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) January 31, 2012
W. R. GRACE & CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13953 |
| 65-0773649 |
(Commission File Number) |
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7500 Grace Drive |
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Columbia, Maryland |
| 21044 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(410) 531-4000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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W. R. GRACE & CO.
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 31, 2012, W. R. Grace & Co. (“Grace”) issued a press release with the headline “Grace Reorganization Plan Affirmed by U.S. District Court” and a press release with the headline “Agreement in Principle is Reached to Settle Objections to Grace’s Plan of Reorganization from Libby, Montana Claimants.” Copies of these press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated January 31, 2012 headlined “Grace Reorganization Plan Affirmed by U.S. District Court.”
99.2 Press Release dated January 31, 2012 headlined “Agreement in Principle is Reached to Settle Objections to Grace’s Plan of Reorganization from Libby, Montana Claimants.”
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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| By | /s/ Michael W. Conron |
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| Michael W. Conron |
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| Assistant Secretary |
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Dated: February 3, 2012 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
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99.1 |
| Press Release dated January 31, 2012 headlined “Grace Reorganization Plan Affirmed by U.S. District Court.” |
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99.2 |
| Press Release dated January 31, 2012 headlined “Agreement in Principle is Reached to Settle Objections to Grace’s Plan of Reorganization from Libby, Montana Claimants.” |