Innospec Inc. Announces Change to Dividend Record Date

Innospec Inc. (NYSE: IOP) today announced that its final
dividend for full year 2005 of $0.08 per share is payable to the
holders of record of the common stock of the corporation on February
23, 2006 and not holders of record of the common stock of the
corporation on February 17, 2006 as stated in the Company's release
issued yesterday.

   About Innospec Inc.

   Innospec Inc. is an international specialty chemical company with
almost 1,000 employees in 21 countries. Innospec divides its
operations into three distinct business areas: Fuel Specialties,
Performance Chemicals, and Octane Additives. Together, the three
businesses manufacture and supply a wide range of specialty chemicals
to markets in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and
Asia-Pacific. Innospec's Fuel Specialties business specialises in
manufacturing and supplying the fuel additives that help improve fuel
efficiency, boost engine performance and reduce harmful emissions.
Innospec's Performance Chemicals business includes a range of
companies that manufacture performance chemicals used in the
manufacture of such items as personal care products, household
detergents, crop protection chemicals as well as in the plastics,
paper and fungicides and in the metal plating and oil industries.
Innospec's Octane Additives business is the world's only producer of
tetra ethyl lead (TEL). The management team has a clear strategy in
place to ensure the Company maximizes shareholder value from TEL
supply while monitoring and reducing production in line with global
demand.