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Acquisition of Remaining Joint Venture Interest in LPC | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Acquisition of Remaining Joint Venture Interest in LPC |
Acquisition of Remaining Joint Venture Interest in LPC | ​ ​ ​ Note 18 – Acquisition of Remaining Joint Venture Interest in LPC: Effective July 16, 2024 (“Acquisition Date”), Kronos acquired the 50% joint venture interest in LPC previously held by Venator. Prior to the acquisition, Kronos held a 50% joint venture interest in LPC and LPC was operated as a manufacturing joint venture between Kronos and Venator. Kronos acquired the 50% joint venture interest in LPC for consideration of $185 million less a working capital adjustment and an additional earn-out payment of up to $15 million. Kronos accounted for the acquisition of the interest in LPC as a business combination and, as a result of obtaining full control, LPC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kronos. The acquisition was financed through a borrowing of $132.1 million under Kronos’ Global Revolver and the remainder paid with cash on hand. ​ For financial reporting purposes, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of LPC have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025 and the results of operations and cash flows of LPC have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows since the Acquisition Date. ​ Kronos remeasured its existing ownership interest in LPC to its estimated fair value at the Acquisition Date in accordance with ASC 805-10-25, for a business combination achieved in stages (because Kronos previously had an ownership interest in LPC). As a result of such remeasurement, we recognized a pre-tax gain of approximately $64.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. See Note 3 of our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2024 Annual Report for additional information. The estimated fair value of the earn-out as of December 31, 2024 is included in other noncurrent liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is the line item captioned earn-out liability in Note 9. The earn-out liability is remeasured at fair value at each reporting date. During the third quarter of 2025, management determined that it is no longer probable the thresholds required to trigger payment of the earn-out will be achieved. As a result, the fair value of the earn-out liability was reduced to zero, resulting in the recognition of a non-cash gain of $4.6 million, which is disclosed as “Gain on remeasurement of earn-out liability” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. ​ The following table summarizes the aggregate fair value of the consideration transferred to gain control of LPC, the current estimate for the fair value of Kronos’ existing ownership interest in LPC and the amounts assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the Acquisition Date. The final purchase price allocation indicated below was based upon management’s estimate of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities using independent third-party appraiser valuation techniques including income, cost, and market approaches. The total consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the excess of the consideration over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired recorded as goodwill. Such final purchase price allocation did not change from the previously-reported preliminary purchase price allocation. ​ ​ Based on the analysis of the transaction at Acquisition Date, we recognized the following: ​
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​ | Amount
​ | (In millions)
Consideration: | ​ | ​
Cash consideration | $ | 185.0
Working capital adjustment | ​ | (11.0)
Earn-out liability | ​ | 4.2
Total fair value of consideration | ​ | 178.2
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Fair value of investment in TiO2 manufacturing joint venture | ​ | 178.2
Total | $ | 356.4
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Allocation of purchase price to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: | ​ | ​
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 21.3
Restricted cash | ​ | 1.3
Accounts and other receivables, net | ​ | .2
Inventories, net | ​ | 82.0
Prepaid expenses and other | ​ | .6
Other assets | ​ | 10.7
Property and equipment | ​ | 268.5
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ​ | (21.7)
Other noncurrent liabilities | ​ | (6.4)
Deferred tax liability | ​ | (2.7)
Total net identifiable assets acquired | ​ | 353.8
Goodwill | ​ | 2.6
Total | $ | 356.4
​ Property and equipment will be depreciated over useful lives of 5 years to 20 years. Goodwill is related to the benefits expected as a result of the acquisition, and of the $2.6 million recorded as goodwill, $.1 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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