Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  KKR Millennium GP LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. [ROC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 4,445,896
I
See Notes (1) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 19,138,916
I
See Notes (2) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 164,282
I
See Notes (3) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 398,727
I
See Notes (4) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 13,337,689
I
See Notes (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Series A Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 p/sh 25,000
I
See Notes (1) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to purchase Common Stock   (11) 07/23/2013 Common Stock 958,315 $ 14.61 I See Notes (1) (6) (7) (8) (9)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KKR Millennium GP LLC
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
KKR Millennium Fund L.P.
C/O KKR & CO. 9 WEST 57TH ST - 41ST F
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
KKR 1996 GP LLC
9 WEST 57TH STREET STE 4200
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
KKR ASSOCIATES 1996 L P
C/O KKR & CO
9 WEST 57TH ST 41ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
KKR 1996 FUND L P
C/O KKR & CO
9 WEST 57TH ST 41ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
KRAVIS HENRY R
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO
9 WEST 57TH ST
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
ROBERTS GEORGE R
2800 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
RAETHER PAUL E
C/O IDEX CORP
630 DUNDEE ROAD
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
    X    
MICHELSON MICHAEL W
2800 SAND HILL ROAD
SUITE 200
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    

Signatures

/s/ William J. Janetschek, Attorney-in-fact for Reporting Persons 08/12/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) These securities are held of record 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.
(2) These securities are held of record by KKR 1996 Fund L.P. As the sole general partner of KKR 1996 Fund L.P., KKR Associates 1996 L.P., may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such securities held by KKR 1996 Fund L.P. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 1996 L.P., KKR 1996 GP LLC also may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such securities held by KKR 1996 Fund L.P.
(3) These securities are held of record by KKR Partners II, L.P. As the general partners of KKR Partners II, L.P., KKR Associates (Strata) L.P. and KKR Associates, L.P., may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of such securities held by KKR Partners II, L.P. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates (Strata) L.P., Strata L.L.C. also may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such securities held by KKR Partners II, L.P.
(4) These securities are held of record by KKR Partners III, L.P. (Series F). As the sole general partner of KKR Partners III, L.P., KKR III GP LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such securities held by KKR Partners III, L.P. (Series F).
(5) The securities are held of record 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 securities 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 securities held by KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership.
(6) As members of KKR Millennium GP LLC, KKR 1996 GP LLC and KKR III GP LLC, Messrs. Henry R. Kravis, George R. Roberts, Paul E. Raether, Michael W. Michelson, James H. Greene, Edward A. Gilhuly, Perry Golkin, Scott M. Stuart, Johannes Huth, Alexander Navab and Todd A. Fisher may also be deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities held by KKR Millennium Fund L.P., KKR 1996 Fund L.P. and KKR Partners III, L.P. (Series F), respectively; as members of Strata. L.L.C. and general partners of KKR Associates, L.P., Messrs. Kravis, Roberts, Raether, Michelson, Greene, Gilhuly, Golkin and Stuart also may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities held by KKR Partners II, L.P.; (continued in footnote 7)
(7) (continued from footnote 6); as members of KKR Millennium GP LLC and KKR III GP LLC, Messrs. Marc S. Lipschultz, Jacques Garaialde, Reinhard Gorenflos, Scott C. Nuttall and Michael M. Calbert may also be deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities held by KKR Millennium Fund L.P. and KKR Partners III, L.P., respectively; and as directors of KKR Europe Limited, Messrs. Kravis, Roberts, Raether, Michelson, Greene, Gilhuly, Golkin, Stuart, Huth, Navab, Fisher, Lipschultz and Garaialde also may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities held by KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership. Each Reporting Person other than the record holders disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by such Reporting Person, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's own pecuniary interest therein.
(8) Due to the limitations of Form 3, certain of the persons described as beneficial owners or deemed beneficial owners of the securities reported on this Form 3 are filing as reporting persons on separate Forms 3.
(9) The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement.
(10) The Issuer intends to redeem all of the outstanding Series A Participating Preferred Stock with a portion of the net proceeds from its initial public offering.
(11) The Warrants to purchase Common Stock are exercisable at any time and expire on July 23, 2013.
 
Remarks:
KKR Millennium GP LLC and certain of its affiliates constitute a group with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners for purposes of 
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

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