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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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 4, 2007

KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		0-52105 (Commission File Number)		94-3030279 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


27422 Portola Parkway, Suite 350 Foothill Ranch, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		92610-2831 (Zip Code)

(949) 614-1740
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 4, 2007, the Board of Directors of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, selected Carolyn Bartholomew to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Company resulting from the death of George Becker in February 2006. Ms. Bartholomew, Chairman of U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, was designated by the United Steelworkers, or USW, pursuant to the Director Designation Agreement between the Company and the USW, which gives the USW certain rights with respect to the nomination of directors comprising at least 40% of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Director Designation Agreement is described in, and attached as Exhibit 4.1 to, the Company’s Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2006. Ms. Bartholomew will serve as a Class II director and will hold office for a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2008 and until her successor is elected and qualified.

Ms. Bartholomew will receive the standard compensation provided to all of the Company’s non-employee directors. The standard compensation paid to non-employee directors includes an annual cash retainer, an annual grant of restricted stock, meeting fees and expense reimbursement.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Ms. Bartholomew is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated June 6, 2007.

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.


	KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ John M. Donnan
		John M. Donnan
		Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Date: June 6, 2007

Exhibit Index


Exhibit
Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated June 6, 2007.

3 EX-99.1 2 h47368exv99w1.htm PRESS RELEASE exv99w1

Exhibit 99.1

Kaiser Aluminum Announces Appointment of Carolyn Bartholomew to Board of Directors

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. — June 6, 2007 — Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) today announced that Carolyn Bartholomew has been elected to its board of directors. Bartholomew fills the board vacancy left when board member George Becker passed away earlier this year.

“I’m pleased to welcome Carolyn as our newest board member,” said Jack A. Hockema, chairman, president and CEO of Kaiser Aluminum. “Her knowledge of global trade issues will be a great asset as we continue to grow our business.”

Bartholomew is the current chairman of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission established by Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. She is also the executive director of the Basic Education Coalition, a non-profit organization that works to raise public and private support for basic education for children in the United States and abroad.

Bartholomew graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from the University of Minnesota. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in anthropology from Duke University and a juris doctorate from Georgetown University.

Bartholomew was designated by the United Steelworkers, or USW, pursuant to an existing agreement between the company and the USW, which gives the USW certain rights with respect to the nomination of directors comprising at least 40 percent of the company’s board of directors. She will serve as a Class II director for a term expiring in 2008.

Kaiser Aluminum is a leading producer of fabricated aluminum products for aerospace and high-strength, general engineering, and automotive and custom industrial applications. The company has more than 2,000 employees and 11 plants in North America and produces more than 500 million pounds annually of value-added sheet, plate, extrusions, forgings, rod, bar and tube. For more information, please visit www.kaiseraluminum.com.

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Investor Relations Contacts:
Joe Bellino
Dan Rinkenberger
Kaiser Aluminum
(949) 614-1740

Public Relations Contact :
Geoff Mordock
Fleishman-Hillard
(213) 489-8271