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 <TABLE> Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) JUNE 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 7500 GRACE DRIVE COLUMBIA, MARYLAND 21044 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) </TABLE> 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): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) W. R. GRACE & CO. FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Item 8.01 Other Events. ------------ On June 1, 2005, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") filed a lawsuit against W. R. Grace & Co., W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. (collectively "Grace") and two employees, seeking civil penalties for alleged misrepresentations and false statements made in a Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation Report and Negative Declarations submitted by Grace to the DEP in 1995 pursuant to the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act. Grace submitted the Report, which was prepared by an independent environmental consultant, in connection with the closing of Grace's former plant in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. Grace purchased the Hamilton plant in 1963 and ceased operations there in 1994. During this period, Grace produced spray-on fire protection products and vermiculite-based products at the plant. Grace is unable at this time to assess the effect of the lawsuit on Grace's results of operations or financial condition, or on its bankruptcy proceeding. 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. ------------------------- (Registrant) By /s/ Mark A. Shelnitz ---------------------- Mark A. Shelnitz Secretary Dated: June 2, 2005