SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): 12 August 2004
OCTEL CORP.
| Delaware | 1-13879 | 98-0181725 | ||
| (State or other jurisdictions | Commission | (I.R.S. employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number | identification number) |
| Octel Corp., Global House, Bailey Lane, | ||
| Manchester, UK | M90 4AA | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011 - 44 -161- 498 - 8889
| Item 5. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Exhibit 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events
Octel Corp. (the “Company”) announced on August 12, 2004, that its Board of Directors had declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.06 (six cents) per share on common stock. The cash dividend will be payable on October 1, 2004 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on August 20, 2004. The press release, dated August 12, 2004, announcing the semi-annual dividend is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release, dated August 12, 2004, declaring semi-annual dividend.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| OCTEL CORP. |
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| By: | /s/ Paul W. Jennings | |||
| Name: | Paul W. Jennings | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: August 12, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description |
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99.1
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Press Release, dated August 12, 2004, declaring semi-annual dividend |
EXHIBIT 99.1