SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ________________ AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO SCHEDULE 14D-9 (WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER BY IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC ) SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ______________________ GROW GROUP, INC. (Name of Subject Company) GROW GROUP, INC. (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.10 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 399820 10 9 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Lloyd Frank, Esq. Secretary Grow Group, Inc. 200 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10166 (212) 599-4400 (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notice and communication on behalf of the person(s) filing statement). With a Copy to: Daniel E. Stoller, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 919 Third Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022 (212) 735-3000 This Amendment supplements and amends as Amendment No. 8 the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, originally filed on May 4, 1995 (the "ICI Schedule 14D-9"), by Grow Group, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company"), relating to the tender offer by GDEN Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Purchaser") and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, a corporation organized under the laws of England ("Parent"), initially disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, dated May 4, 1995, to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Common Stock" or the "Shares"), of the Company at a price of $18.10 per Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 4, 1995 and the related Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the ICI Schedule 14D-9. ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED. On May 18, 1995, the Company issued a press release. A copy of such press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 31 and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 9. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Exhibit No. 31 Press Release, dated May 18, 1995, issued by the Company. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: May 18, 1995 GROW GROUP, INC. By /s/ Lloyd Frank Title: Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION 31 Press Release, dated May 18, 1995, issued by the Company.