August
1, 2006
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(Date
of Report - Date of earliest event
reported)
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KERR-McGEE
CORPORATION
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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1-16619
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73-1612389
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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123
Robert S. Kerr Avenue
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Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
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73102
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(405) 270-1313
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(Registrant's
telephone number)
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events
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As
previously announced, on June 22, 2006, Kerr-McGee Corporation (the
Company) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) and APC Acquisition Sub, Inc., a
wholly
owned subsidiary of Anadarko (Merger Sub), pursuant to which Merger
Sub
will merge with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company
surviving the Merger.
The
Company and Anadarko announced today that the waiting period had
expired
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, in connection with the Merger. The press release is attached
hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated by reference herein.
The
closing of the Merger remains subject to approval by holders of a
majority
of the Company’s outstanding common stock and other customary closing
conditions.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(c)
Exhibits
99.1
Press Release dated August 1, 2006
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SIGNATURES
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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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KERR-MCGEE
CORPORATION
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By:
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(John
M. Rauh)
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John
M. Rauh
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Vice
President and Controller
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Dated:
August 1, 2006
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