PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rockwood Holdings, Inc. announced today that its initial public offering of 20,408,163 shares of common stock has been priced at $20.00 per share. The shares are scheduled to begin trading August 17, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ROC." To the extent that the underwriters sell more than 20,408,163 shares of common stock, the underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,061,224 shares from Rockwood Holdings, Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers and UBS Investment Bank are serving as joint-book running managers of the offering. Deutsche Bank Securities, First Analysis Securities Corporation and JPMorgan are co-managers of the offering. The public offering is being made by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from: - Goldman, Sachs & Co. Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004 (telephone number: 212-902-1171), - Credit Suisse First Boston Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 (telephone number: 212-325-2580), - Lehman Brothers, c/o ADP Prospectus Department, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, N.Y. 11717 (telephone number: 631-254-7106), or - UBS Investment Bank, Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10171 (telephone number: 212-821-3000). This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is the ultimate parent company of Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., a leading global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately 10,200 people and net revenue of approximately $2.9 billion in 2004 on a pro forma basis. The company focuses on global niche segments of the specialty chemicals and advanced materials markets, including specialty chemicals, performance additives, titanium dioxide pigments, advanced ceramics, custom synthesis, specialty compounds and electronics. For more information on Rockwood, please visit http://www.rocksp.com/. The information set forth in this press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning the business, operations and financial condition of Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Rockwood"). Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "predicts" and variations of such words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although Rockwood believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that its expectations will be realized. "Forward-looking statements" consist of all non-historical information, including the statements referring to the prospects and future performance of Rockwood. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in Rockwood's forward-looking statements due to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the "Risk Factors" described in Rockwood's 2004 Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rockwood does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. DATASOURCE: Rockwood Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Camille Dager, , or Shawn Salvatore, , both of HB&M, for Rockwood, +1-215-440-9800 Web site: http://www.rocksp.com/

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