INSILCO HOLDING CO
S-2/A, 1998-11-10
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   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 1998
    
						    Registration No. 333-63563
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		    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			  Washington, D.C. 20549

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			    Amendment No. 2 on
    
				 FORM S-2
			  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
				   UNDER
			THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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			    INSILCO HOLDING CO.
	  (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	    Delaware                                            06-1158291
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                               Identification
								 Number)
				   425 Metro Place North
					Fifth Floor
				    Dublin, Ohio 43017
				      (614) 792-0468

	(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
		   code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)

				      Kenneth H. Koch
			    Vice President and General Counsel
				    Insilco Holding Co.
				   425 Metro Place North
					Fifth Floor
				    Dublin, Ohio 43017
				      (614) 792-0468

		(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
			 including area code, of agent for service)

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				       Copies to:
				Richard D. Truesdell, Jr.
				    John W. Buttrick
				  Davis Polk & Wardwell
				  450 Lexington Avenue
				New York, New York 10017
				     (212) 450-4000

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: From time to time
following the effectiveness of this Registration Statement.

     If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box: [X]

     If the registrant elects to deliver its latest annual report to security
holders, or a complete and legible facsimile thereof, pursuant to Item
11(a)(1) of this form, check the following box.  [X]

     If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: [ ]

     If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

     If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]

   
     If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434, please check the following box: [ ]
    

     The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that
this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance
with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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PROSPECTUS
   
Issued November 10, 1998
    
			    INSILCO HOLDING CO.

			       COMMON STOCK
		     WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
			PAY-IN-KIND PREFERRED STOCK
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	       This Prospectus relates to (i) the resale of 138,000 warrants
(the "Warrants") and 65,603 Class A Warrants (the "Class A Warrants") to
purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common
Stock") of Insilco Holding Co. (the "Company") by certain holders named herein
or in an accompanying supplement to this Prospectus ("Warrantholders"), (ii)
the issuance of up to 110,453 shares of Common Stock upon exercise of such
Warrants or Class A Warrants to persons who have purchased Warrants or Class A
Warrants under the immediately preceding clause (i) ("Exercising
Warrantholders"), (iii) resales of 63,692 shares (the "Existing Shares") of
Common Stock held by certain stockholders of the Company named herein or in an
accompanying supplement to this Prospectus and up to 110,453 shares of Common
Stock that may be received upon exercise of Warrants or Class A Warrants by
persons other than Exercising Warrantholders and (iv) resales of 2,923,413
shares (represents 1,400,000 shares currently outstanding and 1,523,413 shares
that may be issued in lieu of cash dividend payments prior to August 1, 2003)
of Pay-in-kind 15% Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock due 2010 (the "PIK
Preferred Stock") held by certain funds (the "DLJMB Funds") affiliated with
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. ("DLJMB").  All of the Warrants, Class
A Warrants and such shares of Common Stock and PIK Preferred Stock
(collectively, the "Offered Securities") are being sold by such persons or
entities (other than Warrantholders or Exercising Warrantholders, collectively
referred to as the "Selling Stockholders") and the Company will not receive
any of proceeds received therefrom, other than upon the exercise of Warrants
or Class A Warrants by Exercising Warrantholders.  The Warrants, the Class A
Warrants and the shares of PIK Preferred Stock were issued and shares issued
upon the exercise of Warrants or Class A Warrants by persons other than
Exercising Warrantholders have been or will be issued pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act").  The Offered Securities are being registered by the
Company pursuant to registration rights granted in connection with the private
placement of the Warrants, the Class A Warrants and PIK Preferred Stock and
the issuance of the Existing Shares in connection with the Mergers described
herein.

	       The Offered Securities may be offered by the Warrantholders and
Selling Stockholders from time to time in transactions in the over-the-counter
market, in privately negotiated transactions, in underwritten offerings or by a
combination of such methods of sale, at fixed prices that may be changed, at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.  The Warrantholders and
Selling Stockholders may effect such transactions by selling the Offered
Securities to or through broker-dealers and such broker-dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the
Warrantholders and Selling Stockholders or the purchasers of the Offered
Securities for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they sell
as principal or both (which compensation to a particular broker-dealer might
be in excess of  customary commissions).   If required, the names of any such
broker-dealers and the applicable compensation, if any, will be set forth in
an accompanying supplement to this Prospectus.  See "Plan of Distribution."

	       The Company has agreed to bear certain expenses in connection
with the registration and sale of the Offered Securities being offered by the
Warrantholders and Selling Stockholders.

   
	       The Common Stock of the Company is traded in the
over-the-counter market under the symbol "INSL."  On November 6, 1998, the
last sale price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market was $22.00
per share.
    

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	       The Warrantholders and Selling Stockholders and any
broker-dealers or agents that participate with the Warrantholders and Selling
Stockholders in the distribution of the Offered Securities may be deemed to be
"underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, and
any commissions received by them and any profit on the resale of the Offered
Securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act.

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	       See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 8 hereof for certain
information that should be considered by prospective investors.
    

	       THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION
TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

	       NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE
HEREBY TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN AS
CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
COMPANY.  THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY TO ANY
PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL.  NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER
SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.

Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment.  A
registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  These securities may not be sold nor
may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement
becomes effective.  This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration statement or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state.


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			     TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
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Prospectus Summary.........................................................3
Risk Factors...............................................................8
Use of Proceeds...........................................................14
Management................................................................14
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management............15
Warrantholders and Selling Stockholders...................................17
Description of Warrants...................................................21
Description of Capital Stock..............................................26
Plan of Distribution......................................................29
Legal Matters.............................................................29
Experts...................................................................29
Available Information.....................................................29
Pro Forma Financial Information..........................................P-1
    

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		    INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
			       BY REFERENCE

   
	       The following documents or portions of documents filed by
Insilco Corporation ("Insilco"), the Company's predecessor pursuant to Rule
12g-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are
incorporated herein by reference:  (a)  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, as amended and restated on Form 10-
K/A-2 dated July 8, 1998 (the "Form 10-K");  (b)  Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, as amended and restated on Form
10-Q/A dated July 8, 1998 and (c)  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 1998.  In addition, the following documents filed by
the Company with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
Current Reports on Forms 8-K dated August 28, 1998, October 10, 1998 and
October 30, 1998.
    

	       This Prospectus is accompanied by a copy of Insilco's Form
10-K.  Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the
extent that a statement contained or incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Prospectus.

	       The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom
this Prospectus is delivered a copy of any or all of such documents which are
incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits to such documents unless
such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the documents
that this Prospectus incorporates).  Written or oral requests for copies
should be directed to the Corporate Secretary, at the Company's executive
offices located at 425 Metro Place North, Dublin, Ohio 43017.

			    PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

	       The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more
detailed information appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus.  As used herein, the "Company" refers to Insilco Holding Co., its
predecessors and subsidiaries.  For a discussion of important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements, see "Risk Factors."

				THE COMPANY

Overview

	       The Company is a diversified producer of automotive,
telecommunications and electronics components, and is a leading specialty
publisher of student yearbooks. The Company has three reporting segments: (i)
the Automotive Components Group, which manufactures transmission components
and assemblies and heat exchangers (such as radiators and air conditioning
condensers) and heat exchanger tubing; (ii) the Technologies Group, which
manufactures high performance data-grade connectors for the telecommunications
and networking markets, cable and wire assemblies primarily for the
telecommunications market, and precision metal stampings and power
transformers primarily for the electronics market; and (iii) Specialty
Publishing, a specialty publisher focusing primarily on the student yearbook
market. The Company's portfolio of businesses serves several market segments,
which the Company believes tends to dampen cyclicality and diversify business
risk. The Company's broad base of more than 17,000 customers includes
automotive and non-automotive original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"),
telecommunications, networking and electronics companies and school yearbook
departments nationwide.

	       The Automotive Components Group consists of three operating
units--Thermal Components, Steel Parts and Romac--and a joint venture,
Thermalex. Thermal Components produces aluminum- and copper-based heat
exchanger tubing for automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, and also
manufactures radiators, air conditioning condensers and other heat exchangers
for automotive and industrial applications.  Steel Parts is the leading
supplier of automatic transmission clutch plates to Ford and produces other
stamped components for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Romac  produces stainless
steel tubing for marine, architectural, industrial and automotive applications.
Thermalex, a joint venture owned equally by the Company and Mitsubishi
Aluminum Co., Ltd. is, management believes, the nation's leading producer of
precision extruded multi-port aluminum heat exchanger tubing used in
automotive air-conditioning condensers.

	       The Technologies Group generally focuses on niche products
which are designed for specific customer applications and seeks to supply all
or a substantial portion of its customers' requirements. The group has four
operating units: Escod Industries, a supplier of cable and wire assemblies to
the telecommunications market, including Northern Telecom and Siemens Telecom
Network; Stewart Connector, a producer of high performance data-grade
connectors for the computer networking and telecommunications markets; Stewart
Stamping, a producer of highly customized precision stamped metal parts,
primarily for the electronics industry; and Signal Transformer, a producer of
50-60 Hz power transformers used in a variety of product applications.

	       Specialty Publishing consists of Taylor Publishing Company
("Taylor"), one of the nation's leading publishers of student yearbooks. The
student yearbook business benefits from very limited cyclicality, low customer
turnover and pre-paid sales.

Business Strategy

	       The Company seeks sales growth through internal growth and
acquisitions. In addition, the Company seeks to improve operating margins
through cost reduction programs and an on-going process of efficiency
improvements. The Company's strategy includes the following:

	       Focus on Niche Markets

	       The Company's primary focus is to tailor its products for
customer specific applications in niche markets. Such strategy includes
customizing products for particular accounts and applications and developing
technology to enhance product function. The Company believes that this niche
market focus results in more stable revenues, higher margins and longer term,
often sole-supplier, customer relationships.

	       Develop New Products and Applications

	       The Company pursues internal growth by developing specialized
products and by developing new applications for existing products. To further
this goal, the Automotive Components Group formed a technical center to
research emerging trends in heat transfer technologies and to develop new
products and applications. One longer-term project involves adapting the
Company's condenser technology for use in heating, ventilation and cooling
("HVAC") applications for the residential market. Management believes its heat
exchanger technology could be used in the design of smaller, more energy
efficient aluminum condensers to replace the conventional copper/brass
condensers currently used in residential HVAC systems. In addition, the
Company plans to introduce several new products at Stewart Connector in 1998,
including a modular connector that converts light to electrical signals.
Finally, the Company's investments in digital pre-press technology at Taylor
are designed to lower production costs and improve yearbook quality.

	       Increase Value-Added Content

	       The Company's business strategy also emphasizes increasing
value-added content to provide customers with integrated solutions rather than
individual components. For example, the Company's Steel Parts unit has expanded
its product offering to include sub-assemblies instead of solely individual
component parts. The Company's contract cable assembly unit has expanded its
services to include complete wire harness systems, and its high-precision
stamping unit now offers a number of finishing processes, in addition to
designing and stamping high-precision parts. Supplying value-added assemblies
and completing complementary manufacturing processes instead of individual
components permit the Company to foster long-term relationships with
customers, increase sales and expand margins. Moreover, OEM customers are able
to reduce their supplier base, while ensuring that an integrated sub-assembly
passes quality standards and meets exacting design compatibility requirements.

	       Implement Cost Reduction Programs and Efficiency Improvements

	       The Company has a continual improvement philosophy which, by
recognizing and rewarding efficiency and quality improvements, has reduced
scrap rates, improved labor productivity and increased operating margins. In
addition, the Company's individual business units have upgraded equipment to
automate manufacturing processes and have increased production at lower cost
plants, such as those in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and El Paso, Texas.
For example, equipment upgrades at Thermal Components in 1996 have increased
capacity, substantially reduced cycle time, and lowered costs and product
defect ratios. Taylor Publishing has switched to automated pre-press
operations and introduced a pilot program through which selected customers are
using the Internet to proof and approve electronic copy, which the Company
believes will lead to reduced pre-press production costs.

	       Expand Strategic Acquisitions and Partnerships; Divestitures

	       The Company believes that it operates in highly fragmented
industries which provide many strategic acquisition and partnership
opportunities. Through acquisitions and partnerships, the Company seeks to
leverage its technical expertise, customer contacts and managerial talent to
augment its core business, broaden the Company's product lines, increase its
geographic scope and better serve its customers. For example, in 1996 the
Company acquired Great Lake, Inc., which expanded the Company's product reach
to include the automotive and heavy truck radiator replacement market, and
acquired the automotive aluminum tubing business of Helmut Lingemann GmbH &
Co., which expanded the Company's international market position in the
automotive heat exchanger tubing market. The Company believes that numerous
acquisition candidates exist globally and intends to continue to seek new
acquisition opportunities in its technology and automotive segments. In
addition, the Company, from time to time, considers certain divestitures.

   
Recent Developments

	       Third Quarter Results.  Sales for the third quarter ended
Septmeber 30, 1998 increased 3% to $135.1 million from $131.4 million during
the same period in 1997.  Sales for the nine-month period ended September 30,
1998 increased 4% to $422.4 million from $407.6 million during the comparable
period in 1997.  The sales increase in both periods was attributable to strong
results reported by the Company's Automotive Components Group (11% sales
growth in the third quarter) which offset declines in the Company's
Technologies Group (9% sales decline in the third quarter).  The Automotive
Components Group's performance was led by strong growth of heat exchanger
sales.  The Technologies Group's performance was negatively impacted by the
overall slowdown in the global telecommunications and electronics markets,
which has continued into the fourth quarter.

	       The Company had Adjusted EBITDA of $14.4 million for the third
quarter ended September 30, 1998, compared to $15.7 million recorded in the
comparable period in 1997.  The Company's Adjusted EBITDA for the third
quarter excludes $24.2 million of charges related to the Mergers, (as defined
herein) and $1.4 million of other non-recurring charges related primarily to
management severance and legal expenses.  For the nine months ended September
30, 1998, Adjusted EBITDA was $53.3 million as compared to $55.8 million for
the comparable period in 1997. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months excludes
$25.5 million of merger-related charges and $3.0 million of other
non-recurring charges related primarily to management severance and legal
expenses.

	       The Company's 1998 third quarter profitability was negatively
impacted by (i) sales declines, a less favorable sales mix and increased
pricing competition in the Company's Technologies Group and (ii) the results
of its McKenica division, a tubing mill capital equipment manufacturer. The
Technologies Group, which posted $1.8 million and $2.2 million declines in
EBITDA in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998,
respectively, was affected by the overall slowdown in the global
telecommunications and electronic markets.  McKenica, which posted $0.6
million and $2.2 million declines in EBITDA in the three- and nine-month
periods ended September 30, 1998, respectively, was affected by lower orders
from Asian and domestic customers. Excluding McKenica's results, the Company's
Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter would have been $14.6 million in 1998 as
compared to $15.2 million for the comparable period in 1997, and Adjusted
EBITDA for the nine-month period ended September 30,1998 would have been $53.5
million as compared to $53.7 million for the comparable period in 1997.

	       Sales of the Company's Taylor Publishing business unit were
up to 7% in the third quarter to $27.4 million, due to early delivery of
fall year books, compared to 1997 third quarter sales of $25.6 million.
Taylor's EBITDA of $1.7 million was flat compared to the third quarter of
last year.

