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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE OF NALCO HOLDING COMPANY DATED JANUARY 26, 2011 - Nalco Holding CO | dex991.htm |
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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 21, 2011
NALCO HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32342 | 16-1701300 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1601 W. Diehl Rd., Naperville, IL 60563
630-305-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On January 21, 2011, Nalco Company, a subsidiary of Nalco Holding Company, completed an agreement to sell certain intellectual property, products, customer relationships and goodwill and other assets directly relating to its Performance Products Group business to The Lubrizol Corporation. [NYSE: LZ]. The agreed purchase price for the business is $166 million. A copy of the press release announcing the sale is being furnished to the SEC as an exhibit to this form.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and accompanying exhibit is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
| (d) | Exhibits. | |
| The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K: | ||
| (99.1) | Press release of Nalco Holding Company dated January 26, 2011, describing the sale of its Performance Products Group to The Lubrizol Corporation. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.
| NALCO HOLDING COMPANY |
| /s/ Stephen N. Landsman |
| Secretary |
Date: January 26, 2011