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): August 29, 2016
AXIALL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-09753 | 58-1563799 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA | 30328 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 395-4500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 31, 2016, Axiall Corporation (the “Company”) consummated the sale of its window and door profiles business pursuant to an asset purchase agreement among Royal Group, Inc., Royal Window and Door Profiles Plant 13 Inc., Royal Window and Door Profiles Plant 14 Inc., and the Company, as sellers, and North American Profiles Canada, LTD, as purchaser. Please refer to the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended, March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively, for additional information regarding the sale.
The results of the window and door profiles business were reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods covered by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K are the Item 8 consolidated financial statements previously included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 recast to reflect the window and door profiles business as discontinued operations.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
|
Exhibit |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
| 99.1 | Financial Schedules | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AXIALL CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory C. Thompson | |
| Name: | Gregory C. Thompson | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: August 29, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
| 99.1 | Financial Schedules | |