AVON, Ohio -- August 17, 2007 -- Spooky ghouls and gruesome goblins could walk away from Halloween with more than candy from their trick or treat efforts by creating a unique, one-of-a-kind costume made out of America's favorite fix-all - duct tape!

Henkel Corporation, marketer of Duck® brand duct tape, challenges all trick-or-treaters to get creative and original with duct tape for a chance to win $500 by entering its annual "Stick or Treat" Halloween Costume Contest. Instead of wearing the typical store-bought costume, entrants can create or accessorize a costume out of duct tape and submit a photo to the company beginning September 3, 2007. The contest ends on October 29, 2007.

Accepted entries will be posted online at www.ducktapeclub.com, and first, second and third place winners will be selected around October 30, 2007. The first place winner will be awarded $500.

Last year, mother-daughter duo Rebecca and Kayla Cord, of Louisville, Ky., earned first place with an imaginative "Little Bo Peep and One Sheep" costume - complete with bonnet, staff, basket and one sheep (Cleo, the family cat). The sticky creation, made from 11 rolls of blue, white, steel blue, red and black duct tape, outdid 36 homemade ensembles from 23 states and Canada.

Duck® brand duct tape is available in 20 colors and patterns, so trick-or-treaters can pick their favorite color combinations and get creative with their accessories. And, with choices like Duck® brand Funky Flamingo® duct tape, and colors and patterns like camouflage, bright orange, black and chrome, the choices for costume creativity are endless.

WHAT

Sponsored by Henkel Corporation, the Duck® brand duct tape "Stick or Treat" Halloween Costume Contest will reward participants for their creativity and originality in creating or accessorizing their Halloween costume with duct tape. The first place winner will receive a cash prize of $500, the second place winner will receive $250 and the third place winner will receive $100.

HOW TO ENTER

Interested participants should go to www.ducktapeclub.com for official contest rules. The contest starts on September 3, 2007. Contestants are required to submit a color photograph of themselves wearing their duct tape Halloween costume and other documents as noted in the contest rules. All entries must be received by October 29, 2007.

Entries can be e-mailed to [email protected] or sent via mail to:

"Stick or Treat" Halloween Costume Contest
Henkel Corporation
32150 Just Imagine Drive
Avon, OH 44011-1355

WINNER SELECTION

During the contest period, accepted entries can be viewed at www.ducktapeclub.com. Entries will be posted in the order they are received.

Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and will be judged on a number of criteria, including workmanship, originality, use of colors, accessories and quantity of duct tape used.

Winners will be announced around October 30, 2007.

DUCK® BRAND DUCT TAPE

Duck® brand duct tape is available nationally at mass merchandise, hardware and craft retailers. Duck® brand duct tape is available in 20 colors and patterns, including aqua, camouflage, fluorescent green, pink, orange and yellow, standard silver, and an assortment of other traditional colors such as red, yellow, black and blue. More information on where to buy Duck® brand duct tape is listed at www.ducktapeclub.com.

The Duck brand offers an array of tapes, packaging supplies and home products that provide simple, imaginative and helpful solutions for a variety of tasks around the home, school and office. Visit www.duckproducts.com for additional product information.

Duck brand products are developed and marketed by Henkel Corporation, a part of Henkel, a worldwide leader in adhesives and a European leader in laundry/home care and personal care products. Henkel's North American consumer adhesive brands include Duck®, Loctite®, LePage® (for Canada only), PL®, Pro-Series®, Polyseamseal®, Pritt® and Painter's Mate Green® brands. With more than 50,000 employees worldwide, Henkel generated combined sales of 12.740 billion euros in 2006. For additional information, please visit www.henkel.us.