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M. 7440 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY / TAMINCO

SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

On 31 October 2014, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (“EUMR”) by which Eastman Chemical Company (“Eastman”) entered into an agreement (“Agreement”) with Taminco Corporation (“Taminco”) and Stella Merger Corp (“Merger Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastman. Pursuant to the Agreement, at the closing of the Transaction, Merger Sub will merge with and into Taminco, with Taminco surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastman. As a result of the Transaction, Eastman will acquire sole control over Taminco. The Transaction constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

• Eastman: Manufacturing, development, distribution and marketing of chemicals, plastics and fibers.

• Taminco: Manufacturing of alkylamines and its derivatives, and formic acid and its derivatives.

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