨

     

    13.

    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     

    6.29%

    14.

    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     

    HC; IN

     

     

     

    SCHEDULE 13D

     

    item 1.security and issuer

     

    This Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to the common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Shares”), of Kraton Corporation, a company incorporated in Delaware (the “Company”). The principal executive offices of the Company is 15710 John E. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77032.

     

    Item 2.identity and background

     

    (a)            The persons filing this Statement are Magnetar Financial LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Magnetar Financial”), Magnetar Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Magnetar Capital Partners”), Supernova Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Supernova Management”), and Alec N. Litowitz (“Mr. Litowitz”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

     

    This Statement relates to Shares held for the accounts of each of (i)  Magnetar PRA Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“PRA Master Fund”), (ii) Magnetar Constellation Fund II-PRA LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Constellation Fund”), and (iii) Magnetar Systematic Multi-Strategy Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company, (“Systematic Master Fund”), collectively (the “Funds”).

     

    Magnetar Financial is a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registered investment adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and manager of investment funds and managed accounts. Magnetar Financial serves as investment adviser to each of the Funds. In such capacity, Magnetar Financial exercises voting and investment power over the Shares held for the accounts of each of the Funds. Magnetar Capital Partners serves as the sole member and parent holding company of Magnetar Financial. Supernova Management is the general partner of Magnetar Capital Partners. The manager of Supernova Management is Mr. Litowitz.

     

    (b)            The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 1603 Orrington Avenue, 13th Floor, Evanston, Illinois 60201.

     

    (c)            Each of the Funds is a private investment fund; Magnetar Financial is a privately-held SEC registered investment adviser and manager of investment funds and managed accounts; Magnetar Capital Partners is a privately-held limited partnership and serves as the sole member and parent holding company of Magnetar Financial; Supernova Management is a privately-held limited liability company and is the general partner of Magnetar Capital Partners; and Mr. Litowitz is a citizen of the United States of America, manager of Supernova Management and Chief Executive Officer of Magnetar Financial.

     

    (d)            None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

     

    (e)            None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such Reporting Person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     

     

     

     

    (f)            Magnetar Financial is a Delaware limited liability company. Magnetar Capital Partners is a Delaware limited partnership. Supernova Management is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Litowitz is a citizen of the United States of America.

     

    Item 3.source and amount of funds or other consideration

     

    The aggregate amount of funds used by the Reporting Persons in purchasing the 2,021,254 Shares reported herein on behalf of the Funds have come directly from the assets of the Funds, which may at any given time, have included margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business. The aggregate amount of funds used by the Reporting Persons in purchasing the Shares on behalf of the Funds was $91,584,250.99 (excluding commissions and other execution-related costs).

     

    ITEM 4.PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     

    The Reporting Persons acquired the 2,021,254 Shares reported herein on behalf of the Funds after the public announcement of the Merger Agreement (as defined below) for purposes of receiving the merger consideration described below upon consummation of the Merger (as described below).

     

    Each of the Reporting Persons reserves the right to acquire additional securities of the Company in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, to dispose of all or a portion of the Shares and/or other securities reported in this Statement, or to change their intention with respect to any or all of the matters referred to in this Item 4.

     

    Other than as described above in this Item 4, the Reporting Persons do not have any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any actions or events specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 to Schedule 13D.

     

    ITEM 5.INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     

    The Company reported in their Form 8-K filed on September 26, 2021 that 32,148,136 Shares were issued and outstanding as of September 26, 2021.

     

    (a)            As of the close of business October 6, 2021, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 2,021,254 Shares, which consisted of (i) 1,172,039 Shares held for the benefit of PRA Master Fund, (ii) 631,656 Shares held for the benefit of Constellation Fund; and (iii) 217,559 Shares held for the benefit of Systematic Master Fund, and all such Shares represented beneficial ownership of approximately x% of the Shares.

     

    (b)            As of the close of business October 6, 2021, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to share the power to vote and direct the disposition of 2,021,254 Shares, which consisted of (i) 1,172,039 Shares held for the benefit of PRA Master Fund, (ii) 631,656 Shares held for the benefit of Constellation Fund; and (iii) 217,559 Shares held for the benefit of Systematic Master Fund, and all such Shares represented beneficial ownership of approximately 6.29% of the Shares.

