FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KKR Fund Holdings L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Rockwood Holdings, Inc. [ROC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/19/2012 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/19/2012   S   1,739,923 D $ 42.67 (1) 0 I See footnotes (2) (7) (8) (9) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/19/2012   S   5,011,109 D $ 42.67 (1) 0 I See footnotes (3) (7) (8) (9) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/19/2012   S   149,806 D $ 42.67 (1) 0 I See footnotes (4) (8) (9) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               825,129 I See footnotes (5) (8) (9) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               89,711 I See footnotes (6) (8) (9)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KKR Fund Holdings L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KKR Fund Holdings GP Ltd C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KKR Group Holdings L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KKR Group Ltd C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KKR & Co. L.P. C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KKR Management LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
KRAVIS HENRY R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
ROBERTS GEORGE R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY 10019		X

Signatures

KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P. By: KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, its general partner By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director		11/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
KKR FUND HOLDINGS GP LIMITED By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director		11/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
KKR GROUP HOLDINGS L.P. By: KKR Group Limited, its general partner By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director		11/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
KKR GROUP LIMITED By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director		11/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
KKR & CO. L.P. By: KKR Management LLC, general partner By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek,Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		11/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
KKR MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer		11/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
HENRY R. KRAVIS By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact		11/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
GEORGE R. ROBERTS By: /s/ Richard J. Kreider Name: Richard J. Kreider Title: Attorney-in-fact		11/21/2012
**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)	As described in the prospectus supplement filed by Rockwood Holdings, Inc. on November 16, 2012, in connection with secondary sales pursuant to an underwritten offering, the selling stockholders sold shares of common stock to the underwriters at $42.67 per share.
(2)	These shares are held by KKR Millennium Fund L.P. As the sole general partner of KKR Millennium Fund L.P., KKR Associates Millennium L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such securities held by KKR Millennium Fund L.P. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates Millennium L.P., KKR Millennium GP LLC also may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such securities held by KKR Millennium Fund L.P.
(3)	These shares are held by KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership. As the sole general partner of KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership, KKR Associates Europe, Limited Partnership may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares held by KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates Europe, Limited Partnership, KKR Europe Limited also may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares held by KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership.
(4)	These shares are held by KKR Partners III, L.P. (Series F). As the sole general partner of KKR Partners III, L.P. (Series F), KKR III GP LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares held by KKR Partners III, L.P. (Series F).
(5)	These shares are held by KKR Associates 1996 L.P. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 1996 L.P., KKR 1996 GP LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares held by KKR Associates 1996 L.P.
(6)	These shares are held by Aurora Investments II, LLC.
(7)	Each of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (as the designated member of KKR Millennium GP LLC and the sole shareholder of KKR Europe Limited); KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P.); KKR Group Holdings L.P. (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and the sole shareholder of KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited); KKR Group Limited (as the sole general partner of KKR Group Holdings L.P.); KKR & Co. L.P. (as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Limited) and KKR Management LLC (as the sole general partner of KKR & Co. L.P.) may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by KKR Millennium Fund L.P. and KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership.
(8)	As the designated members of KKR Management LLC, the managers of KKR 1996 GP LLC, KKR III GP LLC and Aurora Investments II, LLC, Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts may also be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by KKR Millennium Fund L.P., KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership, KKR Associates 1996 L.P., KKR Partners III, L.P. (Series F) and Aurora Investments II, LLC. Messrs. Kravis and Roberts have also been designated as managers of KKR Millennium GP LLC by KKR Fund Holdings L.P.
(9)	Each Reporting Person and each other person named in the footnotes above disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities reported herein, except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any equity securities covered by this statement. Due to the limitations of Form 4, certain of the persons described as beneficial owners or deemed beneficial owners of the securities reported on this Form 4 are filing as reporting persons on a separate Form 4.

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