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




                                 April 15, 2001
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               (Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported)





                             KERR-McGEE CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                    1-3939                      73-0311467
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 (State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
                                                           Identification No.)



              Kerr-McGee Center
           Oklahoma City, Oklahoma                     73102
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  (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)



                         (405) 270-1313
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                 (Registrant's telephone number)




Item 5.   Other Events

             Kerr-McGee Corporation will hold two separate  analyst  meetings to
          discuss  its  plans  to  acquire  HS  Resources.  The meetings will be
          conducted  at  noon  and  5:00 p.m. (EDT) on May 16, 2001.  Interested
          parties  may  listen  to  these  calls  via  Kerr-McGee's  website  at
          www.kerr-mcgee.com.

                                   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:       (Deborah A. Kitchens)
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                                               Deborah A. Kitchens
                                               Vice President and Controller

Dated: May 15, 2001