W. R. GRACE & CO. Item 8.01. Other Events.W. R. Grace & Co. ("Grace") has establishedWednesday, July 7, 2021 , as the date for its 2021 Annual Meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Grace shareholders of record as of the close of business onWednesday, May 19, 2021 , will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. The time and location of the Annual Meeting will be specified in Grace's proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. Because the date of the Annual Meeting is more than 30 days from the anniversary of Grace's 2020 Annual Meeting of shareholders, in accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), shareholders of Gracewho wish to have a proposal considered for inclusion in Grace's proxy materials for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 must ensure that their proposal is received by the Secretary of Grace at7500 Grace Drive ,Columbia, Maryland 21044, by the close of business onMay 14, 2021 , which Grace has determined to be a reasonable time before it expects to begin making its proxy materials available. Rule 14a-8 proponents and the proposals they submit must also comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 and other applicable laws in order to be eligible for inclusion in Grace's proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. Forward-looking statements This report contains forward-looking statements, that is, information related to future, not past, events. Such statements generally include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "targets," "will," "expects," "suggests," "anticipates," "outlook," "continues," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding: financial positions; results of operations; cash flows; financing plans; business strategy; operating plans; capital and other expenditures; impact of COVID-19 on Grace's business; competitive positions; growth opportunities for existing products; benefits from new technology; benefits from cost reduction initiatives; succession planning; markets for securities; the anticipated timing of closing of the proposed transaction between Grace and affiliates ofStandard Industries Holdings Inc. and the potential benefits of the proposed transaction. For these statements, Grace claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Grace is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from its projections or that could cause forward-looking statements to prove incorrect. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation: risks related to foreign operations, especially in areas of active conflicts and in emerging regions; the costs and availability of raw materials, energy, and transportation; the effectiveness of Grace's research and development and growth investments; acquisitions and divestitures of assets and businesses; developments affecting Grace's outstanding indebtedness; developments affecting Grace's pension obligations; legacy matters (including product, environmental, and other legacy liabilities) relating to past activities of Grace; its legal and environmental proceedings; environmental compliance costs (including existing and potential laws and regulations pertaining to climate change); the inability to establish or maintain certain business relationships; the inability to hire or retain key personnel; natural disasters such as storms and floods; fires and force majeure events; the economics of our customers' industries, including the petroleum refining, petrochemicals, and plastics industries, and shifting consumer preferences; public health and safety concerns, including pandemics and quarantines; changes in tax laws and regulations; international trade disputes, tariffs, and sanctions; the potential effects of cyberattacks; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement betweenGrace and Standard Industries Holdings Inc.'s affiliates; the failure to obtain Grace stockholder approval of the transaction or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions to the completion of the transaction; risks relating to the financing required to complete the transaction; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on the ability of Grace to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its customers, vendors and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and businesses generally; risks associated with the disruption of management's attention from ongoing business operations due to the transaction; the ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the transaction; significant transaction costs, fees, expenses and charges; the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the transaction; the effects of the transaction on the previously announced fine chemicals business acquisition, which is pending as of the date hereof, and the integration thereof; other business effects, including the effects of industry, market, economic, political, regulatory or world health conditions (including new or ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic), and other factors detailed in Grace's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with theSEC for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2020 , and Grace's other filings with theSEC , which are available at http://www.sec.gov and on Grace's website at www.grace.com. Our reported results should not be considered as an indication of our future performance. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Grace undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to its forward-looking statements, or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the dates those statements are made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. 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