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): February 25, 2013

 

Chemtura Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

1-15339

(Commission file number)

 

52-2183153

(IRS employer identification

number)

         

1818 Market Street, Suite 3700, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

19103

06749

(Zip Code)

 

(203) 573-2000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 25, 2013, Chemtura Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the preliminary financial results contained in Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated February 25, 2013.

 

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.

 

  Chemtura Corporation
          (Registrant)
     
  By: /s/ Billie S. Flaherty
  Name: Billie S. Flaherty
  Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

 

Date:     February 25, 2013

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated February 25, 2013.