424B3 1 w55065b3e424b3.txt RULE 424B3 - PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) and (c) HERCULES INCORPORATED Registration Statement No. 333-67210 Hercules Plaza 1313 North Market Street [HERCULES LOGO] Wilmington, Delaware 19894-0001 302-594-5000 HERCULES INCORPORATED EXCHANGE OFFER for $400,000,000 of its 11 1/8% Senior Notes Due 2007 The exchange offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 7, 2001, unless extended. The attached Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hercules Incorporated, dated November 14, 2001, supplements the Prospectus of Hercules Incorporated, dated October 31, 2001, and should be attached to each copy of that Prospectus. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CERTAIN RISKS BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO TENDER YOUR OLD NOTES. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 9 OF THE PROSPECTUS. Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the new notes or determined that the Prospectus is adequate or accurate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. This Prospectus Supplement is dated November 14, 2001.