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) May 3, 2012
W. R. GRACE & CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-13953 |
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65-0773649 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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7500 Grace Drive |
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Columbia, Maryland |
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21044 |
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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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 3, 2012, Thomas A. Vanderslice notified the Board of Directors of W. R. Grace & Co. that he would resign as a member of the Board and its Lead Independent Director, effective following the Board’s next regularly scheduled meeting on June 28, 2012. The independent members of the Board elected Christopher J. Steffen, a current director, to succeed Mr. Vanderslice as Lead Independent Director.
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.
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/s/ Mark A. Shelnitz |
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Mark A. Shelnitz |
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Secretary |
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Dated: May 7, 2012 |
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