UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): July 22, 2004 (July 22, 2004)
Crompton Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-30270 52-2183153
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(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification Number)
199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut 06749
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 573-2000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press Release Dated July 22, 2004
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On July 22, 2004, Crompton Corporation announced its financial results
for the second quarter of 2004. The Company also announced a restructuring
program to be implemented later in the third quarter. A copy of a press release
announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished under
Item 12 of Form 8-K and is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the
liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SIGNATURES
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 duly authorized.
Crompton Corporation
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Barry J. Shainman
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Name: Barry J. Shainman
Title: Secretary
Date: July 22, 2004
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Number Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press Release Dated July 22, 2004