Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. Announces Extension of Expiration Date for Exchange Offer for Its

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. Announces Extension of Expiration Date for Exchange Offer for Its 6.625% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it has extended the expiration date for its previously announced exchange offer from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, at the end of Tuesday, September 10, 2013, to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, September 13, 2013, unless further extended. All other terms, provisions and conditions of the exchange offer will remain in full force and effect. On August 12, 2013, the Company commenced its exchange offer to exchange up to $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020 and related guarantees registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its outstanding 6.625% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020 and related guarantees, which were issued in January 2013 in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

As of 5:00 pm, New York City time, at the end of September 10, 2013, Wilmington Trust, National Association, the exchange agent for the exchange offer, has advised that $1,096,995,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes had been tendered for exchange, representing approximately 99.7% of the outstanding notes.

A Form S-4 registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC regarding the exchange offer was declared effective by the SEC on August 12, 2013. The expiration date for the exchange offer is being extended to provide time for remaining outstanding 6.625% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020 to be exchanged.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. A copy of the prospectus and other materials related to the exchange offer may be obtained from the exchange agent, Wilmington Trust, National Association, by calling (302) 636-6181.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, our management may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "plan," "estimate," "may," "will," "could," "should," "seek" or "intend" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future events and conditions and are based on currently available financial, economic and competitive data and our current business plans. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties that may affect our operations, markets, services, prices and other factors as discussed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). While we believe our assumptions are reasonable, we caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements as it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, a weakening of global economic and financial conditions, interruptions in the supply of or increased cost of raw materials, changes in governmental regulations and related compliance and litigation costs, difficulties with the realization of cost savings in connection with our strategic initiatives, including transactions with our affiliate, Momentive Performance Materials Inc., pricing actions by our competitors that could affect our operating margins, the impact of our substantial indebtedness, our failure to comply with financial covenants under our credit facilities or other debt, and the other factors listed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other SEC filings, including our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. For a more detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, see the Risk Factors section in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings made with the SEC. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. The forward-looking statements made by us speak only as of the date on which they are made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

About the Company

Based in Columbus, Ohio, Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (formerly known as Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.) is the global leader in thermoset resins. Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. serves the global wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries. Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC.

About Momentive

Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC ("Momentive") is the ultimate parent company of Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. Momentive is a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials, with a broad range of advanced specialty products that help industrial and consumer companies support and improve everyday life. Its technology portfolio delivers tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of its customers around the world. Momentive was formed in October 2010 through the combination of entities that indirectly owned Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. The capital structures and legal entity structures of both Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., and their respective subsidiaries and direct parent companies, remain separate. Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. file separate financial and other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Momentive is controlled by investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC. Additional information about Momentive and its products is available at www.momentive.com.

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