Edgar Filing: Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

GMT CAPITAL CORP

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. [KRA]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 550 SOUTH

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/09/2013

(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30339

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/09/2013		S		16,069 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 25.15	3,946,806 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	D
Common Stock	01/10/2013		S		12,816 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	D	$ 25.18	3,933,990 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GMT CAPITAL CORP 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 550 SOUTH ATLANTA, GA 30339		X

Signatures

George E. Case, III		01/11/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 4 is being jointly filed by Bay Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Bay"), Bay II Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Bay II"), Bay Resource Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P., an exempted limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Offshore Fund"), GMT Capital Corp., a Georgia corporation ("GMT Capital"), and Thomas E. Claugus, a United States citizen ("Claugus"). The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the Reporting Persons.
(2)	GMT Capital, the general partner of Bay and Bay II, has the power to direct the affairs of Bay and Bay II, including the voting and disposition of shares. As the discretionary investment manager of the Offshore Fund and certain other accounts, GMT Capital has power to direct the voting and disposition of shares held by the Offshore Fund and such accounts. Mr. Claugus is the President of GMT Capital and in that capacity directs the operations of each of Bay and Bay II and the voting and disposition of shares held by the Offshore Fund and separate client accounts managed by GMT Capital. GMT Capital and Mr. Claugus may be deemed to beneficially own indirect pecuniary interest as the result of performance-based fees and profit allocations. Each of GMT Capital and Mr. Claugus disclaims such beneficial ownership except to the extent ultimately realized.
(3)	The aggregate number of shares of common stock sold was 16,069 shares and such shares were sold by the Reporting Persons in the following amounts: Bay = 2,200 shares; Bay II = 4,200 shares; Offshore Fund = 8,569 shares; GMT Capital = 700 shares; Claugus = 400 shares.
(4)	3,946,806 shares of common stock is the aggregate number of shares of common stock owned by the Reporting Persons and is owned as follows: Bay = 548,900 shares directly owned by it; Bay II = 1,035,500 shares directly owned by it; Offshore Fund = 2,087,706 shares directly owned by it; GMT Capital = 163,100 shares of common stock beneficially owned by it with respect to separate client accounts managed by it; Claugus = 111,600 shares directly owned by him.
(5)	The aggregate number of shares of common stock sold was 12,816 shares and such shares were sold by the Reporting Persons in the following amounts: Bay = 1,800 shares; Bay II = 3,400 shares; Offshore Fund = 6,716 shares; GMT Capital = 500 shares; Claugus = 400 shares.
(6)	3,933,990 shares of common stock is the aggregate number of shares of common stock owned by the Reporting Persons and is owned as follows: Bay = 547,100 shares directly owned by it; Bay II = 1,032,100 shares directly owned by it; Offshore Fund = 2,080,990 shares directly owned by it; GMT Capital = 162,600 shares of common stock beneficially owned by it with respect to separate client accounts managed by it; Claugus = 111,200 shares directly owned by him.

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