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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009   Commission file number 1-13953

W. R. GRACE & CO.

Incorporated under the Laws of the
State of Delaware
  I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
65-0773649

7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044-4098
(410) 531-4000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
  New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

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

None

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulations S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o    No o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ý   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o    No ý

         The aggregate market value of W. R. Grace & Co. voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2009 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter) based on the closing sale price of $12.37 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $617,329,093.*

         At January 31, 2010, 72,322,118 shares of W. R. Grace & Co. Common Stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         None.

*
Based on 49,905,343 shares of W. R. Grace & Co. ("Grace") Common Stock, $.01 par value, held by non-affiliates (72,160,218 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2009 less 22,254,875 shares held by stockholders, whose beneficial ownership exceeds 10% of the outstanding shares of Grace Common Stock, as listed in the Grace 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009, directors and named executive officers). Exclusion of shares held by any person should not be construed to indicate that such person possesses the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of Grace, or that such person is controlled by or under common control with Grace.


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PART I

       

Item 1.

 

Business

  1

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 
18

Item 1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

 
26

Item 2.

 

Properties

 
26

Item 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

 
27

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 
28

PART II

       

Item 5.

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

  29

Item 6.

 

Selected Financial Data

 
30

Item 7.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 
30

Item 7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 
30

Item 8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 
33

Item 9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 
33

Item 9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

 
33

Item 9B.

 

Other Information

 
33

PART III

       

Item 10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

  34

Item 11.

 

Executive Compensation

 
36

Item 12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 
59

Item 13.

 

Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence

 
62

Item 14.

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 
63

PART IV

       

Item 15.

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

  64

SIGNATURES

 
68

        Grace®, Grace® logo and, except as otherwise indicated, the other trademarks, service marks or trade names used in the text of this report are trademarks, service marks or trade names of operating units of W. R. Grace & Co. or its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. Responsible Care® is a trademark, registered in the United States and/or other countries, of the American Chemistry Council. OCR® is a trademark, registered in the United States and/or other countries, of Chevron Intellectual Property, LLC.

        Unless the context otherwise indicates, in this document the terms "Grace," "we," "us," "our" or "the company" mean W. R. Grace & Co. and/or its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates. Unless otherwise indicated, the contents of websites mentioned in this report are not incorporated by reference or otherwise made a part of this report.


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PART I

Item 1.    BUSINESS

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

        W. R. Grace & Co. is engaged in the production and sale of specialty chemicals and specialty materials on a global basis through its two operating segments, Grace Davison and Grace Construction Products. We entered the specialty chemicals industry in 1954, when we acquired both the Dewey and Almy Chemical Company and the Davison Chemical Company. During the 1980s and 1990s, we divested a substantial number of businesses that were not then consistent with our business strategy. Grace is the successor to a company that originated in 1854 and originally became a public company in 1953.

        In 2001, Grace and 61 of its United States subsidiaries and affiliates filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and, since then, has been subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

        In the fourth quarter of 2007, we realigned our reportable operating segments to reflect the transfer of our packaging technologies product line to the Grace Davison operating segment. Our previous Grace Performance Chemicals operating segment was renamed "Grace Construction Products" as a result of the transfer. All segment information contained herein reflects this realignment.

        On November 30, 2009, we completed the sale of a 5% interest in Advanced Refining Technologies LLC, or ART, to our partner Chevron Products Company. We reduced our 55% interest to 50% to achieve a balanced ownership structure with Chevron. We deconsolidated ART's results from our consolidated financial statements on a prospective basis effective December 1, 2009. Previously, we reported 100% of ART's sales and 55% of ART's income, with the remaining 45% of ART's income reported as income attributable to noncontrolling interests.

        Grace Davison markets its products primarily to a wide range of industrial customers, including those in the energy and refining industry, consumer, industrial and packaging industries, petro-/bio- chemical industries and the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. Grace Davison includes the following product groups:

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        Grace Construction Products, or GCP, produces and sells specialty construction chemicals and specialty building materials, including:

        Grace Construction Products accounted for approximately 31.5% of our 2009 sales.

        Our principal executive offices are located at 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044, telephone (410) 531-4000. As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately 5,940 global employees.

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Global Scope

        We operate our business on a global scale with approximately 69% of our 2009 sales outside the United States. We conduct business in over 40 countries and in more than 30 currencies. We manage our operating segments on a global basis, to serve global markets. Currency fluctuations in relation to the U.S. dollar affect our reported results of operations, cash flows, and financial position.

Strategy Overview

        Our strategy is to seek increased enterprise value by profitably growing our specialty chemicals and specialty materials businesses in the global marketplace and achieving high levels of efficiency. To achieve these objectives, we plan to:

CHAPTER 11 FILING

        On April 2, 2001, Grace, along with 61 of our United States subsidiaries and affiliates, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The cases are being jointly administered under case number 01-01139. Our non-U.S. subsidiaries and certain of our U.S. subsidiaries were not included in the bankruptcy filing.

Background of Chapter 11

        A bankruptcy filing under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is generally a voluntary action taken by a debtor to resolve financial problems such as major liabilities. Chapter 11 gives a debtor the chance to restructure its finances so that it may continue to operate, provide its employees with jobs and pay its creditors. Chapter 11 can be used by debtors that are faced with large numbers of product liability lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions to provide a practical way to address the potential liabilities under the supervision of one court. A Chapter 11 filing generally stops all lawsuits against a debtor and prevents creditors from taking action to enforce claims or collect any monies or property that might be owed at the time of filing.

        Chapter 11 permits a debtor to define and resolve its liabilities under a court-supervised process generally referred to as a reorganization. Unlike a Chapter 7, or liquidation bankruptcy, which results in the sale or distribution of all of the assets of a business, Chapter 11 reorganization permits a debtor to continue its normal business operations. Existing management may continue to manage the debtor's operations during the reorganization. As a debtor-in-possession, a debtor is able to do business with suppliers and customers in a routine manner. Certain other activities, including transactions outside the ordinary course of business, generally require specific approval of the bankruptcy court.

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        After a debtor files Chapter 11, one or more official committees that represent the interests of general unsecured creditors, other creditors and stockholders may be appointed. Normally these committees and their respective advisors are actively involved in the process to monitor the bankruptcy and protect the interests of their respective constituencies. The fees and expenses of these committees and advisors are paid by the debtor.

        The Chapter 11 process generally ends when the bankruptcy court approves a plan of reorganization for the debtor. In cases similar to ours with complex asbestos liabilities, debtors have taken several years to complete the Chapter 11 process.

Grace Chapter 11 Filing

        We voluntarily entered Chapter 11 to resolve comprehensively the nearly 130,000 asbestos personal injury and property damage claims against us, as well as any future demands which may be asserted. These claims and demands relate to past products and processes that involved asbestos, a mineral formerly used widely for many decades in building and other commercial products. Prior to 2000, we were able to resolve asbestos-related claims through direct negotiations and litigation, paying over $2 billion in claims and legal costs over a 20-year period. In most of the personal injury lawsuits, we are one of many defendants. In 2000 and the first quarter of 2001, the litigation environment changed with an unexpected 81% increase in personal injury claims filed against us, which we believe was caused by a surge in unmeritorious claims. We also became a defendant in class action lawsuits alleging damages from Zonolite® Attic Insulation, or ZAI, a former attic insulation product. Trends in claims filing and settlement demands showed no sign of returning to historic levels and these unfavorable trends were exacerbated by the bankruptcy filings of several of our co-defendants in asbestos personal injury litigation. These trends greatly increased the risk that we would not be able to resolve our pending and future asbestos-related claims under the state court system.

        After a thorough review of these developments, our Board of Directors concluded that a federal court-supervised bankruptcy process provided the best forum available to achieve fairness in resolving these claims and demands. On April 2, 2001, we, along with 61 of our United States subsidiaries and affiliates, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, referred to herein as the Bankruptcy Court. Since that time, we have been subject to the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court.

        We are currently operating as a debtor-in-possession under court protection from creditors and claimants. We believe that our bankruptcy filing will permit a comprehensive resolution of the claims against us, while preserving the inherent value of our businesses. As a consequence of our bankruptcy filing, litigation against us as of the petition date is generally stayed (subject to certain exceptions in the case of governmental authorities), and no party may take any action to realize its pre-petition claims except pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court. Since our bankruptcy filing, the Bankruptcy Court has approved all motions necessary for us to conduct normal business activities.

        Four committees have been appointed in the bankruptcy cases, two representing asbestos claimants, a third representing other unsecured creditors and a fourth representing shareholders. These committees, a legal representative of future asbestos personal injury claimants and a legal representative of future asbestos property damage claimants, have the right to be heard on all matters that come before the Bankruptcy Court and are playing important roles in the bankruptcy cases. We are required to bear certain costs of the committees and of the representatives of future asbestos claimants, including those of their counsel and financial advisors.

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        See disclosure in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 2 (Chapter 11 Information) and Note 3 (Asbestos-Related Litigation) to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our proposed joint plan of reorganization and the current status of our Chapter 11 cases.

PRODUCTS AND MARKETS

Specialty Chemicals and Materials Industry Overview

        Specialty chemicals and specialty materials are high-value-added products used as catalysts, intermediates, components, protectants or additives in a wide variety of products and applications. They are generally produced in relatively small volumes (compared with commodity chemicals) and must satisfy well-defined performance requirements and specifications. Specialty chemicals and specialty materials are often critical components of end products, catalysts for the production of end products or components used in end products. Consequently, they are tailored to meet customer needs, which generally results in a close relationship between the producer and the customer.

        We focus our business on the following, which we believe are important competitive factors in the specialty chemicals and specialty materials industry:

        We believe that our focus on these competitive factors enables us to deliver increased value to customers and competitive operating margins notwithstanding the increased customer service and research and development costs that this focus entails.

Grace Davison Operating Segment

        Grace Davison principally applies silica, alumina, zeolite and rubber and lattice technology in the design and manufacture of products to create significant value for our diverse customer base. Our customers include major oil refiners, plastics and chemical manufacturers, producers of rigid food and beverage packaging, coatings manufacturers, consumer product manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. We believe that our technological expertise provides a competitive advantage, allowing us to quickly design products and materials that help our customers create value in their markets.

        The following table sets forth Grace Davison sales of similar products as a percentage of Grace total revenue.

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  Sales   % of
Grace
Revenue
  Sales   % of
Grace
Revenue
  Sales   % of
Grace
Revenue
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Refining Technologies

  $ 992.1     35.1 % $ 1,099.1     33.1 % $ 971.1     31.2 %

Materials Technologies

    606.0     21.5 %   694.8     20.9 %   663.5     21.3 %

Specialty Technologies

    337.3     11.9 %   374.7     11.3 %   374.6     12.0 %
                           

Total Grace Davison Revenue

  $ 1,935.4     68.5 % $ 2,168.6     65.3 % $ 2,009.2     64.5 %
                           

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        The following table sets forth Grace Davison sales by region as a percentage of Grace Davison total revenue.

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  Sales   % of
Grace
Davison
Revenue
  Sales   % of
Grace
Davison
Revenue
  Sales   % of
Grace
Davison
Revenue
 
 
  (In millions)
 

North America

  $ 563.1     29.1 % $ 645.9     29.8 % $ 578.4     28.8 %

Europe Middle East Africa

    802.1     41.4 %   913.4     42.1 %   915.6     45.6 %

Asia Pacific

    378.4     19.6 %   434.7     20.0 %   362.7     18.0 %

Latin America

    191.8     9.9 %   174.6     8.1 %   152.5     7.6 %
                           

Total Grace Davison Revenue

  $ 1,935.4     100.0 % $ 2,168.6     100.0 % $ 2,009.2     100.0 %
                           

Refining Technologies

FCC Catalysts

        We are a global leader in developing and manufacturing fluid catalytic cracking, or FCC, catalysts and additives that enable petroleum refiners to increase profits by improving product yields and quality. Our FCC products also enable refiners to reduce emissions from their FCC units and reduce sulfur content in the gasoline that they produce.

        Oil refining is a highly specialized discipline, and FCC catalysts must be tailored to meet local variations in crude oil and a refinery's product mix. We work regularly with our customers to identify the most appropriate catalyst formulations for their changing needs. We are dependent on the economics of the petroleum industry, specifically, the impacts of demand for transportation fuels and petrochemical products and crude oil supply, which affect the extent to which our customers utilize the available capacity of their refinery FCC units. In general, as a refinery utilizes more of its capacity, it needs a disproportionately greater amount of FCC catalyst. In recent years, global economic growth, especially in emerging markets, has increased the demand for transportation fuels, and our FCC catalysts and additives. Other factors may reduce the demand for petroleum-based transportation fuels such as weak economic conditions and high retail gasoline and diesel fuel prices. In addition, government policy that encourages the use of non-petroleum-based fuels, discourages the use of diesel fuel or encourages greater vehicular fuel economy may negatively affect demand for our FCC catalysts and additives.

        Refinery feedstocks vary in quality from sweet to heavy crude oil. Sweet crude feedstocks are typically more expensive than heavy crude and yield a greater proportion of high-value petroleum products. They also yield a lower proportion of residual oil, or "resid," which is generally the lowest-value feedstock contained in crude oil. Although heavy crude feedstocks with high resid content are typically less expensive than higher quality feedstocks, the processing of high-resid feedstocks is more difficult because of their relatively high metals, nitrogen and sulfur contamination and higher boiling points. We have designed our MIDAS®, IMPACT®, NEKTOR™, and NOMUS™ product portfolios to enable our customers to increase the efficiency and yield of high-resid feedstock refining.

        As a result of volatility in the price of diesel fuel as compared to gasoline, refiners desire the flexibility to adjust the yield of light cycle oil, a component of diesel fuel, from their FCC units. We have designed our MIDAS® 300 and DieseliseR™ products to increase the yield of light cycle oil from refinery FCC units.

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        Many U.S. petroleum refiners have entered into consent decrees with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under which the refiners have agreed to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides. The European Union has also imposed requirements on refineries with respect to nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides emissions. FCC units are generally the largest emitters of these pollutants in a refinery. Our additives are designed to assist refineries in meeting their obligations to reduce these pollutants. Our Super DESOX® additive reduces sulfur oxides emissions from commercial FCC units. Our XNOx® and DENOX® additives are designed to achieve reductions in nitrogen oxides emissions comparable to those obtained from the capital-intensive alternatives available to a refinery.

        Global economic growth, especially in emerging markets, has increased the demand for plastics. As a result, our refinery customers have sought increased profits from petrochemicals by increasing the yield of propylene from their FCC units. Our ZSM-5-based technology, including our OlefinsMax® and OlefinsUltra® products, is designed to maximize the propylene output of FCC units.

        In recent years, many countries and regions, including the U.S., European Union, Russia, India and China have imposed or increased the regulatory limitations on the sulfur content of gasoline and diesel fuel. We have developed a portfolio of products designed to assist refiners in meeting their gasoline sulfur reduction targets including our D-PriSM® and GSR® 5 additives and our SuRCA® and Neptune™ catalyst families.

        Competition in FCC catalysts and additives is based on technology, product performance, customer service and price. Our principal FCC catalyst competitors are Albemarle and BASF which, with Intercat, are also principal competitors in FCC additives. We also have multiple regional competitors for FCC catalysts and additives.

Hydroprocessing Catalysts

        We market hydroprocessing catalysts through ART, our joint venture with Chevron. We established ART to combine our technology with that of Chevron and to develop, market and sell hydroprocessing catalysts to customers in the petroleum refining industry worldwide.

        As discussed above, our business is dependent on the economics of the petroleum industry. Refineries increasingly use feedstocks that have high resid content. We are a leading supplier of hydroprocessing catalysts designed for processing these feedstocks. We offer products for fixed-bed resid hydrotreating, on-stream catalyst replacement, ebullating-bed high-resid feedstock hydrocracking and distillate hydrotreating processes.

        We also offer a full line of catalysts, customized for individual refiners, used in processing ultra-low sulfur content gasoline and diesel fuel, including our SmART Catalyst System® and ApART™ catalyst system. As discussed above, regulatory limitations on the sulfur content of gasoline and diesel fuel are becoming more common. These products are designed to help refiners to reduce the sulfur content of their products.

        Competition in the hydroprocessing catalyst industry is based on technology, product performance, customer service and price. Albemarle and Criterion are our leading global competitors in hydroprocessing catalysts. We also have multiple regional competitors.

Materials Technologies

        We provide enabling technologies that are silica- and silica-alumina-based functional additives and process aids, such as silica gel, colloidal silica, zeolitic adsorbents, precipitated silica and silica-aluminas, for a wide variety of applications. We are a global leader in can and closure sealants that,

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along with our specialized can, Al-monoblock and closure coatings, we supply to the packaging industry. Or product portfolio includes:

Application
  Use   Key Brands
Industrial   Reinforcing agents for rubber and tires   PERKASIL®

 

 

Inorganic binders and surface smoothening aids for precision investment casting and refractory applications

 

LUDOX®

 

 

Adsorbents for dual pane windows and industrial applications, desiccant granules, beads, powders and bags and polyurethane moisture scavengers

 

PHONOSORB®, PHONOSORB MTX®, SYLOBEAD®, SYLOSIV®, CRYOSIV®, SAFETYSORB®

 

 

Chemical metal polishing aids and formulations for chemical mechanical planarization/electronics applications

 

LUDOX®, PoliEdge®

Consumer

 

Toothpaste abrasives and thickening agents, free-flow agents, anticaking agents, tabletting aids, cosmetic additives and flavor carriers

 

SYLODENT®, SYLOID® FP™, SYLOBLANC®, ELFADENT®, SYLOID®, SYLOSIV®

 

 

Edible oil refining agents, beer stabilizers and clarification aids for beer, juices and other beverages

 

DARACLAR®, TriSyl®

Coatings and Print Media

 

Matting agents, anticorrosion pigments, TiO2 extenders and moisture scavengers for paints and lacquers

 

SYLOID®, SHIELDEX®, SYLOSIV®, SYLOWHITE™

 

 

Additives and formulations for matte, semi-glossy and glossy ink receptive coatings on high performance ink jet papers, photo paper, and commercial wide-format print media

 

SYLOJET®, DURAFILL®, LUDOX®

 

 

Paper retention aids, functional fillers, paper frictionizers

 

DURAFILL®, LUDOX®

Packaging

 

Can sealants for rigid containers, that ensure a hermetic seal between the lid and the body of beverage, food, aerosol and other cans

 

DAREX®

 

 

Sealants for metal and plastic bottle closures that are used on pry-off and twist-off metal crowns, as well as roll-on pilfer-proof and plastic closures to seal and enhance the shelf life of food and beverages in glass and plastic bottles and jars

 

DAREX®, DARAFORM®, DARASEAL®, DARABLEND®, Sincera®, Celox®

 

 

Coatings for metal packaging that are used in the manufacture of cans and closures to protect the metal against corrosion, protect the contents against the influences of metal, ensure proper adhesion of sealing compounds to metal surfaces, and provide base coats for inks and for decorative purposes

 

DAREX®, Apperta®, Sistiaga®

 

 

Active packaging including oxygen scavenging closure sealants and moisture scavenging silica sachets, polymeric desiccants and desiccants for bottlestopper applications

 

Celox®, SYLOSORB®, SAFETYSORB®

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        Our products are integrated into our customers' manufacturing processes and, when combined with our technical support, increase the efficiency and performance of their products. By working closely with our customers, we help them to respond quickly to the changing needs of brand owners and consumers. We focus on high-growth segments and seek to develop and introduce new products that add additional value to the current and future needs of our customers. For example, our customers have incorporated our products into higher resolution print media, active packaging with oxygen or moisture scavenging functionality, less abrasive high cleaning toothpastes and technologies that are friendly to the environment such as water-based and VOC-compliant coatings, green tires with lower roll resistance and non-toxic anticorrosion protection.

        Our packaging products are designed to address major industry trends such as lighter weight packaging, lower energy consumption, personal convenience, and highly individualized packaging. Our growth is driven by innovation of higher performing products, continuous discovery of new applications, the need for sustainability and rising disposable income in emerging markets. We seek to capitalize upon our technical customer service, global infrastructure and expertise in global regulatory compliance (including food law compliance) to enhance our growth, especially in emerging markets.

        Our Materials Technologies product group is global. Our major competitors include PQ/INEOS, Evonik, UOP and Altana, all of which market their products on a global basis. Competition is generally based on product performance, technical service and reliability, as well as additional value-added features to address the needs of our customers, end-users and brand owners.

Specialty Technologies

Specialty Catalysts and Process Technologies

        We are a leading provider of catalyst systems and catalyst supports to the polyolefins industry for a variety of polyethylene and polypropylene process technologies. These types of catalysts are used for the manufacture of polyethylene and polypropylene resins used in products such as plastic film, high-performance plastic pipe, automobile parts, household appliances and household containers. We use a combination of proprietary catalyst and support technology, as well as technology licensed from third parties, to provide unique catalyst-based solutions to industry, and to provide a broad technology portfolio for enhancing collaboration opportunities with technology leaders.

        Our Magnapore® polymerization catalyst is used to produce high performance polyethylene in the slurry loop process for pipe and film applications. Our POLYTRAK® polymerization catalyst is designed to achieve improved polymer performance, particularly for impact-resistant applications such as automobile bumpers and household appliances.

        Our Sylobloc® polymer additives for producers and processors of plastic products prevent layers of polymer film from sticking together, improve dispersement of pigments and ease removal from molds.

        Our renewables product line draws upon our expertise in catalysis and separations to develop and provide technologies for purification, drying, and biofeedstock conversion, including our EnSieve® desiccants for ethanol dehydration and EnPure® adsorbents for biodiesel purification. Growth in our renewables business is driven by sales into ethanol dehydration and bio-diesel purification applications as a result of government mandates and escalating fuel prices.

        Our Davicat® standard and customized catalysts offer a wide range of chemical and physical properties based on our material science technology for supported catalysts and biotechnology applications such as nylon and artificial sweeteners. Our Raney® nickel, cobalt and copper hydrogenation and dehydrogenation catalysts are used for the synthesis of organic compounds for the fibers, pharmaceuticals, plastics, perfumes, soaps, color couplers and petroleum industries.

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        Our Sylobead® process adsorbents are used in petrochemical and natural gas processes for such applications as ethylene-cracked-gas-drying, natural gas drying and sulfur removal.

        The specialty catalyst industry is technology-intensive and suppliers must provide products formulated to meet customer specifications. There are many manufacturers of polyolefin and other specialty catalysts including PQ/INEOS, Albemarle, LyondellBasell, Univation and BASF, and most sell their products worldwide.

Discovery Sciences

        We market chromatography and related purification products, pharmaceutical excipients and CO2 adsorbents including:

Products
  Key Brands
Flash chromatography systems and consumables   Reveleris®, RevealX™, GraceResolv™

Analytical scale high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) columns and detectors

 

VisionHT™, Vydac®, Alltech®, Alltima™

Preparative scale purification products including media, column hardware, and equipment

 

Davisil®, Vydac®, MODcol®, Spring®, Multipacker®

Pharmaceutical excipients

 

Syloid® FP

CO2 adsorbents for anesthesiology and re-breathing applications

 

Sodasorb®

        Our products are used in a wide range of applications, including drug discovery and purification, for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, environmental analysis, forensics, petrochemical analysis and the manufacture of food, cosmetics, vitamins and biofuels. We also market chromatography consumables and analytical and preparative columns packed with our specialty media. We can modify the base silica and surface chemistry for analytical, preparative and process-scale customers in order to enhance our product performance for their unique applications.

        Our products compete on the basis of product quality, distinct technology and customer support. Competition for these products is highly fragmented with a large number of companies that sell their products on a global and regional basis, although a number of companies, such as Waters Corporation, Agilent Technologies and Thermo-Fisher, have a substantial global position and a relatively large installed customer base.

Manufacturing

        Our Grace Davison products are manufactured by a network of globally-coordinated plants that are positioned to service our customers regionally. Our packaging products are manufactured in both large facilities to permit economies of scale and a network of smaller operations that enable customization to local market conditions. Our integrated planning organization is responsible for the effective utilization of our manufacturing capabilities. Our Discovery Sciences product line has its own integrated planning organization.

Marketing and Sales

        We use a global organization of technical professionals with extensive experience in refining processes, catalyst development, and catalyst applications to market our Refining Technologies catalysts and additives. These professionals work to tailor our technology to the needs of each specific customer. We generally negotiate prices for our refining catalysts because our formulations are specific to the needs of each customer and each customer receives individual attention and

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technical service. We generally sell our hydroprocessing catalysts through multiple-year supply agreements with our geographically diverse customer base.

        We use country-based direct sales forces that are dedicated to each product line and backed by application-specific technical customer service teams to market our Materials Technologies and Discovery Sciences products. Our sales force seeks to develop long-term relationships with our customers and focuses on consultative sales, technical support and key account growth programs. To ensure full geographic coverage, our direct sales organization is further supplemented, especially with respect to our Discovery Sciences products, by a network of agents and distributors.

        We use a global direct sales force for our other Specialty Catalysts and Process Technologies products that seeks to maintain close working relationships with our customers. These relationships enable us to cooperate with major polymer and chemical producers to develop catalyst technologies that complement their process developments. We have geographically distributed our sales and technical service professionals to make them responsive to the needs of our geographically diverse customers. We typically operate under long-term contracts with our customers.

        Our marketing and research and development functions operate globally. We offer web-based support, including technical service, literature access, customer feedback tools, and process design formulas to assist our specialty catalysts and process technologies customers in determining their needs for our products.

        Seasonality does not have a significant overall effect on our Grace Davison operating segment. However, sales of FCC catalysts tend to be lower in the first calendar quarter prior to the shift in production by refineries from home heating oil for the winter season to gasoline production for the summer season. FCC catalysts and ebullating-bed hydroprocessing catalysts are consumed at a relatively steady rate and are replaced regularly. Fixed-bed hydroprocessing catalysts are consumed over a period of years and are replaced in bulk in an irregular pattern. Since our customers periodically shut down their refining processes to replace fixed-bed hydroprocessing catalysts in bulk, our hydroprocessing catalyst sales to any customer can vary substantially over the course of a year and between years based on that customer's catalyst replacement schedule. Our packaging products and some of our construction-related products such as insulated glass desiccants are affected by seasonal and weather-related factors including the consumption of beverages, the size and quality of food crops and the level of construction activity. These impacts are mitigated by the global nature of this product line.

Raw Materials

        The principal raw materials for Grace Davison products include caustic soda, alumina, rare earths, nickel, aluminum, cobalt, kaolin, molybdenum, sodium aluminate, sodium silicate, resins, rubber and lattices (including certain food-grade raw materials). Multiple suppliers are generally available for each of these materials; however some of our raw materials may be provided by single sources of supply. We seek to mitigate the risk of using single source suppliers by identifying and qualifying alternative suppliers or, for unique materials, by using alternative formulations from other suppliers or by passing price increases on to customers. In some instances, we produce our own raw materials and intermediates.

        Prices for many of our raw materials, including metals and petroleum-based specialty and commodity materials such as resins and solvents, have been volatile in recent years. As in many chemical businesses, we consume significant quantities of natural gas in the production of Grace Davison products. World events and other economic factors have caused volatility in the price of natural gas. Increases or decreases in the cost of natural gas and raw materials can have a significant impact on our operating margins. Since we manufacture a substantial portion of our packaging products in developing countries using raw materials from suppliers in the U.S., Europe

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and other developed economies, changes in the values of the currencies of these developing countries versus the U.S. dollar and the Euro may adversely affect our raw material costs and the prices we may charge for our products.

Grace Construction Products Operating Segment

        Our Grace Construction Products, or GCP, products include specialty construction chemicals and specialty building materials. GCP manages its business under a geographic organizational structure that focuses on the following regions:

        The following table sets forth GCP sales by region as a percentage of GCP total revenue.

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  Sales   % of GCP
Revenue
  Sales   % of GCP
Revenue
  Sales   % of GCP
Revenue
 
 
  (In millions)
 

GCP Americas

  $ 458.4     51.5 % $ 595.0     51.8 % $ 587.1     53.1 %

GCP Europe*

    296.6     33.3 %   407.1     35.5 %   380.6     34.4 %

GCP Asia Pacific

    134.6     15.2 %   146.3     12.7 %   138.3     12.5 %
                           

Total GCP Revenue

  $ 889.6     100.0 % $ 1,148.4     100.0 % $ 1,106.0     100.0 %
                           

*
Includes the Middle East, Africa and India.

        The following table sets forth GCP sales of similar products as a percentage of Grace total revenue.

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  Sales   % of Grace
Revenue
  Sales   % of Grace
Revenue
  Sales   % of Grace
Revenue
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Specialty Construction Chemicals

  $ 578.1     20.5 % $ 741.3     22.4 % $ 744.3     23.9 %

Specialty Building Materials

    311.5     11.0 %   407.1     12.3 %   361.7     11.6 %
                           

Total GCP Revenue

  $ 889.6     31.5 % $ 1,148.4     34.7 % $ 1,106.0     35.5 %
                           

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following table shows our principal specialty construction chemicals and specialty building materials products:

Products
  Uses   Customers   Key Brands
Concrete admixtures   Concrete admixtures and polymeric fibers are used to reduce the production and in-place costs of concrete, increase the performance of concrete and improve the life cycle cost of the structure.   Ready-mix and precast concrete producers, engineers and specifiers   ADVA®, STRUX®, PolarSet®, Eclipse®

Additives for cement processing

 

Cement additives added to the grinding stage of the cement manufacturing process improve the energy efficiency of the plant and enhance the performance of the finished cement. Chromium reducing additives help cement manufacturers in Europe meet environmental regulations.

 

Cement manufacturers

 

CBA®, Synchro®, HEA2®, TDA®

Products for architectural concrete

 

Products for architectural concrete include surface retarders, coatings, pigments and release agents used by concrete producers and contractors to enhance the surface appearance and aesthetics of concrete.

 

Precast concrete producers and architects

 

Pieri®

Admixtures for masonry concrete

 

Products for masonry concrete are used by block and paver producers for process efficiency and to improve the appearance, durability and water resistance of finished concrete masonry units.

 

Masonry block manufacturers

 

Dry-Block®, Optec®, Quantec®

Specialty vermiculite products

 

Specialty vermiculite products are used in a wide range of applications making use of vermiculite's insulating properties and its ability to absorb nutrients, primarily in the horticultural, construction, and automotive industries.

 

Manufacturers of a variety of products, including potting soils, animal feeds, brakes, clutches and fire-rated products

 

MicroLite®, Verxite™, FRSV™

Structural waterproofing, vapor and air barrier systems

 

Structural waterproofing and air barrier systems prevent water, vapor and/or air infiltration in commercial structures. Products include self-adhered sheet and liquid membranes, joint sealing materials, drainage composites and waterstops.

 

Architects and structural engineers; specialty waterproofing and general contractors; specialty waterproofing distributors

 

Bituthene®, Procor®, Preprufe®, Perm-A-Barrier®, Adprufe®

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Products
  Uses   Customers   Key Brands
Residential building materials   Specialty roofing membranes and flexible flashings for windows, doors, decks and detail areas include fully-adhered roofing underlayments, synthetic underlayments and self-adhered flashing.   Roofing contractors, home builders and remodelers; specialty roofing distributors, lumberyards and home centers; homeowners; architects and specifiers   Ice & Water Shield®, Tri-Flex®, Bondera®, Vycor®

Fire protection

 

Fire protection products are spray-applied to the structural steel frame, encasing and insulating the steel and protecting the building in the event of fire.

 

Local contractors and specialty subcontractors and applicators; building materials distributors; industrial manufacturers; architects and structural engineers

 

Monokote®

        In view of this diversity of customers and customer requirements, and because specialty construction chemicals and specialty building materials require intensive sales and customer service efforts, we maintain a direct sales and technical support team with sales personnel based in more than 35 countries worldwide. This sales and support team sells products under global contracts, under U.S. or regional contracts, and on a job-by-job basis. We also use distributors in both domestic and overseas markets. We compete globally with several large construction materials suppliers, and regionally and locally with numerous smaller competitors. In recent years, the cement and concrete industry has experienced some consolidation, thereby increasing the importance of serving well our global customers. For some customer groups, such as producers and contractors, operational efficiency and total applied cost are key factors in making purchasing decisions, while for others, such as architects and engineers, product performance and design versatility are more important.

        Competition for our construction products is based on product performance, technical support and service, brand name recognition in the construction industry and price. Our major global specialty construction chemicals competitors are BASF and Sika.

        We seek to improve our products, adapt them for new applications and add new products through our growth and innovation processes that focus on understanding the needs of our customers, key performance indicators and research and development. We also seek to extend our product portfolio and geographic reach through acquisitions.

        In addition to new product introductions, product enhancements and acquisitions, we look for growth opportunities in developing countries where increasing construction activity, improvement in building codes, and sophistication of construction practices can accelerate demand for our construction products. We continue to expand our commercial and manufacturing capabilities in these geographic areas.

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purchases of inorganic materials such as gypsum, as well as specialty materials including specialty films, papers, membranes and fibers. In most instances, these materials are available from multiple sources. Global supply and demand factors, changes in currency valuations against the U.S. dollar and petroleum prices significantly impacted the price and availability of key raw materials in recent years.

        The construction business is cyclical in response to economic conditions and construction demand. The construction business is also seasonal and dependent on favorable weather conditions, with a decrease in construction activity during the winter months. Demand for our specialty construction products is primarily impacted by global non-residential construction activity and U.S. residential construction activity. We seek to increase profitability and minimize the impact of cyclical downturns in regional economies by introducing technically advanced high-performance products and expanding geographically. Although in recent years these strategies have been successful in reducing the impact of cyclicality, a decline in U.S. and European construction activity in 2007 through 2009 has had a negative impact on our sales in North America and Western Europe.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

        Disclosure of financial information about industry segments and geographic areas for 2009, 2008 and 2007 is provided in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 21 (Operating Segment Information) to the Consolidated Financial Statements which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference. Disclosure of risks attendant to our foreign operations is provided in this Report in Item 1A (Risk Factors).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

        Competition in the specialty chemicals and specialty materials industry is often based on technological superiority and innovation. Our ability to maintain our margins and effectively compete with other suppliers depends on our ability to introduce new products based on innovative technology, as well as our ability to obtain patent or other intellectual property protection. Our research and development programs emphasize development of new products and processes, improvement of existing products and processes and application of existing products and processes to new industries and uses. We conduct research in all regions, with North America and Europe accounting for the most activity.

        We routinely file applications to obtain world-wide patents to protect our investments in innovation, research, and product development. Numerous patents and patent applications protect our products, formulations, manufacturing processes, equipment, and improvements. We also benefit from the use of trade secret information, including know-how and other proprietary information relating to many of our products and processing technologies. There can be no assurance, however, that our patents, patent applications and precautions to protect trade secrets and know-how will provide sufficient protection for our intellectual property. In addition, other companies may independently develop systems or processes that could circumvent our patents or may acquire patent rights applicable to our business.

        Research and development expenses were approximately $70 million, $83 million, and $80 million in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. These amounts include depreciation and amortization expenses related to research and development and expenses incurred in funding external research projects. The amount of research and development expenses relating to government- and customer-sponsored projects (rather than projects that we sponsor) was not material during these periods.

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ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS

        We are subject, along with other manufacturers of specialty chemicals, to stringent regulations under numerous U.S. federal, state and local and foreign environment, health and safety laws and regulations relating to the generation, storage, handling, discharge, disposition and stewardship of hazardous wastes and other materials. Environmental laws require that certain responsible parties, as defined in the relevant statute, fund remediation actions regardless of legality of original disposal or ownership of a disposal site. We are involved in remediation actions to address hazardous wastes or other materials as required by U.S. federal, state and local and foreign laws. During the Chapter 11 proceeding, we generally are not participating in the funding of investigation and remediation at sites that we do not own. Our ultimate liability with respect to many of these sites will be determined as part of the Chapter 11 proceeding.

        We have expended substantial funds to comply with environmental laws and regulations and expect to continue to do so in the future. The following table sets forth our expenditures in the past three years, and our estimated expenditures in 2010 and 2011, for (i) the operation and maintenance of manufacturing facilities and the disposal of wastes; (ii) capital expenditures for environmental control facilities; and (iii) site remediation:

Year
  Operation of
Facilities and
Waste Disposal
  Capital
Expenditures
  Site
Remediation
 
 
  (In $ millions)
 

2007

    62     9     9  

2008

    51     5     257 (a)

2009

    47     7     8  

2010

    47     6     16 (b)

2011

    49     6     8 (b)

(a)
Includes $252 million payment to the U.S. Government to satisfy all past and future response costs related to the Libby, Montana Superfund Site (excluding the Grace-owned Libby vermiculite mine, see disclosure provided in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 13 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities) to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

(b)
For 2010 and 2011, amounts are current estimates of ongoing site remediation costs and exclude payments of claims in our Chapter 11 proceeding.

        Additional information about our environmental remediation activities is provided in this Report in Item 3 (Legal Proceedings).

        We continuously seek to improve our environmental, health and safety performance. To the extent applicable, we extend the basic elements of the American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care® program to all our locations worldwide, embracing specific performance objectives in the key areas of management systems, product stewardship, employee health and safety, community awareness and emergency response, distribution, process safety and pollution prevention. We have implemented key elements of the new Responsible Care® Security Code for our operations and systems. We have completed a review of our existing security (including cyber-security) vulnerability and have taken actions to enhance our security systems and protect our assets. We have undertaken certain activities to comply with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, including identifying facilities subject to the standards, conducting security vulnerability assessments and developing site security plans, as necessary.

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EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

        As of December 31, 2009, we employed approximately 5,940 persons, of whom approximately 2,650 were employed in the United States. Of our total employees, approximately 3,615 work in Grace Davison facilities, approximately 1,565 work in Grace Construction Products facilities, and approximately 760 are dedicated to corporate activities and/or are shared through globally managed professional groups such as finance, legal services, human resources, information technology, supply chain and environment, health and safety.

        Approximately 755 of our manufacturing employees in the United States are represented for collective bargaining purposes by nine different local collective bargaining groups. We have operated without a labor work stoppage for more than 10 years.

        We have works councils representing the majority of our European sites serving approximately 1,765 employees.

RISK MANAGEMENT

        We have programs in place to address the following significant risks to Grace:

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AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

        We maintain an Internet website at www.grace.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available, free of charge, on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. These reports may be accessed through our website's investor information page.

        In addition, the charters for the Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Governance, and Corporate Responsibility Committees of our Board of Directors, our corporate governance guidelines and code of ethics are available, free of charge, on our website at www.grace.com/About/Leadership/Governance/. Printed copies of the charters, governance guidelines and code of ethics may be obtained free of charge by contacting Grace Shareholder Services at 410-531-4167.

        The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this report or incorporated into any other filings we make with the SEC.

        Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have submitted certifications to the SEC pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to this Report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        See Part III, Item 10 of this Report for information about our Executive Officers.

Item 1A.    RISK FACTORS

        This Report, including the Financial Supplement, contains, and our other public communications may contain, projections or other "forward-looking" information, that is, information related to future, not past, events. Such information generally includes the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "targets," "will," "expects," "anticipates," or similar expressions and includes all statements regarding our Chapter 11 proceeding, expected financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, business strategy, budgets, capital and other expenditures, competitive positions, growth opportunities for existing products, benefits from new technology and cost reduction initiatives, plans and objectives of management and markets for securities. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Like other businesses, we are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our projections or that could cause other forward-looking information to prove incorrect. Factors that could cause actual events to materially differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include those factors set forth below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Further, our reported results should not be considered as an indication of our future performance. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our projections and forward-looking information, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the projections and forward-

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looking information contained in this document, or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this document.

        In addition to general economic, business and market conditions, we are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following:

COMPANY RISKS

Our proposed joint plan of reorganization, if confirmed and effective, may substantially impact the value of currently outstanding shares of Grace common stock.

        On February 27, 2009, supported by the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders, the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants and the legal representative of future asbestos personal injury claimants, as co-proponents, we filed an amended proposed joint plan of reorganization, as further amended, the Joint Plan, with the bankruptcy court that is designed to address all pending and future asbestos-related claims and all other pre-petition claims as outlined therein. The Joint Plan may, if confirmed and effective, substantially impact the value of the ownership interests of holders of currently outstanding Grace common stock. Although it is supported by the parties thereto, other parties-in-interest in our Chapter 11 case have objected to several provisions of the Joint Plan. As a result, it is possible that the Joint Plan will not be confirmed by the bankruptcy court or the district court or become effective. Further, the effectiveness of the Joint Plan is subject to the fulfillment of numerous conditions that may not ultimately be fulfilled. One of these conditions is that we raise sufficient funds to pay certain claims in cash. We expect to require up to $850 million in new financing to fund the Joint Plan. If we are unable to obtain the necessary financing on acceptable terms, our emergence from Chapter 11 may be delayed. Until an ultimate plan of reorganization is confirmed and effective, the interests of the holders of Grace common stock remain subject to substantial dilution or cancellation. Accordingly, the value of Grace common stock is highly speculative and any investment in Grace common stock poses a high degree of risk.

If our proposed joint plan of reorganization is not confirmed or does not become effective, the outcome of our Chapter 11 cases could result in the substantial dilution or cancellation of Grace's currently outstanding common stock.

        If our proposed joint plan of reorganization is not confirmed or does not become effective, the outcome of our Chapter 11 cases would depend primarily upon the resolution of our asbestos-related and other contingent liabilities. We would likely return to the bankruptcy court estimation trial that was suspended in April 2008 due to the personal injury settlement. We expect that the estimate resulting from this process would form the basis for a plan of reorganization that would provide for the funding of one or more trusts to which all pending and future asbestos-related claims would be channeled. If the amount of asbestos-related liabilities, as determined through estimation or otherwise, and other liabilities exceeded the assets available for funding, then we likely would issue additional shares of Grace common stock to satisfy such liabilities. The number of shares to be issued could substantially dilute the interests of current shareholders or result in a recapitalization of Grace that would cancel the shares of current shareholders and issue new shares to asbestos and other creditors. Because of this risk of substantial dilution or cancellation, the value of Grace common stock is highly speculative and any investment in Grace common stock poses a high degree of risk.

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If objections to the Joint Plan are resolved adversely to Grace and the other proponents of the Joint Plan or if rulings resolving objections favorably to the proponents of the Joint Plan are appealed, conditions to the effectiveness of the Joint Plan may not be satisfied and the timing and terms of our emergence from Chapter 11 could be materially affected.

        The Bankruptcy Court required parties-in-interest who object to the Joint Plan to submit their objections by May 20, 2009. The objections filed generally relate to demands for interest at rates higher than provided for in the Joint Plan, assertions that the Joint Plan impairs insurers' contractual rights, assertions that the Joint Plan discriminates against Libby, Montana personal injury claimants, and the classification and treatment of claims under the Joint Plan. We believe that the Joint Plan complies with the requirements for confirmation under the Bankruptcy Code and we intend to vigorously defend the Joint Plan against these and all other objections. If certain objections were resolved adversely to the Joint Plan proponents, or if rulings by the Bankruptcy Court resolving certain objections favorably to the Joint Plan proponents were appealed, certain conditions to the effectiveness of the Joint Plan, including for example, payments pursuant to the Sealed Air Settlement and the Fresenius Settlement, might not be satisfied and potential lenders might not be willing to provide the new financing that Grace expects to require to fund the Joint Plan. The resolution of these objections and any related appeals could have a material effect on the terms and timing of our emergence from Chapter 11.

The bankruptcy process may disrupt our business.

        We have attempted to minimize the adverse effect of our Chapter 11 reorganization on our relationships with our employees, suppliers, customers and other parties. Nonetheless, our relationships with our customers, suppliers and employees may be adversely impacted and our operations could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, the continuation of our reorganization could negatively affect our ability to attract new employees and retain existing high performing employees.

Chapter 11 limits the flexibility of our management team in running our business.

        While we operate our businesses as debtor-in-possession under supervision by the bankruptcy court, we are required to obtain the approval of the bankruptcy court prior to engaging in activities or transactions outside the ordinary course of business. For example, our strategic plan includes the acquisition of businesses in the specialty chemicals and specialty building materials industries. Such acquisitions generally require bankruptcy court approval if made by the company or its U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates that are parties to the Chapter 11 cases. Bankruptcy court approval of non-ordinary course activities entails preparation and filing of appropriate motions with the bankruptcy court, negotiation with the various creditors' committees and other parties in interest and one or more hearings. The various creditors' committees and other parties in interest may be heard at any bankruptcy court hearing and may raise objections with respect to these motions. This process delays major decisions and limits our ability to respond quickly to opportunities and events in the marketplace. Furthermore, in the event the bankruptcy court does not approve a proposed activity or transaction, we would be prevented from engaging in activities and transactions that we believe are beneficial to Grace.

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Our financial statements do not reflect the terms of the proposed Joint Plan.

        Our financial statements include estimates of asbestos-related liabilities that are based on the conditions precedent to the amended plan of reorganization that we filed in 2005, the Prior Plan, rather than the Joint Plan. The Prior Plan and the Joint Plan would result in substantially different amounts of the asbestos-related liabilities in our financial statements. When we adjust our financial statements based on the Joint Plan or another plan that is filed and/or confirmed, such adjustments could be material to our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

The proforma and prospective financial information that we filed with the bankruptcy court as an exhibit to the Joint Plan has not been and may not be fully updated to reflect events that occur after that filing and is subject to numerous assumptions.

