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Cytec Adopts Statement of Financial Acctg Standards No. 142 and Certain Transition Provisions of Statement of Financial Acctg Standards No. 141 of the Financial Acctg Stds Board.


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WEST PATERSON West Paterson (păt`ərsən), borough (1990 pop. 10,982), Passaic co., NE N.J., a suburb of Paterson; inc. 1914. Electric, electronic, and photographic products are made in the borough. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2002

Cytec Industries Cytec Industries is a specialty chemicals and materials technology company with pro-forma sales in 2004, including the Surface Specialties acquisition, of approximately $3.0 billion. Cytec is a result of its spin-off from American Cyanamid Company.  Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CYT) announced today that it has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection
SFAS Student Financial Aid Services
SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore
SFAS Safety Features Actuation System
SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System
) No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Intangible Asset

An asset that is not physical in nature.

Notes:
Examples are things like copyrights, patents, intellectual property, and goodwill. These are the opposite of tangible assets.
," (SFAS 142) and certain transition provisions of SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," (SFAS 141) effective January January: see month.  1, 2002.

Under SFAS 142, intangible assets with "determinable Liable to come to an end upon the happening of a certain contingency. Susceptible of being determined, found out, definitely decided upon, or settled.


determinable adj.
" useful lives continue to be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives. Goodwill and intangibles Property that is a "right" such as a patent, Copyright, or trademark, or one that is lacking physical existence, such as good will.  with "indefinite INDEFINITE. That which is undefined; uncertain.

INDEFINITE, NUMBER. A number which may be increased or diminished at pleasure.
     2. When a corporation is composed of an indefinite number of persons, any number of them consisting of a majority of those
" useful lives are not amortized, but instead are reviewed for impairments at least annually and written-down only in the periods in which it is determined that the recorded value is greater than the fair value. Among other things, SFAS 141 specifies the criteria criteria (krītēr´ē),
n.
 intangible assets must meet in order to be recognized apart from goodwill.

Application of these standards required that Cytec assess its recorded intangibles. Effective January 1, 2002, the Company reclassified to goodwill those intangibles which no longer met the criteria for recognition apart from goodwill. Goodwill and intangible assets have been amortized through December December: see month.  31, 2001 in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[]

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 with the appropriate pre-SFAS 141 and 142 accounting literature.

Overall, the new standards will have the impact of reducing future amortization expense from $12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 to approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Although further evaluation is still needed to complete the transitional goodwill impairment Impairment

1. A reduction in a company's stated capital.

2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock.

Notes:
1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains.

2.
 test provisions of SFAS 142, the Company does not currently believe that adoption of the new standards will result in a material charge to earnings in 2002. No assurances can be provided as to the results of any future periodic impairment reviews.

The attached historical financial information has been provided in order to facilitate understanding of the implementation of these standards on Cytec's past performance and for analytical analytical, analytic

pertaining to or emanating from analysis.


analytical control
control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test.
 and comparative purposes.

Forward-Looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
 and Cautionary Statements

Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and

of 1995. Achieving the results described in these statements involves a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in Cytec's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Corporate Profile

Cytec Industries is a specialty chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant.  and materials technology company with sales in 2001 of $1.4 billion. Its growth strategies are based on developing technologically advanced customer solutions for global markets including: aerospace, plastics, industrial coatings An industrial coating is a paint or coating defined by its protective, rather than its aesthetic properties, although it can provide both.
The most common use of industrial coatings is for corrosion control of steel or concrete.
, mining, and water treatment.

                CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           SEGMENT ANALYSIS
            ANNUAL AMORTIZATION OF ACQUISITION INTANGIBLES
                          BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
                         (Millions of dollars)

                                         2000       2001        2002
                                        Actual     Actual     Outlook
                                        ------     ------     -------
Water and Industrial Process Chemicals  $  1.3     $  1.5     $   0.4
Performance Products                       2.8        2.8         1.6
Specialty Materials                        8.3        8.5         1.1
Building Block Chemicals                     -          -           -
                                        ------     ------     -------

Total                                   $ 12.4     $ 12.8     $   3.1


                CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       (Millions of dollars, except share and per share amounts)