	       For a discussion of the Company's third quarter results, see
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations-Recent Developments."

	       Potential Charge Associated With Cost Reduction Program.  The
Company is reviewing a number of programs designed to improve operating
efficiencies and reduce expenses.  While the scope of these programs has not
been finalized, the Company currently expects to record non-recurring charges
of approximately $5 million in the aggregate during the fourth quarter of 1998
and the first quarter of 1999.

The Mergers

	       On August 17, 1998, the Company closed a series of transactions
involving the Company.  The transactions included, among other things, the
formation by Holdings of a wholly owned subsidiary ("ReorgSub"), followed by
the merger of ReorgSub with and into Insilco (the "Reorganization Merger"),
pursuant to which each stockholder of Insilco had his or her shares of Insilco
(other than shares as to which appraisal rights have been validly perfected)
converted into the same number of shares of Holdings and the right to receive
$0.01 per share in cash, and Holdings became the parent of Insilco. Promptly
following the Reorganization Merger, a second merger took place pursuant to
which Silkworm merged with and into Holdings (the "Merger" and, together with
the Reorganization Merger, the "Mergers") and each share of the common stock
of Holdings was converted into the right to receive $43.47 in cash and retain
0.03378 of a share of Holdings common stock ("Holdings Common Stock"). Thus,
as a result of the Mergers, each stockholder of Insilco, in respect to each of
his or her shares, received $43.48 in cash and retained 0.03378 of a Holdings
share (the "Merger Consideration"). Concurrently with the consummation of the
Mergers, DLJMB Funds purchased 1,400,000 shares of pay-in-kind preferred
stock, par value $0.001 of Holdings (the "PIK Preferred Stock"), and warrants
(the "DLJMB Warrants") to purchase 65,603 shares of Holdings Common Stock,
which in the Merger was converted into the right to purchase shares of Common
Stock of Holdings. Following the Mergers, (i) Insilco's existing stockholders
retained, in the aggregate, approximately 10.1% (9.4% on a fully diluted
basis) of the outstanding shares of Holdings Common Stock; (ii) the DLJMB
Funds (as defined below) held approximately 69.0% (68.3% on a fully diluted
basis), of the outstanding shares of Holdings Common Stock, (iii) 399 Venture
Partners, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., or one
of its affiliates ("CVC"), purchased shares of Silkworm which in the Merger
were converted into up to 19.3% (17.8% on a fully diluted basis) of the common
stock of Holdings and (iv) management of the Company purchased approximately
1.7% (1.5% on a fully diluted basis) of Holdings Common Stock concurrently
with the consummation of the Merger.

	       Immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Reorganization
Merger, each outstanding option to acquire shares of the common stock of
Insilco granted to employees and directors, whether or not vested (the
"Options"), were canceled and, in lieu thereof, each holder of an Option
received a cash payment in an amount equal to (x) the excess, if any, of
$45.00 over the exercise price of the Option multiplied by (y) the number of
shares subject to the Option, less applicable withholding taxes (the "Option
Cash Payments"). Certain holders of such Options elected to utilize amounts
otherwise receivable by them to purchase equity or equity units of the Company.

The Merger Financing

	       The total amount of cash required to consummate the foregoing
transactions (the "Merger Financing") was approximately $204.4 million. The
Merger Financing was funded with (i) gross proceeds of approximately $70.2
million from the issuance by Silkworm of units (which were converted into
units of Holdings (the "Holdings Units") in the Merger) each unit consisting
or $1,000 principal amount at maturity of 14% Senior Discount Notes due 2008
(the "Holdings Senior Discount Notes") and one warrant to purchase .325 of a
share of Holdings Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, (ii)
the issuance by Silkworm to certain funds affiliated with DLJMB (the "DLJMB
Funds"), to participants in the Management Rollover and, to CVC, for an
aggregate consideration of approximately $56.1 million of 1,245,138 shares of
Silkworm common stock, (iii) the issuance to the DLJMB Funds for an aggregate
consideration of $35.0 million of 1,400,000 shares of the PIK Preferred Stock
by Holdings and the DLJMB Warrants to purchase 65,603 shares of Holdings
Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share by Silkworm, and (iv)
approximately $43.1 million of new borrowings under the Company's existing
$200.0 million credit facility with various lenders and issuing banks (the
"Existing Credit Facility").

Offer to Purchase

	       As a result of the Merger, Insilco was required to make an
Offer to Purchase (as defined in the indenture (the "10 1/4% Note Indenture")
relating to the 10(1)/(4)% Notes (the "10(1)/(4)% Notes")) for all of the
outstanding 10 1/4% Notes at 101% of their aggregate principal amount, plus
accrued interest.  The Offer to Purchase expires on November 16, 1998 and
Insilco intends to repurchase all 10 1/4% Notes validly tendered and not
withdrawn as promptly as practicable following acceptance of the 10 1/4% Notes
or to otherwise purchase the 10 1/4% Notes.  There is an aggregate of $150
million principal amount of 10 1/4% Notes outstanding.

New Credit Facility

	       DLJ Capital Funding Inc. ("DLJ Capital Funding") has committed
to lend up to $300 million to Insilco (the "New Credit Facility").  The New
Credit Facility will be used to refinance the Existing Credit Facility and
to fund a portion of the repurchase of 10 1/4% Notes.  The New Credit Facility
will include a $100 million term loan facility (the "Term Loan Facility") and
a $200 million revolving credit facility (subject to adjustment as provided
below), which will provide for revolving loans and up to $50 million of
letters of credit (the "Revolving Credit Facility").  The Term Loan Facility
will have a maturity of seven years.  The Revolving Credit Facility will
terminate on July 8, 2003.  DLJ Capital Funding's commitment, however, is
subject to significant conditions.  See "Risk Factors--Potential Lack of
Financing," "Description of Certain Indebtedness--New Credit Facility" and
"--Existing Credit Facility."

Insilco Unit Offering

	       On November 2, 1998, Insilco commenced an offering of 120,000
units (the "Insilco Units") consisting of $120,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of its 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "12% Notes") and
Warrants to purchase 62,400 shares of common stock of Holding (the "Insilco
Unit Warrants") to partly fund the repurchase of $150,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of its outstanding 10 1/4% Notes.  This repurchase is
required under the terms of the 10 1/4% Note Indenture following the
consummation of the Mergers.  The offering of the 12% Notes, together with the
repurchase of the 10 1/4% Notes pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, and the
borrowings under the New Credit Facility are referred to as the "Refinancing."

Potential Acquisitions

	       The company is in negotiations with respect to two potential
acquisitions, neither of which, if consummated, individually would be material
to the Company's financial position.

    


   
			       RISK FACTORS
    

	       Investors should carefully consider the specific risk factors
set forth below.

Limitations on Access to Cash Flow of Subsidiaries; Holding Company Structure

   
	       The Company is a holding company, and its ability to make
dividend payments in respect of its Common Stock  is dependent upon the
receipt of dividends or other distributions from its direct and indirect
subsidiaries. The Company does not have, and may not in the future have, any
assets other than all of the shares of common stock of Insilco Corporation
("Insilco"), the Company's operating subsidiary, which are pledged to secure
the obligations of Insilco under the Existing Credit Facility and are expected
to be pledged to secure the obligations of Insilco under the New Credit
Facility. Insilco and its subsidiaries are parties to the Existing Credit
Facility and are expected to be parties to the New Credit Facility and Insilco
is party to the 10 1/4% Note Indenture, and the indenture governing the 12%
Notes (the "12% Note Indenture"), each of which imposes substantial
restrictions on Insilco's ability to pay dividends or make other distributions
to the Company. Any payment of dividends or other distributions will be
subject to the satisfaction of certain financial conditions set forth in such
indenture and is subject to certain prohibitions contained in the Existing
Credit Facility and expected to be contained in the New Credit Facility. The
ability of Insilco and its subsidiaries to comply with such conditions or
prohibitions may be affected by events that are beyond the control of the
Company. If the maturity of the 10 1/4% Notes, the 12% Notes or the loans
under the Existing Credit Facility and the New Credit Facility were to be
accelerated, all such outstanding debt would be required to be paid in full
before Insilco or its subsidiaries would be permitted to distribute any assets
or cash to the Company. There can be no assurance that the assets of the
Company would be sufficient to repay all of such outstanding debt and to meet
its obligations under the Indenture. In addition, under Delaware law, a
company is permitted to pay dividends or make other distributions on its
capital stock only out of its surplus or, in the event that it has no surplus,
out of its net profits for the year in which a dividend or distribution is
declared or for the immediately preceding fiscal year. Surplus is defined as
the excess of a company's total assets over the sum of its total liabilities
plus the par value of its outstanding capital stock. In determining Insilco's
ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to the Company, Delaware
law will permit the Board of Directors of Insilco to revalue its assets and
liabilities from time to time to their fair market values in determining
surplus. The Company cannot predict what the value of Insilco's or its other
subsidiaries' assets or the amount of their liabilities will be in the future
and, accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
receive dividends from Insilco in order to make any dividend payments in
respect of its Common Stock.
    

Substantial Leverage; Liquidity; Stockholders' Deficit

   
	       In connection with the Mergers, the Merger Financing and the
Refinancing, the Company incurred a significant amount of indebtedness. See
"The Company." As of June 30, 1998, after giving pro forma effect to the
Mergers and the Merger Financing and the Refinancing and the application of
the proceeds thereof, the Company would have had total consolidated
indebtedness of approximately $385.8 million and a stockholder's deficit of
$231.5 million. In addition, on such pro forma basis as of June 30, 1998,
Insilco could have borrowed an additional $97.0 million under the New Credit
Facility. In addition, subject to the restrictions in the Existing Credit
Facility, the New Credit Facility, the 10 1/4% Note Indenture, the 12% Note
Indenture and the Indenture pursuant to which the Holdings Senior Discount
Notes were issued (the "Indenture"), the Company may incur significant
additional indebtedness, which may be secured, from time to time.
    

	       The level of the Company's indebtedness could have important
consequences to the Company, including: (i) limiting cash flow available for
general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, because a substantial
portion of the Company's cash flow from operations must be dedicated to debt
service; (ii) limiting the Company's ability to obtain additional debt
financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures or
acquisitions; (iii) limiting the Company's flexibility in reacting to
competitive and other changes in the industry and economic conditions
generally; and (iv) exposing the Company to risks inherent in interest rate
fluctuations because certain of the Company's borrowings may be at variable
rates of interest, which could result in higher interest expense in the event
of increases in interest rates.

   
	       The Company's ability to make scheduled payments of principal
of, to pay interest on or to refinance its indebtedness and to satisfy its
other debt obligations will depend upon its future operating performance,
which will be affected by general economic, financial, competitive,
legislative, regulatory, business and other factors beyond its control. The
Company anticipates that over the next several years its operating cash flow,
together with borrowings under the Existing Credit Facility and the New Credit
Facility, will be sufficient to meet its anticipated future operating expenses
and capital expenditures and to service interest payments on its outstanding
debt as they become due. The Company believes, however, that based upon the
Company's current level of operations and anticipated growth, it will be
necessary to refinance the Holdings Senior Discount Notes upon their maturity.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to refinance the
Holdings Senior Discount Notes on satisfactory terms, if at all. Moreover, if
the Company's future operating cash flows are less than currently anticipated
it may be forced, in order to make payments on its outstanding debt
obligations, to reduce or delay acquisitions or capital expenditures, sell
assets or reduce operating expenses. If the Company were unable to meet its
debt service obligations (including obligations to pay principal, premium, if
any, at maturity or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Change in
Control (each as defined)), it could attempt to restructure or refinance its
indebtedness or to seek additional equity capital. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to effect any of the foregoing on satisfactory
terms, if at all.
    

Restrictions Imposed by Terms of Indebtedness

   
	       The Indenture restricts, among other things, the Company's
ability to incur additional indebtedness, incur liens, pay dividends or make
certain other restricted payments, enter into certain transactions with
affiliates, merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign,
transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company. In addition, the Existing Credit Facility, the 10
1/4% Note Indenture and the 12% Note Indenture contain, and the New Credit
Facility is expected to contain,  other and more restrictive covenants with
respect to Insilco and its subsidiaries and prohibit Insilco from prepaying
its other indebtedness. The Existing Credit Facility requires, and the New
Credit Facility is expected to require, Insilco to maintain specified
financial ratios and satisfy certain other financial condition tests.
Insilco's ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by
events beyond its control, and there can be no assurance that Insilco will meet
those tests. A breach of any of the foregoing covenants could result in a
default under the Existing Credit Facility, the New Credit Facility, the 10
1/4% Note Indenture, the 12% Note Indenture and/or the Holdings Senior Discount
Notes. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Existing Credit
Facility, the New Credit Facility, the 10 1/4% Note Indenture, or the 12% Note
Indenture, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare such
indebtedness to be immediately due and payable. Substantially all of Insilco's
assets and all of Insilco's outstanding common stock is pledged as security
under the Existing Credit Facility and are expected to be pledged as security
under the New Credit Facility. Pursuant to the Company's guarantee of the
Existing Credit Facility, the Company may not incur any indebtedness other
than the Holdings Senior Discount Notes. If Insilco were unable to repay
amounts due under the Existing Credit Facility or the New Credit Facility, the
lenders thereunder could proceed against the collateral granted to them to
secure that indebtedness and there can be no assurance that such assets would
be sufficient to repay in full such indebtedness and the other indebtedness of
the Company.
    

Potential Lack of Financing

   
	       Consummation of the Mergers on August 17, 1998 required Insilco
to make, within 30 days following such consummation, an Offer to Purchase, as
defined in the 10  1/4% Note Indenture, all $150 million of the outstanding
10 1/4% Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount,
plus accrued interest. Such Offer to Purchase was commenced on September 16,
1998 and expires on November 16, 1998.  Based on current market conditions,
the Company expects that substantially all of the 10 1/4% Notes will be
tendered.  The failure to purchase any 10 1/4% Notes properly tendered
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase would constitute an event of default under
the 10 1/4% Notes, permitting the holders of all 10 1/4% Notes to accelerate
the maturity thereof.

	       DLJ Capital Funding has committed to lend up to $300 million to
Insilco to refinance the Existing Credit Facility and, together with the
proceeds from the issuance of the Insilco Units, to repurchase all of the 10
1/4% Notes.  The New Credit Facility will consist of a secured revolving
credit and term loan facility.  The availability of funds under the New Credit
Facility is, however, subject to significant conditions, including, without
limitation, (i) the mutual agreement of terms customary for transactions of
this nature and other customary conditions with respect to security, guarantee
and loan documentation, (ii) the absence of any facts, events or circumstances
that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of Insilco
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) the absence of any material
disruption of or material adverse change in current financial, banking or
capital market conditions that could impair the syndication of the New Credit
Facility and (iv) certain other matters. Accordingly, there can be no
assurance that the New Credit Facility will be available.

	       If Insilco is unable to enter into the New Credit Facility,
it will maintain the Existing Credit Facility and, subject to borrowing
availability under such facility, use proceeds of borrowings thereunder to
purchase the 10 1/4% Notes.  The total amount available to the Company under
the Existing Credit Facility together with available cash should be sufficient
for such purposes.  However, if all of the 10 1/4% Notes are repurchased, the
Company anticipates that it will either have no or very limited availability
for borrowings remaining under the Existing Credit Facility, which could
adversely affect the Company.
    

