HOUSTON, Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Kraton Polymers LLC (the–Compan–) announced today the expiration and final tender results as of 11:59 p.m. New York City time on January 5, 2016 (such date and time, the–Expiration Dat–) for its previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation with respect to the Company’s outstanding 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 that were co-issued by Kraton Polymers Capital Corporation (the–Note–) pursuant to its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated December 1, 2015 (the–Offer to Purchas–). The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA) –KPP– and, together with its subsidiaries including the Company,–Krato–), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers –SBC–). As of the Expiration Date, $249,394,000 in aggregate principal amount, or approximately 71.26%, of the Notes outstanding had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn (the–Tendered Note–). Following the Expiration Date, the deadline for tendering Notes pursuant to the Offer to Purchase has now passed. The Company intends to accept the Tendered Notes for purchase following the consummation of its previously announced acquisition of Arizona Chemical Holdings Corporation, including the debt financing in connection therewith, which is expected to occur on January 6, 2016. Requests for tender offer documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent, at the following address: 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10005. The information agent may be telephoned by banks and brokers at 212-269-5550 and by all others at 866-796-7179 or emailed at kra@dfking.com. The dealer manager and solicitation agent for the tender offer was Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Questions regarding the tender offer and consent solicitation may be directed to the dealer manager and solicitation agent, Attention: Liability Management Group, at 11 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010. The dealer manager and solicitation agent may be telephoned at 212-538-2147 or toll-free at 800-820-1653. To the extent that any Notes are not validly tendered in the tender offer, the Company intends to redeem such Notes on March 1, 2016 pursuant to the redemption and satisfaction and discharge provisions of the Indenture at a redemption price equal to 101.688% of the principal amount redeemed thereby, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The Company intends to deliver an irrevocable notice of redemption to the trustee following the consummation of its previously announced acquisition of Arizona Chemical Holdings Corporation, including the debt financing in connection therewith, which is expected to occur on January 6, 2016. However, no assurance can be given that such untendered Notes will be redeemed as contemplated or at all. Neither the Offer to Purchase nor the accompanying Consent and Letter of Transmittal constitute a notice of redemption. This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes or any other securities. The tender offer is being made only by and pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal.