Exhibit 99.2 Pro Forma Financial Information On April 19, 2001, GEO sold to ONDEO Nalco Company (Nalco) certain assets of its Paper Chemicals business for $8,500 in cash plus the assumption by Nalco of certain liabilities associated with the Paper Chemicals business. On May 31, 2001 GEO Specialty Chemicals purchased specific assets of Hercules for approximately $92,200, plus the assumption of specified liabilities. The accompanying Pro Forma financial information presents the Pro Forma effects of the above terminations as of March 31, 2001 and for the three months ended March 31, 2001 and the year ended December 13, 2000, as if the transactions had occurred as of the beginning of the periods. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet March 31, 2001 (In thousands) Hercules GEO Peroxy Pro Forma Pro Forma Historical Historical Adjustments Combined -------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,746 $ - $ 8,487 (E) $ 28,733 8,500 (F) 16,987 Accounts receivable 32,250 5,600 (3,390) (F) 34,460 Inventory 17,051 5,765 (484) (F) 22,332 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,856 - 100 (E) 1,956 Deferred taxes 1,103 162 (162) (C) 1,103 -------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- Total current assets 64,006 11,527 88,584 Property and equipment, net 93,846 12,552 8,771 (B) 113,517 (1,652) (F) ------------- 7,119 Other assets Intangible assets, net 5,093 - 4,400 (D) 9,493 Goodwill, net 32,798 - 60,365 (A) 93,163 Deferred taxes - 314 (314) (C) - Other 176 54 230 -------------- -------------- -------------- Total other assets 38,067 368 102,886 -------------- -------------- -------------- Total assets $ 195,919 $ 24,447 $ 304,987 ============== ============== ============== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 18,032 $ 2,097 $ (2,097) (C) $ 18,032 Income taxes payable 3,951 - 3,951 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 6,450 2,442 (2,442) (C) 7,817 343 (F) 1,024 (A) ------------- (1,075) ------------------------------- -------------- Total current liabilities 28,433 4,539 29,800 Revolving line-of-credit 10,000 - 10,000 Senior subordinated notes 120,000 - 120,000 Long-term debt - - 105,000 (A) 105,000 Other long-term liabilities 5,401 2,586 (2,516) (C) 5,471 Deferred taxes 3,102 1,780 (1,780) (C) 3,102 -------------- -------------- -------------- Total other liabilities 138,503 4,366 243,573 Shareholders' equity Class A voting common stock - - - Class B nonvoting common stock - - - Additional paid-in-capital 20,901 - 20,901 Retained earnings 9,901 - 2,631 (F) 12,532 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,819) 321 (321) (A) (1,819) Business unit equity - 15,221 (15,221) (A) - -------------- -------------- -------------- Total equity 28,983 15,542 31,614 -------------- -------------- -------------- Total liabilities and equity $ 195,919 $ 24,447 $ 304,987 ============== ============== ============== Notes to Pro Forma Condensed March 31, 2001 Balance Sheet ---------------------------- (In thousands) (A) Reflects the effects of GEO acquiring certain United States and European Peroxides Business Unit assets, net of certain liabilities, of Hercules as if the acquisition had occurred on March 31, 2001. GEO acquired the assets with 100% leveraged financing via a $105,000 long-term loan. Goodwill in the amount of $60,400 was recorded, which represents the difference between the total consideration of $93,000 and the estimated fair market value of Hercules' net assets acquired of $32,600. (B) Reflects the step-up of Peroxy property and equipment to fair market value. (C) Reflects liabilities retained by Hercules. (D) Reflects financing related fees incurred in financing the purchase of Peroxy. (E) Reflects excess cash from long-term loan after payment of consideration for net assets and financing costs. (F) Reflects the effects of GEO selling the paper chemicals customer list and non-production assets to Nalco for $8,500 as if the divestiture had occurred on March 31, 2001. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income For the three months ended March 31, 2001 (In thousands) GEO Peroxy Pro Forma Pro Forma Historical Historical Adjustments Combined ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- Net sales $ 50,534 $ 10,597 $ (1,845) (EE) $ 59,286 Cost of sales 36,214 7,014 90 (BB) 43,082 ---------- ---------- --------- 147 (DD) (383) (EE) ----------- (146) Gross profit 14,320 3,583 (1,699) 16,204 Selling, general, and administrative expenses 5,844 1,269 (779) (AA) 6,464 ---------- ---------- --------- 273 (CC) 1,106 (DD) (1,249) (EE) ----------- (649) Income from operations 8,476 2,314 (1,050) 9,740 Other expense Net interest expense (3,409) (101) (2,458) (FF) (5,968) Other (100) (2) (102) ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- Income before taxes 4,967 2,211 (3,508) 3,670 Provision for income taxes 2,170 840 (1,471) 1,539 ---------- ---------- ----------- --------- Net income $ 2,797 $ 1,371 $ (2,037) $ 2,131 ========== ========== =========== ========= Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Income Statement for the three month period ended March 31, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------- (In thousands) (AA) Reflects the elimination of the following from the historical operating results of Peroxy: . Allocated corporate indirect selling, general, and administrative expenses of $558 of corporate allocated indirect costs and $221 of divisional operations indirect costs. (BB) Reflects adjustments to the operating results of Peroxy for estimated incremental costs that would have been incurred by GEO had Peroxy been managed by GEO during the year: . Elimination of soil and groundwater contamination costs for Peroxy's Virginia plant of $11. Hercules has retained the obligation for these costs. . Elimination of a pension plan benefit of $101 created by the over funded status of Hercules pension plans. (CC) Reflects adjustments to the operating results of Peroxy for estimated incremental costs that would have been incurred by GEO had Peroxy been managed by GEO during the year: . Increase of $40 in insurance costs to increase coverage levels to GEO existing levels. . Incremental costs of $233 estimated by GEO for research and development and selling, and general, and administration costs. (DD) Reflects depreciation and amortization for the fair value of assets purchased (excluding current assets) in conjunction with the Peroxy acquisition. Additional depreciation and amortization for the period is calculated as follows: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Years Fair Value Depreciation/ ----- ---------- --------------- (in thousands) Amortization -------------- (in thousands) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land N/A $ 300 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land improvements 20 394 $ 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Buildings 40 1,918 12 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Machinery and equipment 12 18,354 382 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office, computer, and laboratory equipment 6-10 209 7 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excess cost over fair value 15 59,163 986 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intangible assets 7 4,400 157 ------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,549 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less: depreciation and amortization included in historical Peroxy financial statements (296) ------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pro forma adjustment for depreciation and amortization $1,253 ====== - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (EE) Reflects gross margin on sales of paper chemicals and reduction in selling, general, and administrative expenses for GEO operations divested to Nalco subsequent to March 31, 2001. (FF) Reflects interest expense on a pro forma basis for interest costs associated with proceeds from new long-term debt sourced primarily to acquire Peroxy. Interest was computed assuming an average annual interest rate of 8.85%. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Income For the year ended December 31, 2000 (In thousands) GE0 Peroxy Pro Forma Pro Forma Historical Historical Adjustments Combined ------------ ------------ ------------- ----------- Net sales $188,216 $ 43,760 $ (6,845) (DD) $ 225,131 Cost of sales 138,952 25,859 363 (BB) 164,067 -------- -------- --------- 587 (DD) (1,694) (EE) --------- (744) Gross profit 49,264 17,901 (6,101) 61,064 Selling, general, and administrative expenses 24,542 7,037 (4,909) (AA) 26,803 -------- -------- --------- 1,094 (CC) 4,581 (DD) (5,542) (EE) --------- (4,776) Income from operations 24,722 10,864 (1,325) 34,261 Other expense Net interest expense (14,806) (449) (9,975) (FF) (25,230) Other (1,348) (27) - (1,375) -------- -------- --------- --------- Income before taxes 8,568 10,388 (11,300) 7,656 Provision for income taxes 3,484 3,984 (4,452) 3,016 -------- -------- --------- --------- Net income $ 5,084 $ 6,404 $ (6,848) $ 4,640 ======== ======== ========= ========= Notes to Proforma Condensed Income Statement for the year ended December 31, 2000 ---------------------------------------------------- (in thousands) (AA) Reflects the elimination of the following from the historical operating results of Peroxy: . Allocated corporate indirect selling, general, and administrative expenses of $2,648 of corporate allocated indirect costs and $2,047 of divisional operations indirect costs. . Amortization of management information software costs of $214 as GEO did not acquire rights to such software. (BB) Reflects adjustments to the operating results of Peroxy for estimated incremental costs that would have been incurred by GEO had Peroxy been managed by GEO during the year: . Elimination of soil and groundwater contamination costs for Peroxy's Virginia plant of $44. Hercules has retained the obligation for these costs. . Elimination of a pension plan benefit of $407 created by the over funded status of Hercules pension plans. (CC) Reflects adjustments to the operating results of Peroxy for estimated incremental costs that would have been incurred by GEO had Peroxy been managed by GEO during the year: . Increase of $161 in insurance costs to increase coverage levels to GEO existing levels. . Incremental costs of $933 estimated by GEO for research and development and selling, and general, and administration costs. (DD) Reflects depreciation and amortization for the fair value of assets purchased (excluding current assets) in conjunction with the Peroxy acquisition. Additional depreciation and amortization for the period is calculated as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years Fair Value Depreciation/ ----- ---------- ------------- (in thousands) Amortization ------------ (in thousands) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land N/A $ 300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land improvements 20 394 $ 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buildings 40 1,918 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machinery and equipment 12 18,354 1,529 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office, computer, and laboratory equipment 6-10 209 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excess cost over fair value 15 59,163 3,944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intangible assets 7 4,400 629 ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6,198 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less: depreciation and amortization included in historical Peroxy financial statements (1,030) ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pro forma adjustment for depreciation and amortization $ 5,168 ======= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (EE) Reflects gross margin on sales of paper chemicals and reduction in selling, general, and administrative expenses for GEO operations divested to Nalco subsequent to December 31, 2000. (FF) Reflects interest expense on a pro forma basis for interest costs associated with proceeds from new long-term debt sourced primarily to acquire Peroxy. Interest was computed assuming an average annual interest rate of 9.5%.