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) September 29, 2021

W. R. GRACE & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-13953		65-0773649
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044-4098

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(410) 531-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		GRA		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

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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 September 29, 2021, William C. Dockman, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of W. R. Grace & Co. (the “Company”) and Elizabeth C. Brown, Senior Vice President, HR and IT and Chief Human Resources Officer, announced their intention to retire from the Company effective June 30, 2022 for Mr. Dockman and December 31, 2021 for Ms. Brown.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	W. R. GRACE & CO.
	(Registrant)

	By	/s/ Cherée Johnson
			Cherée Johnson
			Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

Dated: September 29, 2021

W.R. Grace & Co. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update