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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2005 (April 26, 2005)

Crompton Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction          of incorporation)		0-30270 (Commission file number)				52-2183153 (IRS employer identification             number)
199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut (Address of principal executive offices)						06749 (Zip Code)

 

(203) 573-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

          On April 26, 2005, Crompton Corporation announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2005. A copy of a press release announcing the financial results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

          The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

          Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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          (c)           Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release Dated April 26, 2005

 

 

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.

	Crompton Corporation        (Registrant)
	By: /s/ Barry J. Shainman Name: Barry J. Shainman Title: Secretary

Date: April 26, 2005

 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number           99.1

Exhibit Description Press Release Dated April 26, 2005