        We provided proforma and prospective financial information in the exhibits to the Joint Plan filed with the bankruptcy court in compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. That information is not included in or incorporated into this Report. Though we have and may continue from time to time to update some of the information set forth in the proforma and prospective financial information to reflect events that occur after the filing of the Joint Plan with the bankruptcy court, we would not expect to fully update all such information unless required to do so by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or the bankruptcy court. Further, this information is prepared in a format that may not be comparable to information in our financial statements included in this Report or other Reports filed with the SEC and is subject to numerous assumptions that may not be correct. As a result, investors in Grace common stock should not rely upon the proforma and prospective financial information filed with the bankruptcy court in connection with the Joint Plan.

We may not be able to collect all asbestos-related insurance payments that may be due to us.

        We have insurance coverage for a portion of the asbestos-related claims against us. Under the Joint Plan, insurance policies that provide coverage for asbestos-related claims and proceeds, including interest, received after the date of the personal injury settlement, would be assigned to the personal injury trust established under the Joint Plan. We estimate that, assuming an ultimate payout of asbestos-related claims equal to the $1,700 million of asbestos-related liabilities recorded on our balance sheet, we should be entitled to approximately $500 million of insurance recovery. Accordingly, our December 31, 2009 balance sheet includes a long-term asset for estimated asbestos-related insurance of $500 million. Although this amount pertains only to insurance carriers with which we have asbestos settlement agreements, and/or which are currently solvent, we cannot be sure that all these amounts will be collected. We have entered into a settlement agreement with an underwriter of a portion of our excess insurance coverage. The insurer funded an escrow account for the benefit of the holders of claims that holds approximately $93.5 million, including interest earned on the account as of December 31, 2009. The settlement agreement, as amended in July 2009, provides that unless we confirm a plan of reorganization by December 31, 2013, at the option of the underwriter, exercisable at any time prior to April 30, 2014, the escrow amount with interest must be returned to the underwriter. The timing and amount of future payments from our insurers depends on their continued solvency and the resolution of disputes regarding coverage under the insurance policies as well as the nature and timing of actual claims paid. Because of the significance of our future asbestos-related payments, the receipt of timely and complete payments from our insurers will be important to the success of our reorganization. Under the Joint Plan, insurance policies that provide coverage for asbestos-related claims and proceeds from those policies, including interest, received after the date of the personal injury settlement, would be assigned to the personal injury trust established under the Joint Plan.

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We are subject to environmental clean-up fines, penalties and damage claims that have been and continue to be costly.

        Grace is subject to lawsuits and regulatory actions, in connection with current and former operations (including divested businesses), for breaches of environmental laws that seek clean-up or other remedies. Grace is also subject to lawsuits and investigations by public and private parties under various environmental laws in connection with our current and former operations in various states, including with respect to off-site disposal at facilities where Grace has been identified as a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, commonly referred to as CERCLA.

        We have established accounting accruals for all environmental matters for which sufficient information is available. As we receive new information, our estimated liability may change materially. We do not have sufficient information to accrue for all of Grace's environmental risks, and we cannot be sure that our actual costs will be equal to or less than our current estimates and accruals. Furthermore, it is reasonably possible that costs associated with those environmental matters for which we have established accruals may exceed our current accruals by material amounts. Some or all of our liability in connection with alleged violations of environmental laws may not be discharged upon confirmation of a plan of reorganization.

We are subject to liabilities with respect to businesses that we have divested in the past.

        Over the years, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s, we divested a substantial number of businesses that were not then consistent with our business strategy. With respect to many of these former businesses, we have contractually agreed to indemnify the buyer against liabilities arising prior to the closing of the transaction, including environmental liabilities. In many cases, we have also retained pension liabilities for the current and former employees of these businesses. These obligations would not be discharged under the Joint Plan. We have recorded liabilities with respect to indemnification obligations that we believe are probable and estimable and retained pension liabilities. As we receive additional information or new claims, our recorded liabilities may change materially.

We have unfunded and underfunded pension plan liabilities. We will likely require current and future operating cash flow to fund the shortfall. We have no assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy these obligations.

        We maintain U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans covering employees who meet age and service requirements. Our net pension liability and cost is materially affected by the discount rate used to measure pension obligations, the longevity and actuarial profile of our workforce, the level of plan assets available to fund those obligations and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. Significant changes in investment performance or a change in the portfolio mix of invested assets can result in corresponding increases and decreases in the valuation of plan assets, particularly equity securities, or in a change in the expected rate of return on plan assets. For example, our U.S. advance-funded pension plans, which collectively have the largest asset base of our advance-funded plans and a targeted asset allocation of 60% equities and 40% bonds, experienced an overall decline of 26% in 2008 and an overall increase of 23% in 2009. Assets available to fund the pension benefit obligation of the U.S. advance-funded pension plans at December 31, 2009 were approximately $658 million, or approximately $359 million less than the measured pension benefit obligation. In addition, any changes in the discount rate could result in a significant increase or decrease in the valuation of pension obligations, affecting the reported funded status of our pension plans as well as the net periodic pension cost in the following years. Similarly, changes in the expected return on plan assets can result in significant changes in the net periodic pension cost in the following years.

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The global scope of our operations subjects us to the risks of doing business in foreign countries, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        We conduct a substantial portion of our business outside of the United States, with approximately 69% of our 2009 sales to non-U.S. customers. We currently have many production facilities, research and development facilities and administrative and sales offices located outside North America, including facilities and offices located in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. We expect non-U.S. sales to continue to represent a significant portion of our revenue. Accordingly, our business is subject to risks related to the differing legal, political, social and regulatory requirements and economic conditions of many jurisdictions. Risks inherent in non-U.S. operations include the following:

        Our success as a global business will depend, in part, upon our ability to succeed in differing legal, regulatory, economic, social and political conditions by developing, implementing and maintaining policies and strategies that are effective in each location where we do business.

We are exposed to currency exchange rate changes that impact our profitability.

        We are exposed to currency exchange rate risk through our U.S. and non-U.S. operations. Fluctuations in currencies of other countries, especially the Euro, may materially affect our operating results. For example, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the relative prices at which we and our competitors sell products in the same region and the cost of materials used in our operations. A substantial portion of our net sales and assets are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. When the U.S. dollar strengthens against non-U.S. currencies, at a constant level of business, our reported non-U.S. sales, earnings, assets and liabilities are reduced because the non-U.S. currencies translate into fewer U.S. dollars.

        We incur a currency transaction risk whenever one of our operating subsidiaries enters into either a purchase or a sales transaction using a currency different from the operating subsidiary's functional currency. Given the volatility of exchange rates, we may not be able to manage our currency transaction risks effectively, or volatility in currency exchange rates may expose our financial condition or results of operations to a significant additional risk.

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Our ability to use tax deductions to reduce future tax payments may be limited if there is a change in ownership of Grace or if Grace does not generate sufficient U.S. taxable income.

        Our ability to use future tax deductions, including net operating losses and deductions for the payments contemplated in the Joint Plan (including the deferred payments), may be limited by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if we undergo an ownership change as a result of future changes in the ownership of outstanding Grace common stock. In addition, our ability to use future tax deductions is dependant on our ability to generate sufficient future taxable income in the U.S. In order to preserve these future tax deductions, the bankruptcy court has approved trading restrictions on Grace common stock until the effective date of a plan of reorganization. These restrictions prohibit (without the consent of Grace) a person from acquiring more than 4.75% of the outstanding Grace common stock or, for any person already holding more than 4.75%, from increasing such person's holdings. The Joint Plan provides that under certain circumstances, the Board of Directors would have the authority to impose restrictions on the transfer of Grace stock with respect to certain 5% shareholders in order to preserve these future tax deductions.

We may be subject to claims of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others, which could hurt our business.

        From time to time, we face infringement claims from our competitors or others alleging that our processes or products infringe on their proprietary technologies. Any claims that our products or processes infringe the intellectual property rights of others, regardless of the merit or resolution of the claims, could cause us to incur significant costs in responding to, defending and resolving the claims, and may divert the efforts and attention of our management and technical personnel from our business. If we are found to be infringing on the proprietary technology of others, we may be liable for damages, and we may be required to change our processes, redesign our products, pay others to use the technology or stop using the technology or producing the infringing product. Even if we ultimately prevail, the existence of the lawsuit could prompt our customers to switch to products that are not the subject of infringement suits.

While Grace is in bankruptcy, we are not permitted to pay dividends on Grace common stock.

        We are not permitted to pay dividends on Grace common stock while we are in bankruptcy. Following emergence from bankruptcy, we may be subject to covenants in connection with our financing arrangements that limit or prevent us from paying dividends for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, it is likely that following our emergence from bankruptcy, our board of directors will decide to reinvest our operating cash flow in our business rather than paying dividends. Accordingly, for the foreseeable future, investors in Grace common stock, in all likelihood, will obtain an economic benefit from their shares only by selling them.

INDUSTRY RISKS

The length and depth of product and industry business cycles in our segments may result in periods of reduced sales, operating margins and operating losses.

        Our operating segments are sensitive to the cyclical nature of the industries they serve. Our hydroprocessing catalyst product line and other hydroprocessing catalyst suppliers have experienced alternating periods of inadequate capacity and excess capacity for their products. Periods of inadequate capacity, including some due to raw material shortages, have usually resulted in increased selling prices and operating margins. This has often been followed by periods of capacity additions, which have resulted in declining capacity utilization rates, selling prices and operating margins. Our construction business is cyclical in response to economic conditions and construction

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demand and is also seasonal and dependent on favorable weather conditions, with a decrease in construction activity during the winter months.

Prices for certain raw materials and energy are volatile; we may not be able to pass through increases in costs and expenses for raw materials and energy or maintain our current pricing levels which may hurt our profitability.

        We use metals, significant amounts of natural gas and petroleum-based materials, including both specialty and commodity materials such as resins and solvents, in the manufacture of our products. Prices for these materials have fluctuated significantly in recent years. To the extent raw material and energy prices increase and we are unable to pass through such price increases to our customers, our operating profit and results of operations may decline.

A substantial portion of our raw materials are commodities whose prices fluctuate as market supply and demand fundamentals change.

        We attempt to manage exposure to price volatility of major commodities through:

        Although we regularly assess our exposure to raw material price volatility, we cannot always predict the prospects of volatility and we cannot always cover the risk in a cost effective manner.

        We have a policy of maintaining, when available, multiple sources of supply for raw materials. However, certain of our raw materials may be provided by single sources of supply. We may not be able to obtain sufficient raw materials due to unforeseen developments that would cause an interruption in supply. Even if we have multiple sources of supply for raw materials, these sources may not make up for the loss of a major supplier.

We spend large amounts of money for environmental compliance in connection with our current and former operations.

        As a manufacturer of specialty chemicals and specialty materials, we are subject to stringent regulations under numerous U.S. federal, state, local and foreign environmental, health and safety laws and regulations relating to the generation, storage, handling, discharge, disposition and stewardship of hazardous wastes and other materials. We have expended substantial funds to comply with such laws and regulations and have established a policy to minimize our emissions to the environment. Nevertheless, legislative, regulatory and economic uncertainties (including existing and potential laws and regulations pertaining to climate change) make it difficult for us to project future spending for these purposes and if there is an acceleration in new regulatory requirements, we may be required to expend substantial additional funds to remain in compliance.

We work with dangerous materials that can injure our employees, damage our facilities and disrupt our operations.

        Some of our operations involve the handling of hazardous materials that may pose the risk of fire, explosion, or the release of hazardous substances. Such events could result from terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or operational failures, and might cause injury or loss of life to our

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employees and others, environmental contamination, and property damage. These events might cause a temporary shutdown of an affected plant, or portion thereof, and we could be subject to penalties or claims as a result. A disruption of our operations caused by these or other events could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Some of our employees are unionized, represented by workers' councils or employed subject to local laws that are less favorable to employers than the laws in the United States.

        As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately 5,940 global employees. Approximately 750 of our approximately 2,650 U.S. employees are unionized. In addition, a large number of our employees are employed in countries in which employment laws provide greater bargaining or other rights to employees than the laws in the United States. Such employment rights require us to work collaboratively with the legal representatives of the employees to effect any changes to labor arrangements. For example, most of our employees in Europe are represented by workers' councils that have co-determination rights on any changes in conditions of employment, including salaries and benefits and staff changes, and may impede efforts to restructure our workforce. Collective bargaining agreements with unions representing employees at several of our facilities are scheduled to expire during 2010 and we expect that they will require renegotiation. A strike, work stoppage or slowdown by our employees or significant dispute with our employees, whether or not related to these negotiations, could result in a significant disruption of our operations or higher ongoing labor costs.

Item 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

        None.

Item 2.    PROPERTIES

        We operate manufacturing plants and other facilities (including office, warehouse, and other service facilities) throughout the world. Some of these plants and facilities are shared by both of our operating segments. We own all of our major manufacturing plants. We consider our major operating properties to be in good operating condition and suitable for their current use. We believe that, after taking planned expansion into account, the productive capacity of our plants and other facilities is generally adequate for current operations and foreseeable growth.

        Our Grace Davison operating segment operates out of 38 facilities in the following regions:

Region
  Number of
Facilities
 

North America

    13  

Europe Middle East Africa

    12  

Asia Pacific

    11  

Latin America

    2  

        Our largest Grace Davison facilities are located in Baltimore, Maryland; Lake Charles, Louisiana; and Worms, Germany.

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        Our Grace Construction Products operating segment operates out of 55 facilities in the following regions:

Region
  Number of
Facilities
 

North America

    22  

Europe Middle East Africa

    14  

Asia Pacific

    16  

Latin America

    3  

        Our largest GCP facilities are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Chicago, Illinois. Because of the nature of our GCP products, GCP requires a greater number of facilities to service our customers than Grace Davison. Also, these facilities are generally smaller and less capital intensive than our Grace Davison facilities. For information on our net properties and equipment by region and country, see disclosure set forth in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 21 (Operating Segment Information) to our Consolidated Financial Statements which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDINGS

        Disclosure provided in this Report in Item 1 (Business) under the caption "Chapter 11 Filing" and in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 1 (Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies), under the caption "Voluntary Bankruptcy Filing," Note 2 (Chapter 11 Information) and Note 3 (Asbestos-Related Litigation) to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

ASBESTOS LITIGATION

        Disclosure provided in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 2 (Chapter 11 Information) and Note 3 (Asbestos-Related Litigation) to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS, CLAIMS AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

        Disclosure provided in this Report in Item 1 (Business) under the caption "Environmental, Health and Safety Matters" and Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 13 (Commitments and Contingent Liabilities), under the caption "Environmental Remediation," to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

        The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has compiled an investigation list of over 250 sites, Vermiculite Sites, that at one time used, stored, or expanded vermiculite concentrate that originated from the Grace vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana. Grace currently operates or formerly operated 53 of these sites, Grace Vermiculite Sites, and never owned or operated the remaining sites, non-Grace Vermiculite Sites. Prior to 2009, EPA identified 17 of the 53 Grace Vermiculite Sites as requiring remedial action. Grace, EPA and/or other potentially responsible parties have conducted investigations and/or remedial actions at all 17 of these sites. Also prior to 2009, EPA made claims against Grace with respect to 11 of the 17 Grace Vermiculite Sites and three non-Grace Vermiculite Sites. Ten of EPA's 11 Grace Vermiculite Site claims and the three EPA non-Grace Vermiculite Site claims are resolved by the Multi-Site Agreement. Grace is negotiating a settlement agreement in cooperation with EPA at the Grace Vermiculite Site that is not resolved by the Multi-Site Agreement.

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During 2009, EPA notified Grace with respect to an additional Grace Vermiculite Site, not included in the 17 sites described above, at which EPA has conducted remediation. Grace has reached a tentative settlement with EPA for its remediation costs for this site and the tentative settlement amount is included in Grace's recorded environmental liability. Also during 2009, Grace learned that EPA may reinvestigate approximately 100 former or currently operating expansion plants included in the investigation list described above. Of these expansion plants, seven are currently owned by Grace. Grace is unable to determine the possible results of any reinvestigation and whether it may result in additional claims by EPA.

        In addition, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ("ATSDR") of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has conducted health consultations at: (i) 23 of the 53 Grace Vermiculite Sites; and (ii) an additional five non-Grace Vermiculite Sites. ATSDR has conducted health screenings for current and former Grace employees and their household contacts at four of these locations. The cost of the health consultations are resolved through the Multi-Site Agreement. Grace's estimate of the cost of the health screenings is included in Grace's recorded environmental liability. Although these health consultations and screenings may result in asbestos-related personal injury claims, the proposed joint plan of reorganization provides that all future asbestos-related personal injury claims would be channeled for resolution to an asbestos trust to be established under Section 524(g) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

LITIGATION RELATED TO FORMER PACKAGING AND MEDICAL CARE BUSINESSES

        Disclosure provided in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 2 (Chapter 11 Information), under the caption "Litigation Proceedings in Bankruptcy Court," to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

TAX CLAIMS

        Disclosure provided in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 10 (Income Taxes) to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

OTHER CLAIMS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CHAPTER 11 BAR DATE

        Disclosure provided in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 2 (Chapter 11 Information) under the caption "Plans of Reorganization" to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        This Item is inapplicable, as no matters were submitted to a vote of our security holders during the fourth quarter of 2009.

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PART II

Item 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

        Except as provided below, the disclosure required by this Item appears in the Financial Supplement, under the heading "Selected Financial Data" opposite the caption "Other Statistics—Common shareholders of record," and in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement in Note 17 (Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)) and Note 24 (Quarterly Summary and Statistical Information (Unaudited)), opposite the caption "Market price of common stock," to the Consolidated Financial Statements and is incorporated herein by reference.

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT

        On March 31, 1998, we paid a dividend of one Preferred Stock Purchase Right on each share of Grace common stock. Subject to our prior redemption for $.01 per right, rights will become exercisable on the earlier of:

        Until these events occur, the rights will automatically trade with the Grace common stock, and separate certificates for the rights will not be distributed. The rights do not have voting or dividend rights.

        Generally, each right not owned by an acquiring person:

        Generally, if there is an acquiring person and we are acquired, each right not owned by an acquiring person will entitle the holder to buy a number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company having a market value equal to twice the exercise price of the right.

        Each share of Grace junior preferred stock will be entitled to a minimum preferential quarterly dividend payment of $1.00 per share but will be entitled to an aggregate dividend equal to 100 times the dividend declared per share of Grace common stock whenever such dividend is declared. In the event of liquidation, holders of Grace junior preferred stock will be entitled to a minimum preferential liquidation payment of $100 per share but will be entitled to an aggregate payment equal to 100 times the payment made per share of Grace common stock. Each share of Grace junior preferred stock will have 100 votes, voting together with the Grace common stock. Finally, in the event of any business combination, each share of Grace junior preferred stock will be entitled to receive an amount equal to 100 times the amount received per share of Grace common stock. These rights are protected by customary antidilution provisions.

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        The terms of the rights may be amended by the Board of Directors without the consent of the holders of the rights. The rights, which will remain outstanding under the proposed joint plan of reorganization, expire on March 30, 2018.

        This summary of the rights does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement, which has been filed with the SEC.

DIVIDENDS ON GRACE COMMON STOCK

        We are not permitted to pay dividends on Grace common stock while we are in bankruptcy and have not done so since the filing of our bankruptcy petitions in 2001. Following emergence from bankruptcy, we may be subject to covenants in connection with our financing arrangements that limit or prevent us from paying dividends for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, it is likely that following our emergence from bankruptcy, our board of directors will decide to reinvest our operating cash flow in our business rather than paying dividends.

STOCK TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

        In order to preserve significant tax benefits which are subject to elimination or limitation in the event of a change in control (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code) of Grace, the Bankruptcy Court has approved trading restrictions on Grace common stock until the effective date of a plan of reorganization. These restrictions prohibit (without the consent of Grace) a person from acquiring more than 4.75% of the outstanding Grace common stock or, for any person already holding more than 4.75%, from increasing such person's holdings. This summary of the stock transfer restrictions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the order of the Bankruptcy Court, which has been filed with the SEC.

        Also, in order to preserve these tax assets in the event of a change in control (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code) of Grace after emergence from Chapter 11, the Joint Plan provides that under certain circumstances, the Board of Directors would have the authority to impose restrictions on the transfer of Grace stock with respect to certain 5% shareholders. These restrictions would generally not limit the ability of a person that holds less than 5% of Grace stock after emergence to either buy or sell stock on the open market.

Item 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

        The disclosure required by this Item appears in the Financial Supplement under the heading "Selected Financial Data" which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        The disclosure required by this Item appears in the Financial Supplement under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk

        Our debt obligations, global operations, and our raw materials and energy requirements expose us to various market risks. We use derivative financial instruments to mitigate certain market risks. The following is a discussion of our primary market risk exposures, how those exposures are managed, and certain quantitative data pertaining to our market risk sensitive instruments.

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Interest Rate Risk

        Interest rate fluctuations directly affect interest expense and cash to be paid out in the form of interest payments on variable-rate debt, and can potentially lead to changes in the market value of the associated variable-rate debt.

        We have $500.0 million of outstanding pre-petition variable-rate borrowings under bank credit agreements, and interest is accrued on this debt based on the prime rate. Due to our Chapter 11 filing, interest accrued on pre-petition debt is added to the principal balance. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, total interest accrued on this debt and added to the $500.0 million principal was $350.6 million and $323.5 million, respectively. If the prime rate were to vary in the near-term by one percentage point, the effect would be to increase or decrease interest expense and accrued interest on outstanding principal by approximately $8.7 million over the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2010.

        We do not currently use derivative instruments to mitigate interest rate risk.

Currency Exchange Rate Risk

        Because we do business in over 40 countries, our results of operations are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We seek to minimize exposure to these fluctuations by matching revenue streams in volatile currencies with expenditures in the same currencies, but it is not always possible to do so. From time to time, we use financial instruments such as currency forward contracts, options, or combinations of the two to reduce the risk of certain specific transactions. However, we do not have a policy of hedging all exposures, because management does not believe that such a level of hedging would be cost-effective. We do not hedge translation exposures that are not expected to affect cash flows in the near-term. Significant uses of derivatives to mitigate the effects of changes in currency exchange rates are as follows:

        In November 2007, we executed intercompany loans in the aggregate amount of €250 million (Euros) between our principal U.S. operating subsidiary and a newly established German subsidiary as part of a legal restructuring. In conjunction with the loans, our U.S. subsidiary entered into a series of currency forward contracts in order to fix the dollar/euro exchange rate that will apply to convert euro principal payments under loans to dollars. The forward contracts are aligned with the anticipated payment dates of the intercompany loans, which extend from June 2010 through November 2013. The total amount outstanding under the intercompany loans was €247.8 million as of December 31, 2009 (approximately $355.5 million). Currency fluctuations on these loans and the related forward contracts are recorded as components of operating results.

        The following tables provide information about our significant currency forward exchange agreements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, specifically, the notional, or contract, amounts (in millions of U.S. dollars), and weighted average exchange rates (U.S. dollars to Euros) by expected (contractual) maturity dates. These notional amounts generally are used to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged under the contract. The fair values represent the fair value of the derivative contracts, and are presented as other assets or other liabilities and allocated between current and non-current, as appropriate, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 
  Euro Forward Contracts—December 31, 2009
Expected Maturity Date
 
Currency Forward Exchange Agreements
  2010   2011   2012   2013   Total   Fair
Value
 

Contract amount

    143.2     72.5     72.6     72.9     361.2     4.2  

Average contractual exchange rate

    1.46     1.45     1.45     1.46     1.46     N/A  

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  Euro Forward Contracts—December 31, 2008
Expected Maturity Date
 
Currency Forward Exchange Agreements
  2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   Total   Fair
Value
 

Contract amount

    72.7     72.5     72.5     72.6     72.9     363.2     21.0  

Average contractual exchange rate

    1.45     1.45     1.45     1.45     1.46     1.45     N/A  

Commodity Price Risk

        We operate in markets where the prices of raw materials and energy are commonly affected by cyclical movements of the economy and other economic factors. The principal raw materials used in our products include caustic, alumina, rare earths, nickel, aluminum, cobalt carbonate, kaolin, molybdenum, sodium aluminate, sodium silicate, olefins, gypsum, resins, rubber and latices. Natural gas is the largest single energy source that we purchase. These commodities are generally available to be purchased from more than one supplier. In order to minimize the risk of increasing prices on certain raw materials and energy, we use a centralized supply chain organization for procurement in order to improve purchasing activities. We have a risk management committee to review proposals to hedge purchases of raw materials, energy and currency.

        We have implemented a risk management program under which our goal is to hedge natural gas and aluminum supply in a way that provides protection against price volatility of the natural gas and aluminum markets. In order to mitigate volatile natural gas and aluminum prices, we have entered into fixed price swaps to hedge a portion of our natural gas and aluminum requirements.

        The following tables provide information about our commodity derivatives. For natural gas commodity derivatives, contract volumes, or notional amounts, are presented in millions of British thermal units (MMBtu), weighted average contract prices are presented in U.S. dollars per MMBtu, and the total contract amount and fair value are presented in millions of U.S. dollars. For aluminum commodity derivatives, contract volumes, or notional amounts, are presented in millions of pounds, weighted average contract prices are presented in U.S. dollars per pound, and the total contract amount and fair value are presented in millions of U.S. dollars. The fair values represent the fair value of the derivative contracts. The fair value for swaps represents the excess of the variable price (market price) over the fixed price (pay price) multiplied by the nominal contract volumes. All commodity derivative instruments mature within twelve months.

 
  Commodity Derivatives—December 31, 2009  
Type of Contract
  Contract
Volumes
  Weighted
Average
Price
  Total
Contract
Amount
  Fair
Value
 

Natural Gas Swaps

    3.1     5.62     17.4     0.1  

Aluminum Swaps

    3.1     0.96     3.0     0.3  

 

 
  Commodity Derivatives—December 31, 2008  
Type of Contract
  Contract
Volumes
  Weighted
Average
Price
  Total
Contract
Amount
  Fair
Value
 

Natural Gas Swaps

    4.7     8.36     39.5     (10.8 )

        The fair value of commodity swaps derivative contracts are presented as other assets or other liabilities and allocated between current and non-current, as appropriate, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our forward contracts for natural gas and aluminum qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales exception from ASC 815, as they do not contain net settlement provisions, and result in physical delivery of natural gas and aluminum from suppliers. Therefore, the fair values of these contracts are not recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Item 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

        The disclosure required by this Item appears in the Financial Supplement which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

        None.

Item 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

        Except as provided below, the disclosure required by this Item appears in the Financial Supplement under the heading "Management's Report on Financial Information and Internal Controls" which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

        There was no change in Grace's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Grace's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

        None.

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PART III

Item 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

        Our current directors and executive officers are listed below. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for the division of the Board of Directors into three classes, each to serve for a three-year term or until their respective successors are elected. In view of the Chapter 11 filing, the directors are continuing to serve beyond the expiration of their respective terms. Executive officers are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors or until their respective successors are elected.

Name and Age
  Office   First
Elected
 

John F. Akers (75)

  Class II Director     05/09/97  

H. Furlong Baldwin (78)

  Class I Director     01/16/02  

Ronald C. Cambre (71)

  Class III Director     09/01/98  

Alfred E. Festa (50)

  Class II Director     09/08/04  

  Chairman of the Board     01/01/08  

  President and Chief Executive Officer     06/01/05  

Marye Anne Fox (62)

  Class I Director     05/10/96  

John J. Murphy (78)

  Class II Director     05/09/97  

Christopher J. Steffen (68)

  Class I Director     11/01/06  

Mark E. Tomkins (54)

  Class III Director     09/06/06  

Thomas A. Vanderslice (78)

  Class I Director and Lead Independent Director     05/10/96  

D. Andrew Bonham (49)

  Vice President & President, Grace Construction Products     09/11/07  

William M. Corcoran (60)

  Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs     06/01/99  

Hudson La Force III (45)

  Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer     04/01/08  

W. Brian McGowan (60)

  Senior Vice President     07/09/98  

Gregory E. Poling (54)

  Vice President & President, Grace Davison     03/03/05  

Mark A. Shelnitz (51)

  Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary     04/27/05  

Pamela K. Wagoner (46)

  Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer     07/13/09  

        Paul J. Norris resigned as a director of Grace effective February 5, 2010.

        Mr. Akers served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of International Business Machines Corporation from 1985 until his retirement in 1993. He is also a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

        Mr. Baldwin served as a director of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation from 1970 to 2003, as Chairman of the Board from 1984 to 2003 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1976 to 2001. Mr. Baldwin is Chairman of NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., and is a director of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. and Allegheny Energy Inc.

        Mr. Cambre is retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation. He joined Newmont as Vice Chairman and CEO in 1993 and retired as CEO in 2000 and as Chairman in 2001. Mr. Cambre is Chairman of the Board of McDermott International, Inc. He is also a director of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

        Mr. Festa joined Grace in 2003 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He was elected Chief Executive Officer in 2005 and Chairman in January 2008. Prior to joining Grace, Mr. Festa was a partner of Morganthaler Private Equity Partners, a venture capital and buyout firm from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, he was with ICG Commerce, Inc., a private company providing on-line procurement services, where he last served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that,

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he served as Vice President and General Manager of AlliedSignal's (now Honeywell) performance fibers business. Mr. Festa is a director of NVR, Inc., a publicly held home builder.

        Dr. Fox has been Chancellor of the University of California San Diego and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at that institution since 2004. She was Chancellor of North Carolina State University from 1998 to 2004. She is also a director of Boston Scientific Corporation and Red Hat, Inc.

        Mr. Murphy served as Chairman of the Board of Dresser Industries, Inc., a supplier of products and technical services to the energy industry, until 1996. From 1997 to 2000, he was a Managing Director of SMG Management L.L.C., a privately owned investment group.

        Mr. Steffen most recently served as Vice Chairman of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank N.A. Since his retirement in 1996, he has been a consultant to a number of companies and public accounting firms and served on committees advising the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Mr. Steffen is also a director of Accelrys, Inc., ViaSystems, Inc. and several private companies in which he has an ownership stake.

        Mr. Tomkins served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innovene, a petrochemical and oil refining company that is now part of the INEOS Group, from 2005 until January 2006. He served as CFO of Vulcan Materials Company from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Tomkins is a member of the Board of Directors of CVR Energy, Inc., a publicly held oil refining company and Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc.

        Mr. Vanderslice served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of M/A-COM, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of radio frequency and microwave components, devices and subsystems for commercial and defense applications, from 1989 until 1995. He is currently a private investor. As Lead Independent Director, Mr. Vanderslice presides at all executive sessions of the Board.

        Messrs. Corcoran, McGowan, Poling and Shelnitz have been actively engaged in Grace's business for the past five years. Mr. Poling served as a director of Foamex International, Inc until January 2010.

        Mr. Bonham joined Grace in 2005 as Vice President and General Manager of Grace Construction Products' European operations. Prior to joining Grace, he was President and General Manager, from 2004 to 2005, and Vice President and General Manager, from 2002 to 2004, of Invensys Controls Americas. Before joining Invensys Controls, Mr. Bonham held positions of increasing responsibility at General Electric and Honeywell.

        Mr. La Force joined Grace in 2008 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Grace, he was Chief Operating Officer and Senior Counselor to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to entering public service in 2005, Mr. La Force held general management and financial management positions of increasing responsibility at Dell Inc. and AlliedSignal, Inc. (now Honeywell). Mr. La Force is a member of the advisory board of Madison Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm.

        Ms. Wagoner joined Grace in 2009 as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining Grace, she was Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. since 2003.

Audit Committee

        We have a standing Audit Committee established in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Committee members are John F. Akers, H. Furlong Baldwin, Ronald C. Cambre, Marye Anne Fox, John J. Murphy, Christopher J. Steffen, Mark E. Tomkins and Thomas A. Vanderslice, each of whom meets the independence standards of the

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SEC and New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Tomkins serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that all Audit Committee members are audit committee financial experts as defined by SEC regulations. A complete description of the responsibilities of the Audit Committee is set forth in the Grace Audit Committee Charter which is available on the Internet at www.grace.com/About/Leadership/Governance/.

Other Committees

        We have standing Nominating and Governance, Compensation and Corporate Responsibility Committees. The members of each of these committees are John F. Akers, H. Furlong Baldwin, Ronald C. Cambre, Marye Anne Fox, John J. Murphy, Christopher J. Steffen, Mark E. Tomkins and Thomas A. Vanderslice, each of whom meets the independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Vanderslice serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Mr. Akers serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and Dr. Fox serves as Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee. A complete description of the responsibilities of the Board committees is set forth in their respective committee charters which are available on the Internet at www.grace.com/About/Leadership/Governance/.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

        Under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, our directors, certain of our officers, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the outstanding Grace common stock are required to file reports with the SEC concerning their ownership of and transactions in Grace common stock or other Grace securities; these persons are also required to furnish us with copies of these reports. Based upon the reports and related information furnished to us, we believe that all such filing requirements were complied with in a timely manner during and with respect to 2009.

Code of Ethics for Principal Officers

        The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee have adopted Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies, which apply to all of our directors, officers, and employees, including our principal officers. These policies are accessible through our Internet website, www.grace.com/About/Leadership/Governance/, and are available in hard copy, free of charge, by contacting Grace Shareholder Services at 410-531-4167. We granted no waivers to these policies during 2009. We intend to promptly post on our website any amendments or waivers to these policies affecting any principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.

Item 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview

        The Board of Directors has designated eight Grace officers (including the five executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table) as "executive officers." The executive officers include the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer and vice presidents who are in charge of operating segments or principal functions or who have policy-making authority for Grace. The Board of Directors has delegated authority for administering the compensation program for executive officers and other members of senior management to the Compensation Committee. The Board has appointed all of the independent members of the Board to serve as members of the Compensation Committee.

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        A complete description of the responsibilities of the Compensation Committee is set forth in the Grace Compensation Committee Charter, which is available on the Internet at www.grace.com/About/Leadership/Governance/. The Compensation Committee and the Board review and revise the charter as necessary. In this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "we", "our" and "the committee" refer to the Compensation Committee.

        We are responsible for reviewing and approving all executive officers' compensation, including:

        We also review and approve all corporate goals and objectives used in determining the incentive compensation of each executive officer. We evaluate each executive officer's performance in light of those goals and objectives and we approve each executive officer's incentive compensation based on this evaluation. In determining the long-term incentive component of an executive officer's compensation, we consider the value of similar incentive awards to executive officers with similar titles at comparable companies and the awards given to the executive officer in previous years. We also approve the annual and long-term incentive programs applicable to other salaried personnel in which the executive officers participate.

        We receive advice and legal and administrative assistance from the Grace human resources department and legal services group in meeting our responsibilities. We also have authority to retain advisors from outside of Grace. During 2009, we used the services of Towers Watson, a human resources consulting firm, and we expect to continue working with Towers Watson during 2010. We instructed Towers Watson to compile competitive compensation data and, based upon such data, to recommend ranges of annual and long-term compensation that are consistent with our compensation philosophy and objectives as discussed below. We also asked Towers Watson to provide suggestions and alternatives regarding the form of various elements of executive compensation. We expect Towers Watson and Grace executive officers, including the CEO, General Counsel and Chief Human Relations Officer, and their respective subordinates, to meet, exchange information and otherwise cooperate in the performance of their respective duties outside committee meetings. During 2009, Towers Watson provided consulting services to Grace in connection with employee benefit plans.

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Overview of Compensation Elements

        The following table outlines the major elements of compensation in 2009 for the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table:

Compensation Element
  Definition   Rationale
Base Salary   Fixed cash compensation paid twice monthly   Payment for completion of day-to-day responsibilities

Annual Incentive Compensation Program

 

Variable cash compensation earned by annual personal performance and Grace's achievement of pre-established annual performance goals

 

Builds accountability for annual goals for Grace and individual executives

Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program (Cash-Based)

 

Variable, cash compensation that is earned when pre-established three-year financial goals are achieved

 

Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders

 

 

 

 

Forfeiture provisions encourage retention

Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program (Equity-Based)

 

Equity compensation with staggered vesting that increases in value with increases in share price

 

Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders

 

 

 

 

Forfeiture provisions encourage retention

U. S. Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

 

Savings and Investment (S&I) Plan (401(k))

 

Qualified defined contribution plan is a standard tax-qualified benefit generally offered to U.S. employees subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the Internal Revenue Code

 

 

S&I Plan Replacement Payment Program (nonqualified)

 

Restores benefits that are limited by the Internal Revenue Code in the qualified plan for most highly-paid executives

U. S. Defined Benefit Retirement Plans

 

Qualified Pension Plan

 

Qualified pension plan is a standard tax-qualified benefit generally offered to U. S. employees subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the Internal Revenue Code

 

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 

Restores benefits that are limited by the Internal Revenue Code in the qualified plan for most highly-paid executives

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Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

General

        The key objective of the Grace executive compensation program is to enable Grace to compete effectively with other firms in attracting, motivating and retaining the executives that Grace needs to ensure its future growth and business success. We intend the incentive compensation portion of the program to align closely the financial interests of Grace executives with those of Grace's stakeholders (including creditors, security holders and others with an interest in the Chapter 11 proceedings as required by the Bankruptcy Code). Because senior executives have a substantial ability to influence business success, we believe that the portion of compensation that is at-risk based on corporate performance should increase as the level of responsibility of the executive increases. We also expect the executive compensation programs to be consistent with a culture of ethical conduct, personal integrity and compliance with Grace policies and applicable law. We require executives to set an example for employees and other Grace business associates in emphasizing the Grace Core Values in their daily business conduct. The Grace Core Values consist of a commitment to teamwork, performance, integrity, speed and innovation, and are the foundation of the Grace corporate culture.

        The Grace executive compensation program is designed to reward executives for the achievement of corporate goals and objectives, taking into account both individual performance and contributions to the overall success of Grace. The individual performance evaluation is based on our assessment of an executive officer's leadership, technical skill, management and operational performance, and potential to contribute to Grace's future success. In evaluating executive officers other than the CEO, we receive substantial input from the CEO. The CEO proposes compensation levels for the other executive officers and, although not a member of the committee, attends our meetings and participates in our deliberations regarding compensation levels for the other executive officers. The CEO is excused from deliberations regarding his own compensation and executive sessions. At the request of the CEO, we would very likely hold a special meeting of the committee.

        Once we have completed an evaluation of an executive's overall performance, we review the executive's existing compensation and compensation potentially payable to the executive. Due to the modest value of outstanding stock options held by Grace executives prior to 2009 (we did not grant stock options from the time of Grace's entry into Chapter 11 in April 2001 until 2008), we have not considered an executive's outstanding equity-based awards in setting future compensation. We then consult with Towers Watson for an assessment of the competitiveness of Grace executive officer compensation relative to certain benchmark companies in the chemicals, materials and specialty chemicals industry that we deem our peer group for compensation purposes, and relative to certain broad industry data. We selected the benchmark companies as our compensation peer group based upon our judgment regarding the likelihood that they would compete with us for executive talent and the availability of public information regarding their compensation practices. We periodically review the composition of our compensation peer group to ensure that it remains relevant. For 2009, the compensation peer group consisted of:

Albemarle   Hercules
Cabot   International Flavors & Fragrances
Eastman Chemical   PPG Industries
EcoLab   Rohm & Haas
Fuller (H.B.)   Sigma-Aldrich

        The broad industry data that we generally review is included in studies produced by Towers Watson and Mercer, Hewitt for any given compensation year. The chemicals and non-durable goods sections of these surveys were used, in each case, adjusted to reflect Grace's sales. This data is

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used as a secondary reference for executive officer compensation, largely as a check on the compensation peer group levels, as well as to determine if there are any identifiable non-industry trends in compensation.

        For 2009, we intend that the annual compensation paid to Grace executives (consisting of salary plus annual incentive compensation) and long-term incentive compensation fall within a range that approximates the 50th percentile of the practices of the compensation peer group companies and broad industry data when performance objectives are achieved. We selected this percentile target because it is generally consistent with the historical practices of the compensation peer group. For 2009, we reduced the target for long-term incentive compensation from the 60th percentile to the 50th percentile as part of our effort to reduce costs in the face of the broad economic slowdown. We intend to reevaluate our targets for annual and long-term compensation for 2010. In applying these targets, we do not base our decision on a mathematical analysis of the available data; rather, we use our judgment after considering all available information. If performance objectives are exceeded, we believe that incentive compensation should be above these levels, and when performance objectives are not achieved, incentive compensation should be below these levels.

        Following the Grace Chapter 11 filing in 2001, we discontinued the use of equity-based compensation that had been a traditional element of the Grace long-term incentive programs and granted solely cash-based awards. In April 2008, due to developments in the Grace Chapter 11 case, culminating in Grace's proposal of a joint plan of reorganization that contemplates outstanding Grace Common Stock will remain outstanding and holders of outstanding Grace Common Stock will control Grace following emergence, we decided to once again grant equity-based incentive compensation as part of the 2008-2010 Long-Term Incentive Program, or LTIP. As the Grace Chapter 11 case continued to progress through 2008 and into 2009, we determined to also include equity-based compensation in the 2009-2011 LTIP. While we have used equity compensation to directly align the interests of our management team with the interests of Grace shareholders, we recognize that the stock of any company in Chapter 11 is highly speculative and may reflect developments in the company's bankruptcy case rather than the operating performance of its business, accordingly, we retained performance-based awards payable in cash as a significant portion of the 2009-2011 LTIP. We have requested that the Corporate Secretary inform the committee if an executive officer wishes to enter into any transaction involving Grace securities.

        For purposes of the cash portion of the Grace annual and long-term incentive compensation programs, we believe that income before interest and taxes is generally the best indicator of the performance of the Grace business. Income before interest and taxes includes the factors that the executive team generally has the ability to affect and excludes the cost of capital and tax rates that we believe are generally unrelated to business performance or management control. However, this income measure is significantly affected by other factors that Grace executives are generally unable to influence such as the substantial costs of the Chapter 11 cases, legacy liabilities, and pension income and expense. As a result, our performance metric for cash incentive compensation purposes is Core EBIT (calculated as described in this Report in Item 7 (Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) in the Financial Supplement) adjusted to eliminate the effect of: changes in pension expense (related to core operations) and LTIP expense from year to year; and, for the LTIP, the effect of major acquisitions or divestments. We generally refer to this performance metric as Core EBIT, as adjusted. Grace core operations are comprised of the financial results of Grace Davison, Grace Construction Products, and the costs of corporate activities that directly or indirectly support their business operations.

Chief Executive Officer

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the compensation of the CEO. We evaluate the CEO's performance in light of those goals and objectives and have sole authority to determine the CEO's compensation based on this evaluation subject to the terms of his employment agreement. The terms of the CEO's employment agreement are discussed below in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis and under the Summary Compensation Table and Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control Table. The CEO plays no part in our deliberations or approval of his compensation.

        We believe the CEO's compensation should be higher than the compensation of other executive officers because the CEO is uniquely positioned to influence all aspects of Grace's operations and performance and the resulting return to our shareholders. In addition, we believe there exists a robust competition for effective CEO talent among companies the size of Grace and, in this environment, a competitive compensation package is essential for retention. Our view is consistent with the practices of the compensation peer group companies and the broad industry data that we have reviewed.

Base Salary

        To ensure comparability with other companies, as well as consistency and uniformity within Grace, all management positions have been assigned to salary ranges based upon broad industry data. Individual salaries and salary increases for executive officers are set within the salary ranges based on the median annual base salaries paid to individuals who hold comparable positions at the compensation peer group companies, salary levels of peers and subordinates within Grace, individual performance and the amount budgeted for salary increases. Although these factors apply to Mr. Festa, his base salary is also subject to the terms of his employment agreement. Grace executives are generally eligible for annual salary reviews.

        For 2009, Grace established a guideline for base salary merit increases applicable to Grace U.S. salaried employees. As a cost control measure due to the broad economic slowdown in 2009, we imposed a freeze in base salary on senior executives, including the named executive officers, and certain other highly compensated employees. We made an exception to this policy for Mr. Bonham, who received a base salary increase of 6.7% in order to align his base salary to competitive market rates based on comparable positions at the compensation peer group companies and additional data applicable to geographic regions relevant to Grace's operations.

Annual Incentive Compensation

        The Annual Incentive Compensation Program, or AICP, is a cash-based pay-for-performance incentive program. Its purpose is to motivate and reward executive officers, and other upper- and middle-level employees, for their contributions to Grace performance and align their financial interests with those of Grace shareholders by making a significant portion of their annual compensation variable and dependent upon Grace's annual financial performance. The amount of an individual incentive award payment under the AICP is based upon:

        The AICP targets for the named executive officers (other than Mr. Festa) for 2009 range from 65% to 80% of base salary and actual awards may range from $-0- to an amount equal to twice the target amount, based on the factors described above. The AICP targets for executive officers are generally set within the target range based on the median annual bonus paid to individuals who hold comparable positions at the compensation peer group companies. Although these factors also apply

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to Mr. Festa, his AICP target is also subject to the terms of his employment agreement, which requires a minimum AICP target of 100% of base salary. For 2009, Mr. Festa's AICP target was 100% of base salary.