                            Year Ended               Year Ended
                         December 31, 2001        December 31, 2000
                       ----------------------   ---------------------
                       Reported   Adjusted(1)   Reported  Adjusted(1)
                       --------   -----------   --------  -----------

Net sales              $1,387.1    $1,387.1     $1,492.5   $1,492.5
Amortization of
 acquisition
 intangibles (2)           12.8         3.1         12.4        3.0
Earnings from operations  112.7       122.4        176.6      186.0
Earnings before
 income taxes and
 extraordinary item       101.1       110.8        271.1      280.5
Earnings before
 extraordinary item        66.2        72.6        177.6      183.8
Net earnings               71.1        77.5        177.6      183.8

Earnings before
 extraordinary item
 per common share
  Basic                $   1.65    $   1.80     $   4.34   $   4.49
  Diluted              $   1.59    $   1.74     $   4.15   $   4.30

Earnings per common
 share
  Basic                $   1.77    $   1.93     $   4.34   $   4.49
  Diluted              $   1.71    $   1.86     $   4.15   $   4.30

      (1) Adjusted as if SFAS 141 and 142 had been in effect from the
        beginning of the relevant period.

      (2) Due to rounding the sum of the quarters may not equal the full
        year amounts


                CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       (Millions of dollars, except share and per share amounts)

                         Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended
                            March 31, 2001       March 31, 2000
                        --------------------- ----------------------
                        Reported  Adjusted(1) Reported   Adjusted(1)
                        --------  ----------- --------   -----------
Net sales               $  376.1  $  376.1    $  368.8   $  368.8
Amortization of
 acquisition
 intangibles (2)             3.1       0.7         3.1        0.7
Earnings from operations    31.0      33.4        45.7       48.0
Earnings before income
 taxes                      26.3      28.7        49.0       51.3
Net earnings                17.2      18.8        32.1       33.6

Earnings per common
 share
  Basic                 $   0.43  $   0.46    $   0.77   $   0.81
  Diluted               $   0.41  $   0.44    $   0.74   $   0.78

                         Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                            June 30, 2001           June 30, 2000
                       --------------------- -----------------------
                       Reported  Adjusted(1) Reported   Adjusted (1)
                       --------------------- -----------------------
Net sales              $  354.1  $   354.1   $  389.0   $  389.0
Amortization of
 acquisition
 intangibles(2)             3.2        0.8        3.1        0.7
Earnings from operations   33.2       35.6       49.5       51.8
Earnings before income
 taxes                     31.9       34.3       62.1       64.4
Net earnings               20.9       22.5       40.7       42.2

Earnings per common
 share
  Basic                $   0.52  $    0.56   $   0.99   $   1.03
  Diluted              $   0.50  $    0.54   $   0.95   $   0.98

                         Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended
                         September 30, 2001     September 30, 2000
                        --------------------- ----------------------
                        Reported  Adjusted(1) Reported   Adjusted(1)
                        --------  ----------- --------   -----------
Net sales               $  342.1  $   342.1   $  376.2   $  376.2
Amortization of
 acquisition
 intangibles (2)             3.2        0.8        3.1        0.7
Earnings from operations    34.7       37.2       46.4       48.8
Earnings before income
 taxes and extraordinary
 item                       32.5       34.9       42.4       44.8
Earnings before
 extraordinary item         21.3       22.9       27.8       29.4
Net earnings                26.2       27.8       27.8       29.4

Earnings before
 extraordinary item per
 common share
  Basic                $   0.53  $    0.57   $   0.68   $   0.72
  Diluted              $   0.51  $    0.55   $   0.65   $   0.68

Earnings per common
 share
  Basic                $   0.65  $   0.69    $   0.68   $   0.72
  Diluted              $   0.63  $   0.67    $   0.65   $   0.68

                        Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended
                         December 31, 2001     December 31, 2000
                       --------------------- ----------------------
                       Reported  Adjusted(1) Reported   Adjusted(1)
                       --------  ----------- --------   -----------
Net sales              $  314.8  $  314.8    $  358.4   $  358.4
Amortization of
 acquisition
 intangibles (2)            3.2       0.8         3.2        0.7
Earnings from operations   13.8      16.2        35.0       37.4
Earnings before income
 taxes                     10.4      12.8       117.5      120.0
Net earnings                6.8       8.4        77.0       78.6

Earnings per common
 share
  Basic                $   0.17  $   0.21    $   1.91   $   1.95
  Diluted              $   0.17  $   0.21    $   1.82   $   1.85

      (1) Adjusted as if SFAS 141 and 142 had been in effect from the
        beginning of the relevant period.