Customer Concentration; Absence of Long-Term Contracts

	       A significant portion of the Company's sales are made to a
relatively small group of major customers. In 1997, sales to Ford represented
approximately 10% of net sales and sales to a group of the Company's nine next
largest customers represented approximately 22% of net sales. The current size
of the Company's automotive customer base exposes the Company to the risk of
changes in the business condition of its major customers and to the risk that
the loss of a major customer could adversely affect the Company's results of
operations. While the Company has supplied Ford for 40 years, Ford is not
contractually bound to purchase supplies from the Company in the future. Thus,
the Company's relationship with Ford is subject to termination at any time. If
the Company were to lose Ford as a customer, the Company's results of
operations would be adversely affected.

Cyclical Markets

	       A substantial portion of the Company's revenues derive from
sales to markets that have been historically, and are likely to continue to
be, cyclical. For example, the Company's Automotive Components Group, which
accounted for approximately 44% of the Company's net sales and 45% of
operating income for the year ended December 31, 1997, primarily serves the
automobile OEM market and the automobile parts aftermarket through the
manufacture of automotive heat exchangers and related tubing, and automatic
transmission and suspension components. For the year ended December 31, 1997,
however, approximately 16% and 27% of the Automotive Components Group's net
sales were attributable to the automotive aftermarket and nonautomotive OEMs,
respectively. The automobile industry has experienced recessionary or slow
growth conditions for substantial periods in the past and may experience
recessionary conditions in the future. Any substantial weakening of the
automobile industry would have an adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations.

Seasonality; Production Disruption

	       In certain of the Company's businesses in which there is high
customer concentration or high production seasonality, the Company would be
exposed to potentially significant revenue losses if it (or its customers) were
to experience substantial disruption in production. With the continued
emphasis on reductions in component inventories and "just-in-time" deliveries,
especially in the automotive industry, any disruption in production by the
Company or its major customers, through work stoppages or otherwise, could
have an immediate and adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.
Additionally, a portion of the Company's revenues and operating income are
exposed to the seasonality of the yearbook production cycle. A majority of the
annual revenues of Taylor are recognized in the Company's second quarter. Any
disruption during the peak production period (April to June) through work
stoppages, loss of production facilities or otherwise, has caused and could in
the future cause lost revenues or delay revenue recognition in the year in
which it occurred or increase expenses and adversely affect future years'
contract renewals.

Competition

	       The businesses in which the Company is engaged are highly
competitive and in some cases highly fragmented, with many small
manufacturers. In some of its businesses, especially the data grade connector
business and the heat exchanger business, the Company competes with entities
having significantly more resources. In certain other businesses the Company
competes with entities that have a greater share of the relevant market and
lower costs. As competition increases, profit margins on some of the Company's
significant business lines could decrease, and in the more fragmented markets
consolidation could occur, resulting in the creation of larger and financially
stronger competitors. The Company believes that, to remain competitive and
maintain or increase its profitability, it must pursue a strategy focusing on
growth and product innovation. However, the Company's competitors can be
expected to continue to seek their own growth, to improve the design and
performance of their products, to reduce costs of existing competitive
products and to introduce new products with competitive price and performance
characteristics. Although the Company believes that, with respect to most of
its businesses, it has certain technological, manufacturing and other
advantages over its competitors, maintaining these advantages will require
continued investment by the Company in research and development, sales and
marketing, productivity improvements and information systems. There can be no
assurance that the Company will have sufficient resources to continue to make
such investments, that such investments will be successful or that the Company
will be able to maintain its existing competitive advantages.

Technology and the Development of New Products

	       The markets for many of the Company's products, particularly
the products produced by Stewart Connector, are characterized by technological
change, evolving industry standards, frequent new product introductions and
product customization. Many of the Company's products require significant
planning, design, development and testing at the technological, product and
manufacturing process levels. In addition, the introduction of new products
and technologies may render existing or proposed products noncompetitive or
obsolete. Moreover, many of the Company's customers utilize its products and
proprietary technologies as components of other products which they
manufacture or assemble, which may become uncompetitive or obsolete. Although
the Company works closely with its customers to stay informed with respect to
product development, there can be no assurance that any of the products
currently being developed by the Company, or those to be developed in the
future, will be completed in any particular time frame or that the Company's
or its customers' products or proprietary technologies will not become
uncompetitive or obsolete.

Acquisition Growth Strategy; Management and Funding of Growth

	       The Company has historically pursued an acquisition strategy,
completing two acquisitions in 1996, and is currently in preliminary
discussions with respect to several new acquisitions as part of its ongoing
strategy to promote growth. There are various risks associated with pursuing a
growth strategy of this nature. Any future growth of the Company will require
the Company to manage its expanding domestic and international operations,
integrate new businesses and adapt its operational and financial systems to
respond to changes in its business environment, while maintaining a
competitive cost structure. The acquisition strategy of the Company will
continue to place demands on the Company and its management to improve the
Company's operational, financial and management information systems, to
develop further the management skills of the Company's managers and
supervisors, and to continue to retain, train, motivate and effectively manage
the Company's employees. The failure of the Company to manage its prior or any
future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
There also can be no assurance that suitable acquisition candidates will be
available or that acquisitions can be completed on reasonable terms.

   
	       Additionally, the Company's ability to maintain and increase
its revenue base and to respond to shifts in customer demand and changes in
industry trends will be partially dependent on its ability to generate
sufficient cash flow or obtain sufficient capital for the purpose of, among
other things, financing acquisitions, satisfying customer contractual
requirements and financing infrastructure growth. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to generate sufficient cash flow or that
financing will be available on acceptable terms (or permitted to be incurred
under the terms of the Existing Credit Facility, the New Credit Facility, the
10 1/4% Note Indenture, the 12% Note Indenture, the Indenture and any future
indebtedness) to fund the Company's future growth.
    

Environmental Matters

	       The Company's operations are subject to federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations relating to the storage, handling,
generation, treatment, emission, release, discharge and disposal of certain
substances and wastes. As a result, the Company is involved from time to time
in administrative or legal proceedings relating to environmental matters and
has incurred in the past and will continue to incur capital costs and other
expenditures relating to environmental matters. Certain properties now or
previously owned by the Company are undergoing remediation. Liability under
environmental laws may be imposed on current and prior owners of property or
businesses without regard to fault or to knowledge about the condition or
action causing the liability. As an owner and operator, the Company may be
required to incur costs relating to the remediation of such owned or operated
properties, and environmental conditions could lead to claims for personal
injury, property damage or damages to natural resources. The Company has in
the past and may in the future be named a potentially responsible party
("PRP") at off-site third-party disposal sites to which it has sent waste.

	       The Company believes, based on current information, that any
costs it may incur relating to environmental matters will not have a material
adverse effect on its business, financial condition or its result of
operations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will not
incur significant fines, penalties or other liabilities associated with
noncompliance or clean-up liabilities or that future events, such as changes
in laws or the interpretation thereof, the development of new facts or the
failure of other PRPs to pay their share will not cause the Company to incur
additional costs that could have a material adverse effect on its business,
financial condition or results of operations.

Dependence on Key Personnel

	       The Company's success depends to a significant extent upon the
services of its senior management and other management in its various
businesses. The Company could be adversely affected if any of these persons
were unwilling or unable to continue in the Company's employ.

Risks Associated with Foreign Operations; Exchange Rate Fluctuations

	       The Company's products are manufactured and assembled at
facilities in the United States, the Dominican Republic, Germany and Mexico
and sold in many foreign countries. In 1997, less than 9% of the Company's net
sales and costs of goods sold occurred outside the United States and Canada.
International manufacturing and sales are subject to inherent risks, including
changes in local economic or political conditions, the impositions of currency
exchange restrictions, unexpected changes in regulatory environments,
potentially adverse tax consequences and exchange rate risk. There can be no
assurance that these factors will not have a material adverse impact on the
Company's production capabilities or otherwise adversely affect the Company's
business and operating results.

Control by the DLJMB Funds

	       Approximately 69.0% of the outstanding shares of the Company's
Common Stock (approximately 67% on a fully diluted basis after giving effect to
the issuance of the Insilco Unit Warrants) are held by the DLJMB Funds. As a
result of their stock ownership, the DLJMB Funds control the Company (and
through the Company, Insilco) and have the power (subject to an agreement with
399 Venture Partners, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Citibank, N.A.
("CVC") pursuant to which CVC is entitled to elect one director to the Company's
Board of Directors) to elect all of the members of the Board of Directors,
appoint new management and approve any action requiring the approval of the
holders of common stock of the Company or Insilco, including adopting certain
amendments to the certificate of incorporation of the Company and Insilco, and
approving any acquisition of the Company or Insilco or approving sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or Insilco. The directors elected
by the DLJMB Funds will have the authority to effect decisions affecting the
capital structure of the Company and Insilco, including the issuance of
additional capital stock, the implementation of stock repurchase programs and
the declaration of dividends.

   
	       The general partners of each of the DLJMB Funds are affiliates
or employees of, and DLJ Capital Funding, which has committed to provide the
Backstop Facility, is an affiliate of, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.
("DLJ, Inc."). Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation ("DLJSC"),
which was the Initial Purchaser in the placement of the Holdings Senior
Discount Notes, is also an affiliate of DLJ, Inc.
    

Lack of Liquidity

	       Insilco's common stock was quoted on the Nasdaq National Market
System prior to the Mergers.  Following the Mergers, the Common Stock was
de-listed by Nasdaq and currently trades in the over-the-counter market.  As
a result, the Common Stock trades less frequently as compared to the trading
volume of Insilco's common stock prior to the Merger, and purchasers of
Warrants or Common Stock may experience difficulty selling shares of Common
Stock or Warrants.

Possible Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act

	       There are currently fewer than 300 holders of the Common Stock.
Accordingly, if the Company chose to do so, it could, under existing rules of
the Commission, terminate the registration of the Common Stock under Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act and, as a result, it would not have to comply with
Section 14 of the Exchange Act and its directors, executive officers and
shareholders would not have to comply with Sections 13(d) and 16 of the
Exchange Act, to the extent otherwise applicable. However, even in the case of
such a termination (i) the Indenture and the agreement pursuant to which the
Warrants were issued require the Company to file the reports required by
Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) the Merger Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) require the Company to
provide the information required by Rule 144(c) of the Securities Act.

Year 2000

	       The year 2000 issue is the result of computer programs being
written using two digits rather than four to define the applicable year. Any
of the Company's computer programs that have time-sensitive software may
recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000. This
could result in a system failure or miscalculations causing disruptions of
operations, including, among other things, a temporary inability to process
transactions, send invoices, or engage in similar normal business activities.
The Company believes that its internal systems are Year 2000 compliant or will
be upgraded or replaced in connection with previously planned changes to
information systems prior to the need to comply with Year 2000 requirements.
However, the Company is uncertain as to the extent its customers and vendors
may be affected by Year 2000 issues that require commitment of significant
resources and may cause disruptions in the customers' and vendors' businesses.

   
			      USE OF PROCEEDS
    

	       All of the Offered Securities offered hereby are being sold by
the Warrantholders and the Selling Stockholders.  The Company will not receive
any of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities, other than upon
the exercise of Warrants or Class A Warrants by Exercising Warrantholders.
The Company will pay certain expenses relating to the registration and sale of
the Offered Securities, estimated to be approximately $56,500.

				MANAGEMENT

	       The following table sets forth the name, age and position with
the Company of each person who serves as a director or executive officer of
the Company.

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name                                     Age                      Position
<S>                                     <C>    <C>
Robert L. Smialek...................     54    Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
						 Officer
David A. Kauer......................     43    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael R. Elia.....................     40    Vice President and Controller
Kenneth H. Koch.....................     43    Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Leslie G. Jacobs....................     48    Vice President, Human Resources and Assistant Secretary
Thompson Dean.......................     40    Director
William F. Dawson, Jr...............     34    Director
David Y. Howe.......................     34    Director
Randell E. Curran...................     43    Director
</TABLE>


	       Robert L.  Smialek has served as Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May 1, 1993.
From October 1992 to May 1993, Mr. Smialek served as the President and
Chief Operating Officer of the Temperature and Appliance Controls Group of
Siebe plc, a global controls and engineering firm.  From September 1990 to
October 1992, Mr. Smialek served as President and Chief Operating Officer
of Ranco, Inc., a subsidiary of Siebe, Inc. Mr. Smialek is a director of
General Cable Corporation and Gleason Corporation.
    

	       David A. Kauer has been Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer since May 1998, Vice President and Treasurer from April 1997 to May
1998 and Treasurer from September 1993 to April 1997. Previously, Mr. Kauer
was the Controller and Treasurer of Johnson Yokogawa Corporation (a joint
venture of Yokogawa Electric Corporation and Johnson Controls, Inc.) from
October 1989 to September 1993.

	       Michael R. Elia has been the Vice President and Controller
since August 1998.  Prior thereto, Mr. Elia was Chief Financial Officer of
Jordan Telecommunication Products and from 1994 to 1997, he was Director of
Strategic Planning for Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.  From 1983 to 1994, Mr. Elia
held senior financial positions with Insilco's Technologies Group.

	       Kenneth H. Koch has been Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary since October 1993. Prior thereto, Mr. Koch was a partner with the
law firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur.

	       Leslie G. Jacobs has been Vice President, Human Resources since
August 1993 and was Director of Human Resources from January 1990 to August
1993.  Prior thereto, Mr. Jacobs was Director, Compensation and Employee
Programs, of Rockwell International.

	       Thompson Dean has been the Managing Partner of DLJMB Inc. since
November 1996. Prior thereto, Mr. Dean was a Managing Director of DLJMB Inc.
(and its predecessor). Mr. Dean serves as a director of Commvault Inc., Von
Hoffman Corporation, Manufacturers' Services Limited, Phase Metrics, Inc., and
Arcade Holding Corporation.

	       William F. Dawson, Jr. has been a Principal of DLJMB Inc. since
August 1997. From December 1995 to August 1997, he was a Senior Vice President
in DLJ's High Yield Capital Markets Group. Prior thereto, Mr. Dawson was a
Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group within DLJ's Investment Banking
Group. Mr. Dawson serves as a director of Von Hoffman Corporation and
Thermadyne Holdings Corporation.

	       David Y. Howe has been a Vice President of Citicorp Venture
Capital, Ltd. since 1993. Mr. Howe serves as a director of Aetna Industries,
Inc., American Italian Pasta Company, IPC Information Systems, Inc, and Pen-Tab
Industries, Inc.

   
	       Randall E. Curran has been a director, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Thermadyne LLC since May 1998.  Mr.
Curran has also served as a Director of Thermadyne Holdings since February
1994 and was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Thermadyne Holdings in February 1995, having previously served as President of
Thermadyne Holdings since August 1994 and as Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Thermadyne Holdings since February 1994.  He also
serves as President of Thermadyne Industries, Inc., a position he has held
since 1992.  From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Curran was Chief Financial Officer of
Thermadyne Holdings and/or its predecessors.  Prior to 1986, Mr. Curran held
various positions with Cooper Industries, Inc.
    

      SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

   
	       The following table sets forth certain information with
respect to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of the Company as
of October 30, 1998 by (i) any person or group who beneficially owns more
than five percent of the Common Stock, (ii) each of the company's directors
and executive officers, and (iii) all directors and executive officers as a
group.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
									       Shares Beneficially      Percentage of
										 Owned After the         Outstanding
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner:                                                Mergers           Common Stock(3)
<S>                                                                            <C>                     <C>
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. and related investors(1)(2)..........        1,043,584                 70.8%
399 Venture Partners, Inc.(4)...............................................          266,666                 19.3
Thompson Dean(5)............................................................               --                 --
William F. Dawson, Jr.(5)...................................................               --                 --
David Y. Howe(6) ...........................................................               --                 --
Randall E. Curran ..........................................................               --                 --
Robert L. Smialek...........................................................           19,631                  *
David A. Kauer .............................................................               27                  *
Michael R. Elia ............................................................               --                 --
Kenneth H. Koch  ...........................................................              100                  *
Leslie G. Jacobs  ..........................................................               13                  *
All directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons)(5)(6)...........           19,771                  *

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*   less than 1%.

(1) Includes 65,603 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Class
    A Warrants issued in connection with the PIK Preferred Stock.  Also
    includes 22,425 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
    Warrants issued as part of the Units purchased by the DLJ Mezzanine
    Investors.  See "The Company -- The Mergers" and " -- The Merger
    Financing."

(2) Consists of shares held directly by the following investors related to
    DLJMB: DLJ Offshore Partners II, C.V. ("Offshore"), a Netherlands Antilles
    limited partnership, DLJ Diversified Partners, L.P. ("Diversified"), a
    Delaware limited partnership, DLJMB Funding II, Inc. ("Funding"), a
    Delaware corporation, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II-A, L.P.
    ("DLJMBPIIA"), a Delaware limited partnership, DLJ Diversified Partners-A
    L.P. ("Diversified A") a Delaware limited partnership, DLJ Millennium
    Partners, L.P. ("Millennium"), a Delaware limited partnership, DLJ
    Millennium Partners-A, L.P. ("Millennium A"), a Delaware limited
    partnership, DLJ EAB Partners, L.P. ("EAB"), UK Investment Plan 1997
    Partners ("UK Partners"), a Delaware partnership, DLJ First ESC L.P., a
    Delaware limited partnership ("DLJ First ESC"), and DLJ ESC II, L.P., a
    Delaware limited partnership ("DLJ ESC II").  The address of each of DLJMB,
    Diversified, Funding, DLJMBPIIA, Diversified A, Millennium, Millennium A,
    DLJ First ESC, DLJ ESC II and EAB is 277 Park Avenue, New York, New York
    10172. The address of Offshore is John B. Gorsiraweg 14, Willemstad,
    Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. The address of UK Partners is 2121 Avenue of
    the Stars, Fox Plaza, Suite 3000, Los Angeles, California 90067.

(3) Does not give effect to the issuance of the Insilco Unit Warrants.

(4) CVC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citibank, N.A.  The address of CVC is
    399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-4614.

(5) Messrs. Dean and Dawson are officers of DLJMB Inc., an affiliate of DLJMB.
    The business address of Messrs. Dean and Dawson is DLJMB Inc., 277 Park
    Avenue, New York, New York 10172. Share data shown for such individuals
    excludes shares shown as held by the DLJMB Funds, as to which such
    individuals disclaim beneficial ownership.

(6) Mr. Howe is an officer of Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd., an affiliate of
    CVC.  The business address of Mr. Howe is 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY
    10022-4614. Share data shown for Mr. Howe excludes shares shown as held by
    CVC, as to which Mr. Howe disclaims beneficial ownership.
    
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		  WARRANTHOLDERS AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

	       The following table sets forth certain information, as of the
date hereof, with respect to the number of Warrants, Class A Warrants and
shares of Common Stock and PIK Preferred Stock owned by each of the
Warrantholders and the Selling Stockholders, and as adjusted to give effect to
the sale of all of the Offered Securities.  The Offered Securities are being
registered to permit public secondary trading of the Offered Securities, and
the Warrantholders and the Selling Stockholders may offer the Offered
Securities for resale from time to time.  See "Plan of Distribution."

	       The Warrants and Class A Warrants being offered by the
Warrantholders and the Shares of Common Stock and PIK Preferred Stock being
offered by the Selling Stockholders were acquired from the Company in
connection with the Mergers.  See "The Company."

	       The Company has filed with the Commission, under the Securities
Act, a Registration Statement on Form S-2 (the "Registration Statement"), of
which this Prospectus forms a part, with respect to the resale of the Offered
Securities from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act,
in the over-the-counter market, in privately-negotiated transactions, in
underwritten offerings or by a combination of such methods of sale, and has
agreed to use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement effective
(i) in the case of the Existing Shares, until August 17, 1999 (except as such
date may be extended under certain circumstances as set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement) and (ii) in the case of the Warrants and shares
of Common Stock that may be received upon exercise of Warrants by persons
other than Exercising Warrantholders, until the later of (A) the second
anniversary of the effective date of the Registration Statement and (B) the
earlier of (i) August 15, 2008, and (ii) the first date on which all Warrants
have been exercised by the holders thereof.

	       The Offered Securities offered by this Prospectus may be
offered from time to time by the persons or entities named below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
							   Type and Number of
								 Warrants                                      Ownership
							Owned Prior to Offering         Number of         After Offering(1)(2)
				       Number of        -----------------------       Shares of PIK      ---------------------
				       Shares of                      Number of         Preferred        Number of
				      Common Stock      Type and        Shares         Stock Owned       Shares of
       Name and Address of            Owned Prior       Number of   Issuable Upon        Prior to         Common
	     Holders                  to Offering       Warrants       Exercise          Offering          Stock       Percent
				      ------------      ---------   -------------     -------------      ---------     -------

<S>                                   <C>               <C>         <C>               <C>                <C>           <C>
DLJ Merchant Banking
 Partners II, L.P.                                       41,325
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............      601,929         Warrants         41,325          881,895          601,929        43.5%

DLJ Merchant Banking
 Partners II-A, L.P.                                     1,646
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............       23,972         Warrants          1,646           35,121           23,972         1.7%

DLJ Offshore Partners II, C.V.
John B. Gorsiraweg 14                                    2,032
Willemstad, Curacao                                     Class A
Netherlands Antilles (3)..........       29,600         Warrants          2,032           43,367           29,600         2.1%

DLJ Diversified Partners, L.P.                           2,416
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............       35,191         Warrants          2,416           51,560           35,191         2.5%

DLJ Diversified Partners-A, L.P.                          897
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............       13,069         Warrants            897           19,147           13,069            *

DLJMB Funding II, Inc.                                   7,337
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............      106,869         Warrants          7,337          156,577          106,869         7.7%

DLJ Millennium Partners, L.P.                             668
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............       9,733          Warrants            668           14,259            9,733            *

DLJ Millennium Partners-A, L.P.                           130
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............       1,898          Warrants            130            2,781            1,898            *

DLJ EAB Partners, L.P.                                    186
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............       2,703          Warrants            186            3,960            2,703            *

UK Investment Plan
 1997 Partners
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Fox Plaza                                                1,093
Suite 3000                                              Class A
Los Angeles, CA 90067(3)..........       15,926         Warrants          1,093           23,333           15,926         1.2%

DLJ First ESC L.P.                                         80
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............       1,158          Warrants             80            1,697            1,158            *

DLJ Investment Partners, L.P.
277 Park Avenue                                          55,758
New York, NY 10172(3).............         --           Warrants         18,121               --              --            --


							 5,297
						       Warrants &
DLJ ESC II, L.P.                                         7,793
277 Park Avenue                                         Class A
New York, NY 10172(3).............      113,508         Warrants          9,515          166,303          113,508         8.2%

DLJ Investment Funding, Inc.
277 Park Avenue                                          7,945
New York, NY 10172(3).............         --           Warrants          2,582               --             --             --

Water Street Corporate
 Recovery Fund I, L.P.
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004(4).............       63,692            --                --               --             --             --

Equitable Life Assurance of the
 U.S. Life Non Par
c/o Alliance Capital
 Management, L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas                              6,400
New York, NY 10105(3).............         --           Warrants          2,080               --             --             --

Equitable Life Assurance of the
 U.S. ELA High Income
c/o Alliance Capital
 Management, L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas                              8,600
New York, NY 10105(3).............         --           Warrants          2,795               --             --             --

Ares Leveraged Investment Fund,
 L.P.
c/o Ares Capital Management
1999 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 1900                                               20,000
Los Angeles, CA 90067.............         --           Warrants          6,500               --             --             --

Caravelle Investment Fund, L.L.C.
c/o Caravelle Advisors
425 Lexington Avenue
22nd Floor                                               13,500
New York, NY 10017................         --           Warrants          4,387               --             --             --

Muico & Co.
c/o Putman Management
One Poste Office Square
8th Floor                                                18,610
Boston, MA 02109..................         --           Warrants          6,048               --             --             --

Bost & Co.
c/o Putman Management
One Poste Office Square
8th Floor                                                1,540
Boston, MA 02109..................         --           Warrants            500               --             --             --

Blazerhold & Co.
c/o Putman Management
One Poste Office Square
8th Floor                                                 240
Boston, MA 02109..................         --           Warrants             78               --             --             --

Booth & Co.
c/o Putman Management
One Poste Office Square
8th Floor                                                 110
Boston, MA 02109..................         --           Warrants             35               --             --             --


- ------------
*  Less than 1%

(1) Based upon 1,385,169 shares of Common Stock outstanding on September 16,
    1998 and 110,453 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
    Warrants and Class A Warrants.

(2) Assumes the sale of all Existing Shares, shares of PIK Preferred Stock,
    Class A Warrants and Warrants or shares of Common Stock received upon the
    exercise thereof.

(3) Excludes securities held by other investors related to DLJMB (which may be
    deemed to be beneficially owned by the named entity).

(4) Represents shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Water Street
    Corporate Recovery Fund I, L.P. ("Water Street").  Goldman, Sachs & Co.
    ("Goldman Sachs") is the general partner of Water Street and thus may be
    deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares beneficially owned by Water
    Street.  The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group") is a general
    partner of Goldman Sachs.  The address of Goldman Sachs and GS Group is
    85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004.  Each of Goldman Sachs and
    GS Group disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Water
    Street to the extent interests in Water Street are owned by persons
    other than GS Group and its affiliates.  Includes 11 shares of Common
    Stock owned by GS Group as of the date of this Prospectus and 720
    shares of Common Stock held by current or former partners or employees
    of Goldman Sachs as of the date of this Prospectus.

</TABLE>


			  DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

Warrants

	       The Warrants were issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement (the
"Warrant Agreement") between Silkworm and National City Bank, as Warrant Agent
(the "Warrant Agent"). Upon consummation of the Mergers, Holdings succeeded to
the obligations of Silkworm with respect to the Warrants and the Warrants, by
their terms, became exercisable for an equal number of shares of Common Stock.
The following summary of the material provisions of the Warrant Agreement does
not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Warrant Agreement, including the definitions therein of certain terms used
below, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part.

	       Each Warrant, when exercised, will entitle the holder thereof
(a "Holder") to receive 0.325 of a fully paid and non-assessable share of
Common Stock (the "Warrant Shares"), at an exercise price of $0.01 per share
(the "Exercise Price"). The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares
are both subject to adjustment in certain cases referred to below. The
Warrants are exercisable at any time and, unless exercised, will automatically
expire on August 15, 2008 (the "Expiration Date").

	       The Warrants may be exercised by surrendering to the Company
the warrant certificate, evidencing the Warrants to be exercised, with the
accompanying form of election to purchase properly completed and executed,
together with payment of the Exercise Price. Payment of the Exercise Price may
be made at the Holder's election (i) in cash in United States dollars by wire
transfer or by certified or official bank check to the order of the Company or
(ii) without a cash payment being required, for such number of Warrant Shares
equal to the product of (A) the number of Warrant Shares for which such
Warrant is exercisable as of the date of exercise (if the Exercise Price were
being paid in cash) and (B) the Cashless Exercise Ratio. The Cashless Exercise
Ratio shall equal a fraction the numerator of which is the Market Value (as
defined in the Warrant Agreement) per share of Common Stock on the date of
exercise minus the Exercise Price per share as of the date of exercise and the
denominator of which is the Market Value per share on the date of exercise.
Upon surrender of the warrant certificate and payment of the Exercise Price,
the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered, to or upon the written
order of such Holder, stock certificates representing the number of whole
Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled. If less than all of the
Warrants evidenced by a warrant certificate are to be exercised, a new warrant
certificate will be issued for the remaining number of Warrants. Holders of
Warrants will be able to exercise their Warrants for cash so long as the
Registration Statement is then in effect, or the exercise of such Warrants is
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and such
securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the
applicable securities laws of the states in which the various Holders of
Warrants, or other persons to whom it is proposed that Warrant Shares be
issued on exercise of the Warrants, reside.

	       No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued upon exercise of
the Warrants. The Company will pay to the Holder of a Warrant at the time of
exercise an amount in cash equal to the current market value of any such
fractional Warrant Shares less a corresponding fraction of the Exercise Price.

	       The Holder of the Warrants will have no right to vote on
matters submitted to the stockholders of the Company and will have no right to
receive dividends. The Holders of the Warrants will not be entitled to share
in the assets of the Company in the event of liquidation, dissolution or the
winding up of the Company. In the event a bankruptcy or reorganization is
commenced by or against the Company, a bankruptcy court could determine that
unexercised Warrants are executory contracts, and therefore subject to
rejection by the Company with approval of the bankruptcy court, and the
Holders of the Warrants may, even if sufficient funds are available, receive
nothing or a lesser amount as a result of any such bankruptcy case than they
would be entitled to if they had exercised their Warrants prior to the
commencement of any such case.

	       In the event of a taxable distribution to holders of Common
Stock that results in an adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares or other
consideration for which a Warrant may be exercised, the Holders of the
Warrants may, in certain circumstances, be deemed to have received a
distribution subject to United States federal income tax as a dividend.

	       Adjustments

	       The number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of
Warrants and the Exercise Price will be subject to adjustment, subject to
certain exceptions, in certain events including: (i) the payment by the
Company in Common Stock of dividends and other distributions on the Common
Stock, (ii) subdivisions, combinations and reclassification of the Common
Stock, (iii) the issuance to all holders of Common Stock of certain rights,
options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for Common Stock or securities
convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock at a price
which is less than the Fair Value per share (as defined) of Common Stock, (iv)
certain distributions to all holders of Common Stock of any of the Company's
assets, debt securities, other securities or any rights or warrants to
purchase any such securities (excluding those rights and warrants referred to
in clause (iii) above), (v) the issuance of shares of Common Stock for
consideration per share less than the then Fair Value per share of Common
Stock (excluding securities issued in transactions referred to in clauses (i)
through (iv) above and certain other issuances), (vi) the issuance of
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock for a conversion
or exchange price plus consideration received upon issuance less than the then
Fair Value per share of Common Stock (excluding securities issued in
transactions referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above), and (vii) certain
other events that could have the effect of depriving Holders of the Warrants
of the benefit of all or a portion of the purchase rights evidenced by the
Warrants. Adjustments to the Exercise Price per share will be calculated to
the nearest cent. No adjustment need be made for any of the foregoing
transactions if Warrant Holders are to participate in the transaction on a
basis and with notice that the Board of Directors determines to be fair and
appropriate in light of the basis and notice on which holders of Common Stock
participate in the transaction.

