Exhibit (a)(5)(v)

         This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell. The Offer is made only by the Offer to Purchase, dated January 7, 2002, and the related Letters of Transmittal, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and is being made to all holders of Shares (as defined below). The Offer, however, is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares residing in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. However, Purchaser (as defined below) may, in its discretion, take such action as it may deem necessary to make the Offer in any jurisdiction and extend the Offer to holders of Shares in such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

NOTICE OF OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
NCH CORPORATION
FOR
$52.50 NET
RANGER MERGER CORPORATION
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
RANGER HOLDING LLC

         Ranger Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranger Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holding”), which is 100% owned by Irvin L. Levy, Lester A. Levy, Sr. and other members of the Levy family (together with Holding and Purchaser, the “Levy Group”), is offering to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Shares”), of NCH Corporation (the “Company”) owned by persons other than the Levy Group at a price of $52.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash, less any required withholding of taxes and without payment of any interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated January 7, 2002 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal,” which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Offer”).

         Tendering stockholders who have Shares registered in their names and who tender directly will not be charged brokerage fees or commissions or, subject to Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes on the purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer. Stockholders who hold their Shares through a broker or bank should consult such institution as to whether it charges any service fees. Holding or Purchaser will pay all charges and expenses of the Depositary, the Information Agent and the Dealer Manager incurred in connection with the Offer.  

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT,
NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2002,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

         THE OFFER IS CONDITIONED UPON, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THERE BEING VALIDLY TENDERED AND NOT WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE OFFER A NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH, WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER WITH SHARES THEN OWNED BY PURCHASER AND ITS AFFILIATES, REPRESENTS AT LEAST 90% OF THE SHARES OUTSTANDING. THE OFFER ALSO IS SUBJECT TO OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

         The Offer is being made pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 24, 2001 (the “Merger Agreement”), among Holding, Purchaser and the Company, pursuant to which, after completion of the Offer and the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company and the Company will be the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). On the effective date of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each outstanding Share (other than Shares held in the Company’s treasury or by Purchaser or any of its affiliates or by stockholders who have properly perfected appraisal rights under Delaware law) will by virtue of the Merger, and without any action by the holder thereof, be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $52.50 per Share in cash, or any higher price paid pursuant to the Offer without interest. The Merger Agreement is more fully described in Section II.7 of the Offer to Purchase.

         THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, BY UNANIMOUS DECISION OF THOSE DIRECTORS PARTICIPATING AND BASED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY (1) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE OFFER PRICE IS FAIR AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE MERGER AGREEMENT ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS (OTHER THAN PURCHASER AND ITS AFFILIATES), (2) HAS APPROVED AND DECLARED ADVISABLE THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND (3) HAS RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND THAT THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS ACCEPT THE OFFER, TENDER THEIR SHARES PURSUANT TO THE OFFER AND, IF REQUIRED BY LAW, APPROVE AND ADOPT THE MERGER AGREEMENT.

         For purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted for payment (and thereby purchased) Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn as, if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to Mellon Investor Services LLC (the “Depositary”) of its acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer.

         Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the purchase price therefor with the Depositary, which will act as agent for all tendering stockholders for the purpose of receiving payments from Purchaser and transmitting such payments to tendering stockholders whose Shares have been accepted for payment.

         In all cases, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) certificates representing the Shares or a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) with respect to such Shares, (ii) a Letter of Transmittal to tender Shares (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) in lieu of such Letter of Transmittal, and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. The receipt of cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger is a taxable transaction for United States income tax purposes. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY INTEREST BE PAID ON THE OFFER PRICE FOR TENDERED SHARES, REGARDLESS OF ANY EXTENSION OF THE OFFER OR ANY DELAY IN MAKING SUCH PAYMENT.

         The purpose of the Offer is to acquire control of, and the entire common equity interest in, the Company. The Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. If any such conditions are not satisfied or waived, Purchaser may, except as provided in the Merger Agreement, (i) terminate the Offer and return all tendered Shares to tendering stockholders, (ii) extend the Offer and, subject to withdrawal rights as set forth below, retain all such Shares until the expiration of the Offer as so extended, (iii) waive such conditions and purchase all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer, or (iv) delay acceptance for payment or payment for Shares, subject to applicable laws, until satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Offer.

         The term “Expiration Date” means 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Monday, February 4, 2002, unless and until Purchaser, subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement, shall have extended the period of time during which the Offer is open, in which event the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest time and date on which the Offer, as so extended by Purchaser, shall expire. Subject to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable law and the terms of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any time, from time to time, to extend the period of time during which the Offer is open by giving oral or written notice of such extension to the Depositary. Any such extension will be followed as promptly as possible by a public announcement thereof not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the day on which the Offer is scheduled to expire. During any such extension, all Shares previously tendered and not withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer, subject to the right of a tendering stockholder to withdraw its Shares.

         Tenders of Shares made pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable except that such Shares may be withdrawn at any time prior to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Monday, February 4, 2002 (or such later date as may apply if the Offer is extended).

         For a withdrawal to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of the Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered the Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn and the names in which the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares to be withdrawn are registered, if different from the name of the person who tendered such Shares. The signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares have been tendered for the account of any Eligible Institution. If Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer as set forth in Section III.4 of the Offer to Purchase, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) to be credited with the withdrawn Shares and must otherwise comply with such Book-Entry Transfer Facility’s procedures. If certificates for Shares to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary, the name of the registered holder and the serial numbers of the particular certificates evidencing the Shares to be withdrawn must also be furnished to the Depositary as aforesaid prior to the physical release of such certificates. All questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by Purchaser or its designee, in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. None of Purchaser, Holding, the Dealer Manager (listed below), the Depositary, the Information Agent (listed below) or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Withdrawals of tenders of Shares may not be rescinded, and any Shares properly withdrawn will be considered not validly tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be retendered by following one of the procedures described in Section III.4 of the Offer to Purchase at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

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         The information required to be disclosed by Rule 13e-3(e)(1) and paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 14d-6 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is contained in the Offer to Purchase and is incorporated herein by reference.

         The Company has provided Purchaser with the Company’s stockholder list and security position listings for the purpose of disseminating the Offer to stockholders. The Offer to Purchase, the related Letters of Transmittal and other relevant materials will be

mailed to record holders of Shares and will be furnished to brokers, banks and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the stockholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares.

         THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THE LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER.

         Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager at their respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth below. Stockholders may request additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, the related Letters of Transmittal and other tender offer materials from the Information Agent, the Dealer Manager or their broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company. Such additional copies will be furnished at Purchaser’s expense. No fees or commissions will be paid to brokers, dealers or other persons (other than the Information Agent and the Dealer Manager) for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer.

The Information Agent for the Offer is:
 
Mellon Investor Services LLC
44 Wall Street – 7th Floor
New York, NY 10005
For Information, Please Call:
Toll Free: (888) 695-1646
 
The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
 
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc.
1 South Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
For Information, Please Call:
(410) 895-4631

January 7, 2002

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