KAISER ALUMINUM CORP — Capital/Financing Update 2012

May 18, 2012

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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): May 18, 2012

KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	0-52105	94-3030279
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
27422 Portola Parkway, Suite 200
Foothill Ranch, California		92610-2831
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(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:

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 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 18, 2012, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it priced its previously announced offering of $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior notes due 2020 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an exemption under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, acquisitions. The consummation of the offering of Notes is expected to be completed on May 23, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in this report shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated May 18, 2012.

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/ Cherrie I. Tsai
	Cherrie I. Tsai Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel

Date: May 18, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated May 18, 2012.