	       "Fair Value" per security at any date of determination shall be
(1) in connection with a sale to a party that is not an Affiliate (as defined)
of the Company in an arm's-length transaction (a "Non-Affiliate Sale"), the
price per security at which such security is sold and (2) in connection with
any sale to an Affiliate of the Company, (a) the last price per security at
which such security was sold in a Non-Affiliate Sale within the three-month
period preceding such date of determination or (b) if clause (a) is not
applicable, the fair market value of such security determined in good faith by
(i) a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, including a majority
of the Disinterested Directors, and approved in a board resolution delivered
to the Warrant Agent or (ii) a nationally recognized investment banking,
appraisal or valuation firm, which is not an Affiliate of the Company, in each
case, taking into account, among all other factors deemed relevant by the
Board of Directors of the Company or such investment banking, appraisal or
valuation firm, the trading price and volume of such security on any national
securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such security is
traded.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any sale to DLJSC (or any successor
thereto) pursuant to an underwritten public offering registered under the
Securities Act shall be deemed to be and treated as a Non-Affiliate Sale.

	       "Disinterested Director" means, in connection with any issuance
of securities that gives rise to a determination of the Fair Value thereof,
each member of the Board of Directors of the Company who is not an officer,
employee, director or other Affiliate of the party to whom the Company is
proposing to issue the securities giving rise to such determination.

	       No adjustment in the Exercise Price will be required unless
such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent
(1.0%) in the Exercise Price, provided however, that any adjustment that is not
made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent
adjustment.

	       In the case of certain consolidations or mergers of the
Company, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
to another corporation, (i) each Warrant will thereafter be exercisable for
the right to receive the kind and amount of shares of stock or other
securities or property to which such Holder would have been entitled as a
result of such consolidation, merger or sale had the Warrants been exercised
immediately prior thereto and (ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale
shall have been made will assume the obligations of the Company under the
Warrant Agreement.

	       Reservation of Shares

	       The Company will at all times reserve and keep available such
number of shares of Common Stock as will be issuable upon the exercise of all
outstanding Warrants. Such shares of Common Stock, when paid for and issued,
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free of
preemptive rights and free from all taxes, liens, charges and security
interests with respect to the issuance thereof.

	       Amendment

	       From time to time, the Company and the Warrant Agent, without
the consent of the holders of the Warrants, may amend or supplement the
Warrant Agreement for certain purposes, including curing defects or
inconsistencies or making any change that does not adversely affect the legal
rights of any Holder. Any amendment or supplement to the Warrant Agreement
that adversely affects the legal rights of the Holders of the Warrants will
require the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the then
outstanding Warrants (excluding Warrants held by the Company or any of its
Affiliates). The consent of each Holder of the Warrants affected will be
required for any amendment pursuant to which the Exercise Price would be
increased or the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of
Warrants would be decreased (other than pursuant to adjustments provided in
the Warrant Agreement).

	       Delivery and Form

	       The Warrants will be in the form of registered, certificated
warrants.

Class A Warrants

	       The Class A Warrants were issued by the Company in connection
with the Mergers together with the shares of PIK Preferred Stock.  The
following summary of the material provisions of the Class A Warrants does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
form of Class A Warrant, including the definitions therein of certain terms
used below, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.

	       Each Class A Warrant, when exercised, will entitle the holder
thereof (a "Class A Holder") to receive one fully paid and non-assessable
share of Common Stock (the "Class A Warrant Shares"), at an exercise price of
$0.01 per share (the "Class A Exercise Price").  The Class A Exercise Price
and the number of Class A Warrant Shares are both subject to adjustment in
certain cases referred to below.  The Class A Warrants are exercisable at any
time and, unless exercised, will automatically expire on August 1, 2010.  The
Class A Warrants, and any shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise
thereof, are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, voting and other
matters contained in the Investors' Agreement.  See "Description of Capital
Stock -- Other Stockholder Matters."

	       The Class A Warrants may be exercised by executing and
delivering a warrant exercise notice to the Company and tendering the Class A
Warrant Certificate, together with the Class A Exercise Price to the Company
not earlier than ten days following the delivery of the warrant exercise
notice, other than in connection with the public offering of the Common Stock,
in which case such notice may be delivered together with such tender.  Instead
of tendering cash in connection with the payment of the Class A Exercise
Price, the Class A Holder may elect (i) to receive a number of Class A Warrant
Shares equal to the number otherwise receivable, reduced by a number of shares
of Common Stock having the aggregate Fair Market Value (as defined) equal to
the Class A Exercise Price for the Class A Warrant Shares, (ii) to deliver as
payment, in whole or in part of the aggregate Class A Exercise Price, shares
of Common Stock having the aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the applicable
portion of the aggregate Class A Exercise Price for the Class A Warrant
Shares, or (iii) to deliver as payment, in whole or in part of the aggregate
Class A Exercise Price, such number of Class A Warrants which, if exercised,
would result in a number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair
Market Value equal to the applicable portion of the aggregate Class A Exercise
Price for the Class A Warrant Shares.  If less than all of the Class A Warrants
evidenced by a warrant certificate are to be exercised, a new warrant
certificate will be issued for the remaining number of Class A Warrants.
Holders of Class A Warrants will be able to exercise their Class A Warrants
for cash so long as the Registration Statement is then in effect, or the
exercise of such Class A Warrants is exempt from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act, and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt
from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which
the various  Holders of Class A Warrants, or other persons to whom it is
proposed that Class A Warrant Shares be issued on exercise of the Class A
Warrants, reside.

	       No fractional Class A Warrant Shares will be issued upon
exercise of the Class A Warrants. The Company will pay to the Holder of a
Class A Warrant at the time of exercise an amount in cash equal to the current
market value of any such fractional Class A Warrant Shares less a
corresponding fraction of the Class A Exercise Price.

	       The Holder of the Class A Warrants will have no right to vote
on matters submitted to the stockholders of the Company and will have no right
to receive dividends. The Holders of the Class A Warrants will not be entitled
to share in the assets of the Company in the event of liquidation, dissolution
or the winding up of the Company. In the event a bankruptcy or reorganization
is commenced by or against the Company, a bankruptcy court could determine
that unexercised Class A Warrants are executory contracts, and therefore
subject to rejection by the Company with approval of the bankruptcy court, and
the Holders of the Class A Warrants may, even if sufficient funds are
available, receive nothing or a lesser amount as a result of any such
bankruptcy case than they would be entitled to if they had exercised their
Class A Warrants prior to the commencement of any such case.

	       In the event of a taxable distribution to holders of Common
Stock that results in an adjustment to the number of Class A Warrant Shares or
other consideration for which a Class A Warrant may be exercised, the Holders
of the Class A Warrants may, in certain circumstances, be deemed to have
received a distribution subject to United States federal income tax as a
dividend.

	       Adjustments

	       The number of Class A Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise
of Class A Warrants and the Class A Exercise Price will be subject to
adjustment, subject to certain exceptions, in certain events including: (i) the
payment by the Company in Common Stock of dividends and other distributions on
the Common Stock, (ii) subdivisions, combinations and reclassification of the
Common Stock, (iii) the issuance to all holders of Common Stock of rights,
options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for Common Stock or securities
convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock at a price
which is less than the Current Market Price Per Common Share (as defined),
(iv) certain distributions to all holders of Common Stock of any of the
Company's assets, debt securities, other securities or any rights or warrants
to purchase any such securities (excluding those rights and warrants referred
to in clause (iii) above), (v) the issuance of shares of Common Stock for
consideration per share less than the then Current Market Price Per Common
Share (excluding securities issued in transactions referred to in clauses (i)
through (iv) above), (vi) the issuance of securities convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock for a conversion or exchange price plus
consideration received upon issuance less than the then Current Market Price
Per Common Share (excluding securities issued in transactions referred to in
clauses (i) through (iv) above), and (vii) certain other events that could
have the effect of depriving Holders of the Class A Warrants of the benefit of
all or a portion of the purchase rights evidenced by the Class A Warrants.

	       For purposes of the foregoing, the "Current Market Price Per
Common Share" equals the average (weighted by daily trading volume) of the
Daily Prices (as defined below) per share of Common Stock for the 20
consecutive trading days ending three days prior to such date. "Daily Price"
means (1) if the shares of Common Stock then are listed and traded on the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), the closing price on such day as reported
on the NYSE Composite Transactions Tape; (2) if the shares of Common Stock
then are not listed and traded on the NYSE, the closing price on such day as
reported by the principal national securities exchange on which the shares are
listed and traded; (3) if the shares of Common Stock then are not listed and
traded on any such securities exchange, the last reported sale price on such
day on the National Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ"); (4) if the shares of Common Stock
then are not listed and traded on any such securities exchange and not traded
on the NASDAQ National Market, the average of the highest reported bid and
lowest reported asked price on such day as reported by NASDAQ; or (5) if such
shares are not listed and traded on any such securities exchange, not traded
on the NASDAQ National Market and bid and asked prices are not reported by
NASDAQ, then the average of the closing bid and asked prices, as reported by
The Wall Street Journal for the over-the-counter market. If on any
determination date the shares of Common Stock are not quoted by any such
organization, the Current Market Price Per Common Share shall be the fair
market value of such shares on such determination date as determined by the
Board of Directors, without regard to considerations of the lack of liquidity,
applicable regulatory restrictions or any of the transfer restrictions or
other obligations imposed on such shares set forth in the Investors' Agreement.

	       In the case of certain consolidations or mergers of the
Company, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
to another corporation, (i) each Class A Warrant will thereafter be
exercisable for the right to receive the kind and amount of shares of stock or
other securities or property to which such Holder would have been entitled as
a result of such consolidation, merger or sale had the Class A Warrants been
exercised immediately prior thereto and (ii) the Person formed by or surviving
any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such
sale shall have been made will assume the obligations of the Company under the
Class A Warrants.

	       Reservation of Shares

	       The Company will at all times reserve and keep available such
number of shares of Common Stock as will be issuable upon the exercise of all
outstanding Class A Warrants. Such shares of Common Stock, when paid for and
issued, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free
of preemptive rights and free from all taxes, liens, charges and security
interests with respect to the issuance thereof.

	       Delivery and Form

	       The Class A Warrants will be in the form of registered,
certificated warrants.


		       DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

	       The following is a summary of certain of the rights and
privileges pertaining to the shares of the Company's capital stock, including
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the Class A
Warrants. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 15,000,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 1,385,169 shares
are outstanding (excluding 110,453 Shares reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of outstanding warrants, including the Warrants and the Class A
Warrants) and 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of which the 1,400,000 shares of PIK Preferred Stock are outstanding. See
"--PIK Preferred Stock."

Common Stock

	       Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Common Stock are
entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted for action by the
stockholders. There is no provision for cumulative voting with respect to the
election of directors. Accordingly, the holders of more than 50% of the shares
can, if they choose to do so, elect the entire Board of Directors and
determine most matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote.

	       Dividend Rights. Subject to the preferential rights of holders
of outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of shares are entitled to
share equally in all dividends declared on shares, whether payable in cash,
property or securities of the Company.

	       Liquidation Rights; Other Rights. In the event of any voluntary
or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the
holders of shares are entitled to share equally in the assets available for
distribution after payment of liabilities, subject to the rights of the
holders of outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of shares have no
conversion, redemption or preemptive rights.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

	       The transfer agent and registrar for the Company's Common Stock
is National City Bank, Cleveland, Ohio.

PIK Preferred Stock

   
	       The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the
designation of 3,000,000 shares of the PIK Preferred Stock. Each share of PIK
Preferred Stock accretes cumulative, quarterly dividends at a compound rate
of 15% per annum.  Prior to August 1, 2003, dividends on the PIK Preferred
Stock are payable in additional shares of PIK Preferred Stock. After August 1,
2003, dividends are payable in cash. Shares of PIK Preferred Stock have a
liquidation preference equal to the sum of $25 plus, subject to certain
conditions, accreted dividends.  Shares of PIK Preferred Stock are non-voting,
except as otherwise provided by law or by agreement. The PIK Preferred Stock
is subject to redemption at the option of the Company at any time, at 115.00%
of liquidation preference prior to August 1, 2003, at 107.50% of liquidation
preference from August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004, at 105.00% of liquidation
preference from August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005, at 102.50% of liquidation
preference from August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2006, and at 100.00% of liquidation
preference thereafter. On August 1, 2010, the PIK Preferred Stock will be
subject to mandatory redemption by the Company. Upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control, each holder of PIK Preferred Stock will have the right to
require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder's PIK
Preferred Stock at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the liquidation
preference thereof. The Company may at anytime but subject to certain
conditions exchange all outstanding shares of PIK Preferred Stock for 15%
Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 (the "Exchange Debentures"). The
Exchange Debentures will rank senior to all other subordinated debt (but
junior to the Holdings Senior Discount Notes and the guarantee by the Company
of Insilco's obligations under the Existing Credit Facility and the New Credit
Facility), preferred stock and common equity of the Company.
    

	       The Company currently intends to create a new class of
preferred stock, the 15% Senior Preferred Stock due 2010 (the "Compensation
Preferred Stock"), for use in connection with its executive compensation
plans.  The Compensation Preferred Stock has no mandatory redemption
provisions and is not exchangeable into Exchange Debentures, but is otherwise
identical to the PIK Preferred Stock.

Other Stockholder Arrangements

	       In connection with the DLJMB equity investment, the Company,
the DLJMB Funds and CVC entered into an Investors' Agreement (the "Investors'
Agreement") granting the DLJMB Funds the right to demand registration of the
Common Stock, the Class A Warrants and the PIK Preferred acquired in the DLJMB
equity investment or thereafter issued by the Company in respect of such
Common Stock, the Class A Warrants or the PIK Preferred by way of conversion,
exchange, stock dividend, split or combination, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, other reorganization or otherwise (the "Investors' Registrable
Securities"). Under the Investors' Agreement, DLJMB (on behalf of the DLJMB
Funds) is entitled to require that the Company register some or all of the
Investors' Registrable Securities for a period of up to 180 days (or such
lesser period as is necessary to complete such offering) (an "Investors'
Demand Registration"). The DLJMB Funds are in the aggregate limited to four
such Investors' Demand Registrations. In addition, pursuant to the terms of
the Investors' Agreement, if the Company proposes to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act with respect to any offering of (or
including) Common Stock, preferred stock or warrants (other than certain
registrations relating to Common Stock or warrants issued in certain business
combinations or pursuant to certain employee benefit plans), then the Company
will provide, subject to certain limitations, the DLJMB Funds an opportunity
to register their Investors' Registrable Securities of the same type as are
proposed to be registered on the same terms and conditions (an "Investors'
Piggyback Registration").  In connection with any Investors' Demand
Registration or Investors' Piggyback Registration, the Company will be
responsible for all expenses incurred in connection with such registration
other than underwriting fees, discounts or commissions that may be payable in
connection with the sale of Investors' Registrable Securities. In addition,
the Company will indemnify the DLJMB Funds and the underwriters and each of
their employees and affiliates against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, or will contribute to payments such
indemnitee may be required to make in respect thereof.

