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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 17, 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.
On March 17, 1999, Hercules Trust I (the "Trust"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Hercules Incorporated ("Hercules"), issued $362,500,000 aggregate
liquidation amount of its 9.42% Trust Originated Preferred Securities at a
public offering price of $25 per preferred security. The preferred securities
are guaranteed by Hercules based on several obligations. The Trust invested the
proceeds from such sale, together with the proceeds from the sale of its common
securities to Hercules, into $373,711,350 aggregate principal amount of 9.42%
Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2029 of Hercules.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated March 12, 1999, among Hercules,
the Trust and the Underwriters named therein.
4.1 Officers' Certificate, dated as of March 17, 1999, pursuant to
the Junior Subordinated Debenture Indenture between Hercules
and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee.
4.2 Form of 9.42% Trust Originated Preferred Securities.
4.3 Form of 9.42% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due 2029.
8.1 Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP regarding
tax matters.
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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 17, 1999 Israel J. Floyd
Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Exhibit
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated March 12, 1999, among Hercules, the Trust
and the Underwriters named therein.
4.1 Officers' Certificate, dated as of March 17, 1999, pursuant to the
Junior Subordinated Debenture Indenture between Hercules and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee.
4.2 Form of 9.42% Trust Originated Preferred Securities.
4.3 Form of 9.42% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due
2029.
8.1 Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP regarding tax
matters.
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