UNITED STATES
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
| March 9, 2006 |
| (Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported) |
| KERR-McGEE CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | | 1-16619 | | 73-1612389 |
| (State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue | | |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | | 73102 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| (405) 270-1313 |
| (Registrant's telephone number) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.04 | Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans |
| | On March 8, 2006, Kerr-McGee Corporation announced that a record date of March 20, 2006, and a distribution date of March 30, 2006, had been set for the spinoff of Tronox Incorporated, its majority-owned subsidiary. To complete the spinoff, participants in Kerr-McGee’s Savings Investment Plan (SIP) will be unable to make exchanges, take loans, make withdrawals and receive distributions from the portion of their SIP account that is invested in Kerr-McGee shares beginning on March 29, 2006. The suspension under the SIP is expected to end on April 10, 2006. A notice to directors and executive officers of a general trading suspension during the same period, dated March 9, 2006, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| | (c) Exhibits 99.1 Regulation BTR Trading Blackout notice |
| SIGNATURES |
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| 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 |
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| | By: | (John M. Rauh) |
| | | John M. Rauh |
| | | Vice President and Controller |
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| Dated: March 9, 2006 | | |
