Exhibit (a)(5)(x)


                       RANGER MERGER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
                 THE EXECUTION OF A DEFINITIVE CREDIT AGREEMENT

         Dallas, Texas, February 5, 2002 - Ranger Merger Corporation announced
today that it has entered into a definitive credit agreement with Bank of
America, N.A., JP Morgan Chase Bank and a syndicate of other lenders for the
financing of its pending tender offer for the Common Stock of NCH Corporation
(NYSE-NCH).

         Ranger Merger Corporation's pending tender offer for all outstanding
shares of Common Stock of NCH Corporation will expire on Tuesday, February 12,
2002 at midnight E.S.T.

         NCH Corporation is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of
maintenance, repair and supply products, including chemical specialties,
fasteners, welding alloys and plumbing parts. NCH Corporation has its world
headquarters and domestic administrative center in Irving, Texas and has
manufacturing and other facilities in the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America and
the Far East.

         In connection with the offer, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Inc. is acting
as the Dealer Manager, and Mellon Investor Services LLC is acting as
Information Agent and Depositary. Stockholders may call Mellon Investor
Services at (888) 695-1646 (toll free) or Deutsche Bank at (410) 895-4631 to
request the tender documents or if they have questions about the tender offer.

         FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

         Certain information in this release are forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties that might adversely affect NCH Corporation's
operating results in the future in a material way. Such risks and uncertainties
include, among other things, industry performance, general economic, market,
interest rate and financial conditions, sales, cost of goods sold, operating and
other revenues and expenses, capital expenditures and working capital of the
Company, and other matters which may not be realized and are inherently subject
to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are
beyond the Company's control. The Company's operations are subject to various
additional risks and uncertainties resulting from its position as a supplier to
the United States government and its agencies; the potential adverse impact of
the Company's substantial indebtedness incurred in connection with the Offer and
the Merger, including restrictions and remedies, available in the related debt
covenant; actual outcomes are dependent upon factors, including, without
limitation, the Company's successful performance of internal plans;
technological innovation; interest rates; pricing; currency movements; budgetary
restraints; customer changes in short-range and long-range plans; domestic and
international competition; product performance; continued development and
acceptance of new products; performance issues with key suppliers and
subcontractors; government import and export policies; acquisition or
termination of government contracts; the

outcome of political and legal processes; legal, financial, and governmental
risks related to international transactions; the ability of the Company to
retain customers and obtain new customers on satisfactory terms, and other
factors described from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC. Many
of these risks are beyond the control of NCH Corporation. Such risks are
detailed from time to time in NCH Corporation's Reports filed with the SEC on
Forms 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K and in its Annual Reports to Stockholders.

         NOTICE FOR NCH STOCKHOLDERS

         THIS PRESS RELEASE is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation
of an offer to sell shares of NCH Corporation. The Tender Offer is made only
through the offer to purchase and related letter of transmittal and other offer
documents which Ranger Merger Corporation and its affiliates have filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

         Investors are urged to read Ranger Merger Corporation's tender offer
statement and other relevant documents filed with the SEC; they contain
important information. Investors can obtain such documents free of charge at the
SEC's web site, www.sec.gov, or from Ranger Merger Corporation, 2727 Chemsearch
Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75062, Attn: Irvin L. Levy.

Contact:  NCH Corporation, Dallas, Joe Cleveland, Telephone: 972-438-0251.