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




                                December 3, 2001
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               (Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported)





                             KERR-McGEE CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                     1-16619                73-1612389
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   (State of Incorporation)    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
                                                            Identification No.)



                     Kerr-McGee Center
                  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma                    73125
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         (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)



                                 (405) 270-1313
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                         (Registrant's telephone number)







Item 5.   Other Events
               On  December  3,  2001,  Kerr-McGee  Corporation  issued  a press
          release  announcing that it will host an investor  meeting on December
          5, 2001,  at 9:30 a.m.  (ET) at the Waldorf  Astoria Hotel in New York
          City, to discuss the year's  financial and  operating  highlights  and
          expectations  for the  future.  Interested  parties  may listen to the
          meeting  via  Kerr-McGee's  website at  www.kerr-mcgee.com.  The press
          release  is  attached  hereto as an  exhibit  and is  incorporated  by
          reference herein.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

          (c) Exhibits

          99.1 Press Release dated December 3, 2001

                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                                  KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION


                                          By:     (Deborah A. Kitchens)
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                                                  Deborah A. Kitchens
                                                  Vice President and Controller

Dated: December 4, 2001