UNITED STATES

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ETHYL CORPORATION

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ETHYL CORPORATION

330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET

POST OFFICE BOX 2189

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2189

 

April 22, 2004

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

You have consented to access all future proxy materials and annual reports of Ethyl Corporation (the “Company”) electronically over the Internet instead of receiving paper copies of such documents in the mail. The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Company’s proxy materials for the 2004 annual meeting of its shareholders and its 2003 annual report are now available on the Company’s website at http://www.ethyl.com. After accessing these documents, please complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card promptly using the enclosed envelope.

 

You may request paper copies of the proxy materials for the 2004 annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders and the Company’s 2003 annual report by contacting the Company as follows: Ethyl Corporation, 330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, Attention: Corporate Secretary; Telephone: (804) 788-5000.