1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Piccolo, C.A. (Lance)
Healthpic Consultants, Inc.
111 Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
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)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner
( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
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 16539 D
Common Stock 12/31/2002 J 333.3144 A $0.0000 1815.6225 I DRIP
Common Stock 12/31/2002 J 304 A $0.0000 14700 I DIR/RABBI
TRUST
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 9655 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $7.92 11/22/2011 Common 8838 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $8.1562 11/30/2010 Common 7500 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $8.343 10/19/2009 Common 7500 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $8.343 11/19/2009 Common 25000 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $13 11/18/2005 Common 1538 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $14.3438 10/14/2008 Common 5752 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $14.5 09/21/2006 Common 10000 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $16.0625 02/24/2005 Common 1245 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $16.875 11/16/2006 Common 2963 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $21.4375 02/24/2004 Common 933 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $23.75 02/18/2003 Common 842 D
Option Stock
(Right to
Buy)
NQ Stock $26.4063 11/07/2007 Common 1893 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 acquired during the fiscal year pursuant to the Directors
Deferred Compensation Plan and though reinvestment of dividends paid on the
shares in this fund.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ C.A. (Lance) Piccolo
DATE
01/22/2003