      (2) Due to rounding the change in earnings from operations and
        earnings before income taxes may not equal the change in
        amortization of acquisition intangibles

                CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
                         (Millions of dollars)

                                         Year Ended
                                         December 31,
                                -----------------------------
                                            2001
                                -----------------------------
                                Reported  Adjusted(1) Change
                                -----------------------------
Earnings (loss) from
 operations(2)
Water and Industrial Process
 Chemicals                      $  25.7   $  26.8     $   1.1

Performance Products               16.3      17.5         1.2
Specialty Materials                95.9     103.3         7.4
Building Block Chemicals          (18.7)    (18.7)          -
                                -------   -------     -------
Earnings from segments            119.2     128.9         9.7
Corporate and Unallocated          (6.5)     (6.5)          -
                                -------   -------     -------
Total consolidated earnings
 from operations                $ 112.7   $ 122.4     $   9.7

                                =======   =======     =======

                                         Year Ended
                                         December 31,
                                -----------------------------
                                             2000
                                -----------------------------
                                Reported  Adjusted(1) Change
                                -----------------------------
Earnings (loss) from
 operations (2)
Water and Industrial Process
 Chemicals                      $  40.2   $  41.1     $   0.9

Performance Products               56.8      58.0         1.2
Specialty Materials                85.9      93.2         7.3
Building Block Chemicals           12.7      12.7           -
                                -------   -------     -------
Earnings from segments            195.6     205.0         9.4
Corporate and Unallocated         (19.0)    (19.0)          -
                                -------   -------     -------
Total consolidated earnings
 from operations                $ 176.6   $ 186.0     $   9.4

                                =======   =======     =======

      (1) Adjusted as if SFAS 141 and 142 had been in effect from the
        beginning of the relevant period.

      (2) Due to rounding the sum of the quarters may not equal the full
        year amounts


                CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
                         (Millions of dollars)

                   Three Months Ended         Three Months Ended
                        March 31,                  March 31,
              ---------------------------  ---------------------------
                          2001                        2000
              ---------------------------  ---------------------------
              Reported Adjusted(1) Change  Reported Adjusted(1) Change
              -------- ----------- ------  -------- ----------- ------
Earnings (loss)
 from operations
Water and
 Industrial
 Process
 Chemicals    $  8.2    $  8.5    $  0.3   $ 10.0   $ 10.2    $  0.2

Performance
 Products        3.9       4.2       0.3     15.0     15.3       0.3
Specialty
 Materials      28.2      30.0       1.8     18.5     20.3       1.8
Building
 Block
 Chemicals      (8.3)     (8.3)        -      4.0      4.0         -
              ------    ------    ------   ------   ------    ------
Earnings from
 segments       32.0      34.4       2.4     47.5     49.8       2.3
Corporate and
 Unallocated    (1.0)     (1.0)        -     (1.8)    (1.8)        -
              ------    ------    ------   ------   ------    ------
Total
 consolidated
 earnings
 from
 operations   $ 31.0    $ 33.4    $  2.4   $ 45.7   $ 48.0    $  2.3

              ======    ======    ======   ======   ======    ======

                Three Months Ended             Three Months Ended
                     June 30,                         June 30,
              --------------------------   ---------------------------
                      2001                              2000
              ---------------------------  ---------------------------
              Reported Adjusted(1) Change  Reported Adjusted(1) Change
              -------- ----------- ------  -------- ----------- ------
Earnings (loss)
 from
 operations
Water and
 Industrial
 Process
 Chemicals    $  6.7    $  7.0    $  0.3   $ 11.2   $ 11.4    $  0.2

