Rockwood Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. ROC today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share. The dividend is payable on December 3, 2013 to all common stockholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2013.

The declaration and payment of any future dividends, however, will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global specialty chemicals company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately 6,900 people and annual net sales of approximately $2.8 billion in 2012 (after adjustment for the sale of Advanced Ceramics and Clay-based Additives businesses, which closed on August 31 and October 1, 2013, respectively). Rockwood focuses on global niche businesses in the specialty chemicals, pigments and additives markets. For more information on Rockwood, please visit 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 Holdings, 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 any statements referring to the prospects and future performance of Rockwood, including without limitation, the payment of future dividends. 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 periodic reports 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.