	       Under the Investor's Agreement, CVC has the right to
participate pro rata in any sale by the DLJMB Funds of their Common Stock
above a threshold amount and the DLJMB Funds have the right to require CVC to
participate pro rata in certain sales by the DLJMB Funds of their Common
Stock. The Investors' Agreement would also grant CVC the right to participate
in any demand registration made by the DLJMB Funds, on a pro rata basis, and
certain pre-emptive and other rights.  The Company has agreed to take such
actions as may be necessary to permit the DLJMB Funds to resell their shares
of PIK Preferred Stock pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act,
including, without limitation, preparing an offering memorandum and entering
into customary purchase agreements and registration rights agreements.  The
foregoing summarizes certain provisions of the Investors' Agreement, but does
not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified by reference to,
the rest of the Investors' Agreement, a copy of which has been filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.

	       On August 17, 1998, Water Street and the Company entered into a
registration rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement").  Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is required, among other
things, to prepare and file with the Commission a shelf registration statement
(the "Shelf Registration Statement") relating to the resale of the Existing
Shares (and which may also include the other Offered Securities).  The Company
further agreed to use its best efforts (i) to cause such Shelf Registration
Statement to be declared effective as promptly as practicable, but in any
event within 90 days of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement, and
(ii) to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and in
compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of the Existing
Shares from the date on which the Commission declares effective the Shelf
Registration Statement until August 17, 1999 (subject to the right of the
Company, under certain circumstances, to postpone or suspend for a reasonable
period of time, not to exceed 60 days in the aggregate, the proposed offering
of Existing Shares pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statements).  Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has also agreed to use its
best efforts to meet certain reporting requirements under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act to enable the Selling Stockholders to sell their Existing
Shares without registration under the Securities Act as contemplated by Rule
144 and Rule 145 thereunder.  The Registration Statement, of which this
Prospectus is a part, will constitute the Shelf Registration Statement for
purposes of the Registration Rights Agreement.

	       In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the
Company will be responsible for all expenses incurred in connection with such
registration, except that Water Street (or such other participating Selling
Stockholders, if any) will pay any underwriting discounts or commissions that
may be payable in connection with the sale of its Existing Shares.  In
addition, the Company will indemnify Water Street and the underwriters and
each of their employees and affiliates against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, or will contribute to payments Water
Street may be required to make in respect thereof. The Registration Rights
Agreement terminates, except with respect to rights to indemnification, upon
the earliest to occur of the sale of all of the Existing Shares by Water
Street and such other participating Selling Stockholders (and certain permitted
transferees), the mutual consent of the parties and August 17, 1999 (except as
such date may be extended under certain circumstances as set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement).

	       The foregoing summarizes the material provisions of the
registration rights agreement, but does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the rest of the
registration rights agreement, a copy of which has been filed with the
Commission.

Section 203 of Delaware General Corporation Law

	       The Company is a Delaware corporation subject to Section 203 of
the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prevents an "Interested Stockholder"
(defined generally, as a person owning 15% or more of a corporation's
outstanding voting stock) from engaging in a "business combination" (as
defined) with a Delaware corporation for three years following the date such
person became an interested stockholder, subject to certain exceptions, such
as transactions effected with the approval of the Board of Directors or of the
holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of voting stock not
owned by the interested stockholder. The Board of Directors, in approving the
Merger Agreement and the Mergers, rendered the two-thirds stockholders vote
provided for by Section 203 of the DGCL inapplicable to the Mergers.

			   PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

	       The Company will receive no proceeds from this offering, other
than in connection with the exercise of Warrants and Class A Warrants by
Exercising Warrantholders.  The Offered Securities offered hereby may be sold
by the Warrantholders and the Selling Stockholders from time to time in
transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, in
underwritten offerings, or a combination of such methods of sale, at fixed
prices which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale,
at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.  The
Warrantholders and the Selling Stockholders may effect such transactions by
selling the Offered Securities to or through broker-dealers, and such
broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions
or commissions from the Warrantholders and the Selling Stockholders and/or the
purchasers of the Offered Securities for whom such broker-dealers may act as
agents or to whom they sell as principals, or both (which compensation as to a
particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).

	       In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states,
if applicable, the Offered Securities will be sold in such jurisdictions only
through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.  In addition, in certain
states the Offered Securities may not be sold unless they have been registered
or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the
registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

	       The Warrantholders and the Selling Stockholders and any
broker-dealers or agents that participate with the Warrantholders and the
Selling Stockholders in the distribution of the Offered Securities may be
deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any
commissions received by them and any profit on the resale of the Offered
Securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act.

	       Each Warrantholder and Selling Stockholder will be subject to
applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of
shares of the Company's Common Stock by the Warrantholders and the Selling
Stockholders.


			       LEGAL MATTERS

	       Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the
shares of Offered Securities offered hereby are being passed upon for the
Company by Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York.


				  EXPERTS

      The consolidated financial statements and schedules of the Company as of
December 31, 1996 and 1997, and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1997, incorporated by reference herein, have been audited
by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in
their reports with respect thereto and are incorporated by reference herein,
in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said reports.


			   AVAILABLE INFORMATION

	       This Prospectus, which constitutes a part of the Registration
Statement filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act,
omits certain of the information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement and to the exhibits
thereto for further information with respect to the Company and the exhibits
thereto for further information with respect to the Company and the securities
offered hereby.  Copies of the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto
are on file at the offices of the Commission and may be obtained upon payment
of the prescribed fee or may be examined without charge at the public
reference facilities of the Commission described below.

	       The Company is subject to the information requirements of the
Exchange Act and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and
other information with the Commission.  Such reports, proxy statements and
other information filed by the Company with the Commission can be inspected
and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at
Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549,
and the following regional offices of the Commission: New York Regional
Office, Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048; and
Chicago Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400,
Chicago, Illinois 60661.  Copies of such material can also be obtained from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, upon payment of prescribed rates and may be accessed
electronically by means of the Commission's home page on the Internet at
http:/www.sec.gov.  Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.The Company's
Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market under the symbol "INSL."


	 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

   
	       The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Data
are based upon historical consolidated financial statements of Insilco as
adjusted to give effect to the Refinancing, the Mergers, including the Merger
Financing and application of the proceeds thereof. In addition, the operating
results for the first six months of 1997 and full year 1997 have been adjusted
to give effect to the 1997 Transactions described below. A summary of these
adjustments follows.

	       The Refinancing includes the following transactions:

		o The issuance of the Insilco Units which will generate gross
		  proceeds to Insilco of approximately $120.0 million.

		o The repurchase of the 10(1)/(4)% Notes at a purchase price
		  of 101% of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid
		  interest, assuming that all of the 10(1)/(4)% Notes are
		  purchased.

		o The execution and delivery of the New Credit Facility and
		  borrowings thereunder (i) to refinance the Existing Credit
		  Facility and (ii) to purchase 10(1)/(4)% Notes.  See "Risk
		  Factors--Potential Default under Existing Credit Facility;
		  Potential Lack of Financing."

		o Payment of fees and expenses in connection with the Insilco
		  Unit offering, the New Credit Facility and the purchase of
		  the 10(1)/(4)% Notes.

	       The Reorganization Merger was accounted for as a
reorganization of entities under common control, and had no impact on the
historical basis of the assets or liabilities of the Company or Insilco.
The Merger was accounted for as a recapitalization and had no impact on the
historical basis of the assets or liabilities of the Company or Insilco.

	       The Mergers included the following transactions:

		o The issuance of Holdings Units by Silkworm which generated
		  gross proceeds to Silkworm of approximately $70.2 million,
		  and new borrowings under Insilco's Existing Credit Facility
		  of approximately $41.8 million, of which $26.8 million was
		  paid as a dividend from Insilco to the Company to fund a
		  portion of the Merger Consideration.

		o The initial capitalization of Silkworm through the issuance
		  of 1,245,138 shares of Silkworm common stock for $56.1
		  million and the issuance of 1,400,000 shares of PIK
		  Preferred Stock and Class A Warrants to purchase 65,603
		  shares of Common Stock for aggregate consideration of $35.0
		  million.

		o Payment of the Merger Consideration for each share of common
		  stock of Insilco outstanding immediately prior to the
		  Mergers (4,145,372 shares based on the number of shares
		  outstanding as of June 15, 1998 and assuming no stockholders
		  validly perfect appraisal rights) consisting of $43.48 in
		  cash and 0.03378 of a share of the Company.

		o Payment of fees and expenses associated with the issuance of
		  the Holdings Senior Discount Notes, the waiver of certain
		  Events of Default under the Existing Credit Facility, and
		  the Mergers.

		o Vesting of all outstanding Options and payment of the Option
		  Cash Payments (and applicable withholding taxes) and
		  payments pursuant to employment related agreements.

	       The 1997 Transactions consisted of the following:

		o Refinancing -- Insilco entered into the Existing Credit
		  Facility as July 3, 1997 that, among other things, provides
		  for (i) a $200 million revolving credit facility, (ii) a $50
		  million sublimit for commercial and standby letters of
		  credit and (iii) a $50 million sublimit for advances in
		  selected foreign currencies.

		o The issuance of 10 1/4% Notes -- On August 12, 1997,
		  Insilco issued $150 million aggregate principal amount of
		  the 10 1/4% Notes.
    

		o Share Repurchase -- On July 10, 1997, Insilco, using the
		  proceeds of its sale of the Rolodex Business, purchased an
		  aggregate of 2,857,142 shares for $110 million. On August
		  12, 1997, Insilco completed a tender offer pursuant to which
		  it purchased an additional 2,857,142 shares of common stock
		  of Insilco for $110 million. The purchase of shares of
		  common stock of Insilco in the tender offer was paid for
		  with proceeds received through the issuance by Insilco of
		  the 10  1/4%  Notes.

	       The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet
data as of June 30, 1998 have been prepared as if the Mergers occurred on
that date.  The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated income
statements have been prepared as if the Mergers and the 1997 Transactions
all occurred on January 1 of the relevant period; however, the expenses
directly related to the aforementioned transactions (other than interest
expense) are excluded from the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
income statements.  The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated
Financial Data are based on certain assumptions and estimates, and
therefore do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have
been obtained had the transactions been completed as of such dates or
indicative of future results of operations and financial position.


		   INSILCO HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
			    As of June 30, 1998
			      (In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
							     Insilco
				 -------------------------------------------------------------
						 Merger             Refinancing                    Silkworm         Company  Pro
				 Historical   Adjustments            Adjustment      Pro Forma   Adjustments            Forma
				 ----------   -----------           -----------      ---------   -----------        ------------
<S>                              <C>          <C>                   <C>              <C>         <C>                <C>
	    Assets
Current assets
 Cash and cash equivalents....       $6,983            --  (1)                          6,983            --  (1)          6,983
 Trade receivables, net.......       85,142                                            85,142                            85,142
 Other receivables............        3,501                                             3,501                             3,501
 Inventories..................       61,869                                            61,869                            61,869
 Deferred tax asset...........           --                                                --                                --
 Prepaid expenses and other...        3,262                                             3,262                             3,262
				    -------        ------              ------         -------        ------             -------
 Total current assets.........      160,757            --                  --         160,757            --             160,757
				    -------        ------              ------         -------        ------             -------
Property, plant and equipment.      113,318                                           113,318                           113,318
Deferred tax assets...........           --         1,599  (3)(5)                       1,599           165  (3)(5)       1,764
Other assets..................       40,043           600  (2)         (5,374) (11)    44,027         3,156  (2)         47,183
						    1,258  (6)          7,500  (12)
				    -------        ------              ------         -------        ------             -------
Total assets..................      314,118         3,457               2,126         319,701         3,321             323,022
				    =======        ======              ======         =======        ======             =======

Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities
 Current portion of long-term
   debt.......................          $15                             1,000  (14)     1,015                             1,015
 Accounts payable.............       36,755                                            36,755                            36,755
 Customer deposits............       15,141                                            15,141                            15,141
 Accrued expenses and other...       44,597        (3,548) (3)(5)      (2,646) (13)    38,403          (220) (3)(5)      38,183
				    -------        ------              ------         -------        ------             -------

 Total current liabilities....       96,508        (3,548)             (1,646)         91,314          (220)             91,094
				    -------        ------              ------         -------        ------             -------
Long-term debt................      264,799        41,804  (1)(4)       8,000  (14)   314,603        68,187  (1)(4)     382,790
Other long-term obligations...       43,615                                            43,615                            43,615
				    -------        ------              ------         -------        ------             -------
   Total liabilities..........      404,922        38,256               6,354         449,532        67,967             517,499
Preferred Stock...............                                                                       32,049  (1)(9)      32,049
Stockholders' equity (deficit)      (90,804)      (10,340) (1)(5)                                    (4,215) (1)(5)
						   (1,667) (3)                                     (180,241) (1)(7)
						  (26,761) (10)                                      56,031  (1)(8)
						    3,969  (3)(6)                                     4,969  (4)(9)
								       (4,228) (15)  (129,831)       26,761  (10)      (226,526)
				    -------        ------              ------         -------        ------             -------
   Total liabilities and
     stockholders' equity
     (deficit)................      314,118         3,457               2,126         319,701         3,321             323,022
				    =======        ======              ======         =======        ======             =======
</TABLE>



   
The notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet
follow:
    

(1) The sources and uses of cash required to consummate the Mergers as of June
    30, 1998 follow (amounts in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
						      Insilco
					  ------------------------------
					  Recorded at      Pending as of
					    6/30/98           6/30/98          Silkworm      Company
					  -----------      -------------       --------      -------
<S>                                       <C>              <C>                 <C>           <C>
Sources:
Revolving credit facility............         $1,340            41,804               --       43,144
Units................................             --                --           70,205       70,205
Preferred stock and warrants.........             --                --           35,000       35,000
Dividend from Insilco to Silkworm....             --           (26,761)          26,761           --
Common stock purchased...............             --                --           56,031       56,031
					       -----            ------          -------      -------
					       1,340            15,043          187,997      204,380
					       =====            ======          =======      =======
Uses:
Cash merger consideration............             --                --          180,241      180,241
Estimated fees and expenses..........          1,340            15,043            7,756       24,139
					       -----            ------          -------      -------
					       1,340            15,043          187,997      204,380
					       =====            ======          =======      =======
</TABLE>


   
(2)  To record the estimated costs and expenses associated with issuing the
     Holdings Senior Discount Notes and borrowing on the Existing Credit
     Facility, which will be capitalized as debt issuance costs and amortized
     using the effective interest method over the life of the respective
     financial instruments, as follows (amounts in thousands):
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
						     Insilco
					  ------------------------------
					  Recorded at      Pending as of
					    6/30/98           6/30/98          Silkworm      Company
					  -----------      -------------       --------      -------
<S>                                       <C>              <C>                 <C>           <C>
Commitment fees and underwriting
  discounts..........................            --               $500           2,456         2,956
Professional fees....................            --                100             500           600
Miscellaneous fees and expenses......            --                 --             200           200
						---                ---           -----         -----
						 --                600           3,156         3,756
</TABLE>


(3) To record the estimated non-cash compensation expense related to the
    Rollover of Options and Other Compensation (the Value Appreciation
    Agreement), net of estimated tax benefits (the aggregate gain of
    Rollover Options represents (i) $45.00 per share, (ii) less applicable
    strike prices of the Rollover Shares, (iii) times the number of the
    Rollover Shares).  The statutory rate used to calculate the tax benefit
    to the Company was 38.5% (35.0% federal rate and an estimated 3.5%
    average state tax rate, as follows (amount in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
						      Insilco
					  ------------------------------
					  Recorded at      Pending as of                       Surviving
					    6/30/98            6/30/98         MergerSub      Corporation
					  -----------      -------------       ---------      -----------
<S>                                       <C>              <C>                 <C>           <C>
Rollover of options..................            --             $2,403              --             2,403
Rollover of other compensation.......            --                308              --               308
 Total...............................            --              2,711              --             2,711
Less tax benefit.....................            --             (1,044)             --            (1,044)
						---              -----             ---             -----
 Net expense.........................            --              1,667              --             1,667
</TABLE>


   
(4) To record the issuance and sale of the Units by Silkworm with Warrants to
    purchase up to 44,850 shares of Silkworm Common Stock which will generate
    approximately $70.2 million of gross proceeds and $43.1 million of
    additional borrowing by Insilco under its Existing Credit Facility.
    