        Due to the broad economic slowdown in 2008 and 2009 and Grace's progress toward emergence from Chapter 11, we reevaluated the AICP for 2009 and modified its structure from the AICP that has been in place for the last few years. In order to support the Board of Directors' dual objectives of raising cash to implement the provisions of the Joint Plan and maintaining earnings under difficult conditions, we included both an earnings measure and a cash generation measure as the performance measures for the 2009 AICP. For the earnings performance measure, we continued to use Core EBIT, as adjusted, as we have in previous AICPs. We generally refer to the related AICP objective as the Core EBIT Target. For the cash generation measure, we use Adjusted Operating Cash Flow, the metric Grace management generally uses to measure Grace's performance in generating cash (calculated as described in this Report in Item 7 (Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) in the Financial Supplement). We generally refer to the related AICP objectives as Cash Flow Targets. For 2009, we adjusted downward the calculation of Adjusted Operating Cash Flow, solely for the AICP calculation, to eliminate the effect of certain events. Included in these events was the cash flow effect of the restructuring and deconsolidation of Advanced Refining Technologies LLC, Grace's joint venture with Chevron Products Company.

        For 2009, we apply the performance measures to determine the size of the AICP incentive pool as follows:

Core EBIT Target
(in millions)
  Cash Flow Targets (in millions)   Portion of AICP Incentive Pool Earned  
Less than $239.8*   N/A         0 %

Equal to or Greater than $239.8

 

Less than $300

 

 

    0

%

Equal to or Greater than $239.8

 

$300

 

 

  25

%

Equal to or Greater than $239.8

 

$400

 

 

100

%

Equal to or Greater than $239.8

 

$540

 

 

200

%

*
Eighty percent of 2008 Core EBIT of $299.7 million.

        The actual amount of the AICP incentive pool earned was determined by interpolating Grace's 2009 Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (as adjusted for the 2009 AICP calculation) between the Cash Flow Targets specified above. We determined the EBIT Target in light of our collective expectation that, based on the business environment existing in early 2009 and our review of Grace's 2009 operating plan, Grace 2009 Core EBIT would be substantially below the 2008 level, and that a 2009 Core EBIT threshold equal to at least 80% of the 2008 level would represent good performance for 2009. The Cash Flow Targets reflect our collective view of good to outstanding cash generation performance by Grace based on maximizing Core EBIT and executing on working capital and other cash generation initiatives such as reducing inventory levels, improving collection of accounts receivable and renegotiating terms with suppliers. Based on our mid-year review of general economic conditions and conditions prevailing in Grace's industry, we raised the Cash Flow Target for achieving the maximum AICP incentive pool of 200% from $500 million to $540 million. The 2009 AICP incentive pool would generally not be funded if Grace did not meet the Core EBIT Target or $300 million Cash Flow Target; provided however, we have discretion to adjust the performance objectives or establish or increase the size of the AICP incentive pool even if performance objectives are not achieved.

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        Based on 2009 operating performance, the aggregate AICP pool was established at 129% of the targeted awards. The 2009 AICP payments to the named executive officers were as follows:

Name
  AICP
Payment
($)
  Percentage of
AICP Target
(%)
 

A. E. Festa

    1,370,000     146.4  

H. La Force III

    475,000     154.5  

G. E. Poling

    600,000     170.5  

D. A. Bonham

    475,000     161.4  

M. A. Shelnitz

    335,000     143.2  

        The AICP payments reflect our view of the performance of the named executive officers during 2009. In particular, the payments recognize their collective performance in meeting and exceeding strategic objectives established for the year by the Board of Directors and moving Grace toward emergence from bankruptcy notwithstanding the difficult business and economic environment faced by Grace during 2009.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

        The LTIPs are designed to motivate and reward approximately 200 eligible upper-level Grace employees, including the executive officers, for their contributions to Grace performance over a multi-year period and align their financial interests with those of Grace shareholders by making a significant portion of their total compensation variable and dependent upon Grace's sustained financial performance. The LTIP targets for eligible employees are based on the 50th percentile of long-term compensation opportunities of individuals who hold comparable positions at the compensation peer group companies (in the case of the executive officers) and broad industry data for other participants.

        The Bankruptcy Court has approved the LTIPs for each of the 2007-2009, 2008-2010 and 2009-2011 performance periods. Awards under the 2007 LTIP are payable solely in cash and awards under the 2008 and 2009 LTIPs are payable in cash and options to purchase Grace common stock. Stock options awarded as part of the 2008 and 2009 LTIPs were issued on the terms and conditions of the Grace 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.

        Awards under cash-based LTIPs are payable based on the extent to which Grace achieves certain performance targets. These LTIP payouts are based on the compound annual growth in our Core EBIT, as adjusted, over the performance period using results for the year prior to the first year of the performance period as the baseline. We generally refer to this growth objective as a CAGR. For cash-based LTIPs, the CAGR objective is 6% and the maximum compensable CAGR objective is 25%. The CAGR objective reflects our collective view of good performance by Grace based upon Grace's historical performance and the long-term historical performance of the compensation peer group. The LTIP award payouts may range from $-0- to an amount equal to twice the target amount, based on Grace's performance. No award payouts are earned under the cash-based LTIPs if the CAGR for the performance period is zero or negative.

        In determining the value of stock option awards, we considered an analysis of stock option value calculated by Towers Watson and based, in part, on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. We approved the stock option grants included in the 2009 LTIP on May 7, 2009, after approval of the 2009 LTIP by the Bankruptcy Court on April 22, 2009. The exercise price of the options was $9.79, which was the average of the high and low trading prices of Grace common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2009. The stock option component of the 2009-2011 LTIP represented 50% of the total target LTIP award value for the named executive officers.

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        We believe that the cash-based LTIP awards encourage executive retention because the right to any pending payment under an LTIP is generally subject to forfeiture if the executive ceases employment with us prior to age 62. We generally grant LTIP awards during the first year of the performance period.

Pension Plan/Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

        As described below under "Pension Benefits," payments under Grace's tax-qualified pension plan are calculated using annual compensation, including base salary and AICP awards, and years of credited Grace service. We believe that retirement compensation that increases with increases in years of service and annual compensation is an effective recruiting and retention tool for our employees, including our executive officers. For 2009, federal income tax law limits to $245,000 the annual compensation on which benefits under the tax-qualified pension plan may be based. As a result, we have implemented a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, generally referred to as a SERP, that currently applies to approximately 70 upper-level employees, including the executive officers, whose annual compensation exceeds that amount, under which each such employee will receive the full pension to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law. The SERP is unfunded and is not qualified for tax purposes.

Savings and Investment Plan/Replacement Payment Program

        We generally offer a tax-qualified 401(k)-type Savings and Investment Plan, or S&I Plan, to employees under which they may save a portion of their annual compensation in investment accounts on a pre- or post- tax basis. Grace currently matches 100% of employee savings under the S&I Plan up to six percent of the employee's base salary and annual incentive compensation. We believe that a 401(k)-type plan with a substantial company match that increases (in dollar amount, not percentage of compensation) with the level of participation in the plan and increases in the employee's annual compensation is an effective recruiting and retention tool for our employees, including our executive officers. For 2009, federal income tax law limits the total contributions, which include an employee's contribution plus the employer's matching contributions, that can be made to an employee's 401(k) plan account to $49,000 and qualifying annual compensation for 401(k) plan purposes to $245,000. As a result, we have implemented an S&I Plan Replacement Payment Program that currently applies to approximately 50 of our employees, including our executive officers, whose annual compensation exceeds $245,000, under which each such employee will receive the full Grace matching payments to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law.

Executive Personal Benefits

        We believe that executives generally should not be treated differently than the general employee population when it comes to personal benefits and therefore, we have limited executive personal benefits. Mr. Festa has access to corporate aircraft at Grace expense for reasonable personal travel, though he is responsible for paying income taxes on the value of such travel as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. Due to his overseas assignment in Belgium, Mr. Bonham received certain expatriate benefits that are generally available to all executives that are on overseas assignments. We intend that these benefits compensate Grace's expatriate executives for the additional economic costs they face as a result of their foreign service, including foreign income taxes and increases in U.S. taxes caused by such benefits. Mr. Bonham also received certain benefits related to his relocation, at Grace's request, from his former home in Virginia to Massachusetts that are generally available to all employees who relocate at Grace's request.

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Change-In-Control Severance Agreements

        As described below under "Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements—Other Executive Officer Severance Arrangements," Grace has entered into change-in-control severance agreements with each of the named executive officers. The provisions in these agreements are based on competitive practice and are designed to ensure that the executive officers' interests remain aligned with the interests of the Grace shareholders if a potential change in control occurs. Payments under these agreements are triggered by the involuntary termination of the executive officer's employment without cause (including constructive termination caused by a material reduction in his or her authority or responsibility or by certain other circumstances) following a "change in control." A change in control situation often undermines an executive officer's job security, and it is to Grace's and its shareholders' benefit to encourage the Grace executive officers to seek out beneficial transactions and to remain employed through the closing of any transaction, even though their future employment at Grace may be uncertain. The change-in-control severance agreements are designed to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the executive officers to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially adverse circumstances arising from the possibility of a change in control of Grace. Certain terms of these agreements are described below under the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control Table.

Severance Arrangements

        As described below under ""Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements—Change-In-Control Severance Agreements,"," we have entered into severance agreements with each of the named executive officers, other than Mr. Festa, whose severance arrangements are included in his employment agreement, and Mr. Bonham, whose severance arrangements were established by committee approval. Payments under these arrangements are triggered by involuntary termination of employment under most circumstances. The Grace severance arrangements are designed to encourage and reinforce the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers to their assigned duties without undue concern regarding their job security. Certain terms of these agreements are described below under the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control Table.

Executive Salary Protection Plan

        As described below under "Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements—Executive Salary Protection Plan," our Executive Salary Protection Plan provides payments to our named executive officers, or their respective beneficiaries, in the event of their disability or death prior to age 70 while employed by Grace. The plan is designed to encourage the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers to their assigned duties without undue concern regarding their ability to earn a living and support their families in the event of death or disability. Certain terms of this plan are described below under the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control Table.

Employment Agreements

        Grace has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Festa pursuant to which he serves as CEO of Grace. Certain terms of this employment agreement are described below under the Summary Compensation Table and Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control Table. This agreement was approved by the Bankruptcy Court and was designed to encourage Mr. Festa to continue as CEO of Grace, remain with Grace and work diligently in pursuit of corporate objectives. Mr. Festa's employment agreement includes a minimum salary and AICP target that were negotiated with Mr. Festa and are based on his business experience, his past performance as CEO of Grace and a competitive analysis of the base salary and annual bonus paid to CEOs at the compensation peer group companies. The agreement also provides for severance payments that

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are designed to encourage and reinforce Mr. Festa's continued attention and dedication to his assigned duties without undue concern regarding his job security.

        Grace has also entered into an employment agreement with Mr. La Force pursuant to which he serves as CFO of Grace. Certain terms of this employment agreement are described below under the Summary Compensation Table and Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control Table. This agreement provides for salary and AICP and LTIP targets and provisions regarding severance payments. This agreement was negotiated on an arms-length basis prior to the time Mr. La Force joined Grace. The payments required by this agreement were designed to encourage Mr. La Force to join and remain with Grace in lieu of other employment opportunities available to him.

Deductibility of Executive Compensation

        Under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, provisions were added to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, under Section 162(m) that limit the tax deduction for compensation expense in excess of $1 million paid to executive officers unless such compensation is "performance-based" and satisfies certain other conditions. We believe that compensation payable to executive officers should generally meet the conditions required for full deductibility under Section 162(m). Tax deductibility is one criterion we consider when establishing compensation programs. The AICP and LTIPs are structured with the intention that the compensation payable thereunder, with the exception of any discretionary AICP payments or other non-performance-based payments, will qualify as deductible "performance-based" compensation. While we believe that it is important to preserve the ability to structure compensation programs to meet a variety of corporate objectives even if the compensation is not deductible, due to our focus on performance-based compensation plans, we expect that the vast majority of compensation paid to the named executive officers will be tax deductible.

Compensation Committee Report

        We, the undersigned members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Grace, have reviewed Grace's Compensation Discussion and Analysis for 2009 and have discussed it with Grace management. Based on our review and this discussion, we recommend to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in Grace's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Summary Compensation Table

        The following table sets forth the compensation we paid for services rendered during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 to our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and each of our other three most highly compensated executive officers who were executive officers as of December 31, 2009, determined by reference to total compensation (reduced by the amount set forth in the table below under the caption "Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings") earned by such individuals for 2009.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(c)
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)
   
   
 
 
   
  Salary
($)
  Bonus
($)
  Stock
Awards
($)
  Option
Awards
($)(a)
  All Other
Compensation
($)(d)
  Total
($)
 
Name and
Principal Position
  Year   AICP   LTIP(b)  

A. E. Festa

    2009     936,000     -0-     -0-     1,022,065     1,370,000     1,751,967     377,000     163,956     5,620,988  
 

Chairman,

    2008     921,000     1,000,000     -0-     145,023     725,000     2,433,600     188,000     166,965     5,579,588  
   

President & Chief Executive Officer

    2007     862,500     750,000     -0-     -0-     1,375,000     2,399,800     326,000     166,470     5,879,770  

H. La Force III

   
2009
   
410,000
   
-0-
   
-0-
   
249,090
   
475,000
   
336,855
   
62,000
   
40,017
   
1,572,962
 
 

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

    2008     307,500     250,000     -0-     59,357     225,000     242,500     -0-     15,769     1,100,126  

G. E. Poling

   
2009
   
440,000
   
-0-
   
-0-
   
365,756
   
600,000
   
673,833
   
600,000
   
45,262
   
2,724,851
 
 

Vice President &

    2008     434,667     -0-     -0-     90,097     275,000     880,667     460,000     58,418     2,198,849  
   

President Grace Davison

    2007     412,667     -0-     -0-     -0-     500,000     743,333     560,000     53,342     2,269,342  

D. A. Bonham

   
2009
   
392,292
   
-0-
   
-0-
   
240,356
   
475,000
   
518,333
   
74,000
   
419,549
   
2,119,530
 
 

Vice President &

    2008     370,870     -0-     -0-     51,484     250,000     498,667     53,000     893,683     2,117,704  
   

President Grace
Construction Products

    2007     311,667     -0-     -0-     -0-     360,000     301,765     33,000     488,537     1,494,969  

M. A. Shelnitz

   
2009
   
360,000
   
-0-
   
-0-
   
214,238
   
335,000
   
336,917
   
341,000
   
34,980
   
1,622,135
 
 

Vice President,

    2008     354,667     -0-     -0-     53,632     200,000     440,333     172,000     43,173     1,263,805  
   

Secretary & General Counsel

    2007     336,000     -0-     -0-     -0-     335,000     453,167     237,000     39,957     1,401,124  

(a)
Amount represents the dollar amount recognized for financial reporting purposes related to grants of options, without any reduction for risk of forfeiture, calculated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718. We calculate compensation expense related to stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. We amortize compensation expense over the service period and do not adjust the expense based on actual gains or losses or changes in the price of Grace common stock after the grant date. The assumptions used to calculate the compensation expense reported for 2009 are described in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 18 (Stock Incentive Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements and are incorporated herein by reference.

(b)
The 2009 amount consists of the following payments that we expect to make in March 2010 pursuant to the 2007-2009 and 2008-2010 Long-Term Incentive Programs, or LTIPs, as follows:

Name
  Final Payment
2007-2009 LTIP
($)
  Initial Payment
2008-2010 LTIP
($)
  Total
($)
 

A. E. Festa

    1,751,967     -0-     1,751,967  

H. La Force III

    336,855     -0-     336,855  

G. E. Poling

    673,833     -0-     673,833  

D. A. Bonham

    518,333     -0-     518,333  

M. A. Shelnitz

    336,917     -0-     336,917  
(c)
The 2009 amount consists of the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the individual's accumulated benefit under the Grace Pension Plan and Grace Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009, assuming a 5.75% discount rate and retirement at age 62 with benefits payable on a straight life annuity basis and other assumptions used for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles as described in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements

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Name
  Change in
Pension Plan
Value
($)
  Change In
SERP
Value
($)
  Total Change
in Pension
Value
($)
 

A. E. Festa

    34,000     343,000     377,000  

H. La Force III

    26,000     36,000     62,000  

G. E. Poling

    134,000     466,000     600,000  

D. A. Bonham

    32,000     42,000     74,000  

M. A. Shelnitz

    105,000     236,000     341,000  
(d)
The 2009 amount consists of the following:

Name
  Personal
Benefits
($)*
  S&I Plan
Matching
Payments
($)
  S&I Plan
Replacement
Payments
($)
  Liability
Insurance
($)
  Life
Insurance
($)
  Total
($)
 

A. E. Festa

    59,359     14,700     84,960     1,200     3,737     163,956  

H. La Force III

    -0-     14,700     23,400     900     1,017     40,017  

G. E. Poling

    -0-     14,700     28,200     900     1,462     45,262  

D. A. Bonham

    379,464     14,700     23,838     900     647     419,549  

M. A. Shelnitz

    -0-     14,100     18,900     900     1,080     34,980  

CEO Employment Agreement

        Grace and Mr. Festa entered into an employment agreement, effective as of June 1, 2009, pursuant to which Mr. Festa continued in service as President and Chief Executive Officer of Grace. Under the agreement, Mr. Festa also continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grace. Mr. Festa is entitled to an initial base annual salary of $936,000. His targeted award under the AICP for 2009 and each calendar year thereafter is 100% of his base salary earned during the applicable year (or greater, as determined by the Board). Under the agreement, Mr. Festa continues to participate in the Grace LTIPs. His 2009 award is described below under "Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2009." Grace is obligated to indemnify Mr. Festa for all liabilities that he may incur as a result of his performance of his duties as a director, officer or employee of Grace. The agreement also provides for certain payments in the event that Mr. Festa's employment is involuntarily terminated. These severance payments are discussed below under "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control." The description of Mr. Festa's employment agreement in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, which has been filed with the SEC.

CFO Employment Agreement

        Grace has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. La Force. Under the terms of this agreement, Mr. La Force received a "sign-on" bonus of $250,000. He is entitled to an initial base salary of $410,000 and to participate in the AICP at an initial target award of 75% of base salary. In

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addition, this agreement provides for targeted awards of $500,000 under each of the 2008-2010 and 2007-2009 LTIPs, prorated, in each case, to reflect the actual time during the respective performance period that Mr. La Force was a Grace employee. Mr. La Force's actual award under the 2009-2011 LTIP is described below in the "Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2009" table. The agreement also provides for certain payments in the event that Mr. La Force's employment is involuntarily terminated. These severance payments are discussed below under "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control." The description of Mr. La Force's employment agreement in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, which has been filed with the SEC.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2009

        The following table provides information regarding grants under our Annual Incentive Compensation Program, or AICP, and Long Term Incentive Program, or LTIP, to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table during 2009.

 
   
   
   
   
   
  All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
   
   
 
   
   
  Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards(a)
   
   
 
   
   
  Exercise or
Base Price
of Option
Awards
($/Sh)(c)
  Grant Date
Fair Value
of Option
Awards
($)(d)
Name
  Plan   Option
Grant Date
  Threshold
($)
  Target
($)(b)
  Maximum
($)(b)

A. E. Festa

  2009 AICP   n/a     234,000     936,000     1,872,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Cash)   n/a     -0-     1,600,000     3,200,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Option)(e)   05/07/09     n/a     n/a     n/a   324,710   9.785   1,114,838

H. La Force III

  2009 AICP   n/a     76,875     307,500     615,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Cash)   n/a     -0-     250,000     500,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Option)(e)   05/07/09     n/a     n/a     n/a   50,740   9.785   174,207

G. E. Poling

  2009 AICP   n/a     88,000     352,000     704,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Cash)   n/a     -0-     350,000     700,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Option)(e)   05/07/09     n/a     n/a     n/a   71,030   9.785   243,870

D. A. Bonham

  2009 AICP   n/a     73,555     294,219     588,438   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Cash)   n/a     -0-     275,000     550,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Option)(e)   05/07/09     n/a     n/a     n/a   55,810   9.785   191,614

M. A. Shelnitz

  2009 AICP   n/a     58,500     234,000     468,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Cash)   n/a     -0-     200,000     400,000   n/a   n/a   n/a

  2009-2011 LTIP (Option)(e)   05/07/09     n/a     n/a     n/a   40,590   9.785   139,359

(a)
Actual payments pursuant to the 2009 AICP, final payments pursuant to the 2007-2009 LTIP and initial payments pursuant to the 2008-2010 LTIP that we expect to pay in March 2010 have been determined and are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table.

(b)
For AICP, amounts are based upon base salary actually paid during 2009.

(c)
The exercise price was determined based on the average of the high and low trading prices of Grace common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the grant date.

(d)
The grant date fair value is generally the amount that Grace would expense in its financial statements over the award's service period, but does not include a reduction for forfeitures.

(e)
Options are exercisable in 33% increments on May 7, 2010, May 6, 2011 and May 7, 2012.

2009 Annual Incentive Compensation Program (AICP)

        Our Annual Incentive Compensation Program, or AICP, is a cash-based pay-for-performance incentive program. Awards under the AICP are allocated from the incentive pool that is determined by the extent to which business performance objectives are achieved. The Compensation Committee has discretion to establish or increase the size of the incentive pool even if performance targets are not achieved. Once the incentive pool is established, an executive officer's award payment is determined based on the individual's target award, performance and other factors determined by the Compensation Committee.

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        In order to receive an AICP award payment for a specific calendar year, employees generally must be actively employed by Grace through the payout date, which is typically in March of the following year. See "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control—Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements" for a description of the circumstances under which AICP payments would be made upon termination of an executive's employment with Grace.

Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP)

        Our long-term incentive programs are multi-year, pay-for-performance incentive programs. Awards under our 2008-2010 and 2009-2011 LTIPs consist of a cash-based award and an award of stock options under our 2000 Stock Incentive Plan. Awards under our 2007-2009 LTIP consist entirely of a cash-based award.

        Cash-Based LTIP.    Cash-based awards under the LTIPs are payable based on the extent to which we achieve a specified compound annual growth in our Core EBIT, as adjusted, over the three-year performance period using results for the year prior to the first year of the performance period as the baseline. We generally refer to this growth objective as a CAGR. In order to earn the target award, our CAGR must be 6% and, to earn the maximum of two times the target award, our CAGR must be 25%. No awards are earned if the CAGR is zero or negative.

LTIP Compound Annual Growth (Decline) Rate (CAGR) as of December 31, 2009

LTIP
  CAGR  

2007-2009 LTIP (full 3-year period)

    13.17 %

2008-2010 LTIP (partial 2-year period)

    (3.06 )%

2009-2011 LTIP (partial 1-year period)

    (9.10 )%

        Employees who become entitled to cash payments under an LTIP are paid in two installments: one in March of the third year of the performance period (as partial payment based on the first two years of the performance period but limited to 50% of the LTIP target for those two years); and the other in March of the year following the performance period (as final payment based on the complete three-year performance period but offset by the prior partial payment).

        Based on 2007-2009 operating performance, final payments under the 2007 LTIP are calculated based upon 137% of the target for each participant. Based on 2008-2009 operating performance, there will be no partial payments to participants under the 2008 LTIP.

        In order to receive a cash LTIP award payment, employees generally must be actively employed by Grace through the payout date, which is in March following the second and third years of the LTIP performance period. See "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control—Contractual Termination Provisions" for a description of the circumstances under which LTIP payments would be made upon termination of an executive's employment with Grace.

        Equity-Based LTIP.    Stock options awarded as part of the 2008 LTIP are exercisable in 50% annual increments beginning on March 1, 2010. Stock options awarded as part of the 2009 LTIP are exercisable in 33% annual increments on May 7, 2010, May 6, 2011 and May 7, 2012.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

        The following table provides information regarding outstanding stock options held by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table as of December 31, 2009.

 
  Option Awards  
Name
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
  Option
Exercise
Price
($)
  Option
Expiration
Date
 

A. E. Festa

    -0-     324,710 (a)   9.785     5/07/14  

    -0-     171,490 (b)   19.7100     9/11/13  

H. La Force III

    -0-     50,740 (a)   9.785     5/07/14  

    -0-     70,190 (b)   19.7100     9/11/13  

G. E. Poling

    -0-     71,030 (a)   9.785     5/07/14  

    -0-     106,540 (b)   19.7100     9/11/13  

    16,500     -0-     2.4000     3/07/11  

    35,000     -0-     13.4688     5/09/10  

D. A. Bonham

    -0-     55,810 (a)   9.785     5/07/14  

    -0-     60,880 (b)   19.7100     9/11/13  

M. A. Shelnitz

    -0-     40,590 (a)   9.785     5/07/14  

    -0-     63,420 (b)   19.7100     9/11/13  

    8,200     -0-     2.4000     3/07/11  

    25,000     -0-     13.4688     5/09/10  

(a)
Options are exercisable in 33% increments on May 7, 2010, May 6, 2011 and May 7, 2012.

(b)
Options are exercisable in 50% annual increments beginning on March 1, 2010.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

        The following table provides information regarding the exercise of options held by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table during 2009.

 
  Option Awards   Stock Awards  
Name
  Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
  Value
Realized on
Exercise
($)
  Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Vesting
(#)
  Value
Realized on
Vesting
($)
 

A. E. Festa

    -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-  

H. La Force III

    -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-  

G. E. Poling

    -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-  

D. A. Bonham

    -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-  

M. A. Shelnitz

    -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-  

Pension Benefits

        The following table provides information regarding benefits under our Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, or Pension Plan, our Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP, and

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any supplemental pension arrangements under employment agreements for the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.

Name
  Plan Name   Number
of Years
Credited
Service
(years)
  Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit*
($)
  Payments
During
Last
Fiscal Year
($)
 

A. E. Festa

  Pension Plan     6.08     111,000     -0-  

  SERP     6.08     921,000     -0-  

H. La Force III

  Pension Plan     1.75     26,000     -0-  

  SERP     1.75     36,000     -0-  

G. E. Poling

  Pension Plan     30.42     702,000     -0-  

  SERP     30.42     1,982,000     -0-  

D. A. Bonham

  Pension Plan     4.25     75,000     -0-  

  SERP     4.25     121,000     -0-  

M. A. Shelnitz

  Pension Plan     26.17     517,000     -0-  

  SERP     26.17     961,000     -0-  

*
Amounts comprise the actuarial present value of the executive officer's accumulated benefit under the Pension Plan and SERP as of December 31, 2009, assuming a 5.75% discount rate and retirement at age 62 with benefits payable on a straight life annuity basis and other assumptions used for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles as described in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 11 (Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Pension Plan and SERP provide for a reduction in pension benefits to employees that elect early retirement ranging from a 17% reduction for retirement at age 55 to no reduction for retirement at age 62.

Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees

        Full-time salaried employees who are 21 or older and who have one or more years of service are eligible to participate in our Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, or Pension Plan. Under this basic retirement plan, pension benefits are based upon (a) the employee's average annual compensation for the 60 consecutive months in which his or her compensation is highest during the last 180 months of continuous participation, and (b) the number of years of the employee's credited Grace service. At age 62, a participant is entitled to an unreduced benefit under the Pension Plan but a participant may elect reduced payments upon early retirement beginning at age 55. For purposes of the Pension Plan, compensation generally includes base salary and AICP awards; however, for 2009, federal income tax law limits to $245,000 the annual compensation on which benefits under the Pension Plan may be based. At age 62, a participant is entitled to full payments under the Pension Plan.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

        We also have a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP, under which an employee will receive the full pension to which he or she would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law. In addition, the SERP recognizes deferred base salary, deferred annual incentive compensation awards and, in some cases, periods of employment during which an employee was ineligible to participate in the basic retirement plan. Since 2001, we have not permitted deferrals of base salary or incentive compensation.

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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan

        The following table summarizes the compensation deferred by the named executive officer pursuant to the provisions of Grace's incentive compensation program in 1998, under which certain employees were permitted to voluntarily defer receipt of shares of Grace common stock. Such deferred shares were contributed to a "rabbi trust" held for the benefit of the deferred compensation plan participants. Shares held in the plan are fully vested and may be distributed to the plan beneficiary upon retirement or termination of service with us. Since 1998, executives may no longer defer receipt of shares under the plan, although existing balances remain in place.

Fiscal Year 2009 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

Name
  Executive
Contributions
in Fiscal Year
2009
($)
  Registrant
Contributions
in Fiscal Year
2009
($)
  Aggregate
Earnings
in Fiscal
Year 2009
($)
  Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
in Fiscal
Year 2009
($)
  Aggregate
Balance at
Fiscal Year
2009 End
($)
 

M. A. Shelnitz

    -0-     -0-     182,577 (a)   -0-     238,819 (b)

(a)
Amount represents the increase in value of 9,420.8496 shares of Grace common stock held in the plan based on the closing prices of Grace common stock on December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009. Amounts reflected are not included in the "Summary Compensation Table" because the earnings are not "above-market."

(b)
Amount represents the value of 9,420.8496 shares of Grace common stock held in the plan based on the closing price of Grace common stock on December 31, 2009.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control

        The following table sets forth potential payments to executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table in the event of the listed events calculated under the assumption that employment terminated on the last business day of 2009. The following table does not include payments pursuant to contracts, agreements, plans and arrangements that do not discriminate in scope, terms or operation, in favor of executive officers and that are available generally to all salaried employees. The value of payments to be made following termination of employment pursuant to the Grace Retirement Plan and the Grace SERP are described above under the caption "Pension Benefits." The value of payments to be made following termination of employment pursuant to Mr. Shelnitz's deferred shares arrangement are described above under the caption "Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan."

Name
  Involuntary
Termination
Without Cause(a)
($)
  Involuntary
Termination
Without Cause
Following
Change-in-
Control(b)(c)
($)
  Death
(c)(d)
($)
  Disability
(c)(f)
($)
 

A. E. Festa

    3,276,000     8,464,633     4,992,073 (e)   4,437,673 (e)

H. La Force III

    615,000     2,739,355     996,855     744,026  

G. E. Poling

    880,000     3,383,166     1,447,166     1,095,168  

D. A. Bonham

    600,000     2,876,667     1,176,667     909,997  

M. A. Shelnitz

    720,000     2,293,917     871,917     583,917  

(a)
Consists: (i) in the case of Mr. Festa, minimum severance payments pursuant to his employment agreement as described below under "—CEO Severance Arrangements;" and

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(b)
Includes actual LTIP payments (as included in the Summary Compensation Table) and estimated LTIP payments calculated as described below under "—Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements—Long Term Incentive Program."

(c)
Includes contractual payments pursuant to each executive's respective Change-in-Control Severance Agreement calculated under the assumption that no excise tax will apply.

(d)
Includes the sum of payments under the Grace Executive Salary Protection Plan during the first year following death. During subsequent years after death until the specified termination year (reflecting the executive officer's age as of December 31, 2009), the sum of payments each year would be as follows: Mr. Festa—$468,000, Mr. La Force—$205,000, Mr. Poling—$220,000, Mr. Bonham—$200,000 and Mr. Shelnitz—$180,000. For Mr. Festa, amount includes AICP payment pursuant to his employment agreement. For other executive officers, amount excludes AICP payments they may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Compensation Committee as described below under "—Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements."

(e)
Includes 2009 AICP payment calculated solely on the basis of Grace's 2009 financial performance.

(f)
Includes sum of payments under the Grace Executive Salary Protection Plan during the first year following disability, assuming the executive officer remains disabled for at least 12 consecutive months. Amounts reflect the offset of expected payments under Grace's long-term and short-term disability programs that are based, in part, on the duration of the executive officer's employment. During subsequent years after disability, the sum of payments each year to Mr. Festa would be $216,000 until the earlier of the month he was no longer deemed disabled or until he attained age 65 in 2024. Due to the offset of expected payments under Grace's long-term and short-term disability programs, Grace expects that the other executive officers would not receive any additional payments under the plan after the first year of disability. For Mr. Festa, amount includes AICP payment pursuant to his employment agreement. For other executive officers, amount excludes AICP payments they may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Compensation Committee as described below under "—Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements."

Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements

        Change-in-Control Severance Agreements.    We have entered into severance agreements with all of our executive officers, which renew automatically unless the Board elects not to renew them. These agreements generally provide that in the event of the involuntary termination of the individual's employment without cause (including constructive termination caused by a material reduction in his or her authority or responsibility or by certain other circumstances) following a "change in control," he or she will generally receive a severance payment equal to three times the sum of his or her annual base salary plus target annual incentive compensation, subject to reduction, pro rata in the case of an executive officer who is within 36 months of normal retirement age (65) or, under certain circumstances, to minimize the effect of certain excise taxes if applicable. For purposes of the severance agreements, "change in control" means the acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding Grace common stock (but not if such acquisition is the result of the sale of common stock by Grace that has been approved by the Board), the failure of Board-nominated

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directors to constitute a majority of any class of the Board of Directors, the occurrence of a transaction in which the Grace shareholders immediately preceding such transaction do not own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the entity resulting from such transaction, or the liquidation or dissolution of Grace. As a result of Grace's Chapter 11 filing, the following events will not constitute a "change in control": (i) the acquisition of Grace common stock by a trust established for purposes of administering asbestos-related claims pursuant to a plan of reorganization; and (ii) a corporate transaction pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or a plan of reorganization. The description of the severance agreements in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of such agreement, which has been filed with the SEC.

        CEO Severance Arrangements.    Grace and Mr. Festa entered into an employment agreement, effective as of June 1, 2009, pursuant to which Mr. Festa continued in service as President and Chief Executive Officer of Grace. Under the agreement, Mr. Festa also continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grace. The term of this agreement is four years ending on May 31, 2013. Under the terms of this agreement, Mr. Festa will not be entitled to any unpaid award under the AICP or any LTIP if his employment with Grace terminates prior to the date that the award is paid to active Grace employees, except that Mr. Festa would be entitled to a pro-rated portion (based, in the case of the AICP, solely on Grace financial results for that calendar year) of such an unpaid award in the event that his employment is terminated by Grace without cause or he terminates his employment as a result of constructive discharge after Grace emerges from Chapter 11, or his employment terminates as a result of his death or disability, in each case, before the applicable payment date. Assuming Mr. Festa's employment was terminated as of December 31, 2009 under any of the above listed circumstances, Mr. Festa would be eligible to receive LTIP payments as described below under the caption "Termination and Change-in-Control Arrangements—Long Term Incentive Program." Also, under the terms of this agreement, if we terminate Mr. Festa's employment without cause, or he terminates his employment as a result of constructive discharge, prior to the expiration of the agreement, he would be entitled to a severance payment equal to two times a dollar amount equal to 175% of his annual base salary at the time of his termination. The description of Mr. Festa's employment agreement in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, which has been filed with the SEC.

        Other Executive Officer Severance Arrangements.    We have entered into severance agreements that establish severance arrangements with Messrs. La Force (included in his employment agreement), Poling and Shelnitz. Mr. Bonham's severance arrangements were established by Compensation Committee approval. Under the terms of the severance arrangements applicable to these named executive officers, in the event of the involuntary termination of the executive officer's employment under circumstances that would qualify the executive officer for severance pay under the severance plan that generally covers our salaried employees, the executive officer would be entitled to severance pay equal to two times his or her annual base salary, in the case of Messrs. Poling and Shelnitz, or one and one-half times his annual base salary, in the case of Messrs. La Force and Bonham. Other than with respect to the amount of severance, the severance arrangements for these named executive officers are the same. The description of the severance arrangements in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Mr. La Force's employment agreement, the form of executive severance agreement and the Grace Severance Pay Plan for Salaried Employees, each of which has been filed with the SEC.

        Executive Salary Protection Plan.    All executive officers participate in the Executive Salary Protection Plan which provides that, in the event of a participant's disability or death prior to age 70, we will continue to pay all or a portion of base salary to the participant or a beneficiary for a period

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based on the participant's age at the time of disability or death. Payments under the plan may not exceed 100% of base salary for the first year and 60% thereafter in the case of disability (50% in the case of death). Any payment under the plan as a result of disability would be reduced by the amount of disability income received under Grace's long-term and short-term disability plans that are generally applicable to U.S. salaried employees. The description of the plan in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Executive Salary Protection Plan, as amended, which is filed with the SEC.

        Annual Incentive Compensation Program.    An employee whose employment terminates prior to an AICP payout date will generally not receive an AICP payment. However, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, an employee whose employment terminates prior to the payout date may receive an AICP award payment if the employee has more than three months' service under the AICP and employment terminates for any of the following reasons: retirement under a Grace retirement plan; death; disability; divestment; or other termination of employment by Grace that is not for cause. If such an employee receives an AICP payment, the amount of the AICP payment will generally be prorated for the period of the employee's service during the year. See "—CEO Severance Arrangements" for a description of the circumstances under which AICP payments would be made to Mr. Festa in the event his employment with Grace is terminated. The description of the AICP in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the AICP which is filed with the SEC.

        Long Term Incentive Program (Cash Awards).    An employee whose employment terminates prior to the payout date will forfeit any unpaid LTIP award payment if employment terminates for any of the following reasons:

        An employee whose employment terminates prior to the payout date will receive an LTIP award payment if employment terminates for any of the following reasons:

        In the discretion of the Compensation Committee, an employee whose employment terminates for a reason that is not described above (i.e. involuntary termination not for cause or transfer to the buyer of a Grace business unit) prior to the payout date may receive an LTIP award payment.

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        See "—CEO Severance Arrangements" above for a description of the circumstances under which LTIP payments would be made to Mr. Festa in the event his employment with Grace is terminated. The description of the LTIPs in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the LTIPs, which are filed with the SEC.

        If an employee whose employment terminates prior to the end of an LTIP performance period receives an LTIP award payment for that performance period, the amount of the LTIP award payment will be prorated for the period of the employee's service during the performance period. Assuming the employment of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table was terminated as of December 31, 2009 and the 2008 and 2009 LTIPs pay out at the target amounts, under any of the above-listed circumstances, the executive officers would be eligible for payments under their outstanding LTIPs as follows:

Name
  2007-2009 LTIP
($)
  2008-2010 LTIP
($)
  2009-2011 LTIP
($)
  Total
($)
 

A. E. Festa

    1,751,967     563,333     533,333     2,848,633  

H. La Force III

    336,855     166,667     83,333     586,855  

G. E. Poling

    673,833     216,667     116,666     1,007,166  

D. A. Bonham

    518,333     166,667     91,667     776,667  

M. A. Shelnitz

    336,917     108,333     66,667     511,917  

        Long Term Incentive Program (2000 Stock Incentive Plan Awards).    Any stock option held by an employee whose employment terminates prior to exercise will:

        In the event of a Change in Control, any stock options outstanding under the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, that are not exercisable and vested, shall become fully exercisable and vested to the full extent of the original grant. For purposes of the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, "change in control" means the acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding Grace Common Stock (but not if such acquisition is the result of the sale of Grace common stock by Grace that has been approved by the Board), the failure of Board-nominated directors to constitute a majority of any class of the Board of Directors, the occurrence of a transaction in which the Grace shareholders immediately preceding such transaction do not own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the entity resulting from such transaction, or the liquidation or dissolution of Grace. The description of the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan in Item 11 of this Report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, which is filed with the SEC.

Director Compensation

        Under the compensation program for nonemployee directors in effect during 2009, each nonemployee director received an annual retainer of $105,000 in cash, 50% of which was paid in January and 50% of which was paid in December. In addition, directors received $6,000 (plus $3,000 for the lead independent director and the Audit Committee chair and $2,000 for other

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committee chairs) in cash for each meeting date in respect of the Board meeting and all committee meetings held on that date. We reimburse directors for expenses they incur in attending Board and committee meetings and other activities incidental to their service as directors. Our directors, and all Grace employees, are entitled to participate in the Grace Foundation's Matching Grants Program. We also maintain business travel accident insurance coverage for our directors. Mr. Festa's compensation is described above in the Summary Compensation Table and he receives no additional compensation for serving as a member of the Board of Directors.

        The following table sets forth amounts that we paid to our nonemployee directors in connection with their services to Grace during 2009.

Name
  Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)(a)
  Stock
Awards
($)
  Option
Awards
($)
  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
  Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
  All Other
Compensation
($)(b)
  Total
($)
 

J. F. Akers

    153,000     -0-     -0- (c)   -0-     -0-     -0-     153,000  

H. F. Baldwin

    141,000     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     141,000  

R. C. Cambre

    135,000     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     2,500 (d)   137,500  

M. A. Fox

    153,000     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     2,200 (d)   155,200  

J. J. Murphy

    141,000     -0-     -0- (c)   -0-     -0-     -0-     141,000  

P. J. Norris (e)

    141,000     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     48,000 (f)   189,000  

C. J. Steffen

    141,000     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     141,000  

M. E. Tomkins

    159,000     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     -0-     159,000  

T. A. Vanderslice

    171,000     -0-     -0- (c)   -0-     -0-     -0-     171,000  

(a)
Amount consists of annual retainer in the amount of $105,000, meeting fees in the amount of $36,000 (other than Mr. Cambre who received meeting fees of $30,000) and additional payments to: Mr. Akers for serving as Chair of the Compensation Committee and Dr. Fox for serving as Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee in the amount of $12,000; Mr. Tomkins for serving as Chair of the Audit Committee in the amount of $18,000; and Mr. Vanderslice for serving as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Lead Independent Director in the amount of $30,000.

(b)
Grace paid an aggregate of $350 in premiums for business travel accident insurance coverage for all directors during 2009.

(c)
The following directors hold options to purchase shares of Grace common stock all of which are currently vested and exercisable in the following amounts: Mr. Akers—74,535, Mr. Murphy—15,528 and Mr. Vanderslice—69,876.

(d)
Consists of charitable contributions paid to academic institutions at the request of the director pursuant to the Grace Foundation's Matching Grants Program.

(e)
Mr. Norris resigned as a director of Grace effective February 5, 2010.

(f)
Includes payments to Mr. Norris in the amount of $48,000 pursuant to his consulting agreement.

Norris Consulting Agreement

        The Compensation Committee and the Bankruptcy Court have approved a consulting agreement between Grace and Mr. Norris dated January 19, 2005, under which Mr. Norris monitors our Chapter 11 proceedings and provides consulting services and advice to our CEO, certain of our employees and the Board of Directors, regarding those proceedings and other matters. During 2009, Mr. Norris' retainer under the agreement was $4,000 per month. This agreement was terminated effective December 31, 2009. This description of Mr. Norris' consulting agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement that has been filed with the SEC.

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Compensation Committee Interlocks And Insider Participation

        During 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board was comprised of Messrs. Akers (Chair), Baldwin, Cambre, Murphy, Vanderslice, Tomkins and Steffen and Dr. Fox. None of these persons is our current or former officer or employee, nor did we have any reportable transactions with any of these persons. None of our executive officers serves or in the past has served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee.

Item 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

SECURITY OWNERSHIP

        The following table sets forth the amount of Grace common stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, as of January 31, 2010 by:

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
  Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
  Percent  
Peninsula Partners, L.P.(2)     10,765,600     14.9 %
             
404B East Main Street
2nd Floor
Charlottesville, VA 22902
             

FMR LLC(3)

 

 

10,426,017

 

 

14.4

%
             
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Edward C. Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
             

BlackRock Inc.(4)

 

 

3,719,146

 

 

5.1

%
             
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
             

Adage Capital Partners, L.P.(5)

 

 

3,661,356

 

 

5.1

%
             
Robert Atchinson
Phillip Gross
200 Clarendon Street
52nd floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
             

J. F. Akers

 

 

38,966

 

 

*

 
      74,535  (O)      
      15,196  (T)      
             
      128,697        
             

H. F. Baldwin

 

 

21,918

 

 

*

 
      15,000  (T)      
             
      36,918        
             

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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
  Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
  Percent  

R. C. Cambre

 

 

28,494

 

 

*

 
             

A. E. Festa

 

 

100,000

 

 

*

 
      85,745  (O)      
             
      185,745        
             

M. A. Fox

 

 

55,346

 

 

*

 
      8,942  (T)      
             
      64,288        
             

J. J. Murphy

 

 

38,930

 

 

*

 
      15,528  (O)      
      18,629  (T)      
             
      73,087        
             

C. J. Steffen

 

 

10,000

 

 

*

 
             

M. E. Tomkins

 

 

12,000

 

 

*

 
             

T. A. Vanderslice

 

 

39,522

 

 

*

 
      69,876  (O)      
      14,932  (T)      
             
      124,330        
             

D. A. Bonham

 

 

30,440

 (O)

 

*

 
             

H. La Force III

 

 

50,000

 

 

*

 
      35,095  (O)      
             
      85,095        
             

G. E. Poling

 

 

104,770

 (O)

 

*

 
      18,000  (T)      
             
      122,770        
             

M. A. Shelnitz

 

 

53,500

 

 

*

 
      64,910  (O)      
      9,421  (T)      
             
      127,831        
             

Directors and named executive officers as a group

 

 

448,676

 

 

1.4

%
      480,899  (O)      
      100,120  (T)      
             
      1,029,695        
             

*
Indicates less than 1%

(O)
Shares covered by stock options exercisable on or within 60 days after January 31, 2010.

(T)
Shares owned by trusts and other entities as to which the person has the power to direct voting and/or investment.

(1)
The address of each of our directors and executive officers is c/o Secretary, W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, MD 21044.

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(2)
The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Form 4 report dated September 10, 2001 filed with the SEC.

