Press Release

Henkel Announces Further Step in Loctite Buyout

12/03/96

Henkel Begins Receiving Loctite Information

DUSSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 27 -- Henkel KGaA announced
today it had met with Loctite Corporation on November 26,
1996 to hear presentations about Loctite.  Henkel also announced that
Loctite has agreed to provide Henkel and its subsidiary HC
Investments, Inc.  with access to certain information, including
projections, regarding Loctite that had been gathered or prepared by
Loctite for the purpose of its being provided to potential acquirors
of Loctite.

HC Investments' tender offer for all of the Common Stock of Loctite is
scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday,
January 6, 1997.