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) July 23, 2002 ------------ ChemFirst Inc. -------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Mississippi 001-12547 64-0679456 ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation Identification No.) 700 North Street, P. O. Box 1249 Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1249 -------------------------- --------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code) (601) 948-7550 -------------- Not Applicable -------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. On July 23, 2002, ChemFirst Inc. and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company issued a joint press release announcing the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of ChemFirst Inc. by DuPont in a cash transaction valued at $408 million, with a ChemFirst per share value of $29.20. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 ChemFirst Inc. press release dated July 23, 2002. 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. CHEMFIRST INC. Date: July 23, 2002 By: /s/ Max P. Bowman ------------------------------- Name: Max P. Bowman Title: Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 ChemFirst Inc. press release dated July 23, 2002.