(3)
The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC jointly by FMR LLC ("FMR"), Fidelity Management & Research Company ("Fidelity") and Edward C. Johnson 3d ("Mr. Johnson") on February 16, 2010. FMR and Mr. Johnson have sole voting power with respect to 467,750 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to all 10,426,017 shares. Mr. Johnson is Chairman of FMR and members of Mr. Johnson's family may be deemed a controlling group with respect to FMR due to their ownership of FMR voting shares and their entry into a voting agreement with respect to such shares. Fidelity is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR. Mr. Johnson and FMR, through its control of Fidelity, each has sole dispositive power over 9,878,087 shares owned by various investment companies for which Fidelity serves as investment advisor. Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company ("PGATC"), 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917, is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of FMR. Mr. Johnson and FMR, through its control of PGATC, each has sole dispositive power over 527,030 shares and sole voting power over 446,850 shares of Common Stock owned by institutional accounts managed by PGATC. Mr. Johnson is Chairman of FIL Limited ("FIL"), Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Hamilton, Bermuda, and partnerships controlled predominantly by members of Mr. Johnson's family, or trusts for their benefit, own FIL shares representing approximately 47% of the total votes which may be cast by all holders of FIL voting stock. FMR and FIL disclaim that they are acting as a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. FIL and various foreign-based subsidiaries provide investment advisory and management services to a number of non-U.S. investment companies and certain institutional investors. FIL is the beneficial owner of 20,900 shares.

(4)
The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by BlackRock, Inc. on January 29, 2010. Blackrock, Inc. is a parent holding company and holds the sole power to vote or dispose of shares held by its subsidiaries BlackRock Asset Management Japan Limited, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., BlackRock Fund Advisors, BlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC and BlackRock International Ltd.

(5)
The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC jointly by Adage Capital Partners, L.P. ("ACP"), Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. ("ACPGP"), Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C. ("ACA"), Robert Atchinson and Phillip Gross on February 16, 2010. The shared power to vote or dispose of the shares beneficially owned by ACP may be exercised by ACP, ACPGP, as general partner of ACP, ACA and managing member of ACPGP or Messrs. Atchinson and Gross as managing members of ACA.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

        The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2009 with respect to our compensation plans under which shares of Grace common stock are authorized for issuance upon the exercise of options, warrants or other rights. The only such compensation plans in effect are stock incentive plans providing for the issuance of stock options and restricted stock.

Plan category
  Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options
  Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options
($)
  Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance
under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options)
 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

    4,172,206     14.1911     1,359,207  

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Item 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

BOARD INDEPENDENCE

        The Board has determined that all directors, other than Mr. Festa (who is also Chief Executive Officer) are independent under New York Stock Exchange rules because none of such directors has any direct or indirect material relationship with Grace or our affiliates, other than through his or her service as a director and as an owner of less than 1% of Grace common stock. In addition to the application of the New York Stock Exchange rules, this determination was based on a number of factors, principal among them were the following:

        Only independent directors serve on our Audit, Nominating and Governance, Compensation and Corporate Responsibility Committees. Mr. Vanderslice has been appointed Lead Independent Director and, in this capacity, presides at executive sessions of independent directors. Interested parties may communicate with Mr. Vanderslice by writing him at the following address: Thomas A. Vanderslice—Lead Independent Director, c/o W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044.

REVIEW, APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

        The Board recognizes that transactions involving related persons in which Grace is a participant can present conflicts of interest, or the appearance thereof, so the Board has adopted a written policy as part of the Grace Corporate Governance Guidelines (which are available on our website at www.grace.com/About/Leadership/Governance/) with respect to related person transactions. The policy applies to transactions involving related persons that are required to be disclosed pursuant to SEC regulations, which are generally transactions in which:

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        Each such related person transaction shall be reviewed, determined to be in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of Grace and its stockholders and approved or ratified by:

        In the event a related person transaction is entered into without prior approval and, after review by the Audit Committee or the Board, as the case may be, the transaction is not ratified, we will make all reasonable efforts to cancel the transaction.

Item 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

        The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or PwC, to act as our principal independent accountants for 2009. The following table sets forth the fees that we incurred for the services of PwC for the year ended December 31, 2008 and our estimate of the fees that we incurred for the year ended December 31, 2009:

 
  2009*   2008  

Audit Fees

  $ 4,566,100   $ 4,682,300  

Audit-Related Fees

    195,900     214,100  

Tax Fees

    46,700     45,500  

All Other Fees

    159,400     1,500  
           

Total Fees

  $ 4,968,100   $ 4,943,400  
           

*
For 2009, amounts are current estimates in respect of services received for which final invoices have not been submitted.

        Audit Services consisted of the audit of our Consolidated Financial Statements and our internal controls over financial reporting (as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), the review of our consolidated quarterly financial statements and statutory audits of certain of Grace's non-U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates.

        Audit-Related Services primarily consisted of an audit of Grace's 401(k) plan and audits of subsidiary benefit plans as required.

        Tax Services consisted of tax advice and compliance for non-U.S. subsidiaries, including preparation of tax returns, and advice relating to Grace's transfer pricing policies.

        All Other Fees for 2009 consisted of advice regarding finance productivity initiatives and software license fees and for 2008, software license fees.

        Additionally, not included in the tables above, we incurred audit-related fees for ART, an unconsolidated affiliate, in the amount of $64,500 for the year ended December 31, 2008 and estimate fees of $81,300 for the year ended December 31, 2009.

        The Audit Committee has adopted a preapproval policy that requires the Audit Committee to specifically preapprove the annual engagement of the independent accountants for the audit of our Consolidated Financial Statements and internal controls. The policy also provides for preapproval of certain audit-related, tax and other services provided by the independent accountants. Any other services must be specifically preapproved by the Audit Committee. However, the Chair of the Audit Committee has the authority to preapprove services requiring immediate engagement between scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee. The Chair must report any such preapproval decisions to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. During 2009, no audit-related, tax, or other services were performed by PwC without specific or general approval as described above.

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PART IV

Item 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

        Financial Statements and Schedules.    The required information is set forth in the Financial Supplement under the heading "Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule and Exhibit" which is incorporated herein by reference.

        Exhibits.    The exhibits to this Report are listed below. Other than exhibits that are filed herewith, all exhibits listed below are incorporated by reference. Exhibits indicated by an asterisk (*) are the management contracts and compensatory plans, contracts or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Report.

        For purposes of describing these exhibits, "Old Grace" means W. R. Grace & Co., a Delaware corporation (subsequently renamed Sealed Air Corporation), a predecessor to the Company, and "Grace New York" means W. R. Grace & Co., a New York corporation (subsequently renamed Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.), a predecessor to Old Grace.

        In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this and other Reports filed by Grace with the Securities and Exchange Commission, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about Grace or other parties to the agreements. The agreements generally contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties:

        Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about Grace may be found elsewhere in this report and Grace's other public filings, which are available without charge through the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.

EXHIBIT
NO.
  EXHIBIT   WHERE LOCATED
2.1   Form of Distribution Agreement, by and among Old Grace, W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. and Grace Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (now named W. R. Grace & Co.)   Annex B to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated February 13, 1998 of Old Grace and Sealed Air Corporation included in Form S-4 (filed 2/13/98)

2.2

 

Proposed Joint Plan of Reorganization of W. R. Grace & Co. and its debtor subsidiaries dated February 27, 2009

 

Exhibit 2.2 to Form 10-K (filed 3/02/09)

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EXHIBIT
NO.
  EXHIBIT   WHERE LOCATED
3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of W. R. Grace & Co.   Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K (filed 4/8/98)

3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-laws of W. R. Grace & Co.

 

Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K (filed 2/27/09)

4.1

 

Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of March 25, 2008 between W. R. Grace & Co. and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent

 

Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10/A (filed 3/25/08)

4.2

 

Order of Delaware Bankruptcy Court limiting certain transfers of Grace equity securities

 

Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-K (filed 3/02/09)

4.3

 

Credit Agreement dated as of May 14, 1998, among W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., W. R. Grace & Co., the several banks parties thereto; the co-agents signatories thereto; The Chase Manhattan Bank, as administrative agent for such banks; and Chase Securities Inc., as arranger

 

Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q (filed 8/14/98)

4.4

 

364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of May 5, 1999, among W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.; W. R. Grace & Co.; the several banks parties thereto; the co-agents signatories thereto; Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as documentation agent; The Chase Manhattan Bank, as administrative agent for such banks; and Chase Securities Inc., as book manager

 

Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q (filed 8/3/99)

4.5

 

First Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 1999 among W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.; W. R. Grace & Co.; the several banks parties thereto; Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as document agent; The Chase Manhattan Bank, as administrative agent for such banks; and Chase Securities, Inc., as bank manager

 

Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q (filed 8/15/00)

4.6

 

Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 1, 2001 among the financial institutions named therein, as Lenders, Bank of America, N.A. as Agent, and W. R. Grace & Co. and its subsidiaries named therein as Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession, as Borrowers

 

Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q (filed 8/14/01)

4.7

 

Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver to Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement

 

Exhibit 4 to Form 10-Q (filed May 13, 2003)

4.8

 

Amendment No. 2 and Limited Waiver to Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement

 

Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q (filed May 9, 2006)

4.9

 

Amendment No. 3 and Limited Waiver to Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement

 

Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q (filed May 9, 2006)

4.10

 

Amendment No. 4 and Limited Waiver to Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement

 

Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q (filed May 9, 2006)

4.11

 

Amendment No. 5 and Limited Waiver to Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement

 

Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K (filed April 2, 2008)

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EXHIBIT
NO.
  EXHIBIT   WHERE LOCATED
4.12   Amendment No. 6 and Limited Waiver to Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement   Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K (filed April 2, 2008)

4.13

 

Amendment No. 7 and Limited Waiver to Post-Petition Loan and Security Agreement

 

Exhibit 4.13 to Form 10-K (filed 2/27/2009)

4.14

 

Receivables Purchase agreement dated as of January 23, 2007 between Grace GmbH & Co. KG and Coface Finanz GmbH

 

Exhibit 4.10 to Form 10-K (filed 3/02/07)

10.1

 

Form of Employee Benefits Allocation Agreement, by and among Old Grace, W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. and Grace Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (now named W. R. Grace & Co.)

 

Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K (filed March 13, 2003)

10.2

 

Form of Tax Sharing Agreement, by and among Old Grace, W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. and Grace Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (now named W. R. Grace & Co.)

 

Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K (filed 3/13/03)

10.3

 

W. R. Grace & Co. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended

 

Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q (filed 8/14/00)*

10.4

 

W. R. Grace & Co. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended

 

Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-K (filed 3/28/02)*

10.5

 

W. R. Grace & Co. Executive Salary Protection Plan, as amended

 

Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-K (filed 3/28/02)*

10.6

 

Form of Stock Option Agreements

 

Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-Q (filed 5/15/98)*

10.7

 

Form of 2006-2008 Long-Term Incentive Program Cash Award

 

Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (filed 11/06/06)*

10.8

 

Form of 2007-2009 Long-Term Incentive Program Cash Award

 

Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q (filed 11/08/07)*

10.9

 

Form of 2008-2010 Long-Term Incentive Program Cash Award

 

Exhibit 10.12 to Form 10-K (filed 3/02/09)*

10.10

 

Form of 2009-2011 Long-Term Incentive Program Cash Award

 

Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (filed 4/28/09)*

10.11

 

Form of Executive Severance Agreement between Grace and certain officers

 

Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-K (filed 3/13/03)*

10.12

 

Severance Pay Plan for Salaried Employees

 

Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-K (filed 3/02/07)*

10.13

 

Letter Agreement dated May 7, 1999 between Paul J. Norris, on behalf of Grace, and William M. Corcoran

 

Exhibit 10.24 to Form 10-K (filed 4/16/01)*

10.14

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement between Grace and certain officers and directors

 

Exhibit 10.27 to Form 10-K (filed 4/16/01)*

10.15

 

Form of Retention Agreement between Grace and certain officers (includes enhanced severance provision)

 

Exhibit 10.28 to Form 10-K (filed 4/16/01)*

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EXHIBIT
NO.
  EXHIBIT   WHERE LOCATED
10.16   Annual Incentive Compensation Program   Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q (filed 5/08/09)*

10.17

 

Letter Agreement dated May 27, 2009 between John F. Akers, on behalf of Grace, and Fred Festa

 

Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (filed 5/29/09)*

10.18

 

Letter Agreement dated January 19, 2005 between Thomas A. Vanderslice, on behalf of Grace, and Paul J. Norris

 

Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K (filed 4/29/05)*

10.19

 

Letter Agreement dated February 28, 2008 between Fred Festa, on behalf of Grace, and Hudson La Force III (includes enhanced severance provision)

 

Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (filed 3/07/08)*

10.20

 

Settlement Agreement dated March 11, 2008 between Grace and the U.S. Government (EPA Cost Recovery Settlement)

 

Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (filed 3/11/08)

12

 

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

 

Filed herewith in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement

21

 

List of Subsidiaries of W. R. Grace & Co.

 

Filed herewith

23

 

Consent of Independent Accountants

 

Filed herewith in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement

24

 

Powers of Attorney

 

Filed herewith

31(i).1

 

Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed herewith in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement

31(i).2

 

Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed herewith in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement

32

 

Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed herewith in this Report in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

  W. R. GRACE & CO.

 

By:

 

/s/ ALFRED E. FESTA

Alfred E. Festa
(President, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer)

 

By:

 

/s/ HUDSON LA FORCE III

Hudson La Force III
(Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer)

Dated: February 25, 2010

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 25, 2010.

Signature    
  Title
J. F. Akers*     }    
H. F. Baldwin*     }    
R. C. Cambre*     }    
M. A. Fox*     }    
J. J. Murphy*     }   Directors
C. J. Steffen*     }    
M. E. Tomkins*     }    
T. A. Vanderslice*     }    

 


 

 

 
/s/ ALFRED E. FESTA

(Alfred E. Festa)
  President, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ HUDSON LA FORCE III

(Hudson La Force III)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

*
By signing his name hereto, Mark A. Shelnitz is signing this document on behalf of each of the persons indicated above pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by such persons and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  By:   /s/ MARK A. SHELNITZ

Mark A. Shelnitz
(Attorney-in-Fact)

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Financial Supplement

W. R. GRACE & CO.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009



FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
to
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2009

W. R. GRACE & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
and Financial Statement Schedule and Exhibit

Management's Report on Financial Information and Internal Controls

  F-2

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  F-3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  F-4

Consolidated Statements of Operations

  F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

  F-6

Consolidated Balance Sheets

  F-7

Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)

  F-8

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

  F-9

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   
 

  1.  

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies

  F-10
 

  2.  

Chapter 11 Information

  F-15
 

  3.  

Asbestos-Related Litigation

  F-29
 

  4.  

Inventories

  F-33
 

  5.  

Properties and Equipment

  F-33
 

  6.  

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

  F-34
 

  7.  

Life Insurance

  F-35
 

  8.  

Debt

  F-37
 

  9.  

Fair Value Measurements and Risk

  F-38
 

  10.  

Income Taxes

  F-42
 

  11.  

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

  F-48
 

  12.  

Other Balance Sheet Accounts

  F-57
 

  13.  

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

  F-57
 

  14.  

Restructuring Expenses and Related Asset Impairments

  F-61
 

  15.  

Other (Income) Expense, net

  F-62
 

  16.  

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

  F-62
 

  17.  

Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)

  F-64
 

  18.  

Stock Incentive Plans

  F-64
 

  19.  

Earnings Per Share

  F-66
 

  20.  

Product Line Sales and ART Transaction

  F-67
 

  21.  

Operating Segment Information

  F-67
 

  22.  

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Entities

  F-70
 

  23.  

Unconsolidated Affiliates

  F-71
 

  24.  

Quarterly Summary and Statistical Information (Unaudited)

  F-73

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  F-75

Financial Statement Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

  F-105

Exhibit 12

  F-106

Signatures

  F-107



        The financial data listed above appearing in this Financial Supplement are incorporated by reference herein. The Financial Statement Schedule should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto. Financial statements of less than majority-owned persons and other persons accounted for by the equity method have been omitted as provided in Rule 3-09 of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Regulation S-X. Financial Statement Schedules not included have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.


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Management's Report on Financial Information and Internal Controls

        Responsibility For Financial Information—We are responsible for the preparation, accuracy, integrity and objectivity of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the other financial information included in this report. Such information has been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and accordingly, includes certain amounts that represent management's best estimates and judgments. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.

        Responsibility for Internal Controls—We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting. These internal controls consist of policies and procedures that are designed to assess and monitor the effectiveness of the control environment including risk identification, governance structure, delegations of authority, information flow, communications and control activities. A chartered Disclosure Committee oversees Grace's public financial reporting process and key managers are required to confirm their compliance with Grace's policies and internal controls quarterly. While no system of internal controls can ensure elimination of all errors and irregularities, Grace's internal controls, which are reviewed and modified in response to changing conditions, have been designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, policies and procedures are followed, transactions are properly executed and reported, and appropriate disclosures are made. The concept of reasonable assurance is based on the recognition that there are limitations in all systems of internal control and that the costs of such systems should be balanced with their benefits. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is comprised solely of independent directors, meets regularly with Grace's senior financial management, internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm to review audit plans and results, as well as the actions taken by management in discharging its responsibilities for accounting, financial reporting and internal controls. The Audit Committee is responsible for the selection and compensation of the independent registered public accounting firm. Grace's financial management, internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm have direct and confidential access to the Audit Committee at all times.

        Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting—We and our management have evaluated Grace's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. This evaluation was based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, we and our management have concluded that Grace's internal control over financial reporting is effective as of December 31, 2009. Grace's independent registered public accounting firm that audited our financial statements included in Item 15 has also audited the effectiveness of Grace's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, as stated in their report, which appears on the following page.

        Report On Disclosure Controls And Procedures—As of December 31, 2009, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of Grace's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based upon that evaluation, we concluded that Grace's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in Grace's periodic filings under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to us to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures, and such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

/s/ A. E. Festa

A. E. Festa
President and
Chief Executive Officer
  /s/ Hudson La Force III

Hudson La Force III
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

February 25, 2010

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of W. R. Grace & Co.:

        In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of W. R. Grace & Co. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying management's Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, on April 2, 2001, the Company and substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern in its present form. Management's intentions with respect to this matter are described in Note 2. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

        As discussed in Note 1 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company retrospectively changed the manner in which it accounts for noncontrolling interests in 2009. Also, as discussed in Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for income tax uncertainties effective January 1, 2007.

        A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the

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transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, Virginia
February 25, 2010


EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-37024) of W. R. Grace & Co. of our report dated February 25, 2010 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, Virginia
February 25, 2010

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W. R. Grace & Co. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions, except per share amounts)

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   2007  

Net sales

  $ 2,825.0   $ 3,317.0   $ 3,115.2  

Cost of goods sold

    1,900.7     2,333.5     2,128.5  
               

Gross profit

    924.3     983.5     986.7  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    570.8     589.7     600.6  

Restructuring expenses and related asset impairments

    33.4     5.2      

(Gains) loss on sales of product lines and gain related to the sale of interest in an unconsolidated affiliate

    (33.9 )       1.0  

Research and development expenses

    70.1     82.7     79.5  

Defined benefit pension expense

    85.6     56.8     52.6  

Interest expense and related financing costs

    38.3     54.2     72.1  

Provision for environmental remediation

    4.4     14.6     17.0  

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

    48.0     65.8     86.4  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

    (1.7 )   (0.6 )    

Other (income) expense, net

    16.6     (26.1 )   (34.7 )
               

    831.6     842.3     874.5  
               

Income before income taxes

    92.7     141.2     112.2  

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

    (11.5 )   (4.3 )   1.1  
               

Net income

    81.2     136.9     113.3  

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (10.0 )   (15.4 )   (24.5 )
               

Net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ 88.8  
               

Earnings Per Share Attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. Shareholders

                   

Basic earnings per share:

                   
 

Net income

  $ 0.99   $ 1.69   $ 1.27  
 

Weighted average number of basic shares

    72.2     72.0     70.1  

Diluted earnings per share:

                   
 

Net income

  $ 0.98   $ 1.68   $ 1.24  
 

Weighted average number of diluted shares

    72.6     72.5     71.6  

The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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W. R. Grace & Co. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions)

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   2007  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                   

Net income

  $ 81.2   $ 136.9   $ 113.3  

Reconciliation to net cash provided by operating activities:

                   
 

Depreciation and amortization

    113.0     118.7     113.4  
 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

    (1.7 )   (0.6 )    
 

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

    48.0     65.8     86.4  
 

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

    11.5     4.3     (1.1 )
 

Income taxes (paid), net of refunds

    28.2     (42.4 )   (51.1 )
 

Interest accrued on pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise

    36.2     49.4     70.9  
 

(Gains) loss on sales of product lines and gain related to the sale of interest in an unconsolidated affiliate

    (33.9 )       1.0  
 

Net gain on disposals of assets

    (1.5 )   (14.1 )   (2.9 )
 

Restructuring expenses and related asset impairments

    33.4     5.2      
 

Payments for restructuring expenses and related asset impairments

    (17.5 )   (4.5 )    
 

Defined benefit pension expense

    85.6     56.8     52.6  
 

Payments under defined benefit pension arrangements

    (61.4 )   (67.7 )   (105.7 )
 

Payments under postretirement benefit plans

    (3.6 )   (6.6 )   (5.0 )
 

Net income from life insurance policies

    (1.2 )   (3.0 )   (5.4 )
 

Provision for (recovery of) uncollectible receivables

    4.3     2.2     (0.4 )
 

Provision for environmental remediation

    4.4     14.6     17.0  
 

Expenditures for environmental remediation

    (7.7 )   (4.9 )   (9.5 )
 

Expenditures for retained obligations of divested businesses

    (0.3 )   (1.1 )   (1.0 )
 

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effect of currency translation:

                   
 

Trade accounts receivable

    96.8     13.8     (44.6 )
 

Inventories

    84.8     (2.3 )   (28.7 )
 

Accounts payable

    (32.1 )   40.0     16.1  
 

Due from unconsolidated affiliate

    3.0          
 

Other accruals and non-cash items

    18.1     (24.2 )   (12.7 )
               
 

Net cash provided by operating activities before Chapter 11 expenses and settlements

    487.6     336.3     202.6  

Cash paid to resolve contingencies subject to Chapter 11

        (252.0 )   (10.3 )

Chapter 11 expenses paid

    (54.2 )   (69.3 )   (92.1 )
               
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    433.4     15.0     100.2  
               

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                   

Capital expenditures

    (93.8 )   (132.2 )   (136.9 )

Business acquired, net of cash acquired

            (5.5 )

Purchases of equity investments

    (2.5 )   (4.0 )   (6.3 )

Proceeds from sales of product lines and the interest in an unconsolidated affiliate

    40.6         21.8  

Cash impact from deconsolidation of business

    (17.5 )        

Proceeds from disposals of assets

    8.6     21.8     6.1  

Investments in short term debt securities

            (124.7 )

Proceeds from sales of investment securities and debt securities

    22.5     70.7     25.0  

Net investment in life insurance policies

    (0.6 )   (0.1 )   (1.2 )

Proceeds from termination of life insurance policies

    68.8     12.7     14.8  
               
 

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

    26.1     (31.1 )   (206.9 )
               

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                   

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities

    (40.4 )   (13.4 )   (12.0 )

Net (repayments) borrowings under credit arrangements

    (0.4 )   6.7     8.2  

Fees paid under debtor-in-possession credit facility

    (1.9 )   (2.3 )   (2.6 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    1.4     9.6     40.1  
               
 

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

    (41.3 )   0.6     33.7  
               

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    14.7     (4.9 )   17.2  
               
 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    432.9     (20.4 )   (55.8 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    460.1     480.5     536.3  
               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 893.0   $ 460.1   $ 480.5  
               

The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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W. R. Grace & Co. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions, except par value and shares)

 
  December 31,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 

ASSETS

             

Current Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 893.0   $ 460.1  

Investment securities

        21.6  

Cash value of life insurance policies, net of policy loans

        67.2  

Trade accounts receivable (including $17.9 from an unconsolidated affiliate), less allowance of $7.9 (2008—$5.0)

    383.7     462.6  

Inventories

    220.6     354.8  

Deferred income taxes

    61.5     45.8  

Other current assets

    69.9     86.1  
           
 

Total Current Assets

    1,628.7     1,498.2  

Properties and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,611.3 (2008—$1,545.3)

    690.1     710.6  

Goodwill

    118.6     117.1  

Deferred income taxes

    843.4     851.7  

Asbestos-related insurance

    500.0     500.0  

Overfunded defined benefit pension plans

    36.7     48.6  

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

    45.7     7.9  

Other assets

    105.0     141.4  
           
 

Total Assets

  $ 3,968.2   $ 3,875.5  
           

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIT)

             

Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise

             

Current Liabilities

             

Debt payable within one year (including $1.8 due to an unconsolidated affiliate) (2008-$0.0)

  $ 12.6   $ 11.2  

Accounts payable (including $4.1 due to an unconsolidated affiliate) (2008-$0.0)

    174.2     207.6  

Other current liabilities

    307.9     314.3  
           
 

Total Current Liabilities

    494.7     533.1  

Debt payable after one year (including $10.5 due to an unconsolidated affiliate) (2008-$0.0)

    10.9     0.6  

Deferred income taxes

    34.2     7.1  

Underfunded defined benefit pension plans

    372.2     392.3  

Unfunded pay-as-you-go defined benefit pension plans

    158.2     136.7  

Other liabilities

    41.4     46.6  
           
 

Total Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise

    1,111.6     1,116.4  

Liabilities Subject to Compromise—Note 2

             

Pre-petition bank debt plus accrued interest

    850.6     823.5  

Drawn letters of credit plus accrued interest

    31.4     30.0  

Income tax contingencies

    117.9     121.0  

Asbestos-related contingencies

    1,700.0     1,700.0  

Environmental contingencies

    148.4     152.2  

Postretirement benefits

    171.2     169.7  

Other liabilities and accrued interest

    127.6     116.5  
           
 

Total Liabilities Subject to Compromise

    3,147.1     3,112.9  
           
 

Total Liabilities

    4,258.7     4,229.3  
           

Commitments and Contingencies

             

Equity (Deficit)

             

Common stock issued, par value $0.01; 300,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding: 2009—72,283,318 (2008—72,157,518)

    0.8     0.8  

Paid-in capital

    445.8     436.6  

Accumulated deficit

    (175.4 )   (246.6 )

Treasury stock, at cost: shares: 2009—4,696,442; (2008—4,822,242)

    (55.9 )   (57.4 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    (514.5 )   (560.3 )
           
 

Total W. R. Grace & Co. Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)

    (299.2 )   (426.9 )

Noncontrolling interests

    8.7     73.1  
           
 

Total Equity (Deficit)

    (290.5 )   (353.8 )
           
 

Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)

  $ 3,968.2   $ 3,875.5  
           

The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)

(In millions)

 
  Common
Stock and
Paid-in
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Equity
(Deficit)
 

Balance, December 31, 2006

  $ 424.6   $ (459.1 ) $ (96.0 ) $ (390.8 ) $ 61.1   $ (460.2 )

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 740-10

        2.2                 2.2  
                           

Balance, January 1, 2007

    424.6     (456.9 )   (96.0 )   (390.8 )   61.1     (458.0 )
                           

Net income

        88.8             24.5     113.3  

Stock plan activity

    7.7         32.3             40.0  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                40.7     (0.4 )   40.3  

Dividends paid

                    (12.0 )   (12.0 )
                           

Balance, December 31, 2007

    432.3     (368.1 )   (63.7 )   (350.1 )   73.2     (276.4 )
                           

Net income

        121.5             15.4     136.9  

Stock plan activity

    5.1         6.3             11.4  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                (210.2 )   (2.1 )   (212.3 )

Dividends paid

                    (13.4 )   (13.4 )
                           

Balance, December 31, 2008

    437.4     (246.6 )   (57.4 )   (560.3 )   73.1     (353.8 )
                           

Net income

        71.2             10.0     81.2  

Stock plan activity

    9.2         1.5             10.7  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                45.8     1.6     47.4  

Dividends paid

                    (40.4 )   (40.4 )

Deconsolidation of business

                    (35.6 )   (35.6 )
                           

Balance, December 31, 2009

  $ 446.6   $ (175.4 ) $ (55.9 ) $ (514.5 ) $ 8.7   $ (290.5 )
                           

The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In millions)

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   2007  

Net income

  $ 81.2   $ 136.9   $ 113.3  
               

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                   
 

Currency translation adjustments

    38.1     (58.7 )   44.6  
 

Gain (loss) from hedging activities, net of income taxes

    7.5     (6.6 )   0.8  
 

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans, net of income taxes

    1.0     (144.9 )   (4.7 )
 

Unrealized loss on investment

    (0.8 )        
               
 

Total other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

    45.8     (210.2 )   40.7  
 

Total other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

    1.6     (2.1 )   (0.4 )
               
 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

    47.4     (212.3 )   40.3  
               

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 128.6   $ (75.4 ) $ 153.6  
               

The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies

        W. R. Grace & Co., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in specialty chemicals and specialty materials businesses on a global basis through two operating segments: Grace Davison, which includes specialty catalysts and specialty materials used in a wide range of energy, refining, consumer, industrial, packaging and life sciences applications; and Grace Construction Products, which includes specialty chemicals and specialty materials used in commercial, infrastructure and residential construction.

        W. R. Grace & Co. conducts substantially all of its business through a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. ("Grace-Conn."). Grace-Conn. owns substantially all of the assets, properties and rights of W. R. Grace & Co. on a consolidated basis, either directly or through subsidiaries.

        As used in these notes, the term "Company" refers to W. R. Grace & Co. The term "Grace" refers to the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries and, in certain cases, their respective predecessors.

        Voluntary Bankruptcy Filing    During 2000 and the first quarter of 2001, Grace experienced several adverse developments in its asbestos-related litigation, including: a significant increase in personal injury claims, higher than expected costs to resolve personal injury and certain property damage claims, and class action lawsuits alleging damages from Zonolite® Attic Insulation ("ZAI"), a former Grace attic insulation product.

        After a thorough review of these developments, Grace's Board of Directors concluded that a federal court-supervised bankruptcy process provided the best forum available to achieve fairness in resolving these claims and on April 2, 2001 (the "Filing Date"), Grace and 61 of its United States subsidiaries and affiliates, (collectively, the "Debtors"), filed voluntary petitions for reorganization (the "Filing") under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The cases were consolidated and are being jointly administered under case number 01-01139 (the "Chapter 11 Cases"). Grace's non-U.S. subsidiaries and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries were not included in the Filing.

        Under Chapter 11, the Debtors have continued to operate their businesses as debtors-in-possession under court protection from creditors and claimants, while using the Chapter 11 process to develop and implement a plan for addressing the asbestos-related claims. Since the Filing, all motions necessary to conduct normal business activities have been approved by the Bankruptcy Court. (See Note 2 for Chapter 11 Information.)

        Principles of Consolidation    The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Grace and entities as to which Grace exercises control over operating and financial policies. Grace consolidates the activities of variable interest entities in circumstances where management determines that Grace is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. Investments in affiliated companies in which Grace can significantly influence operating and financial policies are accounted for under the equity method, unless Grace's investment is deemed to be temporary, in which case the investment is accounted for under the cost method.

        Operating Segments    Grace reports financial results of each of its operating segments that engage in business activities that generate revenues and expenses, and whose operating results are

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1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies (Continued)


regularly reviewed by Grace's Chief Executive Officer. Grace reports two operating segments: Grace Davison, which includes specialty catalysts and specialty materials used in a wide range of energy, refining, consumer, industrial, packaging and life sciences applications; and Grace Construction Products, which includes specialty chemicals and specialty materials used in commercial, infrastructure and residential construction.

        Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Entities    Grace conducts certain of its business through joint ventures with unaffiliated third parties. For joint ventures in which Grace has a controlling financial interest, Grace consolidates the results of such joint ventures in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Grace recognizes a liability for cumulative amounts due to the third parties based on the financial results of the joint ventures, and deducts the amount of income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the measurement of its consolidated net income.

        Reclassifications    Certain amounts in prior years' Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2009 presentation. Such reclassifications have not materially affected previously reported amounts in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

        Use of Estimates    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates, and the differences could be material. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period identified. Grace's accounting measurements that are most affected by management's estimates of future events are:

        The accuracy of management's estimates may be materially affected by the uncertainties arising under Grace's Chapter 11 proceeding.

        Revenue Recognition    Grace recognizes revenue when all of the following criteria are satisfied: risk of loss and title transfer to the customer; the price is fixed and determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured. Certain customer arrangements include conditions for volume rebates. Grace accrues a rebate allowance and reduces recorded sales for anticipated selling price adjustments at the time of sale. Grace regularly reviews rebate accruals based on actual and anticipated sales patterns.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies (Continued)

        Cash Equivalents    Cash equivalents consist of liquid instruments and investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. The recorded amounts approximate fair value.

        Investment Securities    Investment securities consist of direct and indirect investments in debt securities and are classified as available-for-sale securities. These investments are reported at fair value as determined by independent pricing sources with temporary unrealized gains and losses included in other comprehensive income. Losses that are deemed to be other than temporary are considered impairments and are recorded in earnings. Grace reflected these securities as current assets in prior years as they were actively being liquidated. The securities were fully liquidated as of December 31, 2009.

        Inventories    Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The method used to determine cost is first-in/first-out, or "FIFO." Market values for raw materials are based on current cost and, for other inventory classifications, net realizable value. Inventories are evaluated regularly for salability, and slow moving and/or obsolete items are adjusted to expected salable value. Inventory values include direct and certain indirect costs of materials and production. Abnormal costs of production are expensed as incurred.

        Properties and Equipment    Properties and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of properties and equipment is generally computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. Estimated useful lives range from 20 to 40 years for buildings, 3 to 7 years for information technology equipment, 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment and 5 to 10 years for furniture and fixtures. Interest is capitalized in connection with major project expenditures. Fully depreciated assets are retained in properties and equipment and related accumulated depreciation accounts until they are removed from service. In the case of disposals, assets and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the net amount, less any proceeds from disposal, is charged or credited to earnings. Obligations for costs associated with asset retirements, such as requirements to restore a site to its original condition, are accrued at net present value and amortized along with the related asset. Grace reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable.

        Goodwill    Goodwill arises from certain business combinations. Grace reviews its goodwill for impairment on an annual basis at November 30 and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. Recoverability is assessed at the reporting unit level most directly associated with the business combination that generated the goodwill. For the purpose of measuring impairment under the provisions of ASC 350, Grace has identified its reporting units as the product groups at one level below its operating segments. Grace has evaluated its goodwill annually with no impairment charge required in any of the periods presented.

        Income Taxes    Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized with respect to the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements. If it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is provided against such deferred tax assets. The assessment of realization of deferred tax assets is performed under scenarios of future taxable income and tax planning alternatives that are considered reasonable in the circumstances.

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1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies (Continued)

        We record a liability for income tax contingencies when it is more likely than not that a tax position we have taken will not be sustained upon audit. We evaluate such likelihood based on relevant facts and tax law. We adjust our recorded liability for income tax matters due to changes in circumstances or new uncertainties, such as amendments to existing tax law. Our ultimate tax liability depends upon many factors, including negotiations with taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which we operate, outcomes of tax litigation, and resolution of disputes arising from federal, state, and foreign tax audits. Due to the varying tax laws in each jurisdiction senior management, with the assistance of local tax advisors as necessary, assesses individual matters in each jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis. We research and evaluate our income tax positions, including why we believe they are compliant with income tax regulations, and these positions are documented internally.

        Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are recognized only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. Tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

        Currency Translation    Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries (other than those located in countries with highly inflationary economies) are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, while revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during each reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are included in the "accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" caption of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The financial statements of any subsidiaries located in countries with highly inflationary economies are remeasured as if the functional currency were the U.S. dollar; the remeasurement creates translation adjustments that are reflected in net income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        Financial Instruments    Grace uses commodity forward, swap and/or option contracts and currency forward and/or option contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices and currency exchange rates. Grace does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Derivative instruments are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities at their fair value. For derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments closely offset changes in the fair values of the hedged items in other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, if the derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting pursuant to ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging", the effective portion of any hedge is reported as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Consolidated Balance Sheets until it is cleared to earnings during the same period in which the hedged item affects earnings. The ineffective portion of all hedges, and changes in the fair values of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges, are recorded in current period earnings. Cash flows from derivative instruments are reported in the same category as the cash flows from the items being hedged.

        Effect of New Accounting Standards—In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") No. 105 and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles which is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Codification does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access by providing all of the authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place, and as of the effective date, all existing United

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1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies (Continued)


States accounting standard documents were superseded. Grace has included the references to the Codification, as appropriate, in these financial statements.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, "Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)." The objective of this Statement is to improve financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable interest entities. The Statement is effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity's first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period, and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter. Grace will adopt this standard in 2010 and does not expect it to have a material effect on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

        In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, "Subsequent Events", which was subsequently codified as ASC 855. The objective of this Statement is to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This Statement is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. Grace has adopted this Standard in 2009. ASC 855 requires that public entities evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued. We have evaluated subsequent events through the time of filing these financial statements with the SEC on February 25, 2010.

        In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position ("FSP") No. FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, "Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments", which was subsequently codified as ASC 825. ASC 825 amends FASB Statement No. 107 (subsequently codified ASC 825), Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as for annual financial statements. ASC 825 also amends APB Opinion No. 28 (subsequently codified as ASC 270), Interim Financial Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods. ASC 825 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. Grace has adopted this standard in 2009.

        In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, "Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments", which was subsequently codified as ASC 320. ASC 320 changed the method for determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment exists for debt securities and the amount of an impairment charge to be recorded in earnings. ASC 320 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. Grace has adopted this standard in 2009.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), "Business Combinations", which was subsequently codified as ASC 805. ASC 805 requires the acquirer in a business combination to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with acquisition-related costs recognized separately from the acquisition. In March 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 141(R)-1, "Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies", which was subsequently codified as ASC 805. This standard addresses application issues on initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination. This standard is effective for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for

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1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies (Continued)


which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Grace has adopted this standard in 2009.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements"' which was subsequently codified as ASC 810. ASC 810 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. ASC 810 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Grace has adopted this standard, and has modified its Consolidated Financial Statements where applicable.

        In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements", which was subsequently codified as ASC 820. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB delayed the effective date of ASC 820 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. Grace adopted ASC 820 in the first quarter of 2008 for its financial assets and liabilities, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Grace adopted ASC 820 in 2009 for its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-4 "Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly", which was subsequently codified as ASC 820. This standard provides additional guidance and expands on the factors that should be considered in estimating fair value when there has been a significant decrease in market activity for a financial asset. This standard is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. Grace has adopted this standard, and it has not had a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 9 for further discussion of ASC 820.

2. Chapter 11 Information

        Official Parties to Grace's Chapter 11 Cases    Three creditors' committees, two representing asbestos claimants, the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants (the "PI Committee") and the Official Committee of Asbestos Property Damage Claimants (the "PD Committee"), and the third representing other unsecured creditors, and the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders (the "Equity Committee"), have been appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases. These committees, a legal representative of future asbestos personal injury claimants (the "PI FCR") and a legal representative of future asbestos property damage claimants (the "PD FCR"), have the right to be heard on all matters that come before the Bankruptcy Court and have important roles in the Chapter 11 Cases. The Debtors are required to bear certain costs and expenses of the committees and the representatives of future asbestos claimants, including those of their counsel and financial advisors.

        As discussed below, the Debtors, the Equity Committee, the PI Committee and the PI FCR have filed a joint plan of reorganization, subsequently amended, with the Bankruptcy Court that is designed to address all pending and future asbestos-related claims and all other pre-petition claims

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as outlined therein. The committee representing general unsecured creditors, the PD Committee and the PD FCR are not co-proponents of this joint plan.

        Plans of Reorganization    On November 13, 2004, Grace filed a proposed plan of reorganization, as well as several associated documents, including a disclosure statement, trust distribution procedures, exhibits and other supporting documents, with the Bankruptcy Court. On January 13, 2005, Grace filed an amended plan of reorganization (the "Prior Plan") and related documents to address certain objections of creditors and other interested parties. At the time it was filed, the Prior Plan was supported by the committee representing general unsecured creditors and the Equity Committee, but was not supported by the PI Committee, the PD Committee or the PI FCR. At the time of filing of the Prior Plan, the PD FCR had not been appointed.

        On July 26, 2007, the Bankruptcy Court terminated Grace's exclusive rights to propose a plan of reorganization and solicit votes thereon. As a result of the termination of these rights, any party-in-interest may propose a competing plan of reorganization. On November 5, 2007, the PI Committee and the PI FCR filed a proposed plan of reorganization (the "PI Plan") with the Bankruptcy Court.

        On April 6, 2008, the Debtors reached an agreement in principle with the PI Committee, the PI FCR, and the Equity Committee designed to resolve all present and future asbestos-related personal injury claims (the "PI Settlement").

        Prior to the PI Settlement, the Bankruptcy Court entered a case management order for estimating liability for pending and future asbestos personal injury claims. A trial for estimating liability for such claims began in January 2008 but was suspended in April 2008 as a result of the PI Settlement.

        As contemplated by the PI Settlement, on September 19, 2008, the Debtors, supported by the Equity Committee, the PI Committee and the PI FCR, as co-proponents, filed a joint plan of reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court to reflect the terms of the PI Settlement.

        On October 17, 2008, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in the Grace Canada, Inc. proceeding pending under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, approved an agreement (the "Minutes of Settlement"), entered into by the Company, Grace Canada, Inc. and legal representatives of Canadian ZAI property damage claimants on September 2, 2008, that would settle all Canadian ZAI property damage claims and demands. Under the Minutes of Settlement, all Canadian ZAI property damage claims and demands would be paid through a separate Canadian ZAI property damage claims fund of CDN$6.5 million. The Minutes of Settlement were subject to the confirmation and effectiveness of the Joint Plan (as defined below). Because the Bankruptcy Court did not issue a confirmation order with respect to the Joint Plan by October 31, 2009, the Minutes of Settlement became null and void according to their terms. On November 16, 2009, Grace entered into the Amended and Restated Canadian ZAI Minutes of Settlement (the "Amended Settlement"). The Amended Settlement retains the basic structure of the prior settlement, but requires the Debtors to fund the Canadian ZAI property damage claims fund with CDN$8.2 million or CDN$8.7 million, depending on when the Bankruptcy Court's confirmation order is issued. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved the Amended Settlement on December 13, 2009. The Crown has filed objections to the terms of the Joint Plan based on the provisions of, and their treatment under, the Amended Settlement. The Bankruptcy Court is considering those confirmation objections. The effectiveness of the Amended Settlement also is subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court.

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        On November 21, 2008, the Debtors reached an agreement in principle (the "ZAI PD Term Sheet") with the Putative Class Counsel to the U.S. ZAI claimants, the PD FCR, and the Equity Committee designed to resolve all present and future U.S. ZAI property damage claims and demands as described below.

        As contemplated by the PI Settlement and the ZAI PD Term Sheet, the Debtors, supported by the Equity Committee, the PI Committee and the PI FCR, as co-proponents, amended the joint plan of reorganization and several associated documents, including a disclosure statement, trust distribution procedures, exhibits and other supporting documents on December 18, 2008, February 3, 2009 and February 27, 2009 through filings with the Bankruptcy Court. The Debtors and co-proponents filed technical modifications to the joint plan and certain exhibits on September 4, 2009, October 12, 2009, and December 16, 2009. The joint plan of reorganization (as amended and modified, the "Joint Plan") is designed to address all pending and future asbestos-related claims and all other pre-petition claims as outlined therein. The Joint Plan supersedes the Prior Plan and the PI Plan.

        Under the Joint Plan, two asbestos trusts would be established under Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. All asbestos-related personal injury claims would be channeled for resolution to one asbestos trust (the "PI Trust") and all asbestos-related property damage claims, including U.S and Canadian ZAI property damage claims, would be channeled to a separate asbestos trust (the "PD Trust").

        The Joint Plan assumes that Cryovac, Inc. ("Cryovac"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sealed Air Corporation ("Sealed Air"), will fund the PI Trust and the PD Trust with an aggregate of: (i) $512.5 million in cash (plus interest at 5.5% compounded annually from December 21, 2002); and (ii) 18 million shares (reflecting a two-for-one stock split) of common stock of Sealed Air, pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement resolving asbestos-related, successor liability and fraudulent transfer claims against Sealed Air and Cryovac, as further described below (the "Sealed Air Settlement"). The value of the Sealed Air Settlement changes daily with the accrual of interest and the trading value of Sealed Air common stock. The Joint Plan also assumes that Fresenius AG ("Fresenius") will fund the PI Trust and the PD Trust with an aggregate of $115.0 million pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement resolving asbestos-related, successor liability and fraudulent transfer claims against Fresenius, as further described below (the "Fresenius Settlement"). The Sealed Air Settlement and the Fresenius Settlement have been approved by the Bankruptcy Court but remain subject to the fulfillment of specified conditions.

        Any plan of reorganization, including the Joint Plan and any plan of reorganization that may be filed in the future by a party-in-interest, will become effective only after a vote of eligible creditors and with the approval of the Bankruptcy Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the "District Court"). On March 9, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court approved the disclosure statement associated with the Joint Plan. On March 31, 2009, Grace distributed the Joint Plan, exhibits and disclosure statement along with voting materials to all creditors entitled to vote on the Joint Plan. The Bankruptcy Court required all creditors eligible to vote on the Joint Plan to submit their votes, and all parties-in-interest who object to the Joint Plan to submit their objections, by May 20, 2009. All classes of creditors entitled to vote accepted the Joint Plan. The class of general unsecured creditors, who voted on a provisional basis pending a determination by the Bankruptcy Court as to whether the class is impaired and therefore entitled to a vote, voted to reject the Joint Plan. The objections filed generally relate to demands for interest at rates higher than provided for in the Joint

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Plan, assertions that the Joint Plan may impair insurers' contractual rights, assertions that the Joint Plan discriminates against Libby, Montana personal injury claimants and the classification and treatment of claims under the Joint Plan.

