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)
October 16, 2009 (October 12, 2009)
STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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000-50132
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76-0502785 |
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(Commission File No.)
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| Incorporation)
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333 Clay Street, Suite 3600
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal execute offices)
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77002-4109
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(713) 650-3700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former names or former address, if changed since last report)
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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On October 12, 2009, John R. Beaver, Senior Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (“Sterling”), announced that he will be resigning from
Sterling, effective as of October 31, 2009. Ms. Carla Stucky (age 42), Vice President and
Corporate Controller of Sterling, will assume Mr. Beaver’s responsibilities as Sterling’s principal
financial officer from October 31, 2009 until Sterling engages a new Chief Financial Officer. Ms.
Stucky has been Sterling’s Corporate Controller since December 2007 and has served as one of
Sterling’s Vice Presidents since September of 2008. Prior to joining Sterling, Ms. Stucky had
served as Corporate Controller for Outsource Partners International, Inc. from July 2006 through
November 2007, as Director of Finance for Hempel A/S from April 2005 to July 2006, as Assistant
Controller for Nabors Industries, Ltd., from April 2003 to March 2005, as Director of Reporting and
Corporate Accounting for Live Nation from May 1999 to March 2003, and as an Audit Manager in the
audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers prior to May 1999.