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 3, 2009
CELANESE
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
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ITEM
8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On April 3, 2009, 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 on February 1, 2009 and ending on and
including April 30, 2009 and are payable on May 1, 2009 to holders of
record as of April 15, 2009. 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
(d)
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 April 3, 2009
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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: April
3, 2009
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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:
Associate General Counsel
and 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 April 3, 2009
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