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): July 10, 2003
Hercules Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-00496 51-0023450
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification
of incorporation) Number)
Hercules Plaza
1313 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19894-0001
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(302) 594-5000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of Hercules Incorporated dated July 10, 2003.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
The following information is being furnished under Item 12 of Form 8-K, "Results
of Operations and Financial Condition" and is included under this Item 9 in
accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216 dated March 27, 2003.
On July 10, 2003, Hercules Incorporated ("Hercules") issued a press release
detailing the expected second quarter 2003 financial performance, dated July 10,
2003, which is furnished as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference
herein.
The press release includes presentations of earnings from ongoing operations,
which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that earnings from
ongoing operations is meaningful to investors and the credit markets because it
provides insight to the underlying operating results of the Company by excluding
the effects of recent divestitures, restructuring charges, changes in accounting
principles and other significant discrete items. This measurement is not
recognized in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to
GAAP measures of performance.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liability
of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, unless the registrant
expressly states otherwise.
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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.
HERCULES INCORPORATED
July 11, 2003 By: /s/ Fred G. Aanonsen
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Fred G. Aanonsen
Vice President and Controller
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release of Hercules Incorporated dated July 10, 2003.
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