(5) To record the estimated fees and expenses, net of the estimated tax
    benefits, which will be expensed upon consummation of the transactions
    (the remainder of the fees and expenses are capitalized or non-cash
    items -- see Notes 2 and 3), as follows (amounts in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
							  Insilco
					      ------------------------------
					      Recorded at      Pending as of
						6/30/98           6/30/98          Silkworm        Company
					      -----------      -------------       --------        -------
<S>                                           <C>              <C>                 <C>             <C>
Compensation Expenses:
  Buyout of existing options.............            --               6,691              --          6,691
  Other..................................       $    77               2,215              --          2,292
Backstop and bridge facility commitments             --               1,750           1,100          2,850
Professional fees                                 1,224               3,476           3,500          8,200
Other                                                39                 311              --            350
						  -----              ------           -----         ------
     Total                                        1,340              14,443           4,600         20,383
Less tax benefit                                    (30)             (4,103)           (385)        (4,518)
						  -----              ------           -----         ------
     Net expenses                                 1,310              10,340           4,215         15,865
						  =====              ======           =====         ======
</TABLE>


	       Statutory tax rates used to calculate the tax benefit of (i)
Insilco was 38.5% (35.0% federal rate and an estimated 3.5% average state
rate) and (ii) Silkworm was 35.0% (federal rate).

(6)  To record the issuance of equity units to management.  Insilco will
     provide interest-bearing loans to certain employees under the
     Management Investment Program for the sole purpose of purchasing a
     portion of the equity units.

(7)  To record the cash portion of the Merger Consideration of $43.48 per
     share (assuming that no appraisal rights are validly perfected)
     (based on 4,145,372 shares).

(8)  To record the sale of 1,245,138 shares of Silkworm Common Stock.

(9)  To record the sale of 1,400,000 shares of PIK Preferred Stock and Class A
     Warrants to acquire 65,603 shares of Common Stock.

(10) To record a dividend from Insilco to the Company (into which Silkworm
     merged).

   
(11) To write off deferred financing costs of $5.4 million related to the
     existing 10 1/4% Notes.

(12) To record $7.5 million of deferred financing costs related to the
     issuance of the Notes and the refinancing of the Existing Credit
     Facility with the New Credit Facility.  Deferred financing costs for
     the New Credit Facility include commitment fees, which will be 0.5%
     for banks party to the Existing Credit Facility and 2.50% for new
     banks.  The deferred financing costs have been calculated as if all
     existing banks commit to the New Credit Facility.  If none of the
     existing banks commit, deferred financing costs would increase by $4.0
     million.

(13) To record the tax benefit associated with the write off of the deferred
     financing costs and the repurchase premium related to the existing
     10 1/4% Notes at a statutory rate of 38.5%.

(14) To record (i) the repurchase of $150.0 million of 10 1/4% Notes, (ii)
     the proceeds from the issuance of $120.0 million of Notes, and (iii)
     incremental borrowings under the Existing Credit Facility of $39.0
     million.

(15) To record the impact on stockholders' equity of the write off of deferred
     financing fees and the repurchase premium relating to the existing
     10 1/4% Notes net of taxes at a statutory rate of 38.5%.
    


		   INSILCO HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

	UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
		      Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
		   (In thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
								Insilco
				      -------------------------------------------------------------
						       Merger          Refinancing                       Silkworm          Company
				      Historical    Adjustments        Adjustments        Pro Forma    Adjustments        Pro Forma
				      ----------    -----------        -----------        ---------    -----------        ---------
<S>                                   <C>           <C>                <C>                <C>          <C>                <C>
Net sales...........................   $287,323                                             287,323                        287,323
Cost of goods sold .................    200,671                                             200,671                        200,671
Depreciation and amortization.......     10,643                                              10,643                         10,643
Selling, general and administrative.     52,044             (77) (1)
							 (1,263) (2)                         50,704                         50,704
					-------           -----            -----            -------        -----           -------
Operating income....................     23,965           1,340               --             25,305           --            25,305

Interest expense:
 Currently payable .................    (13,138)         (1,564) (4)      (1,847) (6)       (16,549)                       (16,549)
 Accretion..........................        (81)                                                (81)      (4,914) (4)       (4,995)
 Amortization ......................       (586)            (60) (4)        (167) (6)          (813)        (154) (4)         (967)
Interest income.....................         72                                                  72                             72
Equity in net income of Thermalex...      1,423                                               1,423                          1,423
Other income, net...................      2,053                                               2,053                          2,053
					-------           -----            -----            -------        -----           -------
 Income before income taxes.........     13,708            (284)          (2,014)            11,410       (5,068)            6,342
Income tax expense..................     (6,494)            (30) (1)
							  1,263  (2)
							    625  (5)         775  (5)        (3,861)       1,443  (5)       (2,418)
					-------           -----            -----            -------        -----           -------
 Net income.........................      7,214           1,574           (1,239)             7,549       (3,625)            3,924
Preferred stock dividend ...........         --              --               --                 --       (2,743)           (2,743)
					-------           -----            -----            -------        -----           -------
 Net income available to common.....      7,214           1,574           (1,239)             7,549       (6,368)            1,181
					=======           =====            =====            =======        =====           =======
Earnings per common share:
 Basic..............................       1.74                                                                               0.75
 Basic shares.......................      4,141                                                                              1,583
 Diluted............................       1.69                                                                               0.72
 Diluted shares ....................      4,270                                                                              1,646
</TABLE>


		   INSILCO HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

	UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
		      Six Months Ended June 30, 1997
		   (In thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
							  Insilco
				  -------------------------------------------------------
						   1997           Merger      Refinancing                  Silkworm      Holdings
				  Historical   Transactions    Adjustments    Adjustments    Pro Forma    Adjustments    Pro Forma
				  ----------   ------------    -----------    -----------    ---------    -----------    ---------
<S>                               <C>          <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
Net sales.....................     $276,215                                                    276,215                    276,215
Cost of goods sold............      189,953                                                    189,953                    189,953
Depreciation and amortization.        9,604                                                      9,604                      9,604
Selling, general and
  administrative..............       47,857                                                     47,857                     47,857
				    -------      -----           -----            -----         ------      -----         -------
 Operating income.............       28,801         --              --               --         28,801         --          28,801
Interest expense:
 Currently payable............       (7,181)    (7,118) (3)     (1,564) (4)      (1,646) (6)   (17,509)                   (17,509)
 Accretion....................         (102)                                                      (102)    (4,914) (4)     (5,016)
 Amortization.................         (479)                       (60) (4)        (462) (6)    (1,001)      (154) (4)     (1,155)
Interest income...............        2,038     (1,810) (3)                                        228                        228
Equity in net income of
 Thermalex....................        1,547         --                                           1,547                      1,547
Other income, net ............           68                                                         68                         68
				    -------      -----           -----            -----         ------      -----         -------
 Income (loss) from
   continuing operations
   before income taxes               24,692     (8,928)         (1,624)          (2,108)        12,032     (5,068)          6,964
Income tax expense............       (9,124)     3,437  (3)        625  (5)         812  (5)    (4,250)     1,443  (5)     (2,807)
				    -------      -----           -----            -----         ------      -----         -------
 Income (loss) from
   continuing operations......       15,568     (5,491)           (999)          (1,296)         7,782     (3,625)          4,157

Preferred stock dividend .....           --         --              --               --             --     (2,743)         (2,743)
				    -------      -----           -----            -----         ------      -----         -------
 Income available to
    common from
    continuing operations.....       15,568     (5,491)           (999)          (1,296)         7,782     (6,368)          1,414
				    =======      =====           =====            =====         ======      =====         =======

Earnings from continuing
 operations per common
 share:
 Basic  ......................         1.63                                                                                  0.89
 Basic shares ................        9,585                                                                                 1,583
 Diluted......................         1.58                                                                                  0.86
 Diluted shares ..............        9,875                                                                                 1,646
</TABLE>

		   INSILCO HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

	UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
		       Year Ended December 31, 1997
		   (in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
								     Insilco
						   1997           Merger      Refinancing                  Silkworm       Holdings
				  Historical   Transactions    Adjustments    Adjustments    Pro Forma    Adjustments    Pro Forma
				  ----------   ------------    -----------    -----------    ---------    -----------    ---------
<S>                               <C>          <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
Net sales.....................     $528,233                                                    528,233                     528,233
Cost of goods sold............      370,845                                                    370,845                     370,845
Depreciation and amortization.       18,377                                                     18,377                      18,377
Selling, general and                                                                                                        87,909
  administrative................     87,909                                                     87,909
				    -------       -----          -----          -----          -------     ------          -------
 Operating income.............       51,102          --             --             --           51,102         --           51,102
Interest expense:
 Currently payable............      (19,326)     (8,634) (3)    (3,128) (4)    (3,237) (6)     (34,325)                    (34,325)
 Accretion....................         (204)                                                      (204)   (10,173) (4)     (10,377)
 Amortization.................       (1,032)       (245) (3)      (120) (4)      (662) (6)      (2,059)      (320) (4)      (2,379)
Interest income...............        2,837      (2,091) (3)                                       746                         746
Equity in net income of
 Thermalex....................        2,647                                                      2,647                       2,647
Other income, net.............          794                                                        794                         794
				    -------       -----          -----          -----          -------     ------          -------
 Income from continuing
   operations before
   income taxes and
   extraordinary item.........       36,818     (10,970)        (3,248)        (3,899)          18,701    (10,493)           8,208
Income tax expense............      (13,404)      4,223  (3)     1,250  (5)     1,501  (5)      (6,430)     2,977  (5)      (3,453)
				    -------       -----          -----          -----          -------     ------          -------
 Income from continuing
   operations before
   extraordinary item.........       23,414      (6,747)        (1,998)        (2,398)          12,271     (7,516)           4,755
Preferred stock dividend......           --          --             --             --               --     (5,695)          (5,695)
				    -------       -----          -----          -----          -------     ------          -------
Income (loss) available to
 common from continuing
 operations before
 extraordinary item...........      $23,414      (6,747)        (1,998)        (2,398)          12,271    (13,211)            (940)
				    =======       =====          =====          =====           ======     ======          =======
Earnings (loss) from
 continuing operations per
 common share before
 extraordinary item:
 Basic........................       $ 3.25                                                                                  (0.59)
 Basic shares.................        7,200                                                                                  1,583
 Diluted......................       $ 3.19                                                                                  (0.57)
 Diluted shares...............        7,345                                                                                  1,646


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The notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1998 and for the year ended
December 31, 1997 follow:

(1) To exclude non-recurring, tax deductible Merger expenses and the related
    income tax effect recorded in the six months ended June 30, 1998.
(2) To exclude non-recurring, non-tax deductible Merger expenses and the
    related income tax effect recorded in the six months ended June 30, 1998.
   
(3) To record the effect on interest expense and the related income tax
    effect of (i) the purchase on July 10, 1997 of 2,857,142 shares at
    $38.50 per share in cash for an aggregate purchase price of $110.0
    million, (ii) the entering into of the Existing Credit Facility on July
    3, 1997 and the issuance and sale of $150.0 million aggregate principal
    amount of the 10 1/4% Notes on August 12, 1997, and (iii) the purchase
    on August 12, 1997 of 2,857,142 shares at $38.50 per share in cash for
    an aggregate purchase price of $110.0 million, as if the aforementioned
    transactions had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented.
    Statutory tax rates used to calculate the income tax effect was 38.5%
    (35.0% federal rate and an estimated 3.5% average state rate).
(4) To record the incremental interest expense for the six months ended
    June 30, 1997 and 1998 and for the year ended December 31, 1997 as
    follows:  (i) $4.9 million, $4.9 million and $10.2 million,
    respectively, associated with Silkworm's issuance of up to $70.2
    million of Holdings Senior Discount Notes at a 14.0 % interest rate
    compounded semi-annually;  (ii) $1.6 million, $1.6 million and $3.1
    million, respectively, associated with the Company's $43.1 million of
    additional borrowings under the Existing Credit Facility at an assumed
    interest rate of 7.25%;  (iii) amortization of Silkworm's $5.2 million
    of debt issuance costs and discount related to the warrants related to
    the Holdings Units of $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.3 million,
    respectively, over the 10 year note term under the effective interest
    method; and (iv) amortization of the incremental debt issuance costs
    associated with the Existing Credit Facility agreement totaling $0.6
    million ratably over the remaining 5 year term.
(5) To record the tax benefit of the transaction at the statutory rate of
    each respective entity.  Statutory tax rates used to calculate the tax
    benefit of (i) the Company was 38.5% (35.0% federal rate and an
    estimated 3.5% average state rate) and (ii)  Silkworm was approximately
    28.4% , which is the 35.0% federal tax rate adjusted for the non-
    deductible portion of accreted interest due to excess "OID" over the
    allowable yield to maturity.
(6) To record the net increase in interest expense for the six months
    ended June 30, 1997 and 1998 and for the year ended December 31, 1997
    as follows:  (i) $0.6 million, $0.8 million and $1.2 million increase
    in interest expense associated with the increase in LIBOR spreads from
    125 bps under the Existing Credit Facility to a spread of 350 bps for
    the Term Loan Facility under the New Credit Facility and to a spread of
    275 bps for the existing revolving credit facility and based on an
    assumed LIBOR rate of 4.98% thereunder, (ii) $1.5 million, $1.5
    million, and $3.0 million increase in interest expense related to the
    additional borrowings under the existing revolving credit facility,
    incurred in connection with the Refinancing, (iii) $7.2 million, $7.2
    million, and $14.4 million increase in interest expense relating to the
    issuance of the Notes at a rate of 12.0%, offset by a $7.7 million,
    $7.7 million, and $15.4 million reduction in interest expense relating
    to the repayment of the 10 1/4% Notes and the amortization expense
    relating to the issuance of the Notes and the additional Bank Fees
    partially offset by a reduction in amortization expense relating to the
    repurchase of the 10 1/4% Notes.  A one-quarter of one percent change
    in interest rates would impact interest expense for borrowings under
    the Existing Credit Facility for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and
    1998 and for the year ended December 31, 1997 in the amount of
    approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.5 million,
    respectively.  A one-eighth of one percent change in interest rates
    would impact interest expense for indebtedness relating to the Notes
    for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1998 and for the year ended
    December 31, 1997 in the amount of approximately $0.1 million, $0.1
    million and $0.2 million, respectively.
    

