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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): March 5, 1999
Hercules Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-00496 51-0023450
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
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)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
The Registrant is hereby filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission its consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
99.1 The Registrant's consolidated financial statements
as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1998.
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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
By: /s/ Israel J. Floyd
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March 5, 1999 Israel J. Floyd
Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Exhibit
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
99.1 The Registrant's consolidated financial statements as of December 31,
1998 and 1997, and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1998.
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