        Hearings to determine whether the Bankruptcy Court will approve the Joint Plan were held on June 22-23, 2009, September 8-17, 2009, and October 13-14, 2009. The parties submitted post-hearing briefs in November and December 2009. Closing arguments on confirmation of the Joint Plan were held on January 4-6, 2010 and January 25, 2010.

        Grace believes that the Joint Plan complies with the requirements for confirmation under the Bankruptcy Code and Grace intends to vigorously defend the Joint Plan against these and all other objections. If certain objections were resolved adversely to Grace and the other Joint Plan proponents, or if rulings by the Bankruptcy Court resolving certain objections favorably to the Joint Plan proponents were appealed, certain conditions to the Joint Plan, including for example, payments pursuant to the Sealed Air Settlement and the Fresenius Settlement, might not be satisfied and potential lenders might not be willing to provide the new financing that Grace requires to fund the Joint Plan. The resolution of these objections and any related appeals could have a material effect on the terms and timing of Grace's emergence from Chapter 11.

        The Joint Plan is designed to address all pending and future asbestos-related claims and demands and all other pre-petition claims as outlined respectively therein. However, it is possible that the Joint Plan will not be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, or become effective if it is confirmed. If the Joint Plan is not confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court or the District Court or does not become effective, the Debtors would expect to resume the estimation trial, which was suspended in April 2008 due to the PI Settlement, to determine the amount of its asbestos-related liabilities. Under those circumstances, a different plan of reorganization may ultimately be confirmed and become effective. Under a different plan of reorganization, the interests of holders of Company common stock could be substantially diluted or cancelled. The value of Company common stock following the effective date of any plan of reorganization and the extent of any recovery by non-asbestos-related creditors would depend principally on the amount of Debtors' asbestos-related liability under such effective plan of reorganization.

        Joint Plan of Reorganization    Under the terms of the Joint Plan, claims under the Chapter 11 Cases would be satisfied as follows:

Asbestos-Related Personal Injury Claims

        All pending and future asbestos-related personal injury claims and demands ("PI Claims") would be channeled to the PI Trust for resolution. The PI Trust would use specified trust distribution procedures to satisfy allowed PI Claims.

        The PI Trust would be funded with:

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Asbestos-Related Property Damage Claims

        All pending and future asbestos-related property damage claims and demands ("PD Claims") would be channeled to the PD Trust for resolution. The PD Trust would contribute CDN$8.2 million or CDN$8.7 million (depending on when the Bankruptcy Court' confirmation order is issued) to a separate Canadian ZAI PD Claims fund through which Canadian ZAI PD Claims would be resolved. The PD Trust would generally resolve U.S. ZAI PD Claims that qualify for payment by paying 55% of the claimed amount, but in no event would the PD Trust pay more per claim than 55% of $7,500 (as adjusted for inflation each year after the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the Joint Plan). The PD Trust would satisfy other allowed PD Claims pursuant to specified trust distribution procedures with cash payments in the allowed settlement amount. Unresolved PD Claims and future PD claims would be litigated pursuant to procedures to be approved by the Bankruptcy Court and, to the extent such claims were determined to be allowed claims, would be paid in cash by the PD Trust in the amount determined by the Bankruptcy Court.

        The PD Trust would contain two accounts, the PD account and the ZAI PD account. U.S. ZAI PD Claims would be paid from the ZAI PD account and other PD Claims would be paid from the PD account. The separate Canadian ZAI PD Claims would be paid by a separate fund established in Canada. Each account would have a separate trustee and the assets of the accounts would not be commingled. The two accounts would be funded as follows:

        The PD account would be funded with:

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        The ZAI PD account would be funded as follows (the "ZAI Assets"):

        All payments to the PD Trust that were not to be paid on the effective date of the Joint Plan would be secured by the Company's obligation to issue 50.1% of its outstanding common stock (measured as of the effective date of the Joint Plan) to the PD Trust in the event of default. Grace would have the right to conduct annual audits of the books, records and claim processing procedures of the PD Trust.

Other Claims

        All allowed administrative claims would be paid in cash and all allowed priority claims would be paid in cash with interest. Secured claims would be paid in cash with interest or by reinstatement. Allowed general unsecured claims would be paid in cash, including any post-petition interest as follows: (i) for holders of pre-petition bank credit facilities, post-petition interest at the rate of 6.09% from the Filing Date through December 31, 2005 and thereafter at floating prime, in each case compounded quarterly; and (ii) for all other unsecured claims that are not subject to a settlement agreement providing otherwise, interest at 4.19% from the Filing Date, compounded annually, or if pursuant to an existing contract, interest at the non-default contract rate. The general unsecured creditors that hold pre-petition bank debt have asserted that they are entitled to post-petition interest at the default rate specified under the terms of the underlying credit agreements which, if paid, would be approximately $100 million. Grace has asserted that such creditors are not entitled to interest at the default rate and has requested the Bankruptcy Court to determine the appropriate rate at which interest would be payable. Unsecured employee-related claims such as pension, retirement medical obligations and workers compensation claims, would be reinstated.

Effect on Company Common Stock

        The Joint Plan assumes that Company common stock will remain outstanding at the effective date of the Joint Plan, but that the interests of existing shareholders would be subject to dilution by additional shares of Company common stock issued under the warrant or in the event of default in respect of the deferred payment obligations to the PI Trust or the PD Trust under the Company's security obligation.

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        In order to preserve significant tax benefits which are subject to elimination or limitation in the event of a change in control (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code) of Grace, the Joint Plan provides that under certain circumstances, the Board of Directors would have the authority to impose restrictions on the transfer of Grace stock with respect to certain 5% shareholders. These restrictions will generally not limit the ability of a person that holds less than 5% of Grace stock after emergence to either buy or sell stock on the open market. In addition, the Bankruptcy Court has approved trading restrictions on Grace common stock until the effective date of a plan of reorganization. These restrictions prohibit (without the consent of Grace) a person from acquiring more than 4.75% of the outstanding Grace common stock or, for any person already holding more than 4.75%, from increasing such person's holdings. This summary of the stock transfer restrictions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the order of the Bankruptcy Court, which has been filed with the SEC.

        Claims Filings    The Bankruptcy Court established a bar date of March 31, 2003 for claims of general unsecured creditors, PD Claims (other than ZAI PD Claims) and medical monitoring claims related to asbestos. The bar date did not apply to PI Claims or claims related to ZAI PD Claims.

        Approximately 14,900 proofs of claim were filed by the March 31, 2003 bar date. Of these claims, approximately 9,400 were non-asbestos related, approximately 4,300 were PD Claims, and approximately 1,000 were for medical monitoring. The medical monitoring claims were made by individuals who allege exposure to asbestos through Grace's products or operations. Under the Joint Plan, these claims would be channeled to the PI Trust for resolution. In addition, approximately 800 proofs of claim were filed after the bar date.

        Approximately 7,000 of the non-asbestos related claims involve claims by employees or former employees for future retirement benefits such as pension and retiree medical coverage. Pursuant to certain orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court, upon commencement of the chapter 11 cases, Grace received permission to continue to honor and pay its obligations under its various employee benefit programs other than certain voluntary supplemental pension program benefits. Grace has continued to pay its obligations under its various employee benefit programs during the chapter 11 cases and intends to do so for the remainder of the chapter 11 cases and thereafter. Pursuant to the Joint Plan, Grace is assuming its obligations under the Grace benefit programs and will continue to pay all such obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable Grace benefit programs. As a result, the bankruptcy court has approved a motion filed by Grace approving a protocol by which the filed employee related claims would be disallowed.

        The remaining non-asbestos claims include claims for payment of goods and services, taxes, product warranties, principal and interest under pre-petition credit facilities, amounts due under leases and other contracts, leases and other executory contracts rejected in the Chapter 11 Cases, environmental remediation, pending non-asbestos-related litigation, and non-asbestos-related personal injury. The Debtors analyzed the claims filed pursuant to the March 31, 2003 bar date and found that many are duplicates, represent the same claim filed against more than one of the Debtors, lack any supporting documentation, or provide insufficient supporting documentation. As of December 31, 2009, of the approximately 4,335 non-ZAI PD Claims filed, approximately 395 claims have been resolved, approximately 3,905 claims have been expunged, reclassified by the Debtors or withdrawn by claimants, leaving approximately 35 claims to be addressed through the property damage case management order approved by the Bankruptcy Court and/or the Joint Plan or another plan of reorganization. The claims remaining to be addressed include 16 asbestos property damage

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claims that had been expunged by a bankruptcy court order that was reversed by an order of the District Court on September 29, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, of the approximately 3,290 non-asbestos claims filed, approximately 1,910 have been expunged or withdrawn by claimants, approximately 1,175 have been resolved, and an additional approximately 210 claims are to be addressed through the claim objection process and the dispute resolution procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court.

        Additionally, by order dated June 17, 2008, the Bankruptcy Court established October 31, 2008 as the bar date for ZAI PD Claims related to property located in the U.S. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 19,260 US ZAI PD Claims have been filed. In addition, on October 21, 2008, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order establishing August 31, 2009 as the bar date for ZAI PD Claims related to property located in Canada. Under the Amended Settlement, notwithstanding the Canadian ZAI PD Claims Bar Date of August 31, 2009, all Canadian ZAI PD Claimants who have filed a proof of claim by December 31, 2009, shall be entitled to seek compensation from the Canadian ZAI PD Claims Fund to be established pursuant to the Amended Settlement. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 14,100 Canadian ZAI PD Claims have been filed. The Joint Plan provides for the channeling of US ZAI PD Claims and Canadian ZAI PD Claims to the Asbestos PD Trust created under the Joint Plan, and the subsequent transfer of Canadian ZAI PD Claims to a Canadian fund. No bar date has been set for personal injury claims related to ZAI. The Joint Plan provides that ZAI PI Claims would be channeled to the Asbestos PI Trust created under the Joint Plan.

        Grace is continuing to analyze and review unresolved claims in relation to the Joint Plan. Grace believes that its recorded liabilities for claims subject to the March 31, 2003 bar date represent a reasonable estimate of the ultimate allowable amount for claims that are not in dispute or have been submitted with sufficient information to both evaluate the merit and estimate the value of the claim. The PD Claims are considered as part of Grace's overall asbestos liability and are being accounted for in accordance with the conditions precedent under the Prior Plan, as described in Note 3.

        Debt Capital    All of the Debtors' pre-petition debt is in default due to the Filing. The accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect the classification of the Debtors' pre-petition debt within "liabilities subject to compromise."

        The Debtors have entered into a debtor-in-possession post-petition loan and security agreement, or DIP facility, with a syndicate of lenders that provides for up to $165 million of revolving loans and face amount of letters of credit. The DIP facility is secured by a priority lien on substantially all assets of the Debtors with the exclusion of the capital stock of non-U.S. subsidiaries, and bears interest based on LIBOR. On February 16, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court granted Grace authority to terminate the DIP facility and replace it with a $100 million cash-collateralized letter of credit facility with a commercial bank to support current outstanding and new letters of credit.

        Accounting Impact    The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 852 ("ASC 852"), "Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code". ASC 852 requires that financial statements of debtors-in-possession be prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations and realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. However, as a result of the Filing, the realization of certain of the Debtors' assets and the liquidation of certain of the Debtors' liabilities are subject to significant uncertainty. While operating as debtors-in-possession, the Debtors may sell or otherwise dispose of

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assets and liquidate or settle liabilities for amounts other than those reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Further, the ultimate plan of reorganization could materially change the amounts and classifications reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

        Pursuant to ASC 852, Grace's pre-petition and future liabilities that are subject to compromise are required to be reported separately on the balance sheet at an estimate of the amount that will ultimately be allowed by the Bankruptcy Court. As of December 31, 2009, such pre-petition liabilities include fixed obligations (such as debt and contractual commitments), as well as estimates of costs related to contingent liabilities (such as asbestos-related litigation, environmental remediation and other claims). Obligations of Grace subsidiaries not covered by the Filing continue to be classified on the Consolidated Balance Sheets based upon maturity dates or the expected dates of payment. ASC 852 also requires separate reporting of certain expenses, realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses related to the Filing as reorganization items. Grace presents reorganization items as "Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income," a separate caption in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        As discussed in Note 3, Grace has not adjusted its accounting for asbestos-related assets or liabilities to reflect the Joint Plan.

        Grace has not recorded the benefit of any assets that may be available to fund asbestos-related and other liabilities under the Fresenius Settlement and the Sealed Air Settlement, as under the Joint Plan, these assets will be transferred to the PI Trust and the PD Trust. The estimated fair value available under the Fresenius Settlement and the Sealed Air Settlement as measured at December 31, 2009, was $1,255.3 million comprised of $115.0 million in cash from Fresenius and $1,140.3 million in cash and stock from Cryovac under the Joint Plan. Payments under the Sealed Air Settlement will be made directly to the PI Trust and the PD Trust by Cryovac.

        Grace's Consolidated Balance Sheets separately identify the liabilities that are "subject to compromise" as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings. In Grace's case, "liabilities subject to compromise" represent both pre-petition and future liabilities as determined under U.S. GAAP. Changes to pre-petition liabilities subsequent to the Filing Date reflect: (1) cash payments under approved court orders; (2) the terms of the Prior Plan, as discussed above and in Note 3, including the accrual of interest on pre-petition debt and other fixed obligations; (3) accruals for employee-related programs; and (4) changes in estimates related to other pre-petition contingent liabilities. The accounting for the asbestos-related liability component of "liabilities subject to compromise" is described in Note 3.

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Components of liabilities subject to compromise are as follows:

 
  December 31,
2009
  December 31,
2008
  Filing Date
(Unaudited)
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Pre-petition bank debt plus accrued interest

  $ 850.6   $ 823.5   $ 511.5  

Drawn letters of credit plus accrued interest

    31.4     30.0      

Asbestos-related contingencies

    1,700.0     1,700.0     1,002.8  

Income tax contingencies

    117.9     121.0     242.1  

Environmental contingencies

    148.4     152.2     164.8  

Postretirement benefits other than pension

    69.3     73.2     185.4  

Unfunded special pension arrangements

    111.0     106.0     70.8  

Retained obligations of divested businesses

    29.1     29.8     43.5  

Accounts payable

    31.2     31.2     43.0  

Other accrued liabilities

    67.3     55.5     102.1  

Reclassification to current liabilities(1)

    (9.1 )   (9.5 )    
               

Total Liabilities Subject to Compromise

  $ 3,147.1   $ 3,112.9   $ 2,366.0  
               

(1)
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, approximately $9.1 million and $9.5 million, respectively, of certain pension and postretirement benefit obligations subject to compromise have been presented in other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with ASC 715.

        Note that the unfunded special pension arrangements reflected above exclude non-U.S. pension plans and qualified U.S. pension plans that became underfunded subsequent to the Filing. Contributions to qualified U.S. pension plans are subject to Bankruptcy Court approval.

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Change in Liabilities Subject to Compromise

        The following table is a reconciliation of the changes in pre-filing date liability balances for the period from the Filing Date through December 31, 2009.

 
  Cumulative
Since Filing
 
 
  (In millions)
(Unaudited)

 

Balance, Filing Date April 2, 2001

  $ 2,366.0  

Cash disbursements and/or reclassifications under Bankruptcy Court orders:

       
 

Payment of environmental settlement liability (see Note 13)

    (252.0 )
 

Freight and distribution order

    (5.7 )
 

Trade accounts payable order

    (9.1 )
 

Resolution of contingencies subject to Chapter 11

    (130.0 )
 

Other court orders including employee wages and benefits, sales and use tax, and customer programs

    (333.2 )

Expense/(income) items:

       
 

Interest on pre-petition liabilities

    433.0  
 

Employee-related accruals

    79.2  
 

Provision for asbestos-related contingencies

    744.8  
 

Provision for environmental contingencies

    331.1  
 

Provision for income tax contingencies

    (42.2 )

Balance sheet reclassifications

    (34.8 )
       

Balance, end of period

  $ 3,147.1  
       

        Additional liabilities subject to compromise may arise due to the rejection of executory contracts or unexpired leases, or as a result of the Bankruptcy Court's allowance of contingent or disputed claims.

        For the holders of pre-petition bank credit facilities, beginning January 1, 2006, Grace agreed to pay interest on pre-petition bank debt at the prime rate, adjusted for periodic changes, and compounded quarterly. The effective rates for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were 3.25% and 5.09%, respectively. From the Filing Date through December 31, 2005, Grace accrued interest on pre-petition bank debt at a negotiated fixed annual rate of 6.09%, compounded quarterly. The general unsecured creditors that hold pre-petition bank credit facilities have asserted that they are entitled to post-petition interest at the default rate specified under the terms of the underlying credit agreements which, if paid, would be approximately $100 million. Grace has asserted that such creditors are not entitled to interest at the default rate and has requested the Bankruptcy Court to determine the appropriate rate at which interest would be payable.

        For the holders of claims who, but for the Filing, would be entitled under a contract or otherwise to accrue or be paid interest on such claim in a non-default (or non-overdue payment) situation under applicable non-bankruptcy law, Grace accrues interest at the rate provided in the contract between the Grace entity and the claimant or such rate as may otherwise apply under applicable non-bankruptcy law.

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        For all other holders of allowed general unsecured claims, Grace accrues interest at a rate of 4.19% per annum, compounded annually, unless otherwise negotiated during the claim settlement process.

Chapter 11 Expenses

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Legal and financial advisory fees

  $ 49.1   $ 63.6   $ 95.1  

Interest (income) expense

    (1.1 )   2.2     (8.7 )
               

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

  $ 48.0   $ 65.8   $ 86.4  
               

        Pursuant to ASC 852, interest income earned on the Debtors' cash balances must be offset against Chapter 11 expenses. During 2008, interest income was reduced by a $6.0 million charge related to the change in fair value of investment securities held by the Debtors.

Condensed financial information of the Debtors

W. R. Grace & Co.—Chapter 11 Filing Entities
Debtor-in-Possession Statements of Operations

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions) (Unaudited)
 

Net sales, including intercompany

  $ 1,383.1   $ 1,559.6   $ 1,497.9  
               

Cost of goods sold, including intercompany, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

    958.6     1,154.2     1,066.8  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    293.5     295.2     314.0  

Restructuring expenses

    12.0     2.9      

(Gains) loss on sales of product lines and gain related to the sale of interest in an unconsolidated affiliate

    (27.0 )       1.0  

Research and development expenses

    36.1     43.3     43.9  

Depreciation and amortization

    55.9     57.1     55.5  

Defined benefit pension expense

    69.4     37.4     38.8  

Interest expense and related financing costs

    37.3     53.3     71.1  

Provision for environmental remediation

    4.4     14.6     17.0  

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

    48.0     65.8     86.6  

Other (income) expense, net

    (72.2 )   (118.5 )   (82.4 )
               

    1,416.0     1,605.3     1,612.3  
               

Loss before income taxes and equity in net income of non-filing entities

    (32.9 )   (45.7 )   (114.4 )

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

    17.1     11.4     57.2  
               

Loss before equity in net income of non-filing entities

    (15.8 )   (34.3 )   (57.2 )

Equity in net income of non-filing entities

    87.0     155.8     146.0  
               

Net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ 88.8  
               

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Debtor-in-Possession Statements of Cash Flows

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions) (Unaudited)
 

Operating Activities

                   
 

Net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ 88.8  

Reconciliation to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

                   
 

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

    48.0     65.8     86.6  
 

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

    (17.1 )   (11.4 )   (57.2 )
 

Equity in net income of non-filing entities

    (87.0 )   (155.8 )   (146.0 )
 

Depreciation and amortization

    55.9     57.1     55.5  
 

Interest on pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise

    36.2     49.4     70.9  
 

Provision for environmental remediation

    4.4     14.6     17.0  
 

Other non-cash items, net

    (36.6 )   (17.1 )   (7.3 )
 

Contributions to defined benefit pension plans

    (43.1 )   (54.2 )   (81.1 )
 

Cash paid to resolve contingencies subject to Chapter 11

        (252.0 )   (10.3 )
 

Chapter 11 expenses paid

    (54.2 )   (69.3 )   (92.1 )
 

Restructuring expenses

    12.0     2.9      
 

Payments related to restructuring expenses

    (7.4 )   (1.8 )    
 

Repatriation of cash from foreign entities

    170.6          
 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

    35.6     17.3     (5.4 )
 

Changes in other assets and liabilities, excluding the effect of businesses acquired/divested

    132.8     122.8     1.7  
               

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

    321.3     (110.2 )   (78.9 )
               

Investing Activities

                   
 

Capital expenditures

    (51.6 )   (74.3 )   (86.3 )
 

Other

    198.2     188.5     100.8  
               

Net cash provided by investing activities

    146.6     114.2     14.5  
               

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

    (0.5 )   7.3     37.4  
               

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    467.4     11.3     (27.0 )
 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    218.1     206.8     233.8  
               
 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 685.5   $ 218.1   $ 206.8  
               

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2. Chapter 11 Information (Continued)

W. R. Grace & Co.—Chapter 11 Filing Entities
Debtor-in-Possession Balance Sheets

 
  December 31,  
 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions) (Unaudited)
 

ASSETS

             

Current Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 685.5   $ 218.1  

Investment securities

        21.6  

Cash value of life insurance policies, net of policy loans

        67.2  

Trade accounts receivable, net (including $16.9 from an unconsolidated affiliate) (2008-$0.0)

    91.5     115.0  

Receivables from non-filing entities, net

    64.5     69.9  

Inventories

    86.5     122.1  

Other current assets

    50.6     57.4  
           

Total Current Assets

    978.6     671.3  

Properties and equipment, net

    399.6     417.1  

Deferred income taxes

    808.5     834.4  

Asbestos-related insurance

    500.0     500.0  

Loans receivable from non-filing entities, net

    388.9     399.1  

Investment in non-filing entities

    254.0     492.0  

Overfunded defined benefit pension plans

    0.2     0.2  

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

    45.7     0.9  

Other assets

    70.3     96.9  
           

Total Assets

  $ 3,445.8   $ 3,411.9  
           

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIT)

             

Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise

             

Current liabilities (including $2.1 due to an unconsolidated affiliate) (2008-$0.0)

  $ 196.8   $ 239.5  

Underfunded defined benefit pension plans

    359.6     380.6  

Other liabilities (including $10.5 due to an unconsolidated affiliate) (2008-$0.0)

    41.4     41.6  
           

Total Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise

    597.8     661.7  

Liabilities Subject to Compromise

    3,147.1     3,112.9  
           

Total Liabilities

    3,744.9     3,774.6  

Total W. R. Grace & Co. Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)

    (299.2 )   (426.9 )

Noncontrolling interests in Chapter 11 filing entities

    0.1     64.2  
           

Total Equity (Deficit)

    (299.1 )   (362.7 )
           

Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)

  $ 3,445.8   $ 3,411.9  
           

        In addition to Grace's financial reporting obligations as prescribed by the SEC, the Debtors are also required, under the rules and regulations of the Bankruptcy Code, to periodically file certain statements and schedules and a monthly operating report with the Bankruptcy Court. This information is available to the public through the Bankruptcy Court. This information is prepared in a

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format that may not be comparable to information in Grace's quarterly and annual financial statements as filed with the SEC. The monthly operating reports are not audited, do not purport to represent the financial position or results of operations of Grace on a consolidated basis, and should not be relied on for such purposes.

3. Asbestos-Related Litigation

        Grace is a defendant in property damage and personal injury lawsuits relating to previously sold asbestos-containing products. As of the Filing Date, Grace was a defendant in 65,656 asbestos-related lawsuits, 17 involving claims for property damage (one of which has since been dismissed), and the remainder involving 129,191 claims for personal injury. Due to the Filing, holders of asbestos-related claims are stayed from continuing to prosecute pending litigation and from commencing new lawsuits against the Debtors. The PI and PD Committees, representing the interests of asbestos personal injury and asbestos property damage claimants, respectively, and the PI FCR and PD FCR, representing the interests of future asbestos personal injury and property damage claimants, respectively, have been appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases. Grace's obligations with respect to present and future claims will be determined through the Chapter 11 process.

        Property Damage Litigation    The plaintiffs in asbestos property damage lawsuits generally seek to have the defendants pay for the cost of removing, containing or repairing the asbestos-containing materials in the affected buildings. Various factors can affect the merit and value of PD Claims, including legal defenses, product identification, the amount and type of product involved, the age, type, size and use of the building, the legal status of the claimant, the jurisdictional history of prior cases, the court in which the case is pending, and the difficulty of asbestos abatement, if necessary.

        Out of 380 asbestos property damage cases (which involved thousands of buildings) filed prior to the Filing Date, 140 were dismissed without payment of any damages or settlement amounts; judgments after trial were entered in favor of Grace in nine cases; judgments after trial were entered in favor of the plaintiffs in eight cases for a total of $86.1 million; 207 property damage cases were settled for a total of $696.8 million; and 16 cases remain outstanding (including the one on appeal). Of the 16 remaining cases, eight relate to ZAI and eight relate to a number of former asbestos-containing products (two of which also are alleged to involve ZAI).

        Approximately 4,300 additional PD claims were filed prior to the March 31, 2003 claims bar date established by the Bankruptcy Court. (The bar date did not apply to ZAI claims.) Grace objected to virtually all PD claims on a number of different bases, including: no authorization to file a claim; the claim was previously settled or adjudicated; no or insufficient documentation; failure to identify a Grace product; the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations and/or statute of repose, and/or laches; and a defense that the product in place is not hazardous. As of December 31, 2009, following the reclassification, withdrawal or expungement of claims, approximately 430 PD Claims subject to the March 31, 2003 bar date remain outstanding. The Bankruptcy Court has approved settlement agreements covering approximately 375 of such claims for an aggregate allowed amount of $144 million.

        Eight of the ZAI cases were filed as purported class action lawsuits in 2000 and 2001. In addition, 10 lawsuits were filed as purported class actions in 2004 and 2005 with respect to persons and homes in Canada. These cases seek damages and equitable relief, including the removal, replacement and/or disposal of all such insulation. The plaintiffs assert that this product is in millions

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of homes and that the cost of removal could be several thousand dollars per home. As a result of the Filing, the eight U.S. cases have been stayed.

        Based on Grace's investigation of the claims described in these lawsuits, and testing and analysis of this product by Grace and others, Grace believes that ZAI was and continues to be safe for its intended purpose and poses little or no threat to human health. The plaintiffs in the ZAI lawsuits dispute Grace's position on the safety of ZAI. In October, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court held a hearing on motions filed by the parties to address a number of important legal and factual issues regarding the ZAI claims. In December, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion and order holding that, although ZAI is contaminated with asbestos and can release asbestos fibers when disturbed, there is no unreasonable risk of harm from ZAI. The ZAI claimants sought an interlocutory appeal of the opinion and order with the District Court, but that request was denied. In the event the Joint Plan is not confirmed, the ZAI claimants have reserved their right to appeal such opinion and order if and when it becomes a final order.

        At the Debtors' request, in July 2008, the Bankruptcy Court established a bar date for U.S. ZAI PD Claims and approved a related notice program that required any person with a U.S. ZAI PD Claim to submit an individual proof of claim no later than October 31, 2008. Approximately 17,960 U.S. ZAI PD Claims were filed prior to the October 31, 2008 claims bar date and, as of December 31, 2009 an additional 1,300 U.S. ZAI PD Claims were filed. As described above, on December 13, 2009, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in the Grace Canada, Inc. proceeding pending under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, approved the Amended Settlement that would settle all Canadian ZAI PD Claims on the terms of the Joint Plan. On October 20, 2008, the Bankruptcy Court established August 31, 2009 as the bar date for Canadian ZAI PD Claims. Approximately 13,100 Canadian ZAI PD Claims were filed prior to the bar date and, as of December 31, 2009, an additional 1,000 Canadian ZAI PD Claims were filed. Under the Amended Settlement, all Canadian ZAI PD Claims filed before December 31, 2009 would be eligible to seek compensation from the Canadian ZAI property damage claims fund.

        As described in Note 2, on November 21, 2008, the Debtors, the Putative Class Counsel to the U.S. ZAI property damage claimants, the PD FCR, and the Equity Committee reached an agreement in principle designed to resolve all present and future U.S. ZAI PD Claims. The terms of the U.S. and Canadian ZAI agreements in principle have been incorporated into the terms of the Joint Plan and related documents. As described below, Grace's recorded asbestos related liability does not include the agreements in principle to settle the ZAI liability that is part of the Joint Plan. The asbestos related liability at December 31, 2009, which is based on the Prior Plan, assumes the risk of loss from ZAI litigation is not probable. If the Joint Plan or another plan of reorganization reflecting the agreements in principle is not confirmed or does not become effective and Grace's view as to risk of loss from ZAI litigation is not sustained, Grace believes the cost to resolve the U.S. ZAI litigation may be material.

        Personal Injury Litigation    Asbestos personal injury claimants allege adverse health effects from exposure to asbestos-containing products formerly manufactured by Grace. Historically, Grace's cost to resolve such claims has been influenced by numerous variables, including the nature of the disease alleged, product identification, proof of exposure to a Grace product, negotiation factors, the solvency of other former producers of asbestos containing products, cross-claims by co-defendants, the rate at which new claims are filed, the jurisdiction in which the claims are filed, and the defense and disposition costs associated with these claims.

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        Cumulatively through the Filing Date, 16,354 asbestos personal injury lawsuits involving approximately 35,720 PI Claims were dismissed without payment of any damages or settlement amounts (primarily on the basis that Grace products were not involved) and approximately 55,489 lawsuits involving approximately 163,698 PI Claims were disposed of (through settlements and judgments) for a total of $645.6 million. As of the Filing Date, 129,191 PI Claims were pending against Grace. Grace believes that a substantial number of additional PI Claims would have been received between the Filing Date and December 31, 2009 had such PI Claims not been stayed by the Bankruptcy Court.

        The Bankruptcy Court has entered a case management order for estimating liability for pending and future PI Claims. A trial for estimating liability for PI Claims began in January 2008 but was suspended in April 2008 as a result of the PI Settlement.

        Asbestos-Related Liability    The total recorded asbestos-related liability as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, including pre-Filing Date and post-Filing Date settlements, was $1,700 million and is included in "liabilities subject to compromise" in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Grace adjusted its asbestos-related liability in the fourth quarter of 2004 based on the filing of the Prior Plan. The Prior Plan contained a condition precedent that the Bankruptcy Court determine that $1,613 million (this amount, plus $87 million of prepetition settlements and judgments, "the Funding Amount") was sufficient to pay, on a net present value basis, all PI Claims and PD Claims entitled to payment and related trust administration costs and expenses. Therefore, prior to the PI Settlement, the U.S. and Canadian ZAI agreements in principle and the filing of the Joint Plan, Grace was prepared to settle its asbestos-related claims at the Funding Amount as part of a consensual plan of reorganization and recorded its asbestos-related liability on that basis. The treatment of asbestos-related liabilities is significantly different under the Joint Plan than under the Prior Plan. Grace has not adjusted its accounting for asbestos-related liabilities to reflect the Joint Plan. At this time, Grace is unable to determine a reasonable estimate of the value of certain consideration payable to the PI Trust and the PD Trust under the Joint Plan. These values will ultimately be determined on the effective date of the Joint Plan. Grace expects to adjust its accounting for the Joint Plan when the consideration can be measured and material conditions to the Joint Plan are satisfied. Grace expects that such adjustments may be material to Grace's consolidated financial position and results of operations.

        If the Joint Plan is not confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, the Debtors would expect to resume the estimation trial, which was suspended in April 2008 due to the PI Settlement, to determine the amount of its asbestos-related liabilities. Through the PI Claim estimation process and the continued adjudication of PD Claims, Grace would seek to demonstrate that most claims have no value because they fail to establish any significant property damage, health impairment or occupational exposure to asbestos from Grace's operations or products. If the Bankruptcy Court agreed with Grace's position on the number of, and the amounts to be paid in respect of, allowed PI Claims and PD Claims, then Grace believes that the Funding Amount could be lower than $1,700 million. However, this outcome would be highly uncertain and would depend on a number of Bankruptcy Court rulings favorable to Grace's position. Conversely, the PI and PD Committees and the PI FCR have asserted that Grace's asbestos-related liabilities are substantially higher than $1,700 million, and in fact are in excess of Grace's business value. If the Bankruptcy Court accepted the position of the PI and PD Committees and the PI FCR, then any plan of reorganization likely would result in the loss of all or substantially all equity value by current shareholders.

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        Insurance Rights    Grace holds insurance policies that provide coverage for 1962 to 1985 with respect to asbestos-related lawsuits and claims. For the most part, coverage for years 1962 through 1972 has been exhausted, leaving coverage for years 1973 through 1985 available for pending and future asbestos claims. Since 1985, insurance coverage for asbestos-related liabilities has not been commercially available to Grace. As discussed in Note 2, pursuant to the Joint Plan, insurance policies that provide coverage for asbestos-related claims and proceeds, including interest, received after the date of the PI Settlement, would be assigned to the PI Trust.

        For each insurance year, Grace's coverage consists of both primary and excess coverage. Primary coverage for an insurance year generally reimburses Grace for the portion of paid claims allocated to that year starting at the first dollar paid (after any deductible) through the coverage limit. With one exception, coverage disputes regarding Grace's primary insurance policies have been settled, and the settlement amounts have been paid in full. Excess insurance generally reimburses Grace for claims paid above a specified policy threshold through the coverage limit. For each insurance year, Grace's insurance program includes multiple layers of excess coverage. A layer of excess coverage, which may include multiple insurers, is triggered once claim payments that can be assigned to that insurance year are paid up to the threshold of that layer.

        Grace has entered into settlement agreements with various excess insurance carriers. These settlements involve amounts paid and to be paid to Grace. The unpaid maximum aggregate amount available under these settlement agreements is approximately $440 million. With respect to asbestos-related personal injury claims, the settlement agreements generally require that the claims be spread over the claimant's exposure period and that each insurer pay a pro rata portion of each claim based on the amount of coverage provided during each year of the total exposure period.

        Presently, Grace has no agreements in place with insurers with respect to approximately $483 million of excess coverage. Such policies are at layers of coverage that have not yet been triggered, but certain layers would be triggered if the Prior Plan were approved at the recorded asbestos-related liability of $1,700 million. In estimating its ultimate insurance recovery, Grace has assumed that its unsettled excess coverage will be available on terms that are substantially similar to the existing settlement agreements described above. Grace believes that any allowed ZAI claims also would be covered under the policies discussed above to the extent they relate to installations of ZAI occurring after July 1, 1973.

        In addition, Grace has approximately $253 million of excess coverage with insolvent or non-paying insurance carriers. Non-paying carriers are those that, although technically solvent, are not currently meeting their obligations to pay claims. Grace has filed and continues to file claims in the insolvency proceedings of these carriers. Grace periodically receives distributions from some of these insolvent carriers.

        In November 2006, Grace entered into a settlement agreement with an underwriter of a portion of its excess insurance coverage. The insurer paid a settlement amount of $90 million directly to an escrow account in respect of claims for which Grace was provided coverage under the affected policies. The settlement agreement, as amended in July 2009, provides that: unless Grace confirms a plan of reorganization by December 31, 2013, at the option of the underwriter, exercisable at any time prior to April 30, 2014, the escrow amount with interest must be returned to the underwriter; funds in the escrow account will be distributed from the account to the PI Trust as set forth in the Joint Plan; 52% of the interest accrued on the settlement amount as of March 31, 2009 will be transferred to an agent of the underwriter; and the underwriter has certain indemnification rights against Grace and the PI Trust with respect to certain claims. In October 2009, in compliance with the settlement agreement, Grace transferred approximately $3.7 million of the accrued interest to an

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agent of the underwriter. Due to the open contingencies for the release of the amount in the escrow account, Grace has not recorded this amount or reduced its asbestos insurance receivable balance. Under the Joint Plan, the amount in the escrow account would be assigned to the PI Trust. The escrow account balance at December 31, 2009 was approximately $93.5 million, including interest earned on the account.

        As of December 31, 2009, including the settlement discussed above and after subtracting previous reimbursements by insurers and allowing for discounts pursuant to certain settlement agreements, there remains approximately $923 million of excess coverage from 53 presently solvent insurers. Grace estimates that eligible claims would have to exceed $4 billion to access total coverage. Grace further estimates that, assuming the resolution value of asbestos-related claims is equal to the recorded liability of $1,700 million (which should fund claim payments in excess of $2 billion), it should be entitled to approximately $500 million of insurance recovery, including the escrow described above. This amount was determined by estimating the aggregate and per year payout for claims over time and applying the expected insurance recovery factor to such claims. However, the ultimate amount of insurance recovered on such claims will depend on a number of factors that will only be determined at the time claims are paid including: the nature of the claim (PI Claim, PD Claim or ZAI PD Claim), the relevant exposure years, the timing of payment, the solvency of insurers and the legal status of policy rights. Accordingly, Grace's estimate of insurance recovery may differ materially from actual amounts received by Grace, or, if the Joint Plan is confirmed and becomes effective, the PI Trust.

4. Inventories

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, and cost is determined using FIFO. Inventories consisted of the following at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

 
  December 31,  
 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Raw materials

  $ 48.8   $ 63.6  

In process

    36.8     42.1  

Finished products

    104.6     212.1  

Other

    30.4     37.0  
           

  $ 220.6   $ 354.8  
           

5. Properties and Equipment

 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Land

  $ 19.5   $ 21.5  

Buildings

    467.1     460.8  

Information technology and equipment

    135.9     131.0  

Machinery, equipment and other

    1,616.6     1,577.9  

Projects under construction

    62.3     64.7  
           

Properties and equipment, gross

    2,301.4     2,255.9  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

    (1,611.3 )   (1,545.3 )
           

Properties and equipment, net

  $ 690.1   $ 710.6  
           

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5. Properties and Equipment (Continued)

        Capitalized interest costs amounted to $0.5 million in 2009 and $0.3 million in 2008. Depreciation and lease amortization expense relating to properties and equipment amounted to $103.0 million in 2009, $109.0 million in 2008, and $104.4 million in 2007. Grace's rental expense for operating leases amounted to $20.2 million in 2009, $23.8 million in 2008, and $20.8 million in 2007.

        At December 31, 2009, minimum future non-cancelable payments for operating leases were:

Minimum Future Payments Under Operating Leases

 
  (In millions)
 

2010

  $ 19.8  

2011

    15.0  

2012

    11.3  

2013

    9.1  

2014

    4.3  

Thereafter

    7.8  
       

Total minimum lease payments

  $ 67.3  
       

        The above minimum non-cancelable lease payments are net of anticipated sublease income of $0.8 million in 2010, $0.3 million in 2011, $0.2 million in 2012, $0.2 million in 2013, $0.2 million in 2014 and $0.3 million thereafter.

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        The carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each operating segment and the changes in those balances during the year ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 
  Grace
Davison
  Grace
Construction
Products
  Total
Grace
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Balance as of December 31, 2008

  $ 54.4   $ 62.7   $ 117.1  

Goodwill acquired during the year

             

Goodwill related to sales of product lines

        (1.3 )   (1.3 )

Currency translation / other adjustments

    0.1     2.6     2.7  
               

Balance as of December 31, 2009

  $ 54.5   $ 64.0   $ 118.5  
               

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6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)

        Grace's net book value of other intangible assets at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $61.5 million and $72.5 million, respectively, detailed as follows:

 
  As of December 31, 2009  
 
  Gross Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Customer lists

  $ 53.4   $ 26.3  

Technology

    42.7     23.4  

Trademarks

    21.7     10.2  

Other

    6.4     2.8  
           

Total

  $ 124.2   $ 62.7  
           

 

 
  As of December 31, 2008  
 
  Gross Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Customer lists

  $ 53.6   $ 22.7  

Technology

    44.5     21.4  

Trademarks

    22.4     9.0  

Other

    7.9     2.8  
           

Total

  $ 128.4   $ 55.9  
           

        At December 31, 2009, estimated future annual amortization expenses for intangible assets are:

Estimated Amortization Expense

 
  (In millions)
 

2010

  $ 10.2  

2011

    9.9  

2012

    9.0  

2013

    8.5  

2014

    8.2  

7. Life Insurance

        Grace is the beneficiary of corporate-owned life insurance ("COLI") policies on certain current and former employees with net cash surrender values of $4.4 million and $71.4 million at

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December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The following tables summarize activity in these policies for 2009, 2008, and 2007, and the components of net cash value at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

Life Insurance—Activity Summary

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Earnings on policy assets

  $ 1.5   $ 4.3   $ 6.2  

Interest on policy loans

    (0.3 )   (1.3 )   (0.9 )

Premiums

    0.3     0.3     1.7  

Proceeds from policy loans

        (56.0 )    

Policy loan repayments

        56.0     0.1  

Proceeds from termination of life insurance policies

    (68.8 )   (12.7 )   (14.8 )

Net investing activity

    0.3     (0.2 )   (0.5 )
               

Change in net cash value

  $ (67.0 ) $ (9.6 ) $ (8.2 )
               

Tax-free proceeds received

  $ 0.6   $ 0.2   $ 0.3  
               

Components of Net Cash Value

 
  December 31,  
 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Gross cash value

  $ 9.8   $ 77.5  

Principal—policy loans

    (5.3 )   (5.0 )

Accrued interest—policy loans

    (0.1 )   (1.1 )
           

Total net cash value

    4.4     71.4  

Less: current portion

        (67.2 )
           

Net cash value—long-term

  $ 4.4   $ 4.2  
           

Insurance benefits in force

  $ 19.2   $ 120.7  
           

        Grace's financial statements display income statement activity and balance sheet amounts on a net basis, reflecting the contractual interdependency of policy assets and liabilities.

        In March 2009, Grace surrendered and terminated life insurance policies and received approximately $68.8 million of net cash value from the terminations. As a result of the terminations, Grace's insurance benefits in force was reduced by approximately $102.4 million from December 31, 2008.

        In August and December 2008, Grace received proceeds of $40.0 million and $16.0 million, respectively, through a loan against the cash value of its life insurance policies. In December 2008, Grace made loan repayments of $56.0 million. In June and November 2008, Grace surrendered and terminated life insurance policies and received approximately $8.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively, of net cash value from the terminations. As a result of the terminations, gross cash value of the policies was reduced by approximately $12.7 million. Grace's insurance benefits in force was reduced by approximately $23.5 million.

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8. Debt

Components of Debt

 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Debt payable within one year(1)

  $ 12.6   $ 11.2  
           

Debt payable after one year

             

DIP facility(2)

  $   $  

Other long-term borrowings(3)

    10.9     0.6  
           

  $ 10.9   $ 0.6  
           

Debt Subject to Compromise(4)

             

Bank borrowings(5)

  $ 500.0   $ 500.0  

Accrued interest on bank borrowings

    350.6     323.5  

Drawn letters of credit(6)

    25.8     25.6  

Accrued interest on drawn letters of credit

    5.6     4.4  
           

  $ 882.0   $ 853.5  
           

Full-year weighted average interest rates on total debt

    3.4 %   5.2 %
           

(1)
Represents borrowings under various lines of credit and other miscellaneous borrowings, primarily by non-U.S. subsidiaries, and includes $1.8 million due to an unconsolidated affiliate. At December 31, 2009, the fair value of Grace's debt payable within one year not subject to compromise approximated the recorded value of $12.6 million. Fair value is determined based on expected future cash flows (discounted at market interest rates), quotes from financial institutions and other appropriate valuation methodologies.

(2)
The Debtors entered into a debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit facility with a syndicate of lenders that provided for up to $165 million of revolving loans and face amount of letters of credit. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Debtors had no outstanding borrowings under the DIP facility. However, $70.9 million and $64.1 million of standby letters of credit were issued and outstanding under the facility as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which were issued mainly for trade related matters such as performance bonds, as well as certain insurance and environmental matters. On February 16, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court granted Grace authority to terminate the DIP facility and replace it with a $100 million cash-collateralized letter of credit facility with a commercial bank to support current outstanding and new letters of credit.

(3)
Includes $10.5 million due to an unconsolidated affiliate.

(4)
At December 31, 2009, the carrying value of Grace's bank debt subject to compromise plus interest was $882.0 million. The estimated fair value of the bank debt is lower than the carrying value; however, because such debt is subject to compromise in Grace's Chapter 11 proceeding, neither carrying values nor market values may reflect ultimate liquidation value.

(5)
Under bank revolving credit agreements in effect prior to the Filing, Grace could borrow up to $500 million at interest rates based upon the prevailing prime, federal funds and/or Eurodollar rates. Of that amount, $250 million was available under short-term facilities that expired in May 2001, and $250 million was available under a long-term facility that expired in May 2003. As a result of the Filing, Grace is in default under the

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8. Debt (Continued)

(6)
Amounts drawn on letters of credit pursuant to settled but unpaid claims.

9. Fair Value Measurements and Risk

        Certain of Grace's assets and liabilities are reported at fair value. ASC 820 defines fair value as the value that would be received at the measurement date in the principal or "most advantageous" market. Grace uses principal market data, whenever available, to value assets and liabilities that are required to be reported at fair value. ASC 820 prescribes three valuation techniques to be used to measure fair value as follows:

        One or a combination of the approaches above can be used to calculate fair value, whichever results in the most representative fair value.

