UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) OCTOBER 31, 2005
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W. R. GRACE & CO.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13953 65-0773649
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
7500 GRACE DRIVE
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND 21044
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(410) 531-4000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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W. R. GRACE & CO.
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 31, 2005, W. R. Grace & Co. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September
30, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report
and is incorporated herein by reference. This information shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued by W. R. Grace & Co. announcing
financial results for the quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
W. R. GRACE & CO.
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(Registrant)
By /s/ Mark A. Shelnitz
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Mark A. Shelnitz
Secretary
Dated: November 1, 2005
