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Registration No. 333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
<U>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</U><BR>
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<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B><BR>
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)<BR>
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<U>Delaware</U><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<U>95-1765035</U><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)<BR>
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9025 North River Road, Suite 400<BR>
<U>Indianapolis, Indiana 46240</U><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)<BR>
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Great Lakes Chemical Corporation<BR>
<U>Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan</U><BR>
(full title of the plan)<BR>
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Karen Witte Duros<BR>
Vice President and<BR>
Associate General Counsel<BR>
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation<BR>
9025 North River Road, Suite 400<BR>
<U>Indianapolis, Indiana 46240</U><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
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<U>(317) 715-3000</U><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code,<BR>
of agent for service)<BR>
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Copies to:<BR>
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Stephen J. Hackman<BR>
Ice Miller<BR>
One American Square, Box 82001<BR>
Indianapolis, Indiana 46282<BR>
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></P>

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Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered<BR>
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Deferred<BR>
Compensation<BR>
Obligations(1)<BR></FONT></TD>

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Amount to be<BR>
Registered<BR>
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$5,000,000 </FONT></TD>

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Proposed Maximum <BR>
Offering Price Per Unit(2)<BR>
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100%</FONT></TD>

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Proposed Maximum <BR>
Aggregate Offering Price<BR>
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$5,000,000 <BR>
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Amount of <BR>
Registration Fee <BR>
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$404.50</FONT></TD>
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(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Deferred Compensation Obligations being
registered represent unsecured obligations of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the
&#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;).</font></P>

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(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the Registration Fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the
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PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></H1>

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The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan
information and registrant information) will be sent or given to the employee
covered by the Agreements as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the <B><I>&#147;Securities Act&#148;</I></B>). Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(<B><I>&#147;Commission&#148;</I></B>) either as part of this registration
statement (the <B><I>&#147;Registration Statement&#148;</I></B>) or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424.
These documents, which include the statement of availability required by Item 2
of Form S-8, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.</FONT></P>

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PART II </FONT></H1>

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </FONT></H1>

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The following information heretofore filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the <B><I>&#147;Exchange
Act&#148;</I></B><I></I>), is incorporated herein by reference:</FONT></P>

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<TD width=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)</font></td>
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The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December
31, 2002, filed with the Commission on March 10, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD width=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)</font></td>
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The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD width=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)</font></td>
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The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on August 7, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).</FONT></DIV></TD>
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The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on November 10, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report
referred to in (a) above.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates
that all of the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters
all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
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Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities. </FONT></H1>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement
covers Deferred Compensation Obligations that are being registered under this
Registration Statement to be offered to certain officers and employees of the
Company and employees of participating affiliates of the Company who reside in
the United States and who are designated as eligible by the Great Lakes Chemical
Corporation Benefits Administrative Committee
(&#147;<B><I>Committee</I></B>&#148;). The following is a summary of the Plan as
it relates to the Deferred Compensation Obligations. The Obligations are general
unsecured obligations of the Company to pay deferred compensation in the future
in accordance with the terms of the Plan from the general assets of the Company,
and rank pari passu with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the
Company outstanding from time to time.</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of compensation
deferred by each participant (<B><I>&#147;Participant&#148;</I></B><I></I>) in
the Plan is determined in accordance with the Plan based upon elections by each
Participant. Obligations in an amount equal to each Participant&#146;s deferral
account under the Plan (consisting of deferred salary and bonus amounts,
deferred shares of common stock issued pursuant to restricted stock grants, and
any appreciation or depreciation in value thereon) will be payable in accordance
with the Participant&#146;s deferral election and the terms of the Plan in a
lump-sum distribution or in installments. Hardship distributions are also
permitted. The Company may also make voluntary contributions to the Plan on
behalf of the Participants.</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Participants may choose
among a number of investment funds that will be used to measure hypothetical
earnings to be credited on deferred amounts. These funds will represent a
variety of risk and return characteristics. The available investment funds may
be changed or others added as determined by the Plan administrator, the
Committee. As dividends are paid on Company stock, hypothetical dividend amounts
with respect to deferred restricted stock will be credited to Participants&#146;
Plan accounts, and earnings on those dividend amounts will be measured by the
investment funds selected by the Participant. Amounts deferred under the Plan
that do not represent the deferral of restricted stock are payable in
cash.</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The benefits payable under the
Plan will not revert to the Company or be subject to the Company&#146;s
creditors prior to the Company&#146;s insolvency or bankruptcy, nor, except
pursuant to will or the laws of descent and distribution, will they be subject
in any way to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind by the
Participant, the Participant&#146;s beneficiary or the creditors of either,
including such liability as may arise from the Participant&#146;s
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company reserves the right
to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, except that, subject to limited
exceptions, no such amendment or termination will, without the consent of a
Participant, adversely affect such Participant&#146;s interest in the Plan,
i.e., the Participant&#146;s benefit accrued to the effective date of the
amendment or termination. The right of any Participant to receive future
payments under the provisions of the Plan shall be a contractual obligation of
the Company, but shall be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company
in the event of the Company&#146;s insolvency or bankruptcy. Plan assets may, in
the Company&#146;s discretion, be placed in a trust but will nevertheless
continue to be subject to the claims of the Company&#146;s creditors in the
event of the Company&#146;s insolvency or bankruptcy as provided in the trust
agreement. In any event, the Plan is intended to be unfunded under Title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.</FONT></P>

