form8k_august2008dividend.htm
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): July
3, 2008
CELANESE
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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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[ ]
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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
July 3, 2008, 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 May 1, 2008 and ending on and including July 31, 2008 and are
payable on August 1, 2008 to holders of record as of July 15, 2008. 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
(c) 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 July 3, 2008
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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:
July 3, 2008
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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:
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 July 3, 2008
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