</TABLE>

		   INSILCO HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
		  Last Twelve Months Ended June 30, 1998
		   (In thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
								 1997                                     1998
						    --------------------------------      -------------------------------------
						    Full Year       First Six Months      First Six Months       Last 12 Months
						    ---------       ----------------      ----------------       --------------
<S>                                                 <C>             <C>                   <C>                    <C>
Net Sales......................................     $528,233              276,215               287,323              539,341
Cost of goods sold.............................      370,845              189,953               200,671              381,563
Depreciation and amortization..................       18,377                9,604                10,643               19,416
Selling, general and administrative............       87,909               47,857                50,704               90,756
						     -------              -------               -------              -------
 Operating income..............................       51,102               28,801                25,305               47,606
Interest expense:
 Currently payable.............................      (34,325)             (17,509)              (16,549)             (33,365)
 Accretion.....................................      (10,377)              (5,016)               (4,995)             (10,356)
 Amortization..................................       (2,379)              (1,155)                 (967)              (2,191)
Interest income................................          746                  228                    72                  590
Equity in net income of Thermalex..............        2,647                1,547                 1,423                2,523
Other income, net..............................          794                   68                 2,053                2,779
						     -------              -------               -------              -------
 Income from continuing operations before
   income taxes and extraordinary item.........        8,208                6,964                 6,342                7,586
Income tax expense.............................       (3,453)              (2,807)               (2,418)              (3,064)
						     -------              -------               -------              -------
 Income from continuing operations before
   extraordinary item..........................        4,755                4,157                 3,924                4,522
Preferred stock dividend.......................       (5,695)              (2,743)               (2,743)              (5,695)
						     -------              -------               -------              -------
 Income (loss) available to common from
   continuing operations before
      extraordinary item.......................     $   (940)               1,414                 1,181               (1,173)
						     =======              =======               =======              =======
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per
 common share before extraordinary item:
 Basic ........................................     $  (0.59)                0.89                  0.75                (0.74)
 Basic shares..................................        1,583                1,583                 1,583                1,583
 Diluted.......................................     $  (0.57)                0.86                  0.72                (0.71)
 Diluted shares................................        1,646                1,646                 1,646                1,646
Other Data:
 EBITDA (1)....................................       69,479               38,405                35,948               67,022
 Adjusted EBITDA (2)...........................       71,341               40,067                38,740               70,014
 Capital Expenditures..........................       23,583               10,315                10,884               24,152
 Cash interest.................................       34,325               17,509                16,549               33,365


   
- ------------
(1) "EBITDA" represents net income before interest expense, interest income,
    income taxes, depreciation and amortization, other income, equity in net
    income of Thermalex and net gain or net loss on sale of assets.  EBITDA is
    not intended to represent and should not be considered more meaningful
    than, or an alternative to, operating income, cash flows from operating
    activities or other measures of performance in accordance with generally
    accepted accounting principles. EBITDA data are included because the
    Company understands that such information is used by certain investors as
    one measure of an issuer's historical ability to service debt. While EBITDA
    is frequently used as a measure of operations and the ability to meet debt
    service requirements, it is not necessarily comparable to other similarly
    titled captions of other companies, or to the defined term "Consolidated
    Cash Flow" used in the "Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
    Preferred Stock" covenant described herein, due to the potential
    inconsistencies in the method of calculation.

(2) "Adjusted EBITDA" equals EBITDA plus dividends received from Thermalex of
    $1.5 million, $1.5 million, $1.3 million and $1.3 million for the years
    ended December 31, 1997, the six months ended June 30, 1997, the six months
    ended June 30, 1998 and the twelve months ended June 30, 1998,
    respectively, and excluding the effect of (i) $0.4 million, $0.2 million,
    $0.8 million and $1.0 million of legal expenses relating to the Jostens
    antitrust suit for the year ended December 31, 1997, six months ended June
    30, 1997, the six months ended June 30, 1998 and twelve months ended June
    30, 1998, respectively; (ii) $0.7 million of corporate officers' severance
    for the six months and twelve months ended June 30, 1998; and (iii) Merger
    expenses recorded and paid of $1.3 million for the six months and twelve
    months ended June 30, 1998.
    

</TABLE>

		   INSILCO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
	UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
		  Last Twelve Months Ended June 30, 1998
		   (In thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
							       1997                                      1998
						 --------------------------------      -------------------------------------
						 Full Year       First Six Months      First Six Months       Last 12 Months
						 ---------       ----------------      ----------------       --------------
<S>                                              <C>             <C>                   <C>                    <C>
Net Sales...................................       $528,233            276,215                287,323              539,341
Cost of goods sold..........................        370,845            189,953                200,671              381,563
Depreciation and amortization...............         18,377              9,604                 10,643               19,416
Selling, general and administrative.........         87,909             47,857                 50,704               90,756
 Operating income...........................         51,102             28,801                 25,305               47,606
Interest expense:
 Currently payable..........................        (34,325)           (17,509)               (16,549)             (33,365)
 Accretion..................................           (204)              (102)                   (81)                (183)
 Amortization...............................         (2,059)            (1,001)                  (813)              (1,891)
Interest income.............................            746                228                     72                  590
Equity in net income of Thermalex...........          2,647              1,547                  1,423                2,523
Other income, net...........................            794                 68                  2,053                2,779
 Income from continuing operations before
   income taxes and extraordinary item......         18,701             12,032                 11,410               18,079
Income tax expense..........................         (6,430)            (4,250)                (3,861)              (6,041)
 Income from continuing operations before            12,271             12,032                  7,549               12,038
    extraordinary item......................
Other Data:
 EBITDA (1).................................         69,479             38,405                 35,948               67,022
 Adjusted EBITDA (2)........................         71,341             40,067                 38,740               70,014
 Capital Expenditures.......................         23,583             10,315                 10,884               24,152
 Cash interest..............................         34,325             17,509                 16,549               33,365


   
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(1) "EBITDA" represents net income before interest expense, interest income,
    income taxes, depreciation and amortization, other income, equity in net
    income of Thermalex and net gain or net loss on sale of assets.  EBITDA is
    not intended to represent and should not be considered more meaningful
    than, or an alternative to, operating income, cash flows from operating
    activities or other measures of performance in accordance with
    generally accepted accounting principles.  EBITDA data are included
    because the Company understands that such information is used by
    certain investors as one measure of an issuer's historical ability to
    service debt.  While EBITDA is frequently used as a measure of
    operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, it is not
    necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other
    companies, or to the defined term "Consolidated Cash Flow" used in the
    "Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock" covenant
    described herein, due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of
    calculation.

(2) "Adjusted EBITDA" equals EBITDA plus dividends received from Thermalex of
    $1.5 million, $1.5 million, $1.3 million and $1.3 million for the years
    ended December 31, 1997, the six months ended June 30, 1997, the six
    months ended June 30, 1998 and the twelve months ended June 30, 1998,
    respectively, and excluding the effect of (i) $0.4 million, $0.2
    million, $0.8 million and $1.0 million of legal expenses relating to
    the Jostens antitrust suit for the year ended December 31, 1997, six
    months ended June 30, 1997, the six months ended June 30, 1998 and
    twelve months ended June 30, 1998, respectively;  (ii) $0.7 million of
    corporate officers' severance for the six months and twelve months
    ended June 30, 1998; and (iii)  Merger expenses recorded and paid of
    $1.3 million for the six months and twelve months ended June 30, 1998.
    

</TABLE>

				  PART II
		  INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

The following table sets forth all expenses, other than underwriting discounts
and commissions, payable by the Company in connection with the sale of the
Offered Securities being registered.  All of the amounts shown are estimates,
except for the registration fee.

	       Registration fee...............      $     26,298
	       Legal fees and expenses........      $     25,000
	       Accounting fees and expenses...      $      5,000
	       Other..........................      $        202
							--------
		   Total.........................   $     56,500
							========

ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

	       Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a
corporation to indemnify any of its directors or officers who was or is a
party, or is threatened to be made a party to any third party proceeding by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person
in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe that such person's
conduct was unlawful.  In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of
the corporation, the corporation is permitted to indemnify directors and
officers against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by them in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or
suit if they acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and
except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been
adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the
court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that the defendant directors or officers are fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. Article
Seventeen of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides for full
indemnification of its officers, directors, employees and agents to the extent
permitted by Delaware law.

	       The Company provides insurance from commercial carriers against
certain liabilities incurred by the directors and officers of the Company.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

	       Exhibits.

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Exhibit
   Number
  -------
  <S>      <C>
    2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 24, 1998, among Insilco, INR Holding Co.,
	   and Silkworm Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(n) to the
	   Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-51145) of Insilco).
    2.2    Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 8, 1998, among Insilco,
	   INR Holding Co. and Silkworm Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference Exhibit
	   10(r) to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-51145) of Insilco).
    4.1    Warrant Agreement dated as of August 17, 1998 between Silkworm Acquisition Corporation
	   and National City Bank, as Warrant Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
	   Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
    4.2    Assumption Agreement dated as of August 17, 1998 between Insilco Holding Co. and National
	   City Bank, as Warrant Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration
	   Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
    4.3    Form of Class A Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration
	   Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
    4.4    Certificate of Designation with respect to Pay-in-kind 15% Senior Exchangeable Preferred
	   Stock due 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement on Form
	   S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
    4.5    Investors' Agreement, dated as of August 17, 1998, among Insilco Holding Co. and the
	   investors named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration Statement
	   on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
    4.6    Indenture, dated as of August 17, 1998 between Silkworm Acquisition Corporation and the
	   Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
	   (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
    4.7    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 1998 between Insilco Holding Co. and the
	   Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
	   (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
  4.8**    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 17, 1998 between Water Street Corporate
	   Recovery Fund I, L.P. and the Company.
  5.1**    Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell with respect to the Offered Securities being registered.
   10.1    Insilco Holding Co. Direct Investment Program (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to
	   the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61809)).
   10.2    Insilco Holding Co. Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to the
	   Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61809)).
   10.3    Insilco Holding Co. and Insilco Corporation Equity Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to
	   Exhibit 4(c) to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61811)).
 13.1**    Annual Report on Form 10-K/A dated July 8, 1998.
 13.2**    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A dated July 8, 1998.
 15.1*     Letter of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP regarding unaudited interim financial information.
 23.1**    Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (contained in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
 23.2*     Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
 24.1**    Power of Attorney (Included in Part II of this Registration Statement under the caption
	   "Signatures").
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* Filed herewith

** Previously filed

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

	       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

	       (a) (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

	 (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
	     Securities Act of 1933;

	(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
	     the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most
	     recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
	     in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
	     information set forth in the Registration Statement.
	     Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
	     of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
	     offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
	     deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
	     offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
	     with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
	     Act of 1933 if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
	     represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
	     offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
	     table in the effective registration statement;

       (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
	     distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
	     Statement or any material change to such information in the
	     Registration Statement;

      (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
   Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
   deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
   offered therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall
   be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

      (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
   any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
   termination of the offering.

	       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Company pursuant to the provisions described in Item 15, or
otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


				SIGNATURES

   
	       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-2 and has duly caused this Amendment
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Dublin, State of Ohio, on the 9th day of November, 1998.
    

					  INSILCO HOLDING CO.



					  By: /s/ ROBERT L. SMIALEK
					      --------------------------
					      Robert L. Smialek
					      Chairman and Chief
					      Executive Officer




	       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

   
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	   Signature                                     Title                              Date
	   ---------                                     -----                              ----
<S>                                  <C>                                              <C>
  /s/ Robert L. Smialek              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- --------------------------           (Principal Executive Officer)                    November 9, 1998
    Robert L. Smialek


   /s/ David A. Kauer                Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- --------------------------           (Principal Financial Officer)                    November 9, 1998
     David A. Kauer


   /s/ Michael R. Elia               Vice President and Controller (Principal
- --------------------------           Accounting Officer)                              November 9, 1998
     Michael R. Elia

	    *                        Director
- --------------------------
    William F. Dawson                                                                 November 9, 1998


	    *                        Director
- --------------------------
      Thompson Dean                                                                   November 9, 1998


	    *                        Director
- --------------------------
      David Y. Howe                                                                   November 9, 1998


				     Director
- --------------------------
    Randall E. Curran                                                                           , 1998
    


*By  /s/ Robert L. Smialek
     -----------------------------
     Robert L. Smialek
     Attorney-in-fact
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			       EXHIBIT LIST
   
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<CAPTION>
  Exhibit
  Number
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  <S>          <C>
      2.1      Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 24, 1998, among Insilco, INR Holding Co.,
	       and Silkworm Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(n) to the
	       Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-51145) of Insilco).
      2.2      Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 8, 1998, among Insilco,
	       INR Holding Co. and Silkworm Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference Exhibit
	       10(r) to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-51145) of Insilco).
      4.1      Warrant Agreement dated as of August 17, 1998 between Silkworm Acquisition Corporation
	       and National City Bank, as Warrant Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
	       Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
      4.2      Assumption Agreement dated as of August 17, 1998 between Insilco Holding Co. and National
	       City Bank, as Warrant Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration
	       Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
      4.3      Form of Class A Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration
	       Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
      4.4      Certificate of Designation with respect to Pay-in-kind 15% Senior Exchangeable Preferred
	       Stock due 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement on Form
	       S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
      4.5      Investors' Agreement, dated as of August 17, 1998, among Insilco Holding Co. and the
	       investors named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration Statement
	       on Form S-1 (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
      4.6      Indenture, dated as of August 17, 1998 between Silkworm Acquisition Corporation and the
	       Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
	       (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
      4.7      First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 1998 between Insilco Holding Co. and the
	       Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
	       (File No. 333-65039) of the Company).
      4.8**    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 17, 1998 between Water Street Corporate
	       Recovery Fund I, L.P. and the Company.
      5.1**    Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell with respect to the Offered Securities being registered.
     10.1      Insilco Holding Co. Direct Investment Program (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to
	       the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61809)).
     10.2      Insilco Holding Co. Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to the
	       Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61809)).
     10.3      Insilco Holding Co. and Insilco Corporation Equity Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to
	       Exhibit 4(c) to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-61811)).
     13.1**    Annual Report on Form 10-K/A dated July 8, 1998.
     13.2**    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A dated July 8, 1998.
     15.1*     Letter of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP regarding unaudited interim financial information.
     23.1**    Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (contained in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
     23.2*     Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
     24.1**    Power of Attorney (Included in Part II of this Registration Statement under the caption
	       "Signatures").
    

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* Filed herewith

** Previously filed

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                                                           EXHIBIT 15.1



Insilco Holding Co.
Columbus, Ohio

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Registration Statement (Form S-2)

With respect to the registration statement (Form S-2) for the Insilco Holding
Co. Common Stock, Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, Pay-In-Kind Preferred
Stock, we acknowledge our awareness of the use therein of our report dated July
22, 1998 related to our review of interim financial information.

Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, such report is not
considered part of a registration statement prepared or certified by an
accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant or a report
prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of sections 7 and 11
of the Act.

Very truly yours,

						  /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Columbus, Ohio
November 9, 1998

                                                           EXHIBIT 23.2


                         Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors
Insilco Holding Corporation:


We consent to the use of our audit report dated January 30, 1998, except as
to Note 21, which is as of June 8, 1998, and Note 2, which is as of July 7,
1998, on the consolidated financial statement schedule of Insilco
Corporation as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the yearsin
the three-year period then ended incorporated herein by reference.


					     /s/ KPMG Peat Marqick LLP
					     --------------------------
						 KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Columbus, Ohio
November 9, 1998



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