Ownership Structure

Kraton Polymers LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Polymer Holdings LLC. Polymer Holdings LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of TJ Chemicals Holdings LLC, or Chemical Holdings, and is indirectly owned by TPG Partners III, L.P., TPG Partners IV, L.P., and certain of their parallel investment entities affiliated with or managed by J.P. Morgan Partners LLC and affiliates and certain members of our management or Board of Directors.

Texas Pacific Group

Texas Pacific Group (TPG) is a private investment partnership that was founded in 1992 and currently has more than $30 billion under management. With offices in San Francisco, CA, London, England and Fort Worth, TX, TPG has extensive experience with public and private investments executed through leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts, joint ventures, and restructurings. TPG seeks to invest in world-class franchises across a range of industries, including industrials (British Vita, Grohe, Texas Genco), branded consumer franchises (Bally, Beringer, Burger King, Ducati), retail (Debenhams, J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, Petco), airlines (America West, Continental), media and communications (Findexa, MGM, TIM Hellas), technology (Lenovo, MEMC, ON Semiconductor, Seagate, SunGard), financial services (Endurance Specialty Holdings, Fidelity National Information Services, Linsco/Private Ledger), and healthcare (IASIS Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Quintiles Transnational), among others.

For more information about TPG please visit their website at  www.texaspacificgroup.com.

CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC

J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC ("JPMP") is a private equity division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), one of the largest financial institutions in the United States.  JPMP has invested over $15 billion worldwide in consumer, media, energy, industrial, financial services, healthcare and technology companies since its inception in 1984.

As of August 1, 2006, the buyout and growth equity professionals of JPMP separated from JPMorgan Chase to form an independent private equity platform, CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC (“CCMP”).  CCMP manages approximately $8 billion in assets, including a portfolio of investments that it sourced during its tenure with JPMP, including the investment in Kraton. 

For more information about CCMP please visit their website at www.ccmpcapital.com.