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

~~July~~August 121, 2006 (Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported)

KERR-McGEE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-16619		73-1612389
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		73102
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(405) 270-1313

(Registrant's telephone number)

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Item 78.01 ~~Regulation~~Other FDEvents ~~Disclosure~~As Onpreviously ~~July~~announced, 12on June 22, 2006, Kerr-McGee Corporation ~~issued~~(the aCompany) ~~press~~entered ~~release~~into ~~announcing~~an ~~that~~Agreement itand ~~will~~Plan ~~hold~~of aMerger ~~special~~with ~~meeting~~Anadarko ofPetroleum ~~its~~Corporation ~~stockholders~~(Anadarko) onand ~~Thursday,~~APC ~~August~~Acquisition 10Sub, ~~2006~~Inc., ata 2wholly ~~p.m.~~owned subsidiary of Anadarko (~~CDT~~Merger Sub), pursuant to ~~vote~~which onMerger Sub will merge with and into the ~~proposed~~Company ~~merger~~(the Merger), with ~~Anadarko~~the ~~Petroleum~~Company ~~Corporation~~surviving the Merger. ~~Stockholders~~The ~~who~~Company ~~hold~~and ~~shares~~Anadarko ofannounced ~~Kerr-McGee~~today ~~Corporation~~that ~~common~~the ~~stock~~waiting atperiod had expired under the ~~close~~Hart-Scott-Rodino ofAntitrust ~~business~~Improvements onAct ~~July~~of 61976, ~~2006~~as amended, in connection with the ~~record~~Merger. ~~date~~The press release is attached hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated by reference herein. The closing of the ~~special~~Merger ~~meeting,~~remains ~~will~~subject beto ~~entitled~~approval toby ~~vote~~holders onof a majority of the ~~proposed~~Company’s ~~merger~~outstanding common stock and other customary closing conditions.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release dated ~~July~~August 121, 2006

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.

		KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION
	By:	(John M. Rauh)
		John M. Rauh
		Vice President and Controller
Dated: July 12, 2006
Dated: August 1, 2006

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