        In addition to the three valuation techniques, ASC 820 prescribes a fair value hierarchy in order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels:

    Level 1 Inputs     Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

 

 

Level 2 Inputs

 


 

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

 

Level 3 Inputs

 


 

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which should reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

        Grace has identified the following financial assets and liabilities that are subject to the fair value analysis required by ASC 820:

Investment Securities

        Investment securities consist of direct or indirect investments in debt securities in the Columbia Strategic Cash Portfolio Fund (the "Columbia Fund"). In December 2007, the Columbia Fund began an orderly liquidation and restricted redemptions to in-kind distribution of portfolio securities. In the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, $22.5 million and $70.7 million, respectively, of Grace's account balance was distributed to Grace in cash. As of December 31, 2009 all units in the Columbia Fund were redeemed. Grace elected to maintain its investment in the Columbia Fund pending the orderly liquidation of the portfolio and to value its account based on the value of the underlying securities as determined by the fund principals. Grace determined the value of the fund using a market approach, which consists of matrix pricing techniques based on widely available market data and comparables as provided by the fund principals. Grace's investment in the

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Columbia Fund was valued at $0.0 million and $21.6 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Fair Value of Debt and Other Financial Instruments

        See Note 8 for a discussion of the fair value of Grace's debt. At December 31, 2009, the recorded values of other financial instruments such as cash equivalents, short-term investments, and trade receivables and payables approximated their fair values, based on the short-term maturities and floating rate characteristics of these instruments.

Derivatives

        Certain raw materials and energy sources are subject to price fluctuation. Grace hedges against volatility in certain raw material and energy purchases using financial instruments as appropriate. Grace also enters into long term supply agreements and/or forward commitments to secure materials at stable prices and in quantities fully expected to be used in production.

        From time to time, Grace enters into commodity derivatives such as fixed-rate swaps with financial institutions to mitigate the risk of volatility of natural gas prices or other commodities. Under fixed-rate swaps, Grace locks in a fixed rate with a financial institution for future purchases, purchases its commodity from a supplier at the prevailing market rate, and then settles with the bank for any difference in the rates, thereby "swapping" a variable rate for a fixed rate.

        In 2008 and 2009, Grace used fixed-rate swaps to mitigate the risk of natural gas price volatility. The valuation of Grace's fixed-rate natural gas swaps was determined using a market approach, based on natural gas futures trading prices quoted on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Commodity fixed-rate swaps with maturities of not more than 12 months are used and designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted purchases of natural gas. Current open contracts hedge forecasted transactions until December 2010. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the commodity contracts is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into income in the same period or periods that the underlying commodity purchase affects income. At December 31, 2009, the contract volume, or notional amount, of the commodity contracts was 3.1 million British thermal units (MMBtu).

        Beginning in 2009, Grace used fixed-rate swaps to mitigate the risk of aluminum price volatility. The valuation of Grace's fixed-rate aluminum swaps was determined using a market approach, based on aluminum futures trading prices quoted on the London Metal Exchange. Commodity fixed-rate swaps with maturities of not more than 12 months are used and designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted purchases of aluminum. Current open contracts hedge forecasted transactions until December 2010. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the commodity contracts is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into income in the same period or periods that the underlying commodity purchase affects income. At December 31, 2009, the contract volume, or notional amount, of the commodity contracts was 3.1 million pounds.

        Because Grace does business in over 40 countries, results are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Grace seeks to minimize exposure to these fluctuations by matching sales in volatile currencies with expenditures in the same currencies, but it is not always possible to do so. From time to time Grace will use financial instruments such as currency forward contracts, options, or combinations of the two to reduce the risk of certain specific transactions. However, Grace does not have a policy of hedging all exposures, because management does not believe that such a level of hedging would be cost-effective.

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9. Fair Value Measurements and Risk (Continued)

        From time to time, Grace enters into currency exchange rate forward and/or option contracts to mitigate the effects of exchange rate fluctuations. The valuation of Grace's currency exchange rate forward contracts is determined using both a market approach and an income approach. Inputs used to value currency exchange rate forward contracts consist of: (1) spot rates, which are quoted by various financial institutions; (2) forward points, which are primarily affected by changes in interest rates; and (3) discount rates used to present value future cash flows, which are based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) curve.

        In November 2007, Grace purchased currency forward contracts to mitigate the effect of currency risk with respect to intercompany loans between its principal U.S. subsidiary and a German subsidiary. As of December 31, 2009, the total amount outstanding under the currency forward contracts was €247.8 million. These derivatives are not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

        The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:

 
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2009 Using  
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
  Total   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Assets

                         

Currency derivatives

  $ 4.4   $   $ 4.4   $  

Commodity derivatives

    0.9         0.9      
                   

Total Assets

  $ 5.3   $   $ 5.3   $  
                   

Liabilities

                         

Currency derivatives

  $ 1.4   $   $ 1.4   $  

Commodity derivatives

    0.5         0.5      
                   

Total Liabilities

  $ 1.9   $   $ 1.9   $  
                   

 

 
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008 Using  
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
  Total   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Assets

                         

Available-for-sale securities

  $ 21.6   $   $ 21.6   $  

Currency derivatives

    21.0         21.0      
                   

Total Assets

  $ 42.6   $   $ 42.6   $  
                   

Liabilities

                         

Currency derivatives

  $ 3.7   $   $ 3.7   $  

Commodity derivatives

    10.8         10.8      
                   

Total Liabilities

  $ 14.5   $   $ 14.5   $  
                   

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9. Fair Value Measurements and Risk (Continued)

        The following table presents the location and fair values of derivative instruments included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009:

 
  Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments at December 31, 2009
  Balance Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
  Balance Sheet
Location
  Fair
Value
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

                     

Commodity contracts

  Other current
assets
  $ 0.9   Other current
liabilities
  $ 0.5  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

                     

Currency contracts

  Other current
assets
    3.1   Other current
liabilities
    1.4  

Currency contracts

  Other assets     1.3   Other liabilities      
                   

Total derivatives

      $ 5.3       $ 1.9  
                   

        The following tables present the location and amount of gains and losses on derivative instruments included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations or, when applicable, gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI") for the year ended December 31, 2009:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on
the Consolidated Statement of
Operations for the Year Ended
December 31, 2009
  Amount of Gain
or (Loss)
Recognized in
OCI on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
  Location of Gain
or (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Income
(Effective Portion)
  Amount of Gain
or (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Income
(Effective Portion)
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Derivatives in ASC 815 cash flow hedging relationships:

                 

Currency contracts

  $ 0.1   Cost of goods
sold
  $ 0.1  

Commodity contracts

    (9.0 ) Cost of goods
sold
    (20.4 )
               

Total derivatives

  $ (8.9 )     $ (20.3 )
               

 

 
  Location of Gain
or (Loss)
Recognized in
Income on
Derivative
  Amount of Gain
or (Loss)
Recognized in
Income on
Derivative
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:

           

Currency contracts

  Other income (expense)   $ (16.6 )
           

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9. Fair Value Measurements and Risk (Continued)

Debt and Interest Rate Swap Agreements

        Grace was not a party to any debt or interest rate swaps at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

Credit Risk

        Grace is exposed to credit risk in its trade accounts receivable. Customers in the petroleum refining and construction industries represent the greatest exposure. Grace's credit evaluation policies, relatively short collection terms and history of minimal credit losses mitigate credit risk exposures. Grace does not generally require collateral for its trade accounts receivable, but may require a bank letter of credit in certain instances, particularly when selling to customers in cash restricted countries.

        Grace may also be exposed to credit risk in its derivatives contracts. Grace monitors counterparty credit risk and currently does not anticipate nonperformance by its derivatives counterparties. Grace's derivatives contracts are with internationally recognized commercial financial institutions.

10. Income Taxes

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

        The components of income (loss) from consolidated operations before income taxes and the related benefit from (provision for) income taxes for 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

Income Taxes—Consolidated Operations

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Income before income taxes:

                   

Domestic

  $ 225.7   $ 14.9   $ 368.4  

Foreign

    128.5     135.6     185.9  

Intercompany eliminations

    (271.5 )   (24.7 )   (466.6 )
               

  $ 82.7   $ 125.8   $ 87.7  
               

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes:

                   

Federal—current

  $ 40.4   $ 4.9   $ 29.0  

Federal—deferred

    (15.7 )   7.8     29.8  

State and local—current

    (0.6 )   (1.3 )   (1.3 )

Foreign—current

    (30.7 )   (34.8 )   (66.2 )

Foreign—deferred

    (4.9 )   19.1     9.8  
               

  $ (11.5 ) $ (4.3 ) $ 1.1  
               

        The previous table reflects the elimination of approximately $173 million and $440 million of domestic income resulting from repatriated earnings in 2009 and 2007 respectively.

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10. Income Taxes (Continued)

        The difference between the benefit from (provision for) income taxes at the U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% and Grace's overall income tax benefit (provision) is summarized as follows:

Income Tax Benefit (Provision) Analysis

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Tax benefit (provision) at U.S. federal income tax rate

  $ (28.9 ) $ (44.0 ) $ (30.8 )

Change in provision resulting from:

                   
 

Nontaxable income/non-deductible expenses

    (3.3 )   (3.9 )   (2.4 )
 

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

    (0.7 )   (0.7 )   (0.7 )
 

Federal and foreign taxes on foreign operations

    9.3     12.2     5.0  
 

Change in liability for unremitted foreign earnings reserve

    (2.1 )       44.8  
 

Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets

        14.5      
 

Chapter 11 expenses (non-deductible)

    (5.9 )   (4.5 )   (11.4 )
 

Tax and interest relating to tax deductibility of interest on life insurance policy loans

    (0.2 )   (0.4 )   (20.1 )
 

Impact of rate changes on deferred tax balances

            3.4  
 

Net benefit recognized upon disposition of investment

        11.9      
 

Adjustments to tax and interest contingencies

    20.3     10.6     13.3  
               

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

  $ (11.5 ) $ (4.3 ) $ 1.1  
               

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10. Income Taxes (Continued)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

        At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the tax attributes giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following items:

Deferred Tax Analysis

 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Deferred tax assets:

             

Liability for asbestos-related litigation

  $ 595.0   $ 595.0  

Net operating loss/credit carryforwards

    46.1     84.6  

Deferred state taxes

    90.8     130.2  

Liability for environmental remediation

    52.0     53.3  

Other postretirement benefits

    25.9     27.3  

Reserves and allowances

    33.6     50.1  

Research and development

    33.8     35.7  

Pension liabilities

    195.0     178.3  

Foreign loss/credit carryforwards

    41.2     37.7  

Accrued interest on pre-petition debt

    90.4     80.6  

Other

    5.5     11.6  
           

Total deferred tax assets

  $ 1,209.3   $ 1,284.4  
           

Deferred tax liabilities:

             

Asbestos-related insurance receivable

  $ (175.0 ) $ (175.0 )

Deferred foreign and other income

    (2.9 )   (9.6 )

Pension assets

    (23.7 )   (15.1 )

Properties and equipment

    (28.2 )   (41.6 )

Other

    (22.5 )   (28.7 )
           

Total deferred tax liabilities

  $ (252.3 ) $ (270.0 )
           

Valuation allowance:

             

Deferred state taxes

  $ (90.8 ) $ (130.2 )

Foreign loss carryforwards

    (1.5 )   (1.8 )
           

Total valuation allowance

    (92.3 )   (132.0 )
           

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 864.7   $ 882.4  
           

        The deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $92.3 million at December 31, 2009 consists of $90.8 million related to net deferred state tax assets associated with current loss carryforwards and future tax deductions that Grace believes are not likely to provide a cash benefit, and $1.5 million related to foreign loss carryforwards that Grace believes are not likely to be used in the future. The change in the valuation allowance from December 31, 2008 to 2009 primarily represents a reduction in the valuation allowance related to state net operating losses that expired in 2009. Grace has concluded that it is more likely than not that Grace would utilize the balance of the net deferred tax assets after consideration of the valuation allowance. Because of the nature of the items that make up this balance, Grace believes that the realization period would be likely to extend over a number of years and that the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases could materially impact the amount and the realization period.

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10. Income Taxes (Continued)

        The tax credit carryforwards at December 31, 2009 of $46.1 million consist of $26.6 million of foreign tax credit carryforwards with expiration dates through 2017; $0.6 million of general business credit carryforwards with expiration dates through 2025; and $18.9 million of alternative minimum tax credit ("AMTC") carryforwards with no expiration dates. The uncertain tax positions that might have affected our AMTC were resolved and did not result in a change in the carryforward amount.

        Grace has not recorded "windfall tax benefits" of $12.9 million associated with stock option compensation that remained unrealized at the end of 2009.

Net operating losses

        Under the Joint Plan, Grace would generate substantial U.S. federal net operating losses ("NOLs") upon emergence from bankruptcy. Because Grace did not pay a significant amount of U.S. income taxes in prior years and/or has already received or applied for income tax refunds from available NOL carryback years, Grace would expect to carryforward most of its NOLs after emergence from bankruptcy. Under U.S. federal income tax law, a corporation is generally permitted to carryforward NOLs for a 20-year period for deduction against future taxable income.

        Grace's ability to use future tax deductions could be significantly limited if it were to undergo an ownership change during or as a result of the Chapter 11 proceeding. In order to preserve these future tax deductions, the Bankruptcy Court has approved trading restrictions on Grace common stock until the effective date of a plan of reorganization. These restrictions prohibit (without the consent of Grace) a person from acquiring more than 4.75% of the outstanding Grace common stock or, for any person already holding more than 4.75%, from increasing such person's holdings. The Joint Plan provides that under certain circumstances, Grace's Board of Directors would have the authority to impose restrictions on the transfer of Grace common stock with respect to certain 5% shareholders in order to preserve these future tax deductions. However, Grace can provide no assurance that these limitations would prevent an ownership change or that its ability to use future tax deductions would not be significantly limited as a result of any change in control. See Note 2 under the caption "Joint Plan of Reorganization—Effect on Company Common Stock" for a discussion of these trading restrictions.

Unrepatriated foreign earnings

        Since Grace's filing of a predecessor to the Prior Plan in November 2004, Grace has repatriated cash and promissory notes from foreign subsidiaries to support its Chapter 11 emergence funding requirements and has established deferred tax liabilities related to the expected tax cost of repatriating foreign earnings. In 2009, Grace repatriated approximately $173 million of cash from its non-U.S. subsidiaries. The tax cost of the repatriation was approximately $8.8 million. At December 31, 2009, Grace's deferred tax liability for unrepatriated foreign earnings was $2.9 million. Assuming a mid-year 2010 emergence from bankruptcy, Grace believes that this amount would be sufficient to cover the tax cost of any additional repatriations required to support its emergence from bankruptcy.

        Grace has not provided for U.S. federal, state and foreign deferred income taxes on approximately $716 million of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Grace expects that these earnings will be permanently reinvested by such subsidiaries.

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10. Income Taxes (Continued)

Uncertain tax positions

        Grace adopted ASC 740-10-25, in 2007. The effect of the adoption was to reduce Grace's accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2007 by $2.2 million. This amount reflected the recognition of U.S. federal income tax benefits relating to certain expenses incurred in defense of creditor claims and various alternative minimum tax benefits arising from prior year audits, partly offset by certain increases to reserves on foreign income and undistributed foreign earnings.

        The amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2009 was $146.7 million ($98.4 million excluding interest and penalties). The amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2008 was $188.0 million ($134.6 million excluding interest and penalties). A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, for the two years ended December 31, 2009 follows:

Rollforward of Uncertain Tax Positions

 
  Unrecognized
Tax Benefits
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Balance as of January 1, 2008

  $ 123.0  
 

Additions for current year tax positions

    2.9  
 

Additions for prior year tax positions

    18.6  
 

Reductions for prior year tax positions

    (0.8 )
 

Settlements

    (2.7 )
 

Reductions for expirations of statute of limitations

    (6.4 )
       

Balance as of December 31, 2008

  $ 134.6  
 

Additions for current year tax positions

    4.5  
 

Additions for prior year tax positions

    4.9  
 

Reductions for prior year tax positions

    (8.5 )
 

Settlements

    (36.1 )
 

Reductions for expirations of statute of limitations

    (1.0 )
       

Balance as of December 31, 2009

  $ 98.4  
       

        Of the total unrecognized benefits of $98.4 million, the amount that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate is equal to $98.4 million since the uncertain tax position issues that might have affected our AMTC were resolved and did not result in a change in the AMTC carryforward amount.

        Grace accrues potential interest and any associated penalties related to uncertain tax positions in "benefit from (provision for) income taxes" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The balances of unrecognized tax benefits in the previous table do not include accrued interest and penalties. The total amount of interest and penalties accrued on uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2009 was $48.3 million (net of applicable tax benefit).

        Grace files U.S. federal income tax returns as well as income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. In many cases, Grace's uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that

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10. Income Taxes (Continued)


remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. The following table summarizes these open tax years by major jurisdiction:

Tax Jurisdiction(1)
  Examination
in Progress
  Examination
Not Yet Initiated
 

United States—Federal(2)

  1997-2001     2005-2008  

United States—State

  1994-2006     2007-2008  

Germany

  None     2006-2008  

United Kingdom

  None     2003-2008  

Singapore

  None     2002-2008  

France

  None     2007-2008  

Canada

  2002-2003     2004-2008  

(1)
Includes federal, state, provincial or local jurisdictions, as applicable.

(2)
Grace's U.S. federal income tax returns for the tax years 1997-2001 have been examined by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and, except as described below, have been resolved (Grace's U.S. tax years 2002—2004 have been examined and closed).

        As a large taxpayer, we are under continual audit by the various tax authorities on open-year tax positions. It is possible that the amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits could change in the next twelve months. As a result of examinations and settlements, Grace believes there may be a material change to Grace's aggregate recorded liabilities for uncertain tax positions in the next twelve months with respect to the following matters:

        Grace received approval from the Bankruptcy Court on May 26, 2009 to enter into a settlement with the IRS with respect to the carryback to the 1989 tax year of an NOL arising in the 1998 tax year. The U.S. Tax Court approved the settlement on August 26, 2009. In the fourth quarter of 2009 Grace was notified by the IRS that the settlement was not subject to Joint Committee Review (although its impact on subsequent years is subject to such review, see paragraph 1 immediately

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above). Grace received a cash refund of $39.2 million in previously deposited taxes and interest and recorded a net tax benefit of $23.5 million.

11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits Plans

        Pension Plans    Grace maintains defined benefit pension plans covering current and former employees of certain business units and divested business units who meet age and service requirements. Benefits are generally based on final average salary and years of service. Grace funds its U.S. qualified pension plans ("U.S. qualified pension plans") in accordance with U.S. federal laws and regulations. Non-U.S. pension plans ("non-U.S. pension plans") are funded under a variety of methods, as required under local laws and customs.

        Grace also provides, through nonqualified plans, supplemental pension benefits in excess of U.S. qualified pension plan limits imposed by federal tax law. These plans cover officers and higher-level employees and serve to increase the combined pension amount to the level that they otherwise would have received under the U.S. qualified pension plans in the absence of such limits. The nonqualified plans are unfunded and Grace pays the costs of benefits as they are incurred.

        At the December 31, 2009 measurement date for Grace's defined benefit pension plans, the projected benefit obligation ("PBO") was approximately $1,531 million as measured under U.S. GAAP compared with $1,380 million as of December 31, 2008. The PBO basis reflects the present value (using a 5.75% discount rate for U.S. plans and a 5.71% weighted average discount rate for non-U.S. plans as of December 31, 2009) of vested and non-vested benefits earned from employee service to date, based upon current services and estimated future pay increases for active employees.

        On a quarterly basis, Grace analyzes pension assets and pension liabilities along with the resulting funded status and updates its estimate of these measures. Funded status is adjusted for contributions, benefit payments, actual return on assets, current discount rates, and other identifiable and material actuarial changes.

        At December 31, 2009, Grace's recorded pension liability for underfunded and unfunded plans was $648.7 million ($372.2 million included in "underfunded defined benefit pension plans", $158.2 million included in "unfunded pay-as-you-go defined benefit pension plans", $12.9 million included in "other current liabilities", and $105.4 million related to noncurrent supplemental pension benefits, included in "liabilities subject to compromise"). The recorded liability reflects 1) the shortfall between plan assets and the PBO of underfunded plans ($372.2 million); and 2) the PBO of unfunded pay-as-you-go plans ($276.5 million).

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        Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions    Grace provides postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees of certain U.S. business units and certain divested business units. The postretirement medical plan provides various levels of benefits to employees hired before 1991 who retire from Grace after age 55 with at least 10 years of service. These plans are unfunded and Grace pays a portion of the costs of benefits under these plans as they are incurred. Grace applies ASC 715 to these plans which requires that the future costs of postretirement health care and life insurance benefits be accrued over the employees' years of service.

        Retirees and beneficiaries covered by the postretirement medical plan are required to contribute a minimum of 40% of the calculated premium for that coverage. During 2002, per capita costs under the retiree medical plans exceeded caps on the amount Grace was required to contribute under a 1993 amendment to the plan. As a result, for 2003 and future years, retirees will bear 100% of any increase in premium costs.

        For 2009 measurement purposes, per capita costs, before retiree contributions, were assumed to initially increase at a rate of 8.0%. The rate is assumed to decrease gradually to 5% through 2014 and remain at that level thereafter. A one percentage point increase or decrease in assumed health care medical cost trend rates would not materially change Grace's postretirement benefit obligations (impact of less than $1 million) and would have a negligible impact on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost.

        Defined Contribution Retirement Plan    Grace sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan for its employees in the United States. This plan is qualified under section 401(k) of the U.S. tax code. Currently, Grace contributes an amount equal to 100% of employee contributions, up to 6% of an individual employee's salary or wages. Grace's cost related to this benefit plan was $11.8 million, $12.7 million, and $12.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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        Analysis of Plan Accounting and Funded Status    The following table summarizes the changes in benefit obligations and fair values of retirement plan assets during 2009 and 2008:

 
  Defined Benefit Pension Plans    
   
 
 
  Other Post-
Retirement
Plans
 
 
  U.S.   Non-U.S.   Total  
Change in Financial Status of Retirement Plans
  2009   2008   2009   2008   2009   2008   2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)

                                                 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

  $ 1,046.9   $ 1,032.6   $ 332.9   $ 416.4   $ 1,379.8   $ 1,449.0   $ 73.2   $ 84.0  

Service cost

    16.4     16.3     6.4     8.4     22.8     24.7     0.2     0.3  

Interest cost

    62.9     62.1     21.1     22.8     84.0     84.9     4.3     4.9  

Plan participants' contributions

            0.6     0.7     0.6     0.7          

Curtailments/settlements recognized

                (2.6 )       (2.6 )        

Actuarial (gain) loss

    66.4     0.2     38.1     (29.1 )   104.5     (28.9 )   (4.8 )   (9.4 )

Medicare subsidy receipts

                            3.1     0.5  

Benefits paid

    (64.3 )   (64.3 )   (20.9 )   (20.3 )   (85.2 )   (84.6 )   (6.7 )   (7.1 )

Currency exchange translation adjustments

            24.6     (63.4 )   24.6     (63.4 )        
                                   

Benefit obligation at end of year

  $ 1,128.3   $ 1,046.9   $ 402.8   $ 332.9   $ 1,531.1   $ 1,379.8   $ 69.3   $ 73.2  
                                   

Change in Plan Assets

                                                 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

  $ 560.5   $ 773.7   $ 226.0   $ 314.4   $ 786.5   $ 1,088.1   $   $  

Actual return on plan assets

    118.6     (203.1 )   11.6     (3.1 )   130.2     (206.2 )        

Employer contributions

    43.1     54.2     18.3     13.5     61.4     67.7     3.6     6.6  

Plan participants' contributions

            0.6     0.7     0.6     0.7          

Settlements recognized

                (2.6 )       (2.6 )        

Medicare subsidy receipts

                            3.1     0.5  

Benefits paid

    (64.3 )   (64.3 )   (20.9 )   (20.3 )   (85.2 )   (84.6 )   (6.7 )   (7.1 )

Currency exchange translation adjustments

            25.6     (76.6 )   25.6     (76.6 )        
                                   

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

  $ 657.9   $ 560.5   $ 261.2   $ 226.0   $ 919.1   $ 786.5   $   $  
                                   

Funded status at end of year (PBO basis)

  $ (470.4 ) $ (486.4 ) $ (141.6 ) $ (106.9 ) $ (612.0 ) $ (593.3 ) $ (69.3 ) $ (73.2 )
                                   

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet consist of:

                                                 

Noncurrent assets

  $ 0.2   $ 0.2   $ 36.5   $ 48.4   $ 36.7   $ 48.6   $   $  

Current liabilities

    (5.6 )   (5.4 )   (7.3 )   (6.9 )   (12.9 )   (12.3 )   (3.5 )   (4.1 )

Noncurrent liabilities

    (465.0 )   (481.2 )   (170.8 )   (148.4 )   (635.8 )   (629.6 )   (65.8 )   (69.1 )
                                   

Net amount recognized

  $ (470.4 ) $ (486.4 ) $ (141.6 ) $ (106.9 ) $ (612.0 ) $ (593.3 ) $ (69.3 ) $ (73.2 )
                                   

Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss consist of:

                                                 

Accumulated actuarial loss

  $ 701.8   $ 743.0   $ 119.8   $ 80.7   $ 821.6   $ 823.7   $ 10.2   $ 15.8  

Prior service cost (credit)

    5.3     6.5     0.1     0.3     5.4     6.8     (4.1 )   (8.1 )
                                   

Net amount recognized

  $ 707.1   $ 749.5   $ 119.9   $ 81.0   $ 827.0   $ 830.5   $ 6.1   $ 7.7  
                                   

Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations as of December 31

                                                 

Discount rate

    5.75 %   6.25 %   5.71 %   6.24 %   NM     NM     5.50 %   6.25 %

Rate of compensation increase

    4.50 %   4.50 %   3.47 %   3.53 %   NM     NM     NM     NM  

Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) for Years Ended December 31

                                                 

Discount rate

    6.25 %   6.25 %   6.24 %   5.81 %   NM     NM     6.25 %   6.25 %

Expected return on plan assets

    8.00 %   8.00 %   6.25 %   6.43 %   NM     NM     NM     NM  

Rate of compensation increase

    4.50 %   4.50 %   3.53 %   3.55 %   NM     NM     NM     NM  

NM—Not meaningful

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  2009   2008   2007  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss
 
  U.S.   Non-U.S.   Other   U.S.   Non-U.S.   Other   U.S.   Non-U.S.   Other  
 
  (In millions)
 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)

                                                       

Service cost

  $ 16.4   $ 6.4   $ 0.2   $ 16.3   $ 8.4   $ 0.3   $ 15.7   $ 8.1   $ 0.3  

Interest cost

    62.9     21.1     4.3     62.1     22.8     4.9     58.0     20.9     4.5  

Expected return on plan assets

    (44.0 )   (15.1 )       (62.0 )   (18.8 )       (58.4 )   (21.6 )    

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

    1.2     0.2     (4.1 )   1.5     0.7     (8.5 )   2.4     0.7     (10.0 )

Amortization of net deferred actuarial loss

    32.9     3.1     0.9     19.9     4.9     1.7     21.1     5.3     1.9  

Net curtailment and settlement loss

        0.5             1.0         0.4          
                                       

Net periodic benefit cost (income)

  $ 69.4   $ 16.2   $ 1.3   $ 37.8   $ 19.0   $ (1.6 ) $ 39.2   $ 13.4   $ (3.3 )
                                       

Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss

                                                       

Net deferred actuarial (gain) loss

  $ (8.2 ) $ 42.7   $ (4.8 ) $ 265.3   $ (10.6 ) $ (9.4 ) $ 17.8   $   $ 11.3  

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

    (1.2 )   (0.2 )   4.1     (1.5 )   (0.7 )   8.5     (2.8 )   (0.7 )   10.0  

Amortization of net deferred actuarial loss

    (32.9 )   (3.6 )   (0.9 )   (19.9 )   (5.8 )   (1.7 )   (21.1 )   (5.4 )   (1.9 )
                                       

Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss

    (42.3 )   38.9     (1.6 )   243.9     (17.1 )   (2.6 )   (6.1 )   (6.1 )   19.4  
                                       

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost (income) and other comprehensive (income) loss

  $ 27.1   $ 55.1   $ (0.3 ) $ 281.7   $ 1.9   $ (4.2 ) $ 33.1   $ 7.3   $ 16.1  
                                       

        The estimated net deferred actuarial loss and prior service cost for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost (income) over the next fiscal year are $37.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The estimated net deferred actuarial loss and prior service credit for the other postretirement plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost (income) over the next fiscal year are $0.5 million and $(4.1) million, respectively.

 
  Fully-Funded
U.S.(1) Qualified
Pension Plans
  Underfunded U.S.(1)
Qualified Pension Plans
  Unfunded
Pay-As-You-Go(2) U.S.
Nonqualified Plans
 
Funded Status of U.S. Pension Plans
  2009   2008   2007   2009   2008   2007   2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Projected benefit obligation

  $ 0.3   $ 0.3   $ 6.8   $ 1,017.0   $ 940.6   $ 925.0   $ 111.0   $ 106.0   $ 100.8  

Fair value of plan assets

    0.5     0.5     8.3     657.4     560.0     765.4              
                                       

Funded status (PBO basis)

  $ 0.2   $ 0.2   $ 1.5   $ (359.6 ) $ (380.6 ) $ (159.6 ) $ (111.0 ) $ (106.0 ) $ (100.8 )
                                       

Benefits paid

  $   $   $ (0.3 ) $ (59.0 ) $ (59.2 ) $ (82.5 ) $ (5.3 ) $ (5.1 ) $ (5.1 )

Discount rate

    5.75 %   6.25 %   6.25 %   5.75 %   6.25 %   6.25 %   5.75 %   6.25 %   6.25 %
                                       

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  Fully-Funded
Non-U.S.(1)
Pension Plans
  Underfunded
Non-U.S.(1)
Pension Plans
  Unfunded
Pay-As-You-Go(2)
Non-U.S. Pension Plans
 
Funded Status of Non-U.S. Pension Plans
  2009   2008   2007   2009   2008   2007   2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Projected benefit obligation

  $ 213.9   $ 169.1   $ 248.0   $ 23.4   $ 20.2   $ 23.3   $ 165.5   $ 143.6   $ 145.1  

Fair value of plan assets

    250.4     217.5     300.6     10.8     8.5     13.8              
                                       

Funded status (PBO basis)

  $ 36.5   $ 48.4   $ 52.6   $ (12.6 ) $ (11.7 ) $ (9.5 ) $ (165.5 ) $ (143.6 ) $ (145.1 )
                                       

Benefits paid

  $ (10.8 ) $ (10.7 ) $ (11.2 ) $ (2.7 ) $ (2.3 ) $ (2.8 ) $ (7.4 ) $ (7.3 ) $ (6.4 )

Weighted average discount rate

    5.86 %   6.58 %   5.77 %   7.60 %   6.92 %   8.16 %   5.24 %   5.74 %   5.49 %
                                       

(1)
Plans intended to be advance-funded.

(2)
Plans intended to be pay-as-you-go.

        The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans was approximately $1,453 million and $1,311 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 
  U.S.   Non-U.S.   Total  
Pension Plans with Underfunded or Unfunded Accumulated Benefit Obligation
  2009   2008   2009   2008   2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Projected benefit obligation

  $ 1,128.0   $ 1,046.6   $ 184.9   $ 159.8   $ 1,312.9   $ 1,206.4  

Accumulated benefit obligation

    1,087.2     1,008.5     166.6     143.8     1,253.8     1,152.3  

Fair value of plan assets

  $ 657.4   $ 560.0   $ 7.3   $ 4.8   $ 664.7   $ 564.8  

 

 
  Pension Plans   Other
Postretirement Plans
   
 
 
  U.S.(1)   Non-U.S.(2)    
   
   
 
Estimated Expected Future Benefit Payments Reflecting Future Service and Medicare Subsidy Receipts for the Fiscal Year(s) Ending    
   
  Total
Payments
Net of
Subsidy
 
  Benefit
Payments(3)
  Benefit
Payments
  Benefit
Payments
  Medicare
Subsidy
Receipts
 
 
  (In millions)
 

2007 (actual)

  $ 87.9   $ 20.4   $ 9.8   $ (4.8 ) $ 113.3  

2008 (actual)

    64.3     20.3     7.1     (0.5 )   91.2  

2009 (actual)

    64.3     20.9     6.7     (3.1 )   88.8  
                       

2010

    71.0     19.2     7.1     (3.5 )   93.8  

2011

    74.0     20.4     7.0     (0.7 )   100.7  

2012

    78.6     21.7     6.9     (0.1 )   107.1  

2013

    79.7     23.5     6.7     (0.1 )   109.8  

2014

    80.5     25.2     6.6     (0.1 )   112.2  

2015 - 2019

  $ 421.6   $ 134.2   $ 29.9   $ (0.3 ) $ 585.4  

(1)
Effective January 1, 2008 lump sum distributions from certain U.S. qualified pension plans were restricted based on the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the "Act"). During the period the plan is less than 100% funded after that date, the Act prohibits the distribution of lump sums to retiring participants while the Company remains under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The plan would be permitted to resume distributing lump sums to retiring participants under the Act at the date (1) the plan becomes 100% funded or (2) the Company is no longer in Chapter 11 and the plan is at least 80% funded, whichever is earlier.

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(2)
Non-U.S. estimated benefit payments for 2010 and future periods have been translated at the applicable December 31, 2009 exchange rates.

(3)
Excludes $21 million of estimated future benefit payments from nonqualified plans that are restricted by the Bankruptcy Court, which the Company expects to pay upon emergence from Chapter 11.

        Discount Rate Assumption    The assumed discount rate for pension plans reflects the market rates for high-quality corporate bonds currently available and is subject to change based on changes in overall market interest rates. For the U.S. qualified pension plans, the assumed discount rate of 5.75% as of December 31, 2009 was selected by Grace, in consultation with its independent actuaries, based on a yield curve constructed from a portfolio of high quality bonds for which the timing and amount of cash outflows approximate the estimated payouts of the plan.

        As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the United Kingdom pension plan and German pension plans combined represented approximately 84% and 85%, respectively, of the benefit obligation of the non-U.S. pension plans. The assumed discount rates as of December 31, 2009 for the United Kingdom (5.75%) and Germany (5.25%) were selected by Grace, in consultation with its independent actuaries, based on yield curves constructed from a portfolio of Sterling and Euro denominated high quality bonds for which the timing and amount of cash outflows approximate the estimated payouts of the plans. The assumed discount rates for the remaining non-U.S. pension plans were determined based on the nature of the liabilities, local economic environments and available bond indices.

        Investment Guidelines for Advance-Funded Pension Plans    The target allocation of investment assets for 2010, the actual allocation at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the expected long-term rate of return by asset category for Grace's U.S. qualified pension plans are as follows:

 
  Target
Allocation
  Percentage of
Plan Assets
December 31,
  Weighted-Average
Expected
Long-Term
Rate of Return
 
U.S. Qualified Pension Plans Asset Category
  2010   2009   2008   2009  

U.S. equity securities

    45 %   47 %   43 %   4.46  

Non-U.S. equity securities

    15 %   16 %   15 %   0.76  

Short-term debt securities

    10 %   11 %   13 %   0.60  

Intermediate-term debt securities

    30 %   26 %   29 %   2.18  
                   

Total

    100 %   100 %   100 %   8.00  
                   

        The investment goal for the U.S. qualified pension plans subject to advance funding is to earn a long-term rate of return consistent with the related cash flow profile of the underlying benefit obligation.

        The U.S. qualified pension plans have assets managed by five investment managers under investment guidelines summarized as follows:

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        For 2009, the expected long-term rate of return on assets for the U.S. qualified pension plans was 8%. Average annual returns over one, two, three, five, ten and fifteen-year periods were 22.6%, (4.7%), (1.2%), 2.9%, 2.3%, and 6.5%, respectively. Significant negative returns across broad asset class categories in 2008 caused negative returns in the two- and three-year periods.

        The expected return on plan assets for the U.S. qualified pension plans is based on a comparison to historical actual returns and benchmark data. Grace looks at the trailing 20-year and 25-year returns on the plan portfolio under the current target equity to fixed income allocation of 60%/40% to determine a weighted-average rate of return based on historical data. These results are then compared with historical returns of balanced fund indices, as provided by our independent actuaries.

        The balanced fund indices are composites of the S&P 500 and the Barclays Capital Gov't/Credit indices. Grace then evaluates the estimated rates and selects a rate that it believes to be reasonable and submits that rate for review by our independent actuaries for reasonableness.

        The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for the U.S. qualified pension plan assets measured at fair value as of December 31, 2009. See Note 9 for further discussion regarding the fair value hierarchy.

 
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2009 Using  
Assets Measured at Fair Value—
U.S. Qualified Pension Plans
  Total   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Common/collective trust funds

  $ 560.8   $   $ 560.8   $  

Corporate bonds

    38.6         38.6      

Government and agency securities

    16.4         16.4      

Asset backed securities

    27.4         27.4      

Annuity and immediate participation contracts

    13.8         13.8      

Short-term investments

    2.3     0.3     2.0      

Other investments, net

    (1.4 )       (1.1 )   (0.3 )
                   

Total Assets

  $ 657.9   $ 0.3   $ 657.9   $ (0.3 )
                   

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        The following table presents a summary of the changes in the fair value of the U.S. qualified pension plans' level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2009:

 
  Year Ended December 31, 2009  
Assets Measured at Fair Value—
U.S. Qualified Pension Plans
  Asset Backed Securities   Other Investments, Net   Other Receivables/ Payables, Net  
 
  (In millions)
 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 0.3   $ (0.1 ) $ (0.3 )

Net appreciation (depreciation) and interest income

    0.1     (0.1 )    

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements, net

    (0.3 )   (0.1 )   0.3  

Transfers in and/or out of level 3

    (0.1 )        
               

Balance, end of year

  $   $ (0.3 ) $  
               

        Non-U.S. pension plans accounted for approximately 28% and 29% of total global pension assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Each of these plans, where applicable, follows local requirements and regulations. Some of the local requirements include the establishment of a local pension committee, a formal statement of investment policy and procedures, and routine valuations by plan actuaries.

        The target allocation of investment assets for non-U.S. pension plans varies depending on the investment goals of the individual plans. The plan assets of the United Kingdom pension plan represent approximately 81% and 83% of the total non-U.S. pension plan assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In determining the expected rate of return for the UK plan, the trustees' strategic investment policy has been considered together with long-term historical returns and investment community forecasts for each asset class. The expected return by sector has been combined with the actual asset allocation to determine the 2009 expected long-term return assumption of 6%.

        The target allocation of investment assets for 2010, the actual allocation at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the expected long-term rate of return by asset category for Grace's United Kingdom pension plan are as follows:

 
  Target
Allocation
  Percentage of
Plan Assets
December 31,
  Weighted-
Average
Expected
Long-Term
Rate of Return
 
United Kingdom Pension Plans Asset Category
  2010   2009   2008   2009  

Equity securities

    8 %   8 %   8 %   1.49  

U.K. gilts

    29 %   27 %   19 %   0.86  

U.K. corporate bonds

    63 %   62 %   63 %   3.65  

Cash/other

    0 %   3 %   10 %   0.00  
                   

Total

    100 %   100 %   100 %   6.00  
                   

        The plan assets of the Canadian pension plans represent approximately 8% and 6% of the total non-U.S. pension plan assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The target allocation of

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investment assets for 2010, the actual allocation at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the expected long-term rate of return by asset category for Grace's Canadian pension plans are as follows:

 
  Target
Allocation
  Percentage of Plan Assets December 31,   Weighted-
Average
Expected
Long-Term
Rate of Return
 
Canadian Pension Plans Asset Category
  2010   2009   2008   2009  

Equity securities

    60 %   60 %   55 %   3.90  

Bonds

    40 %   40 %   45 %   3.10  
                   

Total

    100 %   100 %   100 %   7.00  
                   

        The plan assets of the other country plans represent approximately 11% in the aggregate (with no country representing more than 3% individually) of total non-U.S. pension plan assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

        The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for the non-U.S. pension plan assets measured at fair value as of December 31, 2009.

 
  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2009 Using  
Assets Measured at Fair Value—Non-U.S. Pension Plans
  Total   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Common/collective trust funds

  $ 241.2   $   $ 241.2   $  

Corporate bonds

    0.9         0.9      

Government and agency securities

    1.3         1.3      

Insurance contracts and other investments

    9.7         9.7      

Cash

    8.1     8.1          
                   

Total Assets

  $ 261.2   $ 8.1   $ 253.1   $  
                   

        Plan Contributions and Funding    Subject to any required approval of the Bankruptcy Court, Grace intends to satisfy its funding obligations under the U.S. qualified pension plans and to comply with all of the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). For ERISA purposes, funded status is calculated on a different basis than under U.S. GAAP. On June 24, 2009, Grace obtained Bankruptcy Court approval to fund minimum required payments under the U.S. qualified pension plans of approximately $30 million for the period from July 2009 through January 2010. In that regard, Grace contributed approximately $8 million in July 2009, approximately $5 million in September 2009, approximately $9 million in October 2009, and approximately $8 million in January 2010 to the trusts that hold assets of the U.S. qualified pension plans. While Grace intends to continue to fund all minimum required payments under the U.S. qualified pension plans, there can be no assurance that the Bankruptcy Court will continue to approve these payments. Based on the U.S. qualified pension plan's status as of December 31, 2009, Grace's ERISA funding obligations for 2010 would be approximately $46 million.

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        Contributions to non-U.S. pension plans are not subject to Bankruptcy Court approval and Grace intends to fund such plans based on applicable legal requirements and actuarial and trustee recommendations. Grace expects to contribute approximately $13 million to its non-U.S. pension plans and approximately $7 million (excluding any Medicare subsidy receipts) to its other postretirement plans in 2010.

        Grace plans to pay benefits as they become due under virtually all pay-as-you-go plans and to maintain compliance with federal funding laws for its U.S. qualified pension plans.

12. Other Balance Sheet Accounts

 
  December 31, 2009   December 31, 2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Other Assets

             

Deferred charges

  $ 29.1   $ 33.5  

Cash value of life insurance policies, net of policy loans

    4.4     4.2  

Long-term receivables

    0.6     0.9  

Patents, licenses and other intangible assets, net

    61.5     72.5  

Fair value of currency forward contracts

    1.3     21.0  

Other assets

    8.1     9.3  
           

  $ 105.0   $ 141.4  
           

Other Current Liabilities

             

Accrued compensation

  $ 101.0   $ 88.1  

Customer volume rebates

    33.0     37.7  

Accrued commissions

    11.6     13.0  

Accrued Chapter 11 reorganization expenses

    15.7     23.9  

Income tax payable

    23.9     15.9  

Deferred tax liability

    6.0     7.9  

Fair value of currency forward and commodity contracts

    1.9     14.5  

Other accrued liabilities

    114.8     113.3  
           

  $ 307.9   $ 314.3  
           

        Accrued compensation in the table above includes salaries and wages as well as estimated current amounts due under the annual and long-term incentive programs.

13. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

        See Note 3 for information regarding Grace's asbestos liabilities.

        Environmental Remediation    Grace is subject to loss contingencies resulting from extensive and evolving federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations relating to the generation, storage, handling, discharge and disposition of hazardous wastes and other materials. Grace accrues for anticipated costs associated with investigative and remediation efforts where an

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assessment has indicated that a probable liability has been incurred and the cost can be reasonably estimated. These accruals do not take into account any discounting for the time value of money.

        Grace's environmental liabilities are reassessed whenever circumstances become better defined or remediation efforts and their costs can be better estimated. These liabilities are evaluated based on currently available information, including the progress of remedial investigation at each site, the current status of discussions with regulatory authorities regarding the method and extent of remediation at each site, existing technology, prior experience in contaminated site remediation and the apportionment of costs among potentially responsible parties. Grace expects that the funding of environmental remediation activities will be affected by the Chapter 11 proceedings.

        At December 31, 2009, Grace's estimated liability for environmental investigative and remediation costs totaled $148.4 million, compared with $152.2 million at December 31, 2008. The amount is based on funding and/or remediation agreements in place, including the Multi-Site Agreement described below, and Grace's best estimate of its cost for sites not subject to a formal remediation plan. Grace's estimated environmental liabilities are included in "liabilities subject to compromise" in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

        Grace recorded pre-tax charges of $4.4 million, $14.6 million, and $17.0 million for environmental matters in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. Of the pre-tax charges, $2.5 million, $5.0 million, and $14.4 million in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively, were in connection with cost recovery obligations arising out of a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Government in Libby, Montana. The remainder of the pre-tax charges were attributable to the ongoing review of environmental liabilities.

        Net cash expenditures charged against previously established liabilities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 were $7.7 million, $256.9 million and $9.5 million, respectively. Cash expenditures in 2008 included a payment of $252 million related to the settlement of the cost recovery claim with respect to Libby, Montana.

Multi-Site Settlement

        The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has filed proofs of claim with respect to potential contamination at 38 sites, including vermiculite related claims and non-vermiculite related claims. In June 2008, Grace entered into a multi-site settlement agreement (the "Multi-Site Agreement") with the U.S. Government, on behalf of EPA and other federal agencies. Under the Multi-Site Agreement, Grace has agreed to pay approximately $44 million to the U.S. Government and other parties in settlement of 35 of these outstanding claims and the U.S. Government has agreed not to take action against Grace under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act with respect to these sites. Grace intends to separately fund or carry out remediation at two of the remaining sites. With respect to the third remaining site, Libby, Montana, EPA's claims, excluding claims in respect of the Grace-owned Libby vermiculite mine, are resolved by the EPA Cost Recovery Agreement described below. Grace is working in cooperation with EPA to investigate the Libby vermiculite mine. The settlement amount is payable upon Grace's emergence from Chapter 11.

