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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (RULE 14A-101)

                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FILED BY THE REGISTRANT  [ ]

FILED BY A PARTY OTHER THAN THE REGISTRANT  [X]

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX:

[ ]   PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT
[ ]   DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT            [ ]  CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE
[X]   DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS            COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED)
[ ]   SOLICITING MATERIAL PURSUANT TO            BY RULE 14A-6(E)(2)
      RULE 14A-12

                             HERCULES INCORPORATED
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                (NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


                      INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC.
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    (NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT, IF OTHER THAN THE REGISTRANT)



PAYMENT OF FILING FEE (CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX):

[X]  NO FEE REQUIRED.

[ ] FEE COMPUTED ON TABLE BELOW PER EXCHANGE ACT RULES 14A-6(I)(4) AND 0-11.

      (1)   TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES TO WHICH TRANSACTION APPLIES:
            NOT APPLICABLE

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      (2)   AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SECURITIES TO WHICH TRANSACTION APPLIES:  NOT
            APPLICABLE.

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      (3)   PER UNIT PRICE OR OTHER UNDERLYING VALUE OF TRANSACTION
            COMPUTED PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 0-11 (SET FORTH THE
            AMOUNT ON WHICH THE FILING FEE IS CALCULATED AND STATE HOW
            IT WAS DETERMINED): NOT APPLICABLE.

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      (4)   PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE VALUE OF TRANSACTION:  NOT APPLICABLE.

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      (5)   TOTAL FEE PAID:  NOT APPLICABLE.

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[ ]  FEE PAID PREVIOUSLY WITH PRELIMINARY MATERIALS:

[ ]  CHECK BOX IF ANY PART OF THE FEE IS OFFSET AS PROVIDED BY EXCHANGE
     ACT RULE 0-11(A)(2) AND IDENTIFY THE FILING FOR WHICH THE OFFSETTING
     FEE WAS PAID PREVIOUSLY. IDENTIFY THE PREVIOUS FILING BY REGISTRATION
     STATEMENT NUMBER, OR THE FORM OR SCHEDULE AND THE DATE OF ITS FILING.

      (1)       AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY PAID:  NOT APPLICABLE.

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      (2)       FORM, SCHEDULE OR REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.:  NOT APPLICABLE.

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      (3)       FILING PARTY:  NOT APPLICABLE.

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      (4)       DATE FILED:  NOT APPLICABLE.

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                                                                   April 4, 2001

ATTENTION:  Hercules Employee Plan Participants

         We regret that the mailing of the enclosed solicitation materials to
Hercules employee plan participants has been delayed. Unfortunately, Hercules
failed to promptly provide us with a list of plan participants.

         You should know that we have received a number of phone calls from
Hercules employee plan participants who have inquired about the confidentiality
of their votes. Shares voted by plan participants will be counted by a third
party proxy tabulator on a strictly confidential basis. Furthermore, you should
know that it is unlawful for Hercules or its management to discriminate against
you in any way because of how you vote under an employee plan.

                                       Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.