Performance
 Products        6.3       6.6       0.3     16.0     16.3       0.3
Specialty
 Materials      30.2      32.0       1.8     23.6     25.4       1.8
Building Block
 Chemicals      (2.9)     (2.9)        -     (0.1)    (0.1)        -
              ------    ------    ------   ------   ------    ------
Earnings from
 segments       40.3      42.7       2.4     50.7     53.0       2.3
Corporate and
 Unallocated    (7.1)     (7.1)        -     (1.2)    (1.2)        -
              ------    ------    ------   ------   ------    ------
Total
 consolidated
 earnings from
 operations   $ 33.2    $ 35.6    $  2.4   $ 49.5   $ 51.8    $  2.3

              ======    ======    ======   ======   ======    ======

                  Three Months Ended           Three Months Ended
                    September 30,                  September 30,
              ---------------------------  ---------------------------
                        2001                           2000
              ---------------------------  ---------------------------
              Reported Adjusted(1) Change  Reported Adjusted(1) Change
              -------- ----------- ------  -------- ----------- ------
Earnings
 (loss) from
 operations
Water and
 Industrial
 Process
 Chemicals    $  6.9    $  7.2    $  0.3   $ 10.0   $ 10.3    $  0.3

Performance
 Products        5.2       5.5       0.3     14.6     14.9       0.3
Specialty
 Materials      24.1      26.0       1.9     21.4     23.2       1.8
Building Block
 Chemicals      (0.6)     (0.6)        -      0.9      0.9         -
              ------    ------    ------   ------   ------    ------
Earnings from
 segments       35.6      38.1       2.5     46.9     49.3       2.4
Corporate and
 Unallocated    (0.9)     (0.9)        -     (0.5)    (0.5)        -
              ------    ------    ------   ------   ------    ------

Total
 consolidated
 earnings
 from
 operations  $  34.7    $ 37.2    $  2.5   $ 46.4   $ 48.8    $  2.4
             =======    ======    ======   ======   ======    ======

                 Three Months Ended           Three Months Ended
                    December 31,                  December 31,
             ---------------------------   ---------------------------
                        2001                          2000
             ---------------------------   ---------------------------
             Reported Adjusted(1) Change   Reported Adjusted(1) Change
             -------- ----------  ------   -------- ----------  ------
Earnings
 (loss)
 from
 operations
Water and
 Industrial
 Process
 Chemicals   $  3.9    $  4.2    $  0.3    $  9.1    $  9.4   $  0.3

Performance
 Products       0.9       1.2       0.3      11.1      11.4      0.3
Specialty
 Materials     13.5      15.3       1.8      22.3      24.1      1.8
Building Block
 Chemicals     (6.9)     (6.9)        -       8.1       8.1        -
             ------    ------    ------    ------    ------   ------
Earnings
 from
 segments      11.4      13.8       2.4      50.6      53.0      2.4
Corporate
 and
 Unallocated    2.4       2.4         -     (15.6)    (15.6)       -
             ------    ------    ------    ------    ------   ------
Total
 consolidated
 earnings
 from
 operations $   13.8  $ 16.2    $   2.4    $ 35.0    $ 37.4   $  2.4

            ========  ======    =======    ======    ======   ======

      (1) Adjusted as if SFAS 141 and 142 had been in effect from the
        beginning of the relevant period.


                CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       Acquisition Intangibles, Net of Accumulated Amortization
                          By Business Segment
                           December 31, 2001
                         (Millions of dollars)

                                       Identifiable
                          Goodwill     Intangibles           Total
Reported                  --------     -----------         ---------
--------
Water and Industrial
 Process Chemicals        $   31.3      $    3.8           $    35.1
Performance Products          49.1          26.7                75.8
Specialty Materials          250.2          15.0               265.2
Building Block Chemicals         -             -                   -
                          --------      --------           ---------

Total                     $  330.6      $   45.5           $   376.1

                                       Identifiable
                          Goodwill     Intangibles            Total
Adjusted                  --------     -----------         ---------
--------
Water and Industrial
 Process Chemicals        $   31.1      $    4.0           $    35.1
Performance Products          50.1          25.7                75.8
Specialty Materials          252.6          12.6               265.2
Building Block Chemicals         -             -                   -
                          --------      --------           ---------
Total                     $  333.8      $   42.3           $   376.1
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