Great Lakes Chemical Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period in Proposed Merger With Crompton Corporation

Great Lakes Chemical Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino
Waiting Period in Proposed Merger With Crompton Corporation 


INDIANAPOLIS, April 29  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Lakes Chemical
Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that the required waiting period under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired.  This
satisfies U.S. premerger notification requirements for the proposed merger
between Great Lakes and Crompton Corporation (NYSE:CK).

Approval of the transaction by European competition authorities is still
pending.

Great Lakes Chemical Corporation is the world's leading producer of certain
specialty chemicals for such applications as water treatment, household
cleaners, flame retardants, polymer stabilizers, fire suppressants, and
performance products.  The stock of the company is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange. 

DATASOURCE: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation



CONTACT:  Analyst contact: Paul Britton,  , or Media

contact: Wendy Chance,  , of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation,

[phone]



Web site:  http://www.greatlakes.com/ 

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