FORM 8-K
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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): May 1, 2007
CELANESE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE   001-32410   98-0420726
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission File
Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF KPMG DEUTSCHE TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT WIRTSCHAFTSPRUFUNGSGESELLSCHAFT
EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE
EX-99.2: SLIDE PRESENTATION

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
          On May 1, 2007, Celanese Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting the financial results for its first quarter 2007. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
          On May 1, 2007, David N. Weidman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and John J. Gallagher III, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will make a presentation to investors and analysts via a webcast hosted by the Company at 9:00 a.m. CT. The webcast and slide presentation may be accessed on our website at www.celanese.com under Investor/Presentations & Webcasts. A copy of the slide presentation posted during the webcast is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
          (c) Exhibits
     
Exhibit Number   Description
   
 
23.1   
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, KPMG LLP
   
 
23.2   
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktieguesellschaft Wirtschaflsprufungsgesellschaft
   
 
99.1   
Press Release dated May 1, 2007*
   
 
99.2   
Slide Presentation dated May 1, 2007*
 
*   In connection with the disclosure set forth in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01, the information in this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

 

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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.
         
  CELANESE CORPORATION

 		  
  By:   /s/ Steven M. Sterin    
    Name:   Steven M. Sterin   
    Title:   Vice President and Corporate Controller   
 
Date: May 1, 2007

 

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Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit Number   Description
       
 
  23.1    
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, KPMG LLP
       
 
  23.2    
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktieguesellschaft Wirtschaflsprufungsgesellschaft
       
 
  99.1    
Press Release dated May 1, 2007*
       
 
  99.2    
Slide Presentation dated May 1, 2007*
 
*   In connection with the disclosure set forth in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01, the information in this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.