Exhibit 32.1
KERR-McGEE CORPORATION
Kerr-McGee Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
I, Luke R. Corbett, the Chief Executive Officer of Kerr-McGee Corporation (the "Issuer"), in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify in connection with the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period that ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report") that:
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the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. |
/s/ Luke R. Corbett
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Luke R. Corbett
Chief Executive Officer
November 9, 2004