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Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </FONT></H1>

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Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
<B><I>&#147;DGCL&#148;</I></B>) authorizes a corporation to indemnify a person
against expenses and certain liabilities incurred by him in connection with any
proceeding in which he is involved by reason of his being or having been a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or its affiliates.
Further, the Ninth Article of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation
and Article VII of its By-Laws provide for indemnification, to the full extent
permitted by the DGCL, of the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers. The
Registrant maintains so-called &#147;D &amp; O&#148; liability insurance
coverage, which insures certain of the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers
against personal loss incurred in the discharge of Registrant responsibilities
(subject to certain exclusions). Reference is made to the last paragraph of Item
9 below with respect to indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, required or permitted to directors,
officers, or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions.</FONT></P>

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Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption From Registration Claimed. </FONT></H1>

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Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits. </FONT></H1>

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See Index to Exhibits. </FONT></P>

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Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings. </FONT></H1>

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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>

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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD width=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(i)</font></td>
<TD WIDTH=90%><DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD width=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii)</font></td>
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD width=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii)</font></td>
<TD WIDTH=90%><DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
To include any material information with respect to the Plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
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<U>SIGNATURES</U></FONT></H1>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Indianapolis, State of
Indiana, on December 19, 2003.</FONT></P>

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GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
By:&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Mark P. Bulriss<hr>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mark P. Bulriss, President and<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer<BR></FONT></TD>
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<U>POWER OF ATTORNEY</U> </FONT></H1>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know all men by these presents,
that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John J.
Gallagher III, Jeffrey M. Lipshaw and Karen Witte Duros, and each or any of them
(with full power to act alone), his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto those attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that those
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on December 19, 2003.</FONT></P>
<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Mark P. Bulriss<hr>
Mark P. Bulriss</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer,<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;John J. Gallagher III<hr>
John J. Gallagher III </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Principal Financial Officer)
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;William L. Sherwood<hr>
William L. Sherwood </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Vice President, Corporate Controller<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Principal Accounting Officer) </FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Nigel D. T. Andrews<hr>
Nigel D. T. Andrews</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;James W. Crownover<hr>
James W. Crownover</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas M. Fulton<hr>
Thomas M. Fulton</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Martin M. Hale<hr>
Martin M. Hale</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Louis E. Lataif<hr>
Louis E. Lataif</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;John C. Lechleiter<hr>
John C. Lechleiter</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Mack G. Nichols<hr>
Mack G. Nichols</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Jay D. Proops<hr>
Jay D. Proops</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Director
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, the trustee (or other person who administers the
employee benefit plan) has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of
Indianapolis, State of Indiana, on December 5, 2003.</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION<BR>
NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
By:&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard J. Kinsley<hr>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard J. Kinsley<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President, Human<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resources and Communications<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Signatory for<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation and Incentive Committee<BR>
</FONT></TD>
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GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION<BR>
<BR>
FORM S-8<BR>
<BR>
INDEX TO EXHIBITS</FONT></H1>
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Exhibit Number<BR>
Assigned in<BR>
Regulation S-K<BR>
<U>Item 601</U>
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<TD valign=bottom WIDTH=75%><div align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
<U>Description of Exhibit</U></FONT></div></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.01</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5.01</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Opinion of Ice Miller</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Not applicable</FONT></TD>
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<TD align=center WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(23)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.01</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.02</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Consent of Ice Miller (Included in Exhibit 5.01)</FONT></TD>
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<TD align=center WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(24)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24.01</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Power of Attorney (See Signature Page)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Great Lakes Chemical Corporation - Form S-8
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
95-1765035
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9025 North River Road, Suite 400
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
(full title of the plan)
Karen Witte Duros
Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
9025 North River Road, Suite 400
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240
(Name and address of agent for service)
(317) 715-3000
(Telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Copies to:
Stephen J. Hackman
Ice Miller
One American Square, Box 82001
Indianapolis, Indiana 46282
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Deferred
Compensation
Obligations(1)
Amount to be
Registered
$5,000,000
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Unit(2)
100%
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price
$5,000,000
Amount of
Registration Fee
$404.50
(1)    The Deferred Compensation Obligations being
registered represent unsecured obligations of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the
"
Plan
").