     

     

     

    (c)            Except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and Item 6, the Funds had no transactions in the Shares during the 60 days preceding the date of filing of this Statement. All of the transactions set forth on Schedule A attached hereto were effected in the ordinary course of business of Magnetar Financial for the accounts of each of the Funds. The transactions in the Shares set forth on Schedule A were effected in open market transactions on the NYSE and various other trading markets.

     

    As disclosed by the Company in the 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2021:

     

    On September 27, 2021, Kraton Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Kraton” or the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with DL Chemical Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“Parent”), DLC US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Intermediate Merger Subsidiary”), and DLC US, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intermediate Merger Subsidiary (“Merger Subsidiary”). Parent is a subsidiary of DL Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.).

     

    Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as an indirect and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Company Common Stock”), then outstanding will be converted into the right to receive $46.50 in cash, without interest (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”), other than (1) those shares owned by Parent or any subsidiary of Parent or the Company (which will be cancelled without any consideration) and (2) any shares as to which appraisal rights have been properly exercised, and not withdrawn, in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.

     

    (d)            No other person is known by the Reporting Persons to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any Shares that are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

     

    Item 6.      contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with respect to the securities of the issuer

     

    Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Persons have entered into an agreement with respect to the joint filing of this Statement, and any amendment or amendments hereto.

     

    A client of Magnetar Financial has entered into a total return swap agreement giving it economic exposure to the Company.

     

    Magnetar Asset Management LLC (“Magnetar Asset Management”) is an SEC registered investment adviser and an affiliate of Magnetar Financial. Magnetar Capital Partners serves as the sole member and parent holding company of Magnetar Asset Management. Certain clients of Magnetar Asset Management have entered into total return swap agreements giving them economic exposure to the Company.

     

    Except as otherwise described herein, no contracts, arrangements, understandings or similar relationships exist with respect to the securities of the Company among or between the Reporting Persons or any other person or entity.

     

     

     

    ITEM 7.      MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

     

    Exhibit No.   Description

    99.1  Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021 among the Reporting Persons.

     

     

     

    SIGNATURE

     

    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

     

    Dated:      October 7, 2021

     

      magnetar financial llc
       
      By: Magnetar Capital Partners LP, its Sole Member
       
      By: /s/ Alec N. Litowitz
      Name: Alec N. Litowitz
      Title: Manager of Supernova Management LLC, the General Partner of Magnetar Capital Partners LP
       
      magnetar capital partners LP
       
      By: /s/ Alec N. Litowitz
      Name: Alec N. Litowitz
      Title: Manager of Supernova Management LLC, the General Partner of Magnetar Capital Partners LP
       
      supernova management llc
       
      By: /s/ Alec N. Litowitz
      Name: Alec N. Litowitz
      Title: Manager
       
      /s/ Alec N. Litowitz
      Alec N. Litowitz

     

     

     

    SCHEDULE A

     

    Funds

     

    Date  Number of Shares Bought   Price Per Share($) (1)(2) 
    9/27/2021   902,083    45.04745 (3) 
    9/27/2021   38,652    45.59673 (4) 
    9/28/2021   409,126    45.39568 (5) 
    9/29/2021   298,411    45.51863 (6) 
    9/30/2021   192,221    45.66970 (7) 
    10/1/2021   102,858    45.59487 (8) 
    10/4/2021   77,903    45.71104 (9) 

     

    (1) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs. 

    (2) Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of shares bought or sold (as the case may be) at each separate price will be provided. 

    (3) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $45.04745 per share, at prices ranging from $44.54 to $45.53 per share. 

    (4) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $45.59637 per share, at prices ranging from $45.54 to $45.74 per share. 

    (5) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $45.39568 per share, at prices ranging from $45.10 to $45.75 per share. 

    (6) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $45.51863 per share, at prices ranging from $45.39 to $46.11 per share. 

    (7) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $45.66970 per share, at prices ranging from $45.39 to $46.07 per share. 

    (8) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $45.59487 per share, at prices ranging from $45.36 to $45.91 per share. 

    (9) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $45.71104 per share, at prices ranging from $45.41 to $46.14 per share.

     

     

     

    EXHIBIT INDEX

     

     

    Exhibit No.   Description

    99.1  Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021 among the Reporting Persons.

     

     

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