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): April 10, 2006
CELANESE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of
Registrant as specified in its
charter)
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| DELAWARE | |
001-32410 | |
98-0420726 | ||||||
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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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On April 10, 2006, 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 February 1, 2006 and ending on and including April 30, 2006 and are payable on May 1, 2006 to holders of record as of April 15, 2006. 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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Press Release dated April 10, 2006 | ||||
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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 By: /s/ Steven M. Sterin |
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Name: Steven
M. Sterin Title: Vice President and Controller |
Date: April 10, 2006
Exhibit Index
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Press Release dated April 10, 2006 | ||||
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