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): August 28,
2007
OLIN
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
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1-1070
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13-1872319
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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190
Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530
Clayton,
MO
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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63105-3443
(Zip
Code)
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(314)
480-1400
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
(17CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Attached
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the
Registrant’s press release dated August 28, 2007 announcing that the
shareholders of Pioneer Companies, Inc. have voted to approve the acquisition
of
Pioneer Companies, Inc. by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement and Plan
of
Merger, dated May 20, 2007 among the Registrant, Princeton Merger Corp., a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Pioneer Companies,
Inc.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release dated August 28, 2007.
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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.
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OLIN
CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ George H. Pain
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Name: George
H. Pain
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Title:
Vice President, General
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Counsel and Secretary |
Date: August
28, 2007
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated August 28, 2007.
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