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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · LyondellBasell (LYB)

LyondellBasell amends credit agreement, raising leverage limit through 2027

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On September 10, 2025, LyondellBasell and its subsidiary LYB Americas Finance signed an amendment to their credit agreement with Citibank and other lenders. The amendment raises the maximum leverage ratio through 2027, and in return the company accepts limits on dividend increases and share repurchases other than those offsetting dilution, which matters to shareholders who expect higher payouts or buybacks.

Key points

  • Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was signed September 10, 2025, with Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent.
  • The amendment increases the Maximum Leverage Ratio through 2027 unless the company elects to end these provisions sooner.
  • Additional limits include restrictions on dividend increases and share repurchases, except repurchases to offset dilution.
  • The leverage change also applies to the company's $900 million receivables facility, administered by Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

The filing

CompanyLyondellBasell (LYB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 11, 2025, 7:27 AM ET
Accession number0001489393-25-000048

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 11, 2025.

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