Vermiculite Related Matters

        During 2008, Grace paid $250 million plus accrued interest of approximately $2 million pursuant to an agreement (the "EPA Cost Recovery Agreement"), between Grace and the U.S. Department of

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Justice to settle the EPA's cost recovery claims for all past and future remediation costs with respect to Grace's former Libby operations, except for those relating to the Grace-owned Libby vermiculite mine.

        Grace's total estimated liability for asbestos remediation related to its former vermiculite operations in Libby, including the cost of remediation at vermiculite processing sites outside of Libby, at December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $51.6 million and $48.4 million, respectively, excluding interest where applicable and is recorded in Environmental Contingencies in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The estimated obligation as of each date does not include the cost to remediate the Grace-owned Libby vermiculite mine, which is not currently estimable.

        During 2009, Grace learned that EPA may reinvestigate approximately 100 former or currently operating plants at which vermiculite concentrate from the Grace-owned Libby vermiculite mine was expanded. Of these expansion plants, seven are currently owned by Grace. Grace is unable to determine the possible results of any reinvestigation and whether it may result in additional claims by EPA. The estimated obligation as of December 31, 2009 does not include any costs in respect of this reinvestigation or any additional EPA claims, which costs if any, are not currently estimable.

        New Jersey Claims    In 2005, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP") filed a lawsuit against Grace and two former employees (N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection v. W. R. Grace & Co. et al.), 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 NJDEP 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 vermiculite expansion plant in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. In 2005, the Bankruptcy Court stayed this lawsuit. In April 2008, the Bankruptcy Court issued a ruling stating that the lawsuit filed by the NJDEP was in violation of the automatic stay and enjoining further pursuit of all claims in the lawsuit. In March 2009, the Delaware District Court upheld the Bankruptcy Court's ruling. In April 2009, the NJDEP appealed this ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In April 2007, New Jersey filed a motion for leave to file a late proof of claim in the amount of $31 million with respect to substantially the same claims set forth in the lawsuit described in the preceding paragraph. In August 2007, the Bankruptcy Court denied this motion and the District Court affirmed this ruling on appeal in March 2008. In April 2008, New Jersey appealed this ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the "Third Circuit").

        On October 19, 2009, the Debtors, the two former employees and the NJDEP entered into a stipulation in the amount of $1.0 million that would resolve the NJDEP's claims and terminate all of the litigation described above, including the appeals pending in the Third Circuit. The settlement amount is payable to NJDEP upon Grace's emergence from bankruptcy.

Non-Vermiculite Related Matters

        At December 31, 2009 and 2008, Grace's estimated liability for remediation of sites not related to its former vermiculite mining and processing activities was $96.8 million and $103.8 million, respectively and is recorded in Environmental Contingencies in the Consolidated Balance Sheets . This liability relates to Grace's current and former operations, including its share of liability for off-site disposal at facilities where it has been identified as a potentially responsible party. Grace's estimated liability is based upon an evaluation of claims for which sufficient information was available. As

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Grace receives new information and continues its claims evaluation process, its estimated liability may change materially.

        Purchase Commitments    Grace engages in purchase commitments to ensure supply and to minimize the volatility of major components of direct manufacturing costs including natural gas, certain metals, asphalt, amines and other materials. Such commitments are for quantities that Grace fully expects to use in its normal operations.

        Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations    Grace is a party to many contracts containing guarantees and indemnification obligations. These contracts primarily consist of:

        Financial Assurances    Financial assurances have been established for a variety of purposes, including insurance and environmental matters, asbestos settlements and appeals, trade-related commitments and other matters. At December 31, 2009, Grace had gross financial assurances issued and outstanding of $252.8 million, comprised of $102.2 million of surety bonds issued by various insurance companies, and $150.6 million of standby letters of credit and other financial assurances issued by various banks. As discussed in Note 8, $70.9 million of these financial assurances have been issued under the DIP facility.

        Accounting for Contingencies    Although the outcome of each of the matters discussed above cannot be predicted with certainty, Grace has assessed its risk and has made accounting estimates as required under U.S. GAAP. As a result of the Filing, claims related to certain of the items

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discussed above will be addressed as part of Grace's Chapter 11 proceedings. Accruals recorded for such contingencies have been included in "liabilities subject to compromise" in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amounts of these liabilities as ultimately determined through the Chapter 11 proceedings could be materially different from amounts recorded at December 31, 2009.

14. Restructuring Expenses and Related Asset Impairments

        In 2009, Grace implemented cost reduction and restructuring programs to further improve productivity. Grace accrued $19.1 million, $5.9 million, $1.9 million, and $6.5 million of restructuring expenses and related asset impairments in each of the four quarters of 2009, respectively. The restructuring programs include worldwide involuntary restructuring programs, a U.S. voluntary early retirement restructuring program, and the planned closing of a manufacturing facility in Slough, U.K., which included a charge for asset impairments of $3.8 million. Grace expects substantially all costs of these programs to be paid by December 31, 2010.

 
  December 31,  
 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Restructuring Expenses and Related Asset Impairments:

             

Severance and other employee related costs

  $ 29.6   $ 5.2  

Asset impairments

    3.8      
           

Total Restructuring Expenses and Related Asset Impairments

  $ 33.4   $ 5.2  
           

 

 
  December 31,  
 
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Restructuring Liability:

             

Beginning Balance

  $ 0.7   $  

Accruals for severance and other employee related costs

    29.6     5.2  

Payments

    (17.5 )   (4.5 )

Currency translation adjustments and other

    0.7      
           

Total Restructuring Liability

  $ 13.5   $ 0.7  
           

 

 
  December 31,  
 
  2009   2008  

Employee Reduction by Operating Segment:

             

Grace Davison

    183      

Grace Construction Products

    224     121  

Corporate

    76     8  
           

Total

    483     129  
           

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15. Other (Income) Expense, net

        Components of other (income) expense, net are as follows:

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Income from insurance settlements with insolvent insurance companies

  $   $ (0.1 ) $ (1.0 )

Net income from life insurance policies

    (1.2 )   (3.0 )   (5.4 )

Interest income of non-Debtor subsidiaries

    (1.4 )   (3.8 )   (7.6 )

Net (gain) loss on disposals of assets

    (1.5 )   (14.1 )   (2.9 )

Translation effects—intercompany loans

    (11.0 )   6.9     (10.5 )

Value of currency forward contracts—intercompany loans

    15.9     (10.7 )   8.2  

Other currency transaction effects

    8.3     4.5     3.0  

Other miscellaneous (income) expense

    7.5     (5.8 )   (18.5 )
               

Total other (income) expense, net

  $ 16.6   $ (26.1 ) $ (34.7 )
               

16. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

        The following tables present the pre-tax, tax, and after-tax components of Grace's other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007:

Year Ended December 31, 2009
  Pre-Tax
Amount
  Tax Benefit/
(Expense)
  After-Tax
Amount
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans:

                   

Amortization of net prior service credit included in net periodic benefit cost

  $ (2.7 ) $ 1.0   $ (1.7 )

Amortization of net deferred actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost

    37.4     (12.9 )   24.5  

Net deferred actuarial loss arising during period

    (29.7 )   7.9     (21.8 )
               

Benefit plans, net

    5.0     (4.0 )   1.0  

Currency translation adjustments

    38.1         38.1  

Gain (loss) from hedging activities

    11.4     (3.9 )   7.5  

Unrealized loss on investment

    (0.8 )       (0.8 )
               

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 53.7   $ (7.9 ) $ 45.8  
               

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Year Ended December 31, 2008
  Pre-Tax
Amount
  Tax Benefit/
(Expense)
  After-Tax
Amount
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans:

                   

Amortization of net prior service credit included in net periodic benefit cost

  $ (6.3 ) $ 2.2   $ (4.1 )

Amortization of net deferred actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost

    27.4     (9.3 )   18.1  

Net deferred actuarial loss arising during period

    (245.3 )   86.4     (158.9 )
               

Benefit plans, net

    (224.2 )   79.3     (144.9 )

Currency translation adjustments

    (58.7 )       (58.7 )

Gain (loss) from hedging activities

    (10.1 )   3.5     (6.6 )
               

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ (293.0 ) $ 82.8   $ (210.2 )
               

 

Year Ended December 31, 2007
  Pre-Tax
Amount
  Tax Benefit/
(Expense)
  After-Tax
Amount
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans:

                   
 

Amortization of net prior service credit included in net periodic benefit cost

  $ (6.5 ) $ 2.3   $ (4.2 )
 

Amortization of net deferred actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost

    28.4     (9.7 )   18.7  
 

Net deferred actuarial loss arising during period

    (29.1 )   9.9     (19.2 )
               

Benefit plans, net

    (7.2 )   2.5     (4.7 )

Currency translation adjustments

    43.7     0.9     44.6  

Gain (loss) from hedging activities

    0.9     (0.1 )   0.8  
               

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 37.4   $ 3.3   $ 40.7  
               

        The following table presents the components of Grace's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007:

 
  December 31,  
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans:

                   
 

Net prior service credit (net of tax)

  $ (0.9 ) $ 0.8   $ 4.9  
 

Net deferred actuarial loss (net of tax)

    (542.8 )   (545.5 )   (404.7 )
               

Benefit plans, net

    (543.7 )   (544.7 )   (399.8 )

Currency translation

    29.6     (8.5 )   50.2  

Hedging activities, net of tax

    0.4     (7.1 )   (0.5 )

Unrealized loss on investment

    (0.8 )        
               

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  $ (514.5 ) $ (560.3 ) $ (350.1 )
               

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        Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans at December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively, represents the accumulation of net actuarial losses of $542.8 million, $545.5 million, and $404.7 million as well as net prior service credits of $(0.9) million, $0.8 million and $4.9 million. These amounts are net of tax and are amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, the pre-tax benefit recognized related to prior service credits was $2.7 million, $6.3 million, and $6.5 million, respectively, and the pre-tax expense recognized for amortization of accumulated actuarial losses was $37.4 million, $27.4 million, and $28.4 million, respectively. In addition, pre-tax loss of $29.7 million, $245.3 million and $29.1 million was recognized for changes in funded status during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

        Grace is a global enterprise operating in over 40 countries with local currency generally deemed to be the functional currency for accounting purposes. The currency translation amount represents the adjustments necessary to translate the balance sheets valued in local currencies to the U.S. dollar as of the end of each period presented, and to translate revenues and expenses at average exchange rates for each period presented.

        See Note 9 for a discussion of hedging activities.

17. Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)

        Under its Certificate of Incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value. Of the common stock unissued at December 31, 2009, 4,172,206 shares were reserved for issuance pursuant to stock options and other stock incentives. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, 125,800, 529,617, and 2,712,879 stock options were exercised for aggregate proceeds of $1.4 million, $9.6 million, and $40.1 million, respectively.

18. Stock Incentive Plans

        Each stock option granted under the Company's stock incentive plans has an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. Options become exercisable at the time or times determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and may have terms of up to ten years and one month.

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        The following table sets forth information relating to such options during 2009, 2008, and 2007:

Stock Option Activity
  Number Of
Shares
  Average
Exercise
Price
 

Balance at January 1, 2007

    4,596,881   $ 14.18  

Options exercised

    (2,712,879 )   14.79  

Options terminated

    (15,039 )   10.70  
           

Balance at December 31, 2007

    1,868,963   $ 13.33  

Options exercised

    (529,617 )   18.20  

Options terminated

    (134,600 )   17.20  

Options granted

    1,988,900     19.71  
           

Balance at December 31, 2008

    3,193,646   $ 16.33  

Options exercised

    (125,800 )   10.67  

Options forfeited

    (66,660 )   17.44  

Options terminated

    (424,510 )   14.83  

Options granted

    1,595,530     9.93  
           

Balance at December 31, 2009

    4,172,206   $ 14.19  
           

        Currently outstanding options expire on various dates through August 2014. At December 31, 2009, 1,359,207 shares were available for additional stock option or restricted stock grants. The following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2009:

Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable

Exercise Price Range
  Number
Outstanding
and
Exercisable
  Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 

$  1 - $  8

    295,106     1.09   $ 2.84  

$  8 - $13(1)

    1,568,810     4.36     9.86  

$13 - $16

    415,750     0.36     13.47  

$16 - $20(1)

    1,892,540     3.70     19.71  
                   

    4,172,206     3.43     14.19  
                   

(1)
These options were granted in 2009 and 2008 and are not exercisable as of December 31, 2009.

Options Granted

        On May 07, 2009, the Company granted approximately 1.5 million nonstatutory stock options (under the W. R. Grace & Co. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan ("the Plan"). These grants are a component of a long term incentive plan. In the prior year, on September 11, 2008, the Company granted approximately 2 million nonstatutory stock options, which were part of a long term incentive plan and were the first of such options granted since 2001.

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18. Stock Incentive Plans (Continued)

        For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, Grace recognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $7.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative expense. Grace values options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve published as of the grant date, with maturities approximating the expected term of the options. The expected term of the options is estimated using the simplified method as allowed by ASC 718-20, whereby the average between the vesting period and contractual term is used. Grace believes this is an appropriate method because of the lack of historical option activity, as Grace believes its actual stock volatility in the last several years may not be representative of expected future volatility. Since Grace is operating under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, the expected volatility was estimated using both actual stock volatility and the volatility of an industry peer group. The following summarizes the assumptions used for estimating the fair value of stock options granted during 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 
  2009   2008

Expected Volatility

  42.5% - 49.2%   32.5% - 34.8%

Weighted Average Expected Volatility

  45.9%   33.7%

Expected Term

  3.00 - 4.00 years   3.23 - 3.73 years

Risk-Free Rate

  1.81%   2.63%

Dividend Yield

  0%   0%

        The estimated future stock option compensation expense to be recorded in accordance with ASC 718-20 is $5.7 million for the current stock incentive plans.

19. Earnings Per Share

        The following table shows a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share.

Earnings Per Share
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions, except per share amounts)
 

Numerators

                   
 

Net income attributable to W. R Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ 88.8  
               

Denominators

                   
 

Weighted average common shares—basic calculation

    72.2     72.0     70.1  
 

Dilutive effect of employee stock options

    0.4     0.5     1.5  
               
 

Weighted average common shares—diluted calculation

    72.6     72.5     71.6  
               

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.99   $ 1.69   $ 1.27  
               

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.98   $ 1.68   $ 1.24  
               

        Stock options that could potentially dilute earnings per share (that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares) were approximately 1.9 and 2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

19. Earnings Per Share (Continued)

        The average market price of Grace's common stock exceeded the exercise price of all outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2007. Therefore, there were no antidilutive options outstanding for 2007.

20. Product Line Sales and ART Transaction

        Grace sold three product lines in 2009 resulting in a net gain of $29.1 million. The Grace Davison operating segment sold its membranes product line and the Grace Construction Products operating segment sold its firestopping and abatement and pipe corrosion protection product lines. These product lines accounted for substantially less than 1% of Grace Davison's and Grace Construction Products' annual sales, respectively.

        On November 30, 2009, Grace completed the sale of a 5% interest in ART, its joint venture with Chevron. Grace reduced its 55% interest to 50% to achieve a balanced ownership structure with Chevron. Grace deconsolidated ART's results from its consolidated financial statements on a prospective basis effective December 1, 2009. Previously, Grace reported 100% of ART's sales and 55% of ART's income, with 45% of ART's income reported as income attributable to noncontrolling interests. Effective December 1, 2009, Grace is reporting its investment in ART and its portion of ART's income and dividends using the equity method of accounting. Grace recorded a gain of $4.8 million from the sale of its 5% interest in ART and the required revaluation of its remaining investment in ART.

21. Operating Segment Information

        Grace is a global producer of specialty chemicals and specialty materials. It generates sales from two operating segments: Grace Davison, which includes specialty catalysts and specialty materials used in a wide range of refining, consumer, industrial, packaging and life sciences applications; and Grace Construction Products, which includes specialty construction chemicals and specialty building materials used in commercial, infrastructure, and residential construction. Intersegment sales, eliminated in consolidation, are not material. The table below presents information related to Grace's operating segments for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. Only those corporate expenses directly related to the operating segments are allocated for reporting purposes. All remaining corporate items are reported separately and labeled as such.

        Grace defines Core EBIT (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure) to be net income adjusted for interest income and expense, income taxes, Chapter 11 expenses, and pre-tax loss from noncore activities.

        In the first quarter of 2009, Grace changed the manner in which it reviews the performance of its operating segments by excluding defined benefit pension expense from the calculation of segment operating income. Grace believes that the revised segment operating income measures provide a better indicator of our operating segment performance as defined benefit pension expense is not managed at a business segment level. Grace has retrospectively restated all prior period segment financial information to be consistent with the 2009 presentation.

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21. Operating Segment Information (Continued)

Operating Segment Data

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (in millions)
 

Net Sales

                   

Grace Davison

  $ 1,935.4   $ 2,168.6   $ 2,009.2  

Grace Construction Products

    889.6     1,148.4     1,106.0  
               

Total

  $ 2,825.0   $ 3,317.0   $ 3,115.2  
               

Core EBIT

                   

Grace Davison segment operating income

  $ 319.2   $ 278.1   $ 269.7  

Grace Construction Products segment operating income

    96.9     148.3     155.9  

Corporate costs

    (91.9 )   (81.1 )   (82.9 )

Defined benefit pension expense

    (68.9 )   (45.6 )   (45.5 )
               

Grace Core EBIT

  $ 255.3   $ 299.7   $ 297.2  
               

Depreciation and Amortization

                   

Grace Davison

  $ 77.4   $ 81.0   $ 79.6  

Grace Construction Products

    33.6     35.7     31.6  

Corporate

    2.0     2.0     2.2  
               

Total

  $ 113.0   $ 118.7   $ 113.4  
               

Capital Expenditures

                   

Grace Davison

  $ 68.2   $ 88.8   $ 87.0  

Grace Construction Products

    18.1     35.8     38.2  

Corporate

    7.5     7.6     11.7  
               

Total

  $ 93.8   $ 132.2   $ 136.9  
               

Total Assets

                   

Grace Davison

  $ 1,064.9   $ 1,208.9   $ 1,232.8  

Grace Construction Products

    476.0     543.6     573.8  

Corporate

    2,427.3     2,123.0     2,101.8  
               

Total

  $ 3,968.2   $ 3,875.5   $ 3,908.4  
               

        For the year ended December 31, 2009 restructuring expenses and related asset impairments are included in the above operating segment results as follows: Grace Davison $12.1 million, Grace Construction Products $15.3 million and Corporate $5.0 million. An additional $1.0 million is reflected in pre-tax income (loss) from noncore activities. For the year ended December 31, 2008, restructuring expenses are included in the above operating segment results as follows: Grace Construction Products $4.7 million, and Corporate $0.5 million.

        Corporate costs include expenses of corporate headquarters functions incurred in support of core operations, such as corporate finance, legal services, human resources management, communications and regulatory affairs and information technology as well as professional fees, insurance, and incentive compensation related to the corporate functions.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

21. Operating Segment Information (Continued)

        The following table presents information related to the geographic areas in which Grace operated for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. Sales are attributed to geographic areas based on customer location.

Geographic Area Data

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Net Sales

                   

United States

  $ 879.9   $ 1,078.2   $ 1,020.7  

Canada and Puerto Rico

    78.6     101.5     94.2  
               

Total North America

    958.5     1,179.7     1,114.9  
               

Europe Middle East Africa

    1,097.5     1,320.1     1,295.7  

Asia Pacific

    514.9     582.9     502.5  

Latin America

    254.1     234.3     202.1  
               

Total

  $ 2,825.0   $ 3,317.0   $ 3,115.2  
               

Properties and Equipment, net

                   

United States

  $ 403.2   $ 420.8   $ 408.8  

Canada and Puerto Rico

    19.5     16.4     20.8  
               

Total North America

    422.7     437.2     429.6  
               

Europe Middle East Africa

    205.8     213.3     212.8  

Asia Pacific

    45.3     46.4     47.0  

Latin America

    16.3     13.7     16.7  
               

Total

  $ 690.1   $ 710.6   $ 706.1  
               

Goodwill and Other Assets

                   

United States

  $ 100.5   $ 131.3   $ 117.1  

Canada and Puerto Rico

    7.3     7.2     8.1  
               

Total North America

    107.8     138.5     125.2  
               

Europe

    86.8     92.4     98.7  

Asia Pacific

    10.9     12.8     13.7  

Latin America

    18.1     14.8     18.9  
               

Total

  $ 223.6   $ 258.5   $ 256.5  
               

        Grace Core EBIT for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 is reconciled below to income before income taxes presented in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

21. Operating Segment Information (Continued)

Reconciliation of Operating Segment Data to Financial Statements

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Grace Core EBIT

  $ 255.3   $ 299.7   $ 297.2  

Pre-tax loss from noncore activities:

                   

Legal defense costs

    (36.0 )   (31.6 )   (21.2 )

Asbestos administration

    (7.9 )   (8.2 )   (14.9 )

Net pension costs—divested businesses

    (16.7 )   (11.2 )   (7.1 )

Provision for environmental remediation

    (4.2 )   (14.6 )   (17.0 )

Translation effects—intercompany loans

    11.0     (6.9 )   10.5  

Value of currency forward contracts—intercompany loans

    (15.9 )   10.7     (8.2 )

Other noncore, net

    (18.0 )   4.1     (0.7 )
               

Total pre-tax loss from noncore activities

    (87.7 )   (57.7 )   (58.6 )

Interest expense and related financing costs

    (38.3 )   (54.2 )   (72.1 )

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

    (48.0 )   (65.8 )   (86.4 )

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    10.0     15.4     24.5  

Interest income of non-Debtor subsidiaries

    1.4     3.8     7.6  
               

Income before income taxes

  $ 92.7   $ 141.2   $ 112.2  
               

22. Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates

        Grace conducts certain business activities in various countries through joint ventures with unaffiliated third parties. In certain cases, the financial results of these joint ventures are included in Grace's consolidated financial statements. The following tables present summary financial statistics for Grace's consolidated affiliates for which there is a noncontrolling interest:

 
  December 31,  
Statements of Operations
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Sales

  $ 346.9   $ 460.5   $ 434.7  

Income before taxes

    23.7     36.7     55.9  

Net income

    22.4     34.2     48.7  

Noncontrolling interests in net income

    10.0     15.4     24.5  

 

 
  December 31,  
Balance Sheets
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Cash

  $ 10.8   $ 78.1   $ 57.0  

Other current assets

    30.5     153.3     162.4  

Total assets

    52.8     252.8     236.6  

Total liabilities

    30.0     84.1     74.5  

Shareholders' equity

    22.8     168.7     162.1  

Noncontrolling interests in shareholders' equity

    8.7     73.1     73.2  

        In the Statements of Operations above, noncontrolling interests primarily relates to ART, Grace's joint venture with Chevron. Sales for ART were $248.7 for the eleven months ended November 30, 2009 and $348.7 and $335.7 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In the

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22. Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates (Continued)


Balance Sheets above, ART balances are not included in the amounts as of December 31, 2009 as ART was deconsolidated from Grace as of December 1, 2009; however, the amounts in 2008 and 2007 include ART balances. See Note 23 for additional discussion relating to ART.

23. Unconsolidated Affiliates

        Grace accounts for certain of its investments in unconsolidated affiliates using the equity method of accounting. Of the $45.7 million balance at December 31, 2009, $44.8 million represents the value of Grace's 50% interest in ART. On November 30, 2009, Grace sold 5% of its ownership interest in ART to Chevron for $4.0 million (the "ART Transaction"), bringing both Grace's and Chevron's ownership interests to 50%. From its inception in 2001 to the date of the ART Transaction, Grace held a 55% interest in ART, and Chevron held a 45% interest. As of December 31, 2008 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, Grace consolidated the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of ART in its consolidated financial statements. Due to the ART Transaction, Grace reconsidered its consolidation policy with respect to ART, and determined, following the ART Transaction on November 30, 2009, that ART ceased to be a variable interest entity. Grace does not have a controlling voting interest; therefore, Grace deconsolidated ART and recorded its investment in ART using the equity method of accounting as of December 1, 2009, resulting in a gain of $4.8 million, of which $4.6 million is attributable to the required remeasurement to fair value of Grace's retained investment in ART. The gain of $4.8 million is presented in "Gains (loss) on sales of product lines and gain on the sale of interest in an unconsolidated affiliate."

        Grace and ART continue to transact business on a regular basis, and maintain the following agreements in order to effect such business:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

23. Unconsolidated Affiliates (Continued)

Grace balances related to ART
  2009   2008  
 
  (In millions)
 

Trade accounts receivable

  $ 17.9   $  

Debt payable within one year

  $ (1.8 ) $  

Accounts payable

  $ (4.1 ) $  

Debt payable after one year

  $ (10.5 ) $  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

24. Quarterly Summary and Statistical Information (Unaudited)

Quarterly Summary and Statistical Information (Unaudited)

 
  March 31   June 30   September 30   December 31  
 
  (In millions)
 

2009

                         

Net sales

  $ 682.1   $ 711.0   $ 753.6   $ 678.3  

Cost of goods sold

    511.6     467.8     491.1     430.1  

Net income

    (38.9 )   19.3     44.4     46.4  

Net income per share:(1)

                         
 

Basic earnings per share:

                         
   

Net income

  $ (0.54 ) $ 0.27   $ 0.61   $ 0.64  
 

Diluted earnings per share:

                         
   

Net income

    (0.54 )   0.26     0.61     0.63  

Market price of common stock:(2)

                         
   

High

  $ 7.08   $ 14.31   $ 22.68   $ 26.17  
   

Low

    4.07     6.71     11.04     20.76  
   

Close

    6.32     12.37     21.74     25.35  

 

 
  March 31   June 30   September 30   December 31  
 
  (In millions)
 

2008

                         

Net sales

  $ 759.2   $ 900.0   $ 889.4   $ 768.4  

Cost of goods sold

    521.3     621.9     630.8     559.5  

Net income

    17.7     32.1     28.3     43.4  

Net income per share:(1)

                         
 

Basic earnings per share:

                         
   

Net income

  $ 0.25   $ 0.45   $ 0.39   $ 0.60  
 

Diluted earnings per share:

                         
   

Net income

    0.24     0.44     0.39     0.60  

Market price of common stock:(2)

                         
   

High

  $ 25.10   $ 27.79   $ 26.75   $ 14.33  
   

Low

    16.50     23.44     13.75     3.01  
   

Close

    22.82     23.49     15.12     5.97  

(1)
Per share results for the four quarters may differ from full-year per share results, as a separate computation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding is made for each quarter presented.

(2)
Principal market: New York Stock Exchange.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA(1)

 
  2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
 
  (In millions, except per share amounts)
 

Statement of Operations

                               

Net sales

  $ 2,825.0   $ 3,317.0   $ 3,115.2   $ 2,826.5   $ 2,569.5  

Income before income taxes

    92.7     141.2     112.2     37.8     125.1  

Net income

    81.2     136.9     113.3     35.0     99.1  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (10.0 )   (15.4 )   (24.5 )   (26.4 )   (23.1 )

Net income attributable to W.R. Grace & Co. shareholders

    71.2     121.5     88.8     8.6     76.0  

Financial Position

                               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 893.0   $ 460.1   $ 480.5   $ 536.3   $ 474.7  

Properties and equipment, net

    690.1     710.6     706.1     664.5     632.9  

Total assets

    3,968.2     3,875.5     3,908.4     3,662.0     3,580.8  

Total liabilities

    4,258.7     4,229.3     4,184.7     4,122.2     4,097.5  

Liabilities subject to compromise (a subset of total liabilities)

    3,147.1     3,112.9     3,277.5     3,221.6     3,155.1  

Shareholders' equity (deficit)

    (290.5 )   (353.8 )   (276.4 )   (460.2 )   (516.7 )

Cash Flow

                               

Operating activities

  $ 432.4   $ 15.0   $ 100.2   $ 159.4   $ 67.7  

Investing activities

    27.1     (31.1 )   (206.9 )   (129.4 )   (77.9 )

Financing activities

    (41.3 )   0.6     33.7     15.2     (10.5 )

Net cash flow

    432.9     (20.4 )   (55.8 )   61.6     (35.7 )

Data Per Common Share (Diluted)

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ 0.98   $ 1.68   $ 1.24   $ 0.13   $ 1.13  

Average common diluted shares outstanding (millions)

    72.6     72.5     71.6     68.3     67.3  

Other Statistics

                               

Capital expenditures

  $ 93.8   $ 132.2   $ 136.9   $ 119.2   $ 94.0  

Common stock price range

  $ 4.07-26.17   $ 3.01-27.79   $ 18.86-30.65   $ 8.12-20.35   $ 6.75-13.79  

Common shareholders of record

    8,505     8,801     9,153     9,522     9,883  

Number of employees (approximately)

    5,900     6,300     6,500     6,500     6,400  

(1)
Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2009 presentation.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

2009 Financial Summary

        Following is a summary of our financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared with the prior year.

Grace

Operating Segments

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Cash Flow and Liquidity

Summary Description of Core Business

        We are engaged in specialty chemicals and specialty materials businesses on a worldwide basis through our two operating segments, Grace Davison and Grace Construction Products. See Item 1 (Business—Business Overview) of this Report for a summary description of our core business.

Analysis of Core Operations

        Set forth in the table below are our key operating statistics with dollar and percentage changes for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. Please refer to this Analysis of Core Operations when reviewing this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

        In the Analysis of Core Operations table, as well as in the financial information presented throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, we present our financial results in the same manner as we present them for internal review. We review our results of operations by operating segment and separate "core operations" from "noncore activities." Core operations include the financial results of our Grace Davison and Grace Construction Products operating segments and the costs of corporate activities that directly or indirectly support our business operations. In contrast, noncore activities include all other events and transactions not directly related to the generation of operating revenue or the support of our core operations and generally relate to our former operations and products. See "Pre-tax Loss from Noncore Activities" for more information about noncore activities.

        We define Core EBIT (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure) to be net income adjusted for interest income and expense, income taxes, Chapter 11 expenses, and pre-tax loss from noncore activities.

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        We define Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure) to be Core EBIT before depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as Core EBITDA, plus pension expense of core operations plus or minus the change in net working capital and specified other assets and liabilities of our core operations minus capital expenditures as set forth in the table below. Adjusted Operating Cash Flow excludes income taxes paid (net of refunds), payments under defined benefit pension arrangements and post retirement benefit plans, cash paid for Chapter 11 expenses and contingencies, and cash paid for other noncore activities.

        We define Core EBIT Return On Invested Capital to be Core EBIT divided by the sum of net working capital, properties and equipment and certain other assets and liabilities.

        We use Core EBIT, Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Core EBIT Return On Invested Capital as performance measures in significant business decisions and, in the case of Core EBIT and Adjusted Operating Cash Flow, in determining certain incentive compensation. Core EBIT, Core EBIT as a percentage of sales, Core EBITDA, pre-tax loss from noncore activities, net income excluding noncore activities and Chapter 11 expenses, Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Core EBIT Return on Invested Capital do not purport to represent income or cash flow measures as defined under U.S. GAAP, and you should not consider them an alternative to such measures as an indicator of our performance. We provide these measures so you can distinguish the operating results of our current business base from the income and expenses and cash flows of our past businesses, discontinued products, and corporate legacies, and the effect of our Chapter 11 proceedings, and to ensure that you understand the key data that we use to evaluate our results of operations. We have also provided in the following tables a reconciliation of these non-U.S. GAAP measures to its most directly comparable financial measure or measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

        Core EBIT has material limitations as an operating performance measure because it excludes income and expenses that comprise our noncore activities, which include, among other things, provisions for asbestos-related litigation and environmental remediation and legal costs, which are and historically have been material components of our net income. Additionally, Core EBITDA also has material limitations as an operating performance measure since it excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expense. Our business is substantially dependent on the successful deployment of our capital assets; therefore, depreciation and amortization expense is a necessary element of our costs and ability to generate revenue. Adjusted Operating Cash Flow also has material limitations as an operating performance measure because it excludes cash paid for income taxes, cash payments under defined benefit pension arrangements and post retirement benefit plans, and cash flows from our noncore activities, including, among other things, costs for asbestos-related litigation and environmental remediation and legal defense costs, and costs related to our Chapter 11 proceedings, which have been material. We compensate for the limitations of these measurements by using these indicators together with net income as measured under U.S. GAAP to present a complete analysis of our results of operations. You should evaluate Core EBIT, Core

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EBITDA, and Adjusted Operating Cash Flow in conjunction with net income for a more complete analysis of our financial results.

Analysis of Core Operations
  2009   2008   $ Change
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(Unfav)
  % Change
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(Unfav)
  2007   $ Change
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(Unfav)
  % Change
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(Unfav)
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Net sales:

                                           

Grace Davison

  $ 1,935.4   $ 2,168.6   $ (233.2 )   (10.8 )% $ 2,009.2   $ 159.4     7.9 %
                               
 

Refining Technologies

    992.1     1,099.1     (107.0 )   (9.7 )%   971.1     128.0     13.2 %
 

Materials Technologies

    606.0     694.8     (88.8 )   (12.8 )%   663.5     31.3     4.7 %
 

Specialty Technologies

    337.3     374.7     (37.4 )   (10.0 )%   374.6     0.1     0.0 %
                               

Grace Construction Products

    889.6     1,148.4   $ (258.8 )   (22.5 )%   1,106.0     42.4     3.8 %
                               
 

Americas

    458.4     595.0     (136.6 )   (23.0 )%   587.1     7.9     1.3 %
 

Europe

    296.6     407.1     (110.5 )   (27.1 )%   380.6     26.5     7.0 %
 

Asia

    134.6     146.3     (11.7 )   (8.0 )%   138.3     8.0     5.8 %
                               

Total Grace net sales

  $ 2,825.0   $ 3,317.0   $ (492.0 )   (14.8 )% $ 3,115.2   $ 201.8     6.5 %
                               

Net sales by region:

                                           

North America

  $ 958.5   $ 1,179.7   $ (221.2 )   (18.8 )% $ 1,114.9   $ 64.8     5.8 %

Europe Middle East Africa

    1,097.5     1,320.1     (222.6 )   (16.9 )%   1,295.7     24.4     1.9 %

Asia Pacific

    514.9     582.9     (68.0 )   (11.7 )%   502.5     80.4     16.0 %

Latin America

    254.1     234.3     19.8     8.5 %   202.1     32.2     15.9 %
                               

Total net sales by region

  $ 2,825.0   $ 3,317.0   $ (492.0 )   (14.8 )% $ 3,115.2   $ 201.8     6.5 %
                               

Core EBIT(A)(B):

                                           

Grace Davison segment operating income

  $ 331.3   $ 278.1   $ 53.2     19.1 % $ 269.7   $ 8.4     3.1 %

Grace Construction Products segment operating income

    106.4     148.3     (41.9 )   (28.3 )%   155.9     (7.6 )   (4.9 )%

Corporate costs:

                                           
 

Support functions

    (44.2 )   (47.7 )   3.5     7.3 %   (46.8 )   (0.9 )   (1.9 )%
 

Performance-related compensation and other

    (42.7 )   (32.9 )   (9.8 )   (29.8 )%   (36.1 )   3.2     8.9 %
                               

Corporate costs

    (86.9 )   (80.6 )   (6.3 )   (7.8 )%   (82.9 )   2.3     2.8 %

Corporate restructuring expenses(C)

    (26.6 )   (0.5 )   (26.1 )   NM         (0.5 )   NM  

Defined benefit pension expense

    (68.9 )   (45.6 )   (23.3 )   (51.1 )%   (45.5 )   (0.1 )   (0.2 )%
                               

Core EBIT

    255.3     299.7     (44.4 )   (14.8 )%   297.2     2.5     0.8 %

Pre-tax loss from noncore activities(C)(D)

    (87.7 )   (57.7 )   (30.0 )   (52.0 )%   (58.6 )   0.9     1.5 %

Interest expense

    (38.3 )   (54.2 )   15.9     29.3 %   (72.1 )   17.9     24.8 %

Interest income of non-Debtor subsidiaries

    1.4     3.8     (2.4 )   (63.2 )%   7.6     (3.8 )   (50.0 )%

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

    (48.0 )   (65.8 )   17.8     27.1 %   (86.4 )   20.6     23.8 %

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

    (11.5 )   (4.3 )   (7.2 )   (167.4 )%   1.1     (5.4 )   NM  
                               

Net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ (50.3 )   (41.4 )% $ 88.8   $ 32.7     36.8 %
                               

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Analysis of Core Operations
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Key financial measures:

                                 

Gross profit percentage:

                                 

Grace Davison

    31.4 %   27.3 % NM   4.1pts     29.3 % NM   (2.0)pts

Grace Construction Products

    36.0 %   34.5 % NM   1.5pts     36.2 % NM   (1.7)pts

Total Grace

    32.7 %   29.7 % NM   3.0pts     31.7 % NM   (2.0)pts

Operating margin as a percentage of sales(A)(B):

                                 

Grace Davison

    17.1 %   12.8 % NM   4.3pts     13.4 % NM   (0.6)pts

Grace Construction Products

    12.0 %   12.9 % NM   (0.9)pts     14.1 % NM   (1.2)pts

Core EBIT

    9.0 %   9.0 % NM   —pts     9.5 % NM   (0.5)pts

Core EBITDA

    13.0 %   12.6 % NM   0.4pts     13.2 % NM   (0.6)pts

 

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Reconciliation of net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders to net income excluding noncore activities and Chapter 11 expenses, net:

                                           

Net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ (50.3 )   (41.4 )% $ 88.8   $ 32.7     36.8 %

Pre-tax loss from noncore activities

    87.7     57.7     30.0     52.0 %   58.6     (0.9 )   (1.5 )%

Chapter 11 expenses, net

    48.0     65.8     (17.8 )   (27.1 )%   86.4     (20.6 )   (23.8 )%

Tax effects of noncore and Chapter 11 items

    (55.1 )   (72.5 )   17.4     24.0 %   (82.5 )   (10.0 )   12.1 %
                               

Net income excluding noncore activities and Chapter 11 expenses, net

  $ 151.8   $ 172.5   $ (20.7 )   (12.0 )% $ 151.3   $ 21.2     14.0 %
                               

 

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Reconciliation of net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders to Adjusted Operating Cash Flow:

                                           

Net income attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ (50.3 )   (41.4 )% $ 88.8   $ 32.7     36.8 %

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

    11.5     4.3     7.2     167.4 %   (1.1 )   5.4     NM  

Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income

    48.0     65.8     (17.8 )   (27.1 )%   86.4     (20.6 )   (23.8 )%

Interest income of non-Debtor subsidiaries

    (1.4 )   (3.8 )   2.4     63.2 %   (7.6 )   3.8     50.0 %

Interest expense

    38.3     54.2     (15.9 )   (29.3 )%   72.1     (17.9 )   (24.8 )%

Pre-tax loss from noncore activities

    87.7     57.7     30.0     52.0 %   58.6     (0.9 )   (1.5 )%
                               

Core EBIT

    255.3     299.7     (44.4 )   (14.8 )%   297.2     2.5     0.8 %

Depreciation and amortization

    113.0     118.7     (5.7 )   (4.8 )%   113.4     5.3     4.7 %
                               

Core EBITDA

    368.3     418.4     (50.1 )   (12.0 )%   410.6     7.8     1.9 %

Defined benefit pension expense(B)

    68.9     45.6     23.3     51.1 %   45.5     0.1     0.2 %

Change in net working capital of core operations

    181.5     78.1     103.4     132.4 %   (82.0 )   160.1     195.2 %

Change in other assets and liabilities of core operations

    (78.4 )   (20.4 )   (58.0 )   NM     5.9     (26.3 )   NM  

Capital expenditures

    (93.8 )   (132.2 )   38.4     29.0 %   (136.9 )   4.7     3.4 %
                               

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow

  $ 446.5   $ 389.5   $ 57.0     14.6 % $ 243.1   $ 146.4     60.2 %
                               

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Analysis of Core EBIT return on invested capital
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Core EBIT

  $ 255.3   $ 299.7   $ 297.2  

Invested capital:

                   

Trade accounts receivable

    383.7     462.6     500.6  

Inventories

    220.6     354.8     362.9  

Accounts payable

    (174.2 )   (207.6 )   (171.9 )
               

    430.1     609.8     691.6  
               

Other current assets

    69.9     86.1     80.8  

Other current liabilities

    (307.9 )   (314.3 )   (344.5 )

Properties and equipment, net

    690.1     710.6     706.1  

Goodwill

    118.6     117.1     122.3  

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

    45.7     7.9     6.3  

Other assets

    100.6     137.2     130.3  
               

Total invested capital(E)

  $ 1,147.1   $ 1,354.4   $ 1,392.9  
               

Core EBIT return on invested capital

    22.3 %   22.1 %   21.3 %
               

 


Note (A):   Grace's segment operating income includes only Grace's share of income of consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures.

Note (B):

 

Defined benefit pension expense includes all defined benefit pension expense of core operations. Grace Davison and Grace Construction Products segment operating income and corporate costs do not include amounts for defined benefit pension expense.

Note (C):

 

Corporate restructuring expenses included in Core EBIT above have been reflected by operating segment in Note 21 as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2009, Grace Davison $12.1 million, Grace Construction Products $9.5 million, and Corporate $5.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2008, Corporate $0.5 million. An additional $1.0 million, reflected in pre-tax income (loss) from noncore activities above, is also reflected in Corporate.

Note (D):

 

See "Pre-tax loss from Noncore Activities" below for a definition and analysis of our noncore activities.

Note (E):

 

Total invested capital excludes the cash value of life insurance policies, net of policy loans of $4.4 million in other assets in 2009, $67.2 million in current assets in 2008, and $4.2 million in other assets in 2008.

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Results of Operations

Grace Overview

        Following is an overview of our financial performance for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

Net Sales

Grace Net Sales
($ in millions)

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        The following table identifies the year-over-year increase or decrease in sales attributable to changes in sales volume, product price and/or mix, the impact of currency translation, and metals volumes and prices.

 
  2009 as a Percentage
Increase (Decrease) from 2008
 
Net Sales Variance Analysis
  Volume   Price/Mix   Currency
Translation
  Metals   Total  

Grace Davison

    (5.9 )%   3.4 %   (3.5 )%   (4.8 )%   (10.8 )%

Grace Construction Products

    (20.2 )%   2.0 %   (4.3 )%   N/A     (22.5 )%

Net sales

    (10.9 )%   3.0 %   (3.8 )%   (3.1 )%   (14.8 )%

By Region:

                               

North America

    (18.2 )%   3.1 %   (0.4 )%   (3.3 )%   (18.8 )%

Europe Middle East Africa

    (10.6 )%   1.9 %   (6.7 )%   (1.5 )%   (16.9 )%

Asia Pacific

    (3.6 )%   1.2 %   (1.7 )%   (7.6 )%   (11.7 )%

Latin America

    6.4 %   11.5 %   (9.1 )%   (0.3 )%   8.5 %

        Sales for 2009 were unfavorably affected by reduced sales volumes resulting from the continuing global economic slowdown, currency translation and lower cost of metals passed through to customers. These unfavorable effects were partly offset by higher selling prices resulting from pricing actions that we primarily implemented in the second half of 2008 in all product groups and in all regions in response to rising raw materials and energy costs and to reflect our upgrade of product

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technologies. The 10.8% decrease for Grace Davison includes a 1.8% decrease for the deconsolidation of ART.

 
  2008 as a Percentage
Increase (Decrease) from 2007
 
Net Sales Variance Analysis
  Volume   Price/Mix   Currency
Translation
  Metals   Total  

Grace Davison

    (0.6 )%   5.4 %   3.3 %   (0.2 )%   7.9 %

Grace Construction Products

    (1.8 )%   3.4 %   2.2 %   N/A     3.8 %

Net sales

    (1.0 )%   4.6 %   3.0 %   (0.1 )%   6.5 %

By Region:

                               

North America

    (1.9 )%   6.6 %   0.2 %   0.9 %   5.8 %

Europe Middle East Africa

    (4.4 )%   2.6 %   5.9 %   (2.2 )%   1.9 %

Asia Pacific

    6.9 %   4.3 %   1.5 %   3.3 %   16.0 %

Latin America

    5.9 %   7.8 %   3.2 %   (1.0 )%   15.9 %

        For 2008, the positive effects of the pricing actions and currency translation were partially offset by lower sales volumes in both operating segments.

Core EBIT

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Core EBIT
($ in millions)

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        Core EBIT increased $2.5 million or 0.8% in 2008 over 2007 and then decreased $44.4 million or 14.8% in 2009.

        The decrease in 2009 Core EBIT was primarily due to lower sales volumes, currency translation and higher pension expenses, partly offset by an increase in gross profit percentage and lower selling, general and administrative expenses. Restructuring expenses and related asset impairments of $32.4 million were offset by gains related to three product line sales and the ART transaction of $33.9 million. The 3.0 percentage point improvement in gross profit percentage is due to price increases implemented primarily in the second half of 2008, a decrease in raw materials and energy costs since their peak in the fourth quarter of 2008, and lower factory overhead expenses resulting primarily from restructuring activities. The decline in raw materials and energy costs that we have experienced since late 2008 abated during the third quarter, and we experienced increasing costs for certain raw materials during the fourth quarter though raw materials and energy costs remained below prior year levels.

