Feb 2006 Financial News

WITCO releases year end results

Feb 17, 2006

WITCO reported Earnings Per Share of 137.4 cents for the year ended December 31, 2005. This was a 17.8 per cent increase over last year's earnings of 116.6 cents.The Company attributed the performance to improved sales in both domestic and contract manufacturing markets.

The Directors have proposed a final dividend of 79 cents. If this payment is approved, this will bring the total dividends paid for the year to $1.35.

Sreshtha Tewari
WISE Research Team