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 2, 2006 (January 31, 2006)
Chemtura Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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1-15339 |
52-2183153 | ||||
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199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut |
06749 | |||||
(203) 573-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 31, 2006, Chemtura Corporation
issued merger integration awards to ten (10) officers of the Company. In the
aggregate, the awards consisted of 61,100 shares of restricted stock with a
value at date of grant of $12.46 per share, and non-qualified stock options
covering 183,300 shares of the Company's common stock with an exercise price of
$12.46 per share. The restricted stock will vest one-half on each successive
one-year anniversary from date of grant and the stock options will vest
one-third on each successive one-year anniversary from date of grant.
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.
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Chemtura
Corporation | |
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By: /s/ Barry J. Shainman |
Date: February 2, 2006