Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PERRY BARRY W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENGELHARD CORP [EC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
101 WOOD AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/09/2006
(Street)

ISELIN, NJ 088300770
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (Right to Buy) $ 19 06/09/2006   D     50,000 12/19/1997(1) 12/19/2006(1) Common Stock 50,000 $ 20 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.25 06/09/2006   D     31,000 02/06/1998(1) 02/06/2007(1) Common Stock 31,000 $ 18.75 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 18.56 06/09/2006   D     174,400 12/18/1998(1) 12/18/2007(1) Common Stock 174,400 $ 20.44 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 17.34 06/09/2006   D     48,386 02/05/1999(1) 02/05/2008(1) Common Stock 48,386 $ 21.66 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 19.72 06/09/2006   D     8,562 04/02/1999(1) 04/02/2008(1) Common Stock 8,562 $ 19.28 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 19.13 06/09/2006   D     202,475 12/17/1999(1) 12/17/2008(1) Common Stock 202,475 $ 19.88 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 19.59 06/09/2006   D     77,044 02/11/2000(1) 02/11/2009(1) Common Stock 77,044 $ 19.41 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 17.81 06/09/2006   D     231,600 12/16/2000(1) 12/16/2009(1) Common Stock 231,600 $ 21.19 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 16.84 06/09/2006   D     102,636 02/03/2001(1) 02/03/2010 Common Stock 102,636 $ 22.16 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 22.75 06/09/2006   D     67,184 02/01/2002(1) 02/01/2011(1) Common Stock 67,184 $ 16.25 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 26.9 06/09/2006   D     170,584 12/13/2002(1) 12/13/2011(1) Common Stock 170,584 $ 12.1 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 28.75 06/09/2006   D     84,000 01/07/2003 01/07/2012(1) Common Stock 84,000 $ 10.25 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 27.96 06/09/2006   D     82,840 02/13/2003(1) 02/13/2012(1) Common Stock 82,840 $ 11.04 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 22.8 06/09/2006   D     198,212 12/12/2003(1) 12/12/2012(1) Common Stock 198,212 $ 16.2 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.47 06/09/2006   D     95,140 02/06/2004(1) 02/06/2013(1) Common Stock 95,140 $ 18.53 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 29.99 06/09/2006   D     175,000 12/11/2004 12/11/2013 Common Stock 175,000 $ 9.01 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 28.64 06/09/2006   D     63,388 02/11/2005 02/11/2014 Common Stock 63,388 $ 10.36 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 28.95 06/09/2006   D     185,808 12/09/2005(1) 12/09/2014 Common Stock 185,808 $ 10.05 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 30.09 06/09/2006   D     72,880 02/03/2006 02/03/2015 Common Stock 72,880 $ 8.91 0 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 29.95 06/09/2006   D     200,000 12/07/2006(1) 12/07/2015 Common Stock 200,000 $ 9.05 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PERRY BARRY W
101 WOOD AVENUE
ISELIN, NJ 088300770
  X     Chairman, President & CEO  

Signatures

 By: M.J.Hassett Attorney in fact for B.W.Perry   06/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options become exercisable in 25% installments annually commencing the first anniversary of date of grant (except in the event of a change in control of Engelhard Corporation). The Exercisable Date shown is the first date on which any options in the grant are exercisable. All options expire ten years after the date of grant.

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