FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   McAuliffe James E 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/11/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KAISER ALUMINUM CORP [KALU] (Last) (First) (Middle) 27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY, SUITE 350 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) FOOTHILL RANCH, CA 92610 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 25,758 (1) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	04/03/2017	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	1,067	$ 80.01	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McAuliffe James E 27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY SUITE 350 FOOTHILL RANCH, CA 92610	Â	Â	  Sr. VP	Â

Signatures

/s/ Cherrie Tsai, with power of attorney for James E. McAuliffe		12/17/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Reporting person was granted 24,000 shares of restricted stock on July 6, 2006 under the Kaiseral Aluminum Corporation 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan; all restrictions on such shares will lapse on July 6, 2009. Reporting person was granted an additional 1,758 shares of restricted stock on April 3, 2007 under the Kaiseral Aluminum Corporation 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan; all restriction on such shares will lapse on April 3, 2010.
(2)	Grant to the reporting person on April 3, 2007 of stock options under Kaiser Aluminum Corporation 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan to purchase 1,067 shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation common stock; 355 of which will vest on April 3, 2008 and 356 of which will vest on each of April 3, 2009 and April 3, 2010.

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