United
States
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): April
23, 2007
Hercules
Incorporated
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-00496
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51-0023450
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
Number)
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Hercules
Plaza
1313
North Market Street
Wilmington,
Delaware 19894-0001
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(302)
594-5000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
April 23, 2007, the United States Supreme Court denied Hercules Incorporated’s
(the “Company”) Petition for Writ of Certiorari in a lawsuit captioned
United
States of America v. Vertac Chemical Corp., et al
(Civil
No. 4:80CV00109 GH, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western
Division). In its Petition for Writ of Certiorari, the Company had requested
that the United States Supreme Court review a decision by the Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit affirming a Final Judgment entered against the Company
by
the U.S. District Court. (See 364 F.Supp.2d 941 (E.D.Ark.2005), aff’d 453 F.3d
1031(8th
Cir.
2006)). Details regarding this litigation are provided in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and other reports
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
has previously accrued its total net liability of $124.9 million, including
interest, which is recorded as a current liability as of March 31, 2007. The
Company expects to pay such amount promptly, together with interest accruing
up
to the date of payment.
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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.
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April
23,
2007
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By:
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HERCULES
INCORPORATED
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/s/
Richard G. Dahlen
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Richard
G. Dahlen
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Chief
Legal Officer
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