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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2000
Hercules Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 001-00496 51-0023450
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
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Hercules Plaza
1313 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19894-0001
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(302) 594-5000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 7, 2000, the Remarketing and Contingent Purchase Agreement, dated
as of February 9, 2000, among Hercules Incorporated, Hercules Trust V, a
Delaware statutory business trust and wholly owned subsidiary of Hercules
Incorporated, and Banc of America Securities LLC was amended to provide that
Intrepid Funding Master Trust, an affiliate of Banc of America Securities LLC
and the holder of our Redeemable Hybrid INcome Overnight Shares (the "RHINOS"),
could require us to repurchase the RHINOS at any time after 11:59 p.m. on
November 15, 2000 for $200 million, the aggregate liquidation amount of such
securities, plus any accrued but unpaid distributions. In connection with this
amendment, we paid Banc of America Securities LLC a fee.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Amendment No. 1 to Remarketing and Contingent Purchase Agreement, dated
as of November 7, 2000, among Hercules Incorporated, Hercules Trust V
and Banc of America Securities LLC.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HERCULES INCORPORATED
November 13, 2000 By: /s/ Israel J. Floyd
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Israel J. Floyd, Executive Vice
President, Secretary and General
Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Number Exhibit
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10.1 Amendment No. 1 to Remarketing and Contingent Purchase
Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2000, among Hercules
Incorporated, Hercules Trust V and Banc of America Securities
LLC.
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