(2)    Estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the Registration Fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan
information and registrant information) will be sent or given to the employee
covered by the Agreements as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"
). Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(
"Commission"
) either as part of this registration
statement (the
"Registration Statement"
) or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424.
These documents, which include the statement of availability required by Item 2
of Form S-8, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following information heretofore filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange
Act"
), is incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December
31, 2002, filed with the Commission on March 10, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).
(c)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on August 7, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).
(d)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on November 10, 2003 (File No.
001-06450).
(e)
All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report
referred to in (a) above.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates
that all of the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters
all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of those documents.
Item 4.    Description of Securities.
This Registration Statement
covers Deferred Compensation Obligations that are being registered under this
Registration Statement to be offered to certain officers and employees of the
Company and employees of participating affiliates of the Company who reside in
the United States and who are designated as eligible by the Great Lakes Chemical
Corporation Benefits Administrative Committee
("
Committee
"). The following is a summary of the Plan as
it relates to the Deferred Compensation Obligations. The Obligations are general
unsecured obligations of the Company to pay deferred compensation in the future
in accordance with the terms of the Plan from the general assets of the Company,
and rank pari passu with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the
Company outstanding from time to time.
The amount of compensation
deferred by each participant (
"Participant"
) in
the Plan is determined in accordance with the Plan based upon elections by each
Participant. Obligations in an amount equal to each Participant's deferral
account under the Plan (consisting of deferred salary and bonus amounts,
deferred shares of common stock issued pursuant to restricted stock grants, and
any appreciation or depreciation in value thereon) will be payable in accordance
with the Participant's deferral election and the terms of the Plan in a
lump-sum distribution or in installments. Hardship distributions are also
permitted. The Company may also make voluntary contributions to the Plan on
behalf of the Participants.
Plan Participants may choose
among a number of investment funds that will be used to measure hypothetical
earnings to be credited on deferred amounts. These funds will represent a
variety of risk and return characteristics. The available investment funds may
be changed or others added as determined by the Plan administrator, the
Committee. As dividends are paid on Company stock, hypothetical dividend amounts
with respect to deferred restricted stock will be credited to Participants'
Plan accounts, and earnings on those dividend amounts will be measured by the
investment funds selected by the Participant. Amounts deferred under the Plan
that do not represent the deferral of restricted stock are payable in
cash.
The benefits payable under the
Plan will not revert to the Company or be subject to the Company's
creditors prior to the Company's insolvency or bankruptcy, nor, except
pursuant to will or the laws of descent and distribution, will they be subject
in any way to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind by the
Participant, the Participant's beneficiary or the creditors of either,
including such liability as may arise from the Participant's
bankruptcy.
The Company reserves the right
to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, except that, subject to limited
exceptions, no such amendment or termination will, without the consent of a
Participant, adversely affect such Participant's interest in the Plan,
i.e., the Participant's benefit accrued to the effective date of the
amendment or termination. The right of any Participant to receive future
payments under the provisions of the Plan shall be a contractual obligation of
the Company, but shall be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company
in the event of the Company's insolvency or bankruptcy. Plan assets may, in
the Company's discretion, be placed in a trust but will nevertheless
continue to be subject to the claims of the Company's creditors in the
event of the Company's insolvency or bankruptcy as provided in the trust
agreement. In any event, the Plan is intended to be unfunded under Title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"DGCL"
) authorizes a corporation to indemnify a person
against expenses and certain liabilities incurred by him in connection with any
proceeding in which he is involved by reason of his being or having been a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or its affiliates.
Further, the Ninth Article of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation
and Article VII of its By-Laws provide for indemnification, to the full extent
permitted by the DGCL, of the Registrant's directors and officers. The
Registrant maintains so-called "D & O" liability insurance
coverage, which insures certain of the Registrant's directors and officers
against personal loss incurred in the discharge of Registrant responsibilities
(subject to certain exclusions). Reference is made to the last paragraph of Item
9 below with respect to indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, required or permitted to directors,
officers, or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions.
Item 7.    Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
See Index to Exhibits.
Item 9.    Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the Plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Indianapolis, State of
Indiana, on December 19, 2003.
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
By:  /s/ Mark P. Bulriss
Mark P. Bulriss, President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all men by these presents,
that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John J.
Gallagher III, Jeffrey M. Lipshaw and Karen Witte Duros, and each or any of them
(with full power to act alone), his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto those attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that those
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on December 19, 2003.
/s/  Mark P. Bulriss
Mark P. Bulriss
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/  John J. Gallagher III
John J. Gallagher III
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/  William L. Sherwood
William L. Sherwood
Vice President, Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/  Nigel D. T. Andrews
Nigel D. T. Andrews
Director
/s/  James W. Crownover
James W. Crownover
Director
/s/  Thomas M. Fulton
Thomas M. Fulton
Director
/s/  Martin M. Hale
Martin M. Hale
Director
/s/  Louis E. Lataif
Louis E. Lataif
Director
/s/  John C. Lechleiter
John C. Lechleiter
Director
/s/  Mack G. Nichols
Mack G. Nichols
Director
/s/  Jay D. Proops
Jay D. Proops
Director
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, the trustee (or other person who administers the
employee benefit plan) has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of
Indianapolis, State of Indiana, on December 5, 2003.
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
By:  /s/  Richard J. Kinsley
Richard J. Kinsley
Senior Vice President, Human
Resources and Communications
Authorized Signatory for
Compensation and Incentive Committee
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Assigned in
Regulation S-K
Item 601
Description of Exhibit
(4)
4.01
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
(5)
5.01
Opinion of Ice Miller
(15)
Not applicable
(23)
23.01
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.02
Consent of Ice Miller (Included in Exhibit 5.01)
(24)
24.01
Power of Attorney (See Signature Page)
(99)
Not applicable