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STATES</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>October 29, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>Chemtura
Corporation</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
&nbsp;of incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>1-15339</B><BR>
(Commission file number)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>52-2183153</B><BR>
(IRS employer identification<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;number)</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>1818 Market Street, Suite 3700, Philadelphia,
        Pennsylvania</B></P>
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        (Address of principal executive offices)</P></TD>
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        (Zip Code)</P></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</FONT></P>

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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):</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 29, 2012, the Board of Directors
elected Laurence Orton as the Company&rsquo;s Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer), effective November
9, 2012. Mr. Orton, 40, has been the Company&rsquo;s Vice President, Finance &amp; Investor Relations since 2010. Prior to that,
he served as the Company&rsquo;s Vice President, Financial Planning &amp; Analysis from 2008 to 2010 and prior to 2008 was Finance
Director of the Performance Specialties Segment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective November 9, 2012, Mr. Orton will
receive an annual base salary of $270,000. Mr. Orton&rsquo;s target percentage opportunity under the 2012 Management Incentive
Plan, expressed as a percentage of base salary, for the first eleven months of 2012 will remain at 35% and for the final month
of 2012 be increased to 40%.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">There is no family relationship between
Mr. Orton and any director or other officer of the Company, nor is there any arrangement between Mr. Orton and any other person
pursuant to which he was selected to serve as the Company&rsquo;s Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting
Officer. Mr. Orton is not a party to any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">Chemtura Corporation</U><BR></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%">(Registrant)</TD>
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    <TD>By:</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">/s/ Billie S. Flaherty</U><BR></P></TD>
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    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Billie S. Flaherty</TD>
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    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>SVP, General Counsel &amp; Secretary</TD>
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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):
October 29, 2012
Chemtura
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-15339
(Commission file number)
52-2183153
(IRS employer identification
number)
1818 Market Street, Suite 3700, Philadelphia,
        Pennsylvania
199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut
(Address of principal executive offices)
19103
06749
(Zip Code)
(203) 573-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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):
£
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 29, 2012, the Board of Directors
elected Laurence Orton as the Company's Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer), effective November
9, 2012. Mr. Orton, 40, has been the Company's Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations since 2010. Prior to that,
he served as the Company's Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis from 2008 to 2010 and prior to 2008 was Finance
Director of the Performance Specialties Segment.
Effective November 9, 2012, Mr. Orton will
receive an annual base salary of $270,000. Mr. Orton's target percentage opportunity under the 2012 Management Incentive
Plan, expressed as a percentage of base salary, for the first eleven months of 2012 will remain at 35% and for the final month
of 2012 be increased to 40%.
There is no family relationship between
Mr. Orton and any director or other officer of the Company, nor is there any arrangement between Mr. Orton and any other person
pursuant to which he was selected to serve as the Company's Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting
Officer. Mr. Orton is not a party to any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.
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.
Chemtura Corporation
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Billie S. Flaherty
Name:
Billie S. Flaherty
Title:
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
Date:
November 2, 2012