form8k_feb10dividend.htm
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): January
5, 2010
CELANESE
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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001-32410
(Commission
File Number)
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98-0420726
(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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1601 West LBJ Freeway,
Dallas, Texas 75234-6034
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (972)
443-4000
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report):
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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230.425)
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
8.01 OTHER
EVENTS
On
January 5, 2010, Celanese Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release
announcing that the Company had declared a cash dividend of $0.265625 on its
4.25% convertible perpetual preferred stock and a cash dividend of $0.04 on its
Series A common stock. Both cash dividends are for the
period beginning on November 2, 2009 and ending on and including January
31, 2010 and are payable on February 1, 2010 to holders of record as of January
15, 2010. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item
8.01.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated January 5, 2010
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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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CELANESE
CORPORATION |
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Date
: January 5, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Robert L. Villaseñor |
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Name :
Robert L. Villaseñor |
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Title :
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated January 5, 2010
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