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): April
4, 2006
Hercules
Incorporated
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-00496
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51-0023450
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
Number)
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Hercules
Plaza
1313
North Market Street
Wilmington,
Delaware 19894-0001
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(302)
594-5000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
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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)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
April
4, 2006, Hercules Incorporated (the “Company”) announced the pricing terms of
its previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the “Offer”) any and all of
its outstanding $118,968,000 in aggregate principal amount 11.125% Senior
Notes
due 2007 (the “Notes”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated March 8, 2006.
The total consideration to be paid is more fully described is the attached
news
release.
The
tender offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
April
5, 2006. The scheduled payment date for the Notes will be April 6,
2006.
A
copy of
the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
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Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 News
Release of Hercules Incorporated dated April 4, 2006.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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April 6,
2006
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By:
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HERCULES
INCORPORATED
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/s/
Allen A. Spizzo
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Allen
A. Spizzo
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Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
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