1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Happel, Marvin H.
199 Benson Road
Middlebury, CT 06749
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Crompton Corporation
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
Senior V.P. Org. & Admin
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+--------------------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
|1. Title of Security |2. Trans- |2A.Execu- |3. Trans-|4. Securities Acquired (A)|5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| | action | action | action| or Disposed of (D) |Securities | ship | of In- |
| | Date | Date | Code | |Beneficially | Form: | direct |
| | | | | |Owned | Direct | Bene- |
| | (Month/ | (Month/ | | |Following | (D) or | ficial |
| | Day/ | Day/ | +-----------+---+----------+ Year | Indirect| Owner- |
| | Year) | Year) | |Amount |A/D|Price | | (I) | ship |
+------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---+----------+--------------+-----------+------------+
Common Stock 21339 D
Common Stock 12/31/2002 J 1050.9665 A $0.0000 4508.3016 I DRIP
Common Stock 03/13/2002 J -33987.807 D $0.0000 I ESOP TRUST
Common Stock 12/31/2002 J 785.21 A $0.0000 519.9168 I ESOP TRUST
Common Stock 12/31/2002 J 527 A $0.0000 24971.21 I LTIP TRUST
(1TA)
Common Stock 12/31/2002 J 630 A $0.0000 30369.39 I LTIP TRUST
(1988)
Common Stock 12/31/2002 J 3132.4442 A $0.0000 3132.4442 I ESPP
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+-------+-------+------+
|1. |2. |3. |3A. |4. |5. |6. |7. |8. |9. |10. |11. |
| | | | | | | | | |Number |Owner- | |
| | | | | | | | | |of |ship | |
| | | | | | | | | |Deriv- |Form of| |
| | | | | | | |Title and Amount| |ative |Deriv- | |
| | | | | | | |of Underlying | |Secur- |ative |Nature|
| |Conver- |Trans- |Execu- | |Number of | |Securities | |ities |Secur- |of |
| |sion or |action |tion | |Derivative |Date Exercisable +-------+--------+ |Benefi-|ity: |In- |
| |Exercise|Date |Date | |Securities |and Expiration Date | |Amount | |cially |Direct |direct|
| |Price of| | |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year) | |or | |Owned |(D) or |Bene- |
|Title of |Deriv- |(Month/|(Month/|tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+ |Number |Price of | |In- |ficial|
|Derivative|ative |Day/ |Day/ | +-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira- | |of |Derivative|at End |direct |Owner-|
|Security |Security|Year) |Year) | |(A) |(D) |cisable |tion Date |Title |Shares |Security |of Year|(I) |ship |
+----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+-------+-------+------+
NQ Stock $7.25 11/21/2012 Common 36207 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $7.92 11/22/2011 Common 47374 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $8.1562 11/30/2010 Common 75000 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $8.343 11/19/2009 Common 188015 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $14.3438 11/14/2008 Common 40000 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $14.5 09/21/2006 Common 72244 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $16.875 11/16/2006 Common 20000 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $18.3125 12/31/2 J 7294 08/04/1999 11/16/2001 Common 7294 $0.0000 0 D
Option 002 Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $19.1875 12/31/2 J 3750 08/04/1999 11/21/2002 Common 3750 $0.0000 0 D
Option 002 Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $19.3125 11/20/2003 Common 3048 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $26.4063 11/07/2007 Common 20000 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
ISO Stock $7.25 10/22/2012 Common 13793 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
ISO Stock $7.92 10/23/2011 Common 12626 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
ISO Stock $8.343 10/19/2009 Common 11985 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
ISO Stock $14.5 08/21/2006 Common 27584 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
ISO Stock $19.1875 12/31/2 J 3750 08/04/1999 10/21/2002 Common 3750 $0.0000 0 D
Option 002 Stock
(Right to
Buy)
ISO Stock $19.3125 10/20/2003 Common 5952 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
Explanation of Responses:
These shares were acquired during the fiscal year pursuant to the Registrant's
Dividend Reinvestment Plan and through the reinvestment of dividends paid on the
shares in this fund.
These shares were sold pursuant to Rule 16b-3f.
These shares were acquired during the fiscal year pursuant to the Registrant's
ESOP Plan and through reinvestment of dividends paid on the shares in this fund.
These shares were acquired during the fiscal year pursuant to the 1988 Long Term
Incentive Plan and through reinvestment of dividends paid on the shares in this
fund.
These shares were acquired during the fiscal year pursuant to the 1988 Long Term
Incentive Plan and through reinvestment of dividends paid on the shares in this
fund.
These shares represent the 12/31/02 balance in the individual's Crompton
Corporation 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
Expired by its term without exercise or payment.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Marvin H. Happel
DATE
01/22/2003