8-K
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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):
May 1, 2025 (May 1, 2025)
 
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Commission
File Number
  
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter,
Principal Office Address and Telephone Number
   State of Incorporation
or Organization
   I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
001-38646
  
Dow Inc.
2211 H.H. Dow Way, Midland, MI 48674
(989) 636-1000
  
Delaware
  
30-1128146
001-03433
  
The Dow Chemical Company
2211 H.H. Dow Way, Midland, MI 48674
(989) 636-1000
  
Delaware
  
38-1285128
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Registrant
  
Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Dow Inc.
   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share    DOW    New York Stock Exchange
The Dow Chemical Company
   0.500% Notes due March 15, 2027    DOW/27    New York Stock Exchange
The Dow Chemical Company
   1.125% Notes due March 15, 2032    DOW/32    New York Stock Exchange
The Dow Chemical Company
   1.875% Notes due March 15, 2040    DOW/40    New York Stock Exchange
The Dow Chemical Company
   4.625% Notes due October 1, 2044    DOW/44    New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
 
Dow Inc.
   Emerging Growth Company   
The Dow Chemical Company
   Emerging Growth Company   
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
Dow Inc.
  
     
The Dow Chemical Company
  

Section 7 – Regulation FD
 
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 1, 2025, Dow Inc. (“Dow”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the previously announced sale of a 40% equity stake in Diamond Infrastructure Solutions, a dedicated infrastructure company with select U.S. Gulf Coast infrastructure assets, to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by Dow under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits. The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Exhibit No.    Exhibit Description
99.1   
104   
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Signature
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.
DOW INC.
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Date: May 1, 2025
/s/ AMY E. WILSON         
Amy E. Wilson
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Press Information

 

2211 H. H. Dow Way

Midland, MI 48674

 

dow.com

Dow finalizes strategic partnership with Macquarie Asset

Management as an investor in Diamond Infrastructure Solutions,

its dedicated infrastructure company

 

   

Dow sold an initial 40% equity stake in Diamond Infrastructure Solutions, a dedicated infrastructure company with assets across the U.S. Gulf Coast, to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management

 

   

Macquarie Asset Management has an option to increase its equity stake to 49% within six months of closing

 

   

Dow received initial cash proceeds of approximately $2.4 billion, with potential to receive up to approximately $3.0 billion in total if the option is exercised

 

   

Proceeds will be used to support Dow’s balanced capital allocation approach

MIDLAND, Mich. – May 1, 2025 – Dow (NYSE: DOW) today announced the completion of the sale of a 40% equity stake in Diamond Infrastructure Solutions, a dedicated infrastructure company with select U.S. Gulf Coast infrastructure assets, to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management, a leading global infrastructure and energy asset manager.

“This growth-focused transaction to create a new infrastructure business entity represents a strategic partnership between Dow and Macquarie Asset Management that has been several years in the making,” said Jim Fitterling, chair and chief executive officer of Dow. “With key assets strategically placed across the U.S. Gulf Coast, Diamond Infrastructure Solutions will provide safe and reliable operations for its existing customers while focusing on customer growth.”

Dow has received initial cash proceeds of approximately $2.4 billion from the sale of a 40% minority equity stake. Macquarie Asset Management has the option to increase its equity share to 49% within six months of closing for an additional approximately $600 million – which would increase total cash proceeds to approximately $3 billion for Dow in 2025 if exercised.

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions (“Diamond”) was stood up by Dow in 2023 and announced in December 2024 as a dedicated infrastructure company to focus on operational efficiencies and new customer acquisition. Over the last several months, the Diamond leadership team has progressed a comprehensive growth strategy, focusing on several key areas to ensure Diamond’s success including a strong focus on safety, employee alignment, and proactive engagement with new customers.

Dow will maintain control as the majority owner of Diamond to ensure the safety and reliability of its U.S. Gulf Coast operations. Profitable growth for Diamond is expected to benefit both Dow and Macquarie Asset Management’s future bottom-line results.


This transaction is another step in Dow’s continued actions to unlock value from non-product producing assets and improve balance sheet effectiveness across its global portfolio.

Citi and Goldman Sachs acted as financial advisors to Dow, and Linklaters provided legal support.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

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Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements often address expected future business and financial performance, financial condition, and other matters, and often contain words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” “would” and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words or phrases. Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions and expectations of future events that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond Dow’s control, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements and speak only as of the date the statements were made. These factors include, but are not limited to: sales of Dow’s products; Dow’s expenses, future revenues and profitability; any sanctions, export restrictions, supply chain disruptions or increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; capital requirements and need for and availability of financing; unexpected barriers in the development of technology, including with respect to Dow’s contemplated capital and operating projects; Dow’s ability to realize its commitment to carbon neutrality on the contemplated timeframe, including the completion and success of its integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta, Canada; size of the markets for Dow’s products and services and ability to compete in such markets; Dow’s ability to develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; the rate and degree of market acceptance of Dow’s products; significant litigation and environmental matters and related contingencies and unexpected expenses; the success of competing technologies that are or may become available; the ability to protect Dow’s intellectual property in the United States and abroad; developments related to contemplated restructuring activities and proposed divestitures or acquisitions such as workforce reduction, manufacturing facility and/or asset closure and related exit and disposal activities, and the benefits and costs associated with each of the foregoing; fluctuations in energy and raw material prices; management of process safety and product stewardship; changes in relationships with Dow’s significant customers and suppliers; changes in public sentiment and political leadership; increased concerns about plastics in the environment and lack of a circular economy for plastics at scale; changes in consumer preferences and demand; changes in laws and regulations, political conditions, tariffs and trade policies, or industry development; global economic and capital markets conditions, such as inflation, market uncertainty, interest and currency exchange rates, and equity and commodity prices; business, logistics, and supply disruptions; security threats, such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war, including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; weather events and natural disasters; disruptions in Dow’s information technology networks and systems, including the impact of cyberattacks; risks related to Dow’s separation from DowDuPont Inc. such as Dow’s obligation to indemnify DuPont de Nemours,


Inc. and/or Corteva, Inc. for certain liabilities; and any global and regional economic impacts of a pandemic or other public health-related risks and events on Dow’s business. Where, in any forward-looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of management and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. A detailed discussion of principal risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These are not the only risks and uncertainties that Dow faces. There may be other risks and uncertainties that Dow is unable to identify at this time or that Dow does not currently expect to have a material impact on its business. If any of those risks or uncertainties develops into an actual event, it could have a material adverse effect on Dow’s business. Dow Inc. and The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries assume no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.

For further information, please contact:

Rachelle Schikorra

[email protected]

 

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