Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition

On November 1, 2012, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), Kevin M. Fogarty, together with other executive officers, announced Kraton's earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 via teleconference, which was open to the public and broadcast live over the internet. A copy of the slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this item.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1: Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. Slide Presentation dated November 1, 2012

The information contained herein shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the Exchange Act.