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        In the year ended December 31, 2009, we recognized $32.4 million of restructuring expenses and related asset impairments related to cost reduction and restructuring programs implemented in our core operations, and $1.0 million of restructuring expenses related to our noncore activities. Of these amounts, $26.6 million relates to corporate-initiated programs and is included in corporate restructuring expenses in the analysis of core operations, and $5.8 million relates to programs initiated by an operating segment and is included in segment operating income. The 2009 restructuring actions, together with actions completed in 2008, produced over $50 million of cost savings in the year ended December 31, 2009, of which over $35 million were realized in operating expenses.

        We have contracted with IBM to manage a portion of our information technology activities with the goals of improving the scalability of our IT resources and accelerating the implementation of innovations that improve productivity. We recorded planned transition costs of $2.5 million related to this contract in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2009.

        The increase in Core EBIT in 2008 was primarily due to selling price increases, totaling approximately $150 million for 2008, and productivity improvements which offset the unfavorable effects of raw materials cost inflation, totaling approximately $160 million for 2008. Cost containment actions that we implemented in the operating segments and the corporate functional areas mitigated the negative effect of lower volumes on 2008 Core EBIT.

        Core EBIT margin was 9.0% for 2009, equal to the 2008 level. Core EBIT margin decreased from 9.5% in 2007 primarily due to lower sales volumes.

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow

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        Adjusted operating cash flow increased $57.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the prior year primarily due to improvements in net working capital and lower capital expenditures, partially offset by a decrease in Core EBIT. Net working capital days decreased by 27 days during 2009, including a reduction of 13 days of inventory and an increase of 13 days of accounts payable. Adjusted operating cash flow increased $146.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, as compared to the prior year primarily due to improvements in net working capital.

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Core EBIT Return On Invested Capital

Core EBIT Return on Invested Capital

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        We manage our operations with the objective of maximizing sales, earnings and cash flow over time. Doing so requires that we successfully balance our growth, profitability and working capital and other investments to support sustainable, long-term financial performance. We use Core EBIT Return On Invested Capital as a performance measure in evaluating operating results, in making operating and investment decisions and in balancing the growth and profitability of our operations. Generally, we favor those businesses and investments that provide the highest return on invested capital

Operating Segment Overview—Grace Davison

        Following is an overview of the financial performance of Grace Davison for the three years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

Net Sales—Grace Davison

Grace Davison Net Sales
($ in millions)

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        Grace Davison operating segment sales are reported in the following product groups:

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  Sales   2009 vs. 2008   Sales   2008 vs. 2007   Sales  
 
  (In millions)
 

Refining Technologies

  $ 992.1     (9.7 )% $ 1,099.1     13.2 % $ 971.1  

Materials Technologies

    606.0     (12.8 )%   694.8     4.7 %   663.5  

Specialty Technologies

    337.3     (10.0 )%   374.7     0.0 %   374.6  
                       

Total Grace Davison Sales

  $ 1,935.4     (10.8 )% $ 2,168.6     7.9 % $ 2,009.2  
                       

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        Sales of Grace Davison for 2009 were unfavorably affected by the global economic slowdown which resulted in reduced sales volumes, by lower cost of metals passed through to customers, and by unfavorable currency translation partly offset by higher selling prices. As the global economy grew in 2007 and through most of 2008, costs for raw materials and energy used to produce our products increased significantly, especially in the second half of 2008. We raised prices, primarily in the second half of 2008, to offset these increased costs and to reflect our upgrade of product technologies.

        On September 30, 2009, we sold our membranes product line, a component of Grace Davison's Specialty Technologies product group, to a strategic buyer for approximately $22 million and recorded a $19.2 million gain on the sale. The membranes product line manufactured and sold polymer-based membranes used in natural gas separation.

        On November 30, 2009, we completed the sale of a 5% interest in ART, our joint venture with Chevron Products Company. We reduced our 55% interest to 50% to achieve a balanced ownership structure with Chevron. We deconsolidated ART's results from our consolidated financial statements on a prospective basis effective December 1, 2009. Previously, we reported 100% of ART's sales and 55% of ART's income, with 45% of ART's income reported as income attributable to noncontrolling interests. Effective December 1, 2009, we are reporting our investment in ART and our portion of ART's income and dividends using the equity method of accounting. We recorded a gain of $4.8 million from the sale of our 5% interest in ART and the required revaluation of our remaining investment in ART.

        Refining Technologies    The decrease in sales for 2009 was primarily due to a decrease in the cost of molybdenum passed through to hydroprocessing customers, decreased sales volume of FCC catalysts and additives, the deconsolidation of the ART joint venture and unfavorable currency translation partly offset by the effect of price increases implemented mainly in 2008 and primarily in FCC catalysts. The global economy slowed significantly beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 reducing demand for transportation fuels and negatively affecting sales volume of our FCC catalysts and additives in 2009.

        Molybdenum is a key raw material in our hydroprocessing catalysts and we generally pass the cost of molybdenum through to our customers. Molybdenum costs in 2009 were approximately one-third of molybdenum costs in 2008, resulting in a decrease in pass-through sales of approximately $114 million.

        The increase in sales for 2008 was primarily due to increased volumes of our FCC catalysts and additives resulting from the strong global economy in the first nine months of 2008 and the related strong demand for our customers' transportation fuel products. During 2007 and 2008, refinery FCC units ran at high capacity utilization rates, and new refining capacity came on line in the Middle East and Asia. As the price of crude oil increased, refineries processed heavier, lower quality and less expensive feedstocks, which further increased demand for our catalysts and additives, especially our Midas® catalyst series. In addition, refiners' product mix shifted toward increased diesel production, which increased sales of our Midas® catalysts, as well as our hydroprocessing catalysts. The 2008 sales increase also reflects the effect of the 2008 price increases and favorable currency translation.

        Materials Technologies    The decrease in sales for 2009 was primarily caused by a decline in sales volume reflecting reduced demand for our products caused by continued weakness in the global economy, and unfavorable currency translation. Sales for 2009 were also negatively affected by our customers' efforts to reduce inventory levels. The weakness in automotive and furniture sales, residential and commercial construction, and home renovations lowered the sales volumes of our products sold into end-uses such as lacquers, coatings, automotive tires, and dual pane windows. Sales volumes of our products sold into food and personal care end-uses also decreased but to a

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lesser extent. Sales for 2009 were favorably affected by price increases implemented primarily in the second half of 2008 and a 2008 change in our product mix designed to emphasize higher value applications.

        Sales for 2008 reflect growth in existing markets, expansion in emerging markets and solid demand for our products in the housing/building, automotive and food/personal care industries through the first nine months of 2008 as partly offset by a decrease in sales for the fourth quarter of 2008. Sales volumes for the 2008 fourth quarter were down by more than 11% from the 2007 fourth quarter reflecting the effects of the global economic slowdown. Although consumer markets remained relatively stable in 2008, the automotive and building industries slowed significantly.

        Specialty Technologies    The decrease in sales for 2009 was primarily due to unfavorable currency translation, a decline in sales volume and a decrease in the cost of nickel passed through to our Raney® catalyst customers, partially offset by price increases implemented primarily in the second half of 2008 and new product launches. Many of our customers produce polyolefin resin used in the manufacture of plastic materials, including high performance pipes, plastic films and household containers. Polyolefin production decreased significantly in the fourth quarter of 2008 through the first half of 2009 resulting in decreased sales volume of our products. As demand for plastics recovered during the third and fourth quarters of 2009, our sales volume stabilized at approximately the level of the 2008 third quarter. The cost of nickel, a key raw material in our Raney® catalysts, is generally passed on to our customers. The decrease in the cost of nickel passed on to customers more than offset the effect of price increases implemented primarily in 2008.

        Sales for 2008 were essentially flat with 2007 reflecting market growth, new product introductions, and geographic expansion during the first three quarters of 2008 as offset by a decrease in sales for the fourth quarter of 2008. Sales for the 2008 fourth quarter were down by more than 6% from the 2007 fourth quarter, more than offsetting the effects of price increases and favorable currency translation. Global petrochemical prices and demand fell sharply and polyethylene production decreased in the fourth quarter of 2008 as the global economic slowdown caused our customers to reduce operating rates.

Segment Operating Income (SOI) and Margin-Grace Davison

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        Segment operating income (excluding corporate-initiated restructuring costs) for 2009 increased 19.1% from 2008 (12.2% excluding a $19.2 million gain from a product line divestiture). The favorable effects of price increases, primarily implemented during 2008, lower raw materials and energy costs, and effective control of operating expenses more than offset lower sales volume and unfavorable currency translation.

        Segment operating income for 2008 increased 3.1% compared to 2007, primarily due to higher selling prices, increased productivity, and favorable currency translation, which more than offset higher raw materials and energy costs. Segment operating margin for 2009 was 17.1%, 12.8% in 2008, and 13.4% in 2007.

        Segment operating margin for 2009 was positively affected by 1.0 percentage points due to the gain on the product line divestiture.

        Gross profit percentage for 2009 was 31.4%, up from 27.3% in 2008 and 29.3% in 2007. The improvement in 2009 over 2008 reflects the effects of price increases, primarily implemented during 2008, raw materials and energy cost deflation (partly offset by high cost inventory carried over from 2008) and the cost reduction and restructuring actions described below. As demand for our products started to slow in late 2008, we implemented cost reduction and restructuring actions in our manufacturing plants to reduce fixed costs and increase operational efficiency. We continued and expanded these efforts in 2009 by reducing employment and curtailing spending on product lines that sell to the automotive, housing and construction industries. Notwithstanding our cost reduction efforts, we have continued to invest in research and development to renew existing products and improve performance for our customers. These actions were a major contributor to increased gross profit and segment operating income margins in 2009 and have positioned us to operate on a lower cost basis while preserving growth opportunities. The decline in gross profit percentage from 2007 to 2008 was primarily due to higher raw materials and energy costs, partly offset by increased prices and productivity initiatives.

Operating Segment Overview—Grace Construction Products

        Following is an overview of the financial performance of Grace Construction Products for the three years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

Net Sales-Grace Construction Products

Grace Construction Products Net Sales
($ in millions)

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        Grace Construction Products sales are reported by geographic regions as follows:

 
  2009   2008    
 
 
  2007  
 
   
  2009 vs. 2008    
  2008 vs. 2007  
 
  Sales   Sales   Sales  
 
  (In millions)
 

GCP Americas

  $ 458.4     (23.0 )% $ 595.0     1.3 % $ 587.1  

GCP Europe*

    296.6     (27.1 )%   407.1     7.0 %   380.6  

GCP Asia Pacific

    134.6     (8.0 )%   146.3     5.8 %   138.3  
                       

Total GCP Sales

  $ 889.6     (22.5 )% $ 1,148.4     3.8 % $ 1,106.0  
                       

*
Includes the Middle East, Africa, and India.

        The following table presents Grace Construction Products sales of similar products by end-use market:

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  Sales   2009 vs. 2008   Sales   2008 vs. 2007   Sales  
 
  (In millions)
 

Specialty Construction Chemicals

  $ 578.1     (22.0 )% $ 741.3     (0.4 )% $ 744.3  

Specialty Building Materials

    311.5     (23.5 )%   407.1     12.6 %   361.7  
                       

Total GCP Sales

  $ 889.6     (22.5 )% $ 1,148.4     3.8 % $ 1,106.0  
                       

        Sales of GCP for 2008 and 2009 have been unfavorably affected by the sequential decrease from 2007 through 2009 in sales volumes, reflecting the negative effect of the global economic slowdown on global construction activity and demand for our products. Sales of our specialty construction chemicals, which are generally the first to show the impact of declining construction activity, since they are usually consumed in the early stages of a project, were down in 2008, but the decrease was partly offset by higher sales of our specialty building materials. Sales of both product groups were down in 2009. As the global economy grew in 2007 and through most of 2008, costs for raw materials used to produce our products increased significantly, especially in the second half of 2008. We raised prices, primarily in 2008, to offset these rising costs. These 2008 price increases, the strong performance of new high value-added specialty products, particularly in specialty building materials, and increased market penetration of our products have partly offset the effect of the global slowdown in construction activity on our sales.

        In order to improve economic conditions, governments in many countries have announced fiscal stimulus programs aimed at infrastructure spending. Our sales were not materially affected by these programs in 2009 or 2008.

        GCP Americas    Sales decreased in 2009 primarily due to volume declines that were partly offset by our 2008 price increases. The sales increase in 2008 reflects the 2008 price increase as offset by a decline in volume that progressed through 2008, especially in the 2008 fourth quarter, resulting from the global economic slowdown.

        Sales in North America decreased 25.9% in 2009 and 0.5% in 2008 reflecting volume declines caused by decreased construction activity. The sharp decline in North American construction that began in 2007 has continued through 2009. Based on US Census Bureau figures, U.S. residential housing starts dropped by approximately 33% and 39% in 2008 and 2009, respectively. According to McGraw Hill Construction, U.S. commercial construction has decreased significantly, with U.S. building starts, measured in square feet of space, declining by approximately 17% and 43% in 2008 and 2009, respectively. U.S. infrastructure project construction (also called "nonbuilding" construction), measured on a constant-dollar basis, was essentially flat in 2008 and trended downward in 2009.

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        Sales in Latin America increased 4.4% in 2009 and 20.2% in 2008. The effect of the 2008 price increases and volume growth, driven by increased market penetration and the introduction of new products, was partly offset by unfavorable currency translation.

        GCP Europe    Sales decreased in 2009 primarily due to volume declines and unfavorable currency translation partly offset by our 2008 price increases. The sales increase in 2008 reflects continued volume growth through the first three quarters of 2008, the 2008 price increases and favorable currency translation offset by volume declines in the 2008 fourth quarter.

        Sales in Europe declined 27.1% in 2009 and increased 7.0% in 2008. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 and continuing through 2009, construction activity in Western and Eastern Europe decreased significantly from prior year levels. This decrease resulted in a significant decline in demand for our customers' products. In response to these declines, many of our European customers reduced their production.

        Sales in the Middle East declined 21.8% in 2009 and increased 45.4% in 2008. Between 2003 and 2008, the Middle East was one of the world's most dynamic construction markets with a rapid pace of real estate and infrastructure development growth led by the United Arab Emirates (especially Dubai). Since the first quarter of 2009, major construction projects in the Middle East have been delayed or halted, especially in the United Arab Emirates (especially Dubai), resulting in reduced cement, concrete and building materials consumption and negatively affecting other demand for our products.

        GCP Asia Pacific    Sales declined in 2009 primarily due to the adverse effect of currency translation and lower sales volumes in countries where we have a well-established presence partly offset by our 2008 price increases. The sales increase in 2008 reflects continued volume growth through the first three quarters of 2008, the 2008 price increase and favorable currency translation partly offset by volume declines in the 2008 fourth quarter.

        GCP Asia Pacific consists of economies that include both developed and emerging markets. Research by IHS Global Insight indicates that in 2008 and 2009, growth in construction spending in this region has been led by emerging markets in which we have less or no presence and that other developed markets in which we have a substantial presence have experienced declines in construction spending. We are continuing to invest in China and other emerging markets to expand our presence and build demand for our specialty construction chemicals and specialty building materials products while maintaining our position in other areas of the region.

Segment Operating Income (SOI) and Margin Grace Construction Products

Grace Construction Products
SOI and Margin
($ in millions)

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        Segment operating income (excluding corporate-initiated restructuring costs) declined year-over-year for the three year period ended December 31, 2009. The favorable effects of price increases (primarily implemented during 2008), lower 2009 raw material costs and effective control of operating expenses were more than offset by decreases in sales volumes, higher 2008 raw material costs and unfavorable 2009 currency translation.

        Gross profit percentage for 2009 was 36.0%, 34.5% in 2008 and 36.2% in 2007. The improvement in gross profit percentage in 2009 is due to price increases that we implemented primarily in the second half of 2008, a decrease in raw materials costs from their peak in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the restructuring actions described below. Our raw materials costs rose rapidly in 2008, peaked in November 2008, and then declined rapidly before stabilizing in the fourth quarter of 2009. We experienced increasing costs for certain raw materials during 2009 though raw materials costs remained below the levels of the prior year period.

        As demand from our customers slowed in 2008 and 2009, we implemented cost reduction initiatives and restructuring actions in all geographic regions to improve our operating margins. We strengthened discretionary cost controls starting in the first quarter of 2008. We began reducing our workforce in the second quarter of 2008 and reassigned key employees and other resources from declining developed markets to higher growth regions such as Latin America, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. We implemented a program to rationalize our production facilities, and we sold some redundant assets and two small non-strategic product lines. Notwithstanding these actions, we continued to invest in research and development to support both product lines. These actions were designed to provide sustainable improvement in our gross profit and segment operating margins.

Corporate Overview

Corporate Operating Expenses
($ in millions)

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        Corporate costs include corporate functional costs (such as finance, legal services, human resources, communications and information technology), and other corporate costs such as insurance premiums, professional fees, and incentive compensation related to corporate functions. Corporate functional costs for 2009 decreased 7.3% compared with 2008 due primarily to cost reduction efforts. Other corporate costs increased in 2009 compared to 2008 primarily due to higher incentive compensation expenses, higher legal costs related to a commercial dispute, and planned one time costs related to the IT transition announced in the second quarter of 2009.

        Corporate operating expenses for 2008 decreased 2.8% compared with 2007 primarily due to lower incentive compensation expenses.

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Core Pension Expense

        The following table presents our core defined benefit pension expense for our advance-funded and pay-as-you-go plans:

Core Defined Benefit Pension Expense
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Total Defined Benefit Pension Expense

  $ 85.6   $ 56.8   $ 52.6  
 

Less: noncore pension expense

    (16.7 )   (11.2 )   (7.1 )
               

Total Core Pension Expense

  $ 68.9   $ 45.6   $ 45.5  
               

        Core pension expense includes costs under domestic and foreign defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits to Grace Davison, Grace Construction Products, and corporate employees (and excludes estimated defined benefit pension expense related to employees of divested businesses, which are reported as part of pre-tax loss from noncore activities).

        In 2009, approximately 25% of our pension plan participants were active employees. Approximately 75% are retired or former employees and more than approximately 35% are retired or former employees of divested businesses. As a result, only $22.8 million, or 27%, of total defined benefit pension expense in 2009 related to current service. Approximately 71%, or $60.9 million, of total defined benefit pension expense resulted from the funded status of our plans and the amortization of accumulated actuarial losses.

        Pension expense increased significantly in 2009 from the prior years primarily due to the significant decline in pension asset values in 2008.

Pre-tax Loss from Noncore Activities

        Pre-tax loss from noncore activities reflects financial matters unrelated to our core operations. We expect this category of costs and income to be volatile as we address potentially material items through our Chapter 11 and other legal proceedings and the financial implications of our legal contingencies become apparent. Some noncore activities are shown as separate items on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Those not separately listed are primarily included in selling, general and administrative expenses and in other (income) expense. The table below shows the components of noncore activities, and the captions in which each component is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Legal defense costs

  $ (36.0 ) $ (31.6 ) $ (21.2 )

D&O insurance cost—portion related to Chapter 11

    (3.3 )   (3.8 )   (6.0 )

Asbestos administration

    (7.9 )   (8.2 )   (14.9 )

Postretirement benefit (cost) income—divested businesses

    (1.6 )   0.4     1.9  

Other

    (5.0 )   (4.4 )   (4.4 )
               

Total selling, general and administrative expenses

    (53.8 )   (47.6 )   (44.6 )
               

Net pension costs—divested businesses

    (16.7 )   (11.2 )   (7.1 )
               

Total defined benefit pension expense

    (16.7 )   (11.2 )   (7.1 )
               

Provision for environmental remediation—vermiculite and other sites

    (4.2 )   (14.6 )   (17.0 )
               

Total provision for environmental remediation

    (4.2 )   (14.6 )   (17.0 )
               

COLI income, net

    1.2     3.0     5.4  

Translation effects—intercompany loans

    11.0     (6.9 )   10.5  

Value of currency forward contracts—intercompany loans

    (15.9 )   10.7     (8.2 )

Other

    (9.3 )   8.9     2.4  
               

Total other income (expense), net

    (13.0 )   15.7     10.1  
               

Total pre-tax loss from noncore activities

  $ (87.7 ) $ (57.7 ) $ (58.6 )
               

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        The increase in the noncore loss for 2009 is primarily due to higher noncore pension and other postretirement benefit expenses, higher noncore legal expenses, and a larger net difference between the change in value of non-U.S. dollar intercompany loans and the change in value of the associated currency derivative contracts (this non-cash net difference results from a difference in the changes in the currency spot rate used to value the intercompany loans and the changes in the forward points and discount rates used to value the derivative contracts for accounting purposes), partly offset by a lower provision for environmental remediation. In addition, the loss from noncore activities for 2008 includes a gain from the sale of a noncore asset.

        In November 2007, we purchased currency forward contracts to mitigate the effect of currency risk with respect to intercompany loans between our principal U.S. subsidiary and a German subsidiary. The change in value of the loans and the change in fair value of the derivative contracts resulted in a net loss of $5.8 million for 2009 compared with a net gain of $0.9 million for 2008. The change in value of the intercompany loans and the derivative contracts is recorded as a component of other (income) expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. These changes do not affect cash flow until the intercompany loans are repaid and the derivative contracts are settled.

Chapter 11 Expenses

        Although we are unable to precisely measure the impact of our Chapter 11 proceedings on our overall financial performance, we incur significant added costs that are directly attributable to operating in Chapter 11. Net Chapter 11 expenses consist primarily of legal, financial and consulting fees that we, the three creditors' committees, the equity committee and the legal representatives of future asbestos claimants incur, reduced by interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents held by our entities subject to Chapter 11. We pay for the costs of these committees and representatives and their respective financial advisors. These costs fluctuate with the activity in our Chapter 11 proceedings.

        Direct Chapter 11 expenses are as follows:

Chapter 11 Expenses, net
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Total Chapter 11 expenses

  $ 49.1   $ 63.6   $ 95.1  

Interest (income) expense on filing entity cash/investment balances

    (1.1 )   2.2     (8.7 )
               

Chapter 11 expenses, net

  $ 48.0   $ 65.8   $ 86.4  
               

        The decrease in direct Chapter 11 expenses for 2009 from the prior years was primarily due to a decrease in activity compared with 2008 when we were conducting a trial for estimating the liability for PI Claims which was suspended in April 2008 as a result of the PI Settlement.

        We incur numerous other indirect costs to manage our Chapter 11 proceedings such as: management time devoted to Chapter 11 matters; added cost of debt capital; added costs of general business insurance, including D&O liability insurance premiums; and lost business and acquisition opportunities due to the complexities and restrictions of operating under Chapter 11.

        We present the net costs of our reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as "Chapter 11 expenses, net of interest income," a separate caption in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We do not include Chapter 11 expenses in the measures of income from core operations or loss from noncore operations.

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Interest Expense

        Interest expense decreased in 2009 as compared to 2008 and 2007. The decrease in interest expense is due to reductions in the prime rate, partially offset by the effects of compounding interest on certain liabilities subject to compromise over the course of the Chapter 11 proceeding.

        The average effective interest rates on pre-petition obligations for 2009, 2008, and 2007 were 3.5%, 4.7% and 6.3%, respectively. Such interest will not be paid until the Joint Plan or another plan of reorganization is confirmed and becomes effective.

Income Taxes

        Taxes on income for 2009, 2008 and 2007 were a provision of $11.5 million, a provision of $4.3 million and a benefit of $1.1 million respectively, against income (loss) from consolidated operations before income taxes of $82.7 million in 2009, $125.8 million in 2008 and $87.7 million in 2007.

        Our 2009 effective tax rate is lower than the 35% U.S. statutory rate primarily due to benefits of $20.3 million resulting primarily from the resolution of uncertain tax positions, and $9.3 million due to lower taxes in non-US jurisdictions, partly offset by a provision of $2.1 million for expense related to undistributed foreign earnings and $5.9 million for nondeductible expenses related to Chapter 11

        Our 2008 effective tax rate is lower than the 35% U.S. statutory rate primarily due to benefits of $14.5 million for valuation allowance adjustments, $12.2 million for lower taxes in non-US jurisdictions, a net benefit of $11.9 million recognized on disposition of investments, and $10.6 million for the net adjustments to the liability for uncertain tax positions, partly offset by a provision of $4.5 million for nondeductible expenses related to Chapter 11.

        Our 2007 effective tax rate is lower than the 35% U.S. statutory rate primarily due to benefits of $44.8 million for adjustments to our reserve for deferred tax expense related to undistributed foreign earnings, $13.3 million for net adjustments to the liability for uncertain tax positions, and $5.0 million for lower taxes in non-US jurisdictions, partly offset by a provision for $20.1 million related to recording a deferred tax liability on life insurance investments and $11.4 million for nondeductible expenses related to Chapter 11.

        See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding income taxes.

Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

        Following is an analysis of our financial condition, liquidity and capital resources at December 31, 2009. For additional information regarding our Chapter 11 cases, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information regarding our asbestos- related litigation, see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information regarding environmental matters, see Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Funding Emergence from Chapter 11

        We filed a joint plan of reorganization with the bankruptcy court on September 19, 2008. We refer herein to this joint plan of reorganization, as subsequently amended, as the Joint Plan. The Joint Plan and some of the objections thereto are described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Joint Plan includes material conditions to its confirmation and effectiveness. One of these conditions is that we obtain exit financing in an amount and on terms satisfactory to us. Based on current liquidity and expected 2010 cash flow, we expect to require new financing of up to $850 million to consummate the Joint Plan. In addition, we intend to seek a $200 million revolving

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credit facility in connection with our exit financing. Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank have been selected as our lead lenders and on February 16, 2010 the Bankruptcy Court granted Grace authority to enter into engagement letters with these banks. The actual amount of new financing that we will need to fund the Joint Plan will generally depend on the amount of our available cash resources, including net cash from our operating and investing activities prior to emergence, and the final resolution costs for our outstanding claims and contingent liabilities. In preparation for emergence, in 2009 we repatriated approximately $173 million from our non-US subsidiaries to fund payment of bankruptcy claims. In addition, our principal U.S. subsidiary holds a loan of approximately $355.5 million from a foreign subsidiary. We expect that all or a substantial portion of this loan will be repaid at the time of emergence.

Cash Resources and Available Credit Facilities

        At December 31, 2009, we had available liquidity of $954.6 million, consisting of $893.0 million in cash and cash equivalents (approximately $696 million in the U.S.), and approximately $61.6 million of available credit under various non-U.S. credit facilities.

        Investment securities of $0.0 million and $21.6 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, consist of direct or indirect investments in debt securities through the Columbia Strategic Cash Fund. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2007, we classified our investment in the Columbia Strategic Cash Fund as cash and cash equivalents as redemptions were available in cash. In December 2007, the fund began an orderly liquidation and restricted redemptions to in-kind distribution of portfolio securities. In 2009, the fund was fully liquidated and redeemed, with $22.5 million of Grace's account balance distributed to Grace in cash.

        On April 1, 2008 we entered into an amended DIP facility with a syndicate of lenders that provided for up to $165 million of revolving loans and face amount of letters of credit. On February 16, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court granted Grace authority to terminate the DIP facility and replace it with a $100 million cash-collateralized letter of credit facility with a commercial bank to support current outstanding and new letters of credit.

        Our non-U.S. credit facilities are extended to various subsidiaries and used by them to issue bank guarantees supporting trade activity and to provide working capital during occasional cash shortfalls. Our largest non-U.S. credit facility is secured by third-party accounts receivable, with availability determined on the basis of eligible outstanding receivables. Most of our other credit facilities are unsecured and are offered subject to annual review and renewal.

        The following table summarizes our non-U.S. credit facilities as of December 31, 2009:

Credit Facilities
  Maximum
Borrowing
Amount
  Amount
Available
  Expiration
Date
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Country

                   

Germany

    72.1     49.9     12/31/11  

Germany

    17.3     2.1     3/26/10  

Other Countries

    14.2     9.6     Various through 2010  
                 

Total

  $ 103.6   $ 61.6        
                 

        We believe that these funds and credit facilities will be sufficient to finance our operations and support our business strategy while we are in Chapter 11. We intend to renew our non-U.S. facilities as they expire.

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Analysis of Cash Flows

        The following table summarizes our cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007:

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 433.4   $ 15.0   $ 100.2  

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

    26.1     (31.1 )   (206.9 )

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

    (41.3 )   0.6     33.7  

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    14.7     (4.9 )   17.2  
               

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    432.9     (20.4 )   (55.8 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    460.1     480.5     536.3  
               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 893.0   $ 460.1   $ 480.5  
               

        Net cash provided by operating activities in 2009 was $433.4 million compared with $15.0 million in 2008. Through our ongoing cash productivity initiatives, we reduced net working capital by $149.5 million during 2009. Net cash provided by operating activities in 2008 includes a payment of $252 million to the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") in settlement of the EPA's cost recovery claims related to environmental remediation activities in Libby, Montana.

        Net cash provided by investing activities in 2009 was $26.1 million, compared with $31.1 million used in the prior year period. The increase in net cash provided by investing activities is primarily due to proceeds of $68.8 million from the termination of life insurance policies on certain current and former employees. Capital expenditures in 2009 were $93.8 million including over $25 million for strategic programs such as adding capacity for high-growth and high-margin products. Net cash used for financing activities in 2009 was $41.3 million compared with $0.6 million provided by financing activities for the prior year period. The decrease is primarily due to dividend payments to noncontrolling interests and reduced proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

        Net cash provided by operating activities in 2008 was $15.0 million compared with $100.2 million in 2007. Net cash provided by operating activities in 2008 includes a payment of $252 million related to the settlement of certain environmental claims relating to our former vermiculite operations in Libby, Montana. Net cash used for investing activities in 2008 was $31.1 million, compared with $206.9 million in 2007. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities is primarily due to decreased investments in short-term debt securities. Capital expenditures in 2008 were $132.2 million, including over $50 million for strategic programs such as adding capacity for high-margin and high-growth products, adding capacity to produce high-cost raw materials internally and building new research and manufacturing capabilities in developing countries. Net cash provided by financing activities in 2008 was $0.6 million compared with $33.7 million in 2007. The decrease is primarily attributable to reduced proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

Debt and Other Contractual Obligations

        Total debt outstanding at December 31, 2009 was $905.5 million, including $356.2 million of accrued interest on pre-petition debt. As a result of the Chapter 11 filing, we are now in default on $525.8 million of pre-petition debt, which, together with accrued interest thereon, has been included in "liabilities subject to compromise" as of December 31, 2009. The automatic stay provided under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prevents our lenders from taking any action to collect the principal amounts as well as related accrued interest. However, we will continue to accrue and report interest

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in accordance with the Joint Plan on such debt during the Chapter 11 proceedings unless further developments lead our management to conclude that it is probable that such interest will be compromised.

        Set forth below are our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2009:

 
  Payments due by Period  
Contractual Obligations(1)
  Total   Less than
1 Year
  1-3
Years
  Thereafter  
 
  (In millions)
 

Operating commitments(2)

  $ 105.4   $ 93.7   $ 11.7   $  

Debt(3)

    23.5     12.6     10.9      

Capital leases

    0.6     0.2     0.4      

Operating leases

    67.3     19.8     35.4     12.1  

Pension funding requirements per ERISA(4)

    398.3     45.9     271.5     80.9  

Pension funding requirements for non-U.S. pension plans(5)

    68.0     12.8     40.5     14.7  
                   

Total Contractual Obligations

  $ 663.1   $ 185.0   $ 370.4   $ 107.7  
                   

(1)
Excludes liabilities subject to compromise, as we are not able to determine when these amounts will ultimately be settled. We expect that a large portion of these liabilities will be settled when we emerge from Chapter 11.

(2)
Amounts do not include open purchase commitments, which are routine in nature and normally settle within 90 days or obligations to employees under annual or long-term incentive programs.

(3)
Includes $12.3 million due to an unconsolidated affiliate.

(4)
Based on the U.S. qualified pension plans' status as of December 31, 2009, funding requirements under ERISA have been estimated for the next five years. Amounts in subsequent years have not yet been determined.

(5)
Based on the non-U.S. pension plans' status as of December 31, 2009, funding requirements have been estimated for the next five years. Amounts have been translated at the applicable December 31, 2009 exchange rates. Amounts in subsequent years have not yet been determined.

        See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of Financial Assurances.

Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

        We sponsor a defined contribution retirement plan for our employees in the United States. This plan is qualified under section 401(k) of the U.S. tax code. Currently, we contribute an amount equal to 100% of employee contributions, up to 6% of an individual employee's salary or wages. Our costs related to this benefit plan were $11.8 million, $12.7 million, and $12.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

        We sponsor defined benefit pension plans for our employees in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Brazil and Mexico and fund government-sponsored programs in other countries where we operate. Certain of our defined benefit pension plans are advance-funded and others are pay-as-you-go. The advance-funded plans are administered by trustees who direct the management

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of plan assets and arrange to have obligations paid when due out of a trust. Our most significant advance-funded plans cover current and former salaried employees in the U.S. and U.K. and employees covered by collective bargaining agreements at certain of our U.S. facilities. Our U.S. advance-funded plans are qualified under the U.S. tax code.

        We intend to satisfy obligations under our U.S. advance-funded plans and to comply with the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, known generally as ERISA. On June 24, 2009, we obtained bankruptcy court approval to fund minimum required payments under the plans of approximately $30 million for the period from July 2009 through January 2010. In that regard, we contributed approximately $8 million in July 2009, approximately $5 million in September 2009, approximately $9 million in October 2009, and approximately $8 million in January 2010 to the trusts that hold assets of the U.S. advance-funded plans. While we intend to continue to fund all minimum required payments under the U.S. advance-funded plans, there can be no assurance that the bankruptcy court will continue to approve the funding needs of such plans. We expect to fund our U.S. advance-funded plans with approximately $46 million in 2010 based on funding requirements determined in mid-2009. We do not expect our emergence from Chapter 11 to have a direct impact on our accounting for, or funding of, our U.S. advance-funded plans.

        Contributions to non-U.S. pension plans are not subject to bankruptcy court approval and we intend to fund such plans based upon applicable legal requirements and actuarial and trustee recommendations. We contributed $18.3 million to these plans in 2009.

        The following table presents the funded status of our fully-funded, underfunded, and unfunded pension plans:

 
  Fully Funded(1)
Pension Plans
  Underfunded(1)
Pension Plans
  Unfunded(2)
Pension Plans
 
Funded Status of Pension Plans
  2009   2008   2007   2009   2008   2007   2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

Projected benefit obligation

  $ 214.2   $ 169.4   $ 254.8   $ 1,040.4   $ 960.8   $ 948.3   $ 276.5   $ 249.6   $ 245.9  

Fair value of plan assets

    250.9     218.0     308.9     668.2     568.5     779.2              
                                       

Funded status (PBO basis)

  $ 36.7   $ 48.6   $ 54.1   $ (372.2 ) $ (392.3 ) $ (169.1 ) $ (276.5 ) $ (249.6 ) $ (245.9 )
                                       

Benefits paid

  $ (10.8 ) $ (10.7 ) $ (11.5 ) $ (61.7 ) $ (61.5 ) $ (85.3 ) $ (12.7 ) $ (12.4 ) $ (11.5 )
                                       

(1)
Plans intended to be advance-funded.

(2)
Plans intended to be pay-as-you-go.

        Fully-funded plans include several advance-funded plans where the fair value of the plan assets exceeds the projected benefit obligation, or PBO. This group of plans was overfunded by $36.7 million as of December 31, 2009, and the overfunded status is reflected as "overfunded defined benefit pension plans" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Underfunded plans include a group of advance-funded plans that are underfunded on a PBO basis by a total of $372.2 million as of December 31, 2009. Additionally, we have several plans that are funded on a pay-as-you-go basis, and therefore, the entire PBO of $276.5 million at December 31, 2009 is unfunded. The combined balance of the underfunded and unfunded plans was $648.7 million as of December 31, 2009 and is presented as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows: $12.9 million in "other current liabilities;" $372.2 million included in "underfunded defined benefit pension plans;" $158.2 million included in "unfunded pay-as-you-go defined benefit pension plans;" and $105.4 million in "liabilities subject to compromise."

        On a quarterly basis, we analyze pension assets and pension liabilities along with the resulting funded status and update our estimate of these measures. Funded status is adjusted for contributions, benefit payments, actual return on assets, current discount rates and other identifiable and material actuarial changes.

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        At the December 31, 2009 measurement date for the U.S. advance-funded plans, the PBO was approximately $1,017 million as measured under U.S. GAAP. The PBO is measured as the present value (using a 5.75% discount rate as of December 31, 2009) of vested and non-vested benefits earned from employee service to date, based upon current services and estimated future pay increases for active employees. Of the participants in the advance-funded plans, approximately 82% are current retirees or employees of our former businesses, which skews the payout pattern to the nearer term. Assets available to fund the PBO at December 31, 2009 were approximately $658 million, or approximately $359 million less than the measured obligation.

        The following table presents the components of cash contributions for the advance-funded and pay-as-you-go plans:

Cash Contributions to Defined Benefit Pension Plans
  2009   2008   2007  
 
  (In millions)
 

U.S. advance-funded plans

  $ 37.8   $ 49.1   $ 76.0  

U.S. pay-as-you-go plans

    5.3     5.1     5.1  

Non-U.S. advance-funded plans

    10.8     6.2     18.3  

Non-U.S. pay-as-you-go plans

    7.5     7.3     6.3  
               

Total Cash Contributions

  $ 61.4   $ 67.7   $ 105.7  
               

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

        We provide certain health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees, a large majority of whom are retirees of divested businesses. These plans are unfunded, and we pay the costs of benefits under these plans as they are incurred. Our share of benefits under this program was $6.7 million in 2009, compared with $7.1 million in 2008. We received Medicare subsidy payments of $3.1 million and $0.5 million in 2009 and 2008, respectively. Our recorded liability for postretirement benefits of $69.3 million at December 31, 2009 is stated at net present value discounted at 5.50%. Under our proposed Joint Plan, these benefits would continue.

Noncore Liabilities

        We have a number of financial exposures originating from past businesses, products and events. These obligations arose from transactions and/or business practices that date to when Grace was a much larger company, when we produced products or operated businesses that are no longer part of our sales base, when government regulation was less stringent and when scientific knowledge with respect to such businesses and products was much less advanced than today.

        The following table summarizes our net noncore liabilities at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

Net Noncore Liabilities
  December 31,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 
 
  (In millions)
 

Asbestos-related liabilities

  $ (1,700.0 ) $ (1,700.0 )

Asbestos-related insurance receivable

    500.0     500.0  
           

Asbestos-related liability, net

    (1,200.0 )   (1,200.0 )

Environmental remediation

    (148.4 )   (152.2 )

Postretirement benefits

    (69.3 )   (73.2 )

Income taxes

    (117.9 )   (121.0 )

Retained obligations and other

    (36.2 )   (35.1 )
           

Net noncore liability

  $ (1,571.8 ) $ (1,581.5 )
           

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        The resolution of most of our noncore recorded and contingent liabilities will be determined through the Chapter 11 proceedings. The amounts of these liabilities as ultimately determined through the Chapter 11 proceedings could be materially different from amounts we recorded at December 31, 2009. Our operating statements include periodic adjustments to account for changes in estimates of these liabilities and developments in our Chapter 11 proceeding. These liabilities and contingencies may result in continued volatility in earnings in the future.

Tax Matters

        After emergence from Chapter 11 under our proposed Joint Plan, or another plan of reorganization that is ultimately confirmed, we expect to have substantial future tax deductions. Upon emergence under the Joint Plan, we would expect future tax deductions in the aggregate of approximately $2 billion or more, primarily relating to asbestos, environmental and other payments made at emergence and thereafter. The extent to which we will be able to use these deductions after emergence will depend on Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, which generally imposes an annual limitation on a corporation's use of its deductions when a corporation undergoes an "ownership change." An ownership change is generally defined as a cumulative change of 50 percentage points or more in the ownership of certain stockholders owning 5% or more of the outstanding Grace common stock over a three year rolling period. If we were to have a change of ownership under Section 382 of the Code, approximately $2 billion of these future deductions could be at risk.

        Accordingly, the proposed charter for the reorganized corporation under the Joint Plan provides that in the event there has been a 25 percentage point change of ownership in outstanding Grace stock after emergence, the Board of Directors will have the authority to impose restrictions on the transfer of Grace stock with respect to certain 5% shareholders. These transfer restrictions will generally not impose any limitations on a person or other entity that holds less than 5% of the outstanding Grace stock after emergence to either buy or sell Grace stock on the open market.

        See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and "Income Taxes" above for further discussion of our tax accounting and tax contingencies.

Other Contingencies

        See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our other contingent matters.

Inflation

        We operate in international economies with both inflation and currency risks. While the inflation rate in the U.S. and other developed economies had been modest and predictable for several years, it was neither in 2008 and 2009. Commodity prices rose rapidly in 2008, peaked in November 2008, and then declined rapidly before stabilizing in the fourth quarter of 2009. As a result, we experienced a general decrease in the cost of raw materials and energy used in 2009 to produce our products.

        We estimate that the cost of replacing our property and equipment today is greater than its historical cost. Accordingly, our depreciation expense would be greater if the expense were stated on a current cost basis.

Highly Inflationary Economy

        In the first quarter of 2010, Venezuela's economy was determined to be highly inflationary when the blended CPI/NCPI cumulative three-year inflation rate exceeded 100%. Beginning in the first quarter of 2010, we will account for the results of our Venezuela operations as highly inflationary.

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We will remeasure our December 31, 2009 Venezuelan balance sheet into our functional currency (USD) and any translation impact will be charged to earnings. We expect the impact of this change to be immaterial to our results of operations.

        In January 2010, the Venezuelan government announced a devaluation of the bolivar in an effort to stabilize the economy. Venezuela announced that the fixed official rate would be devalued from the official exchange rate in place since 2005 of 2.15 per USD to a dual rate that sets the bolivar at 4.30 per USD for non-essential items and 2.60 per USD for food, medical supplies and machinery. We expect to primarily use the official rate of 4.30 to record our bolivar denominated transactions in 2010. We expect the overall financial impact to be mitigated by measures in place to minimize the impact to our operations and financial results. Sales in Venezuela accounted for approximately 1% of our sales in 2009. We will continue to monitor developments in the Venezuelan economy to determine any impact to our business activities.

Critical Accounting Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions affecting the assets and liabilities reported at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the revenues and expenses reported for the periods presented. We believe that our accounting estimates are appropriate and the related balances are reasonable; however, actual amounts could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustments in future periods. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which the change is identified. Our accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Critical accounting estimates are described in this section.

        An accounting estimate is considered critical if the estimate requires management to make assumptions and judgments about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the estimate was made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate are reasonably likely to occur from period to period that could have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. As part of our quarterly disclosure controls and procedures, management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of the critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The accuracy of these and other estimates may be materially affected by the uncertainties arising under our Chapter 11 proceeding.

Contingent Liabilities

        We have recorded a liability for the resolution of contingencies related to asbestos lawsuits, environmental remediation, income taxes and litigation. We record a liability if we have determined that a loss is probable, and we are able to reasonably estimate the amount of the loss or have another reasonable basis for recording a liability. We have determined that each of the contingencies discussed below involves an accounting judgment that is material to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Asbestos-Related Lawsuits

        We are a defendant in property damage and personal injury lawsuits relating to previously sold asbestos-containing products. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the background and status of the asbestos-related lawsuits, and how we are attempting to resolve them as part of our Chapter 11 proceeding. We have recorded a liability for our asbestos- related obligations as discussed below.

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adjustments to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We expect the ultimate determination of the resolution cost of this obligation to have a material impact on our liquidity and capital resources.

        On January 13, 2005, we filed an amended plan of reorganization with the bankruptcy court, the Prior Plan. As discussed in Notes 2 and 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we adjusted our asbestos related liability in the fourth quarter of 2004 based on the filing of the Prior Plan and we have not adjusted our asbestos-related liability to reflect the filing of, or any amendment to, the Joint Plan.

        Under the Prior Plan, it is a condition to confirmation that the bankruptcy court shall conclude that the amount necessary to fund all pending and future asbestos personal injury claims and property damage claims (and trust administration costs and expenses) is not greater than $1,613 million. This amount was based in part on our 2004 evaluation of (1) existing but unresolved personal injury and property damage claims, (2) actuarially-based estimates of future personal injury claims, (3) the risk of loss from the Zonolite® attic insulation litigation, (4) proposed claim payments reflected in the Prior Plan, and (5) the cost of the trust administration and litigation. This condition precedent is the basis for our currently recorded asbestos-related liability.

        Our asbestos-related insurance receivable is directly dependent on the amount and nature of our asbestos-related liability. We estimate the amount of the receivable based on our analysis of coverage remaining under insurance policies for the 1962 to 1985 period, and the terms of settlement agreements in effect with certain insurers.

        As described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Joint Plan contemplates that two asbestos trusts would be established under Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. All asbestos related personal injury claims would be channeled for resolution to one asbestos trust and all asbestos- related property damage claims would be channeled to another asbestos trust. We expect to measure certain of the forms of consideration that we would use to fund the asbestos trusts under the Joint Plan as follows:

        The treatment of asbestos-related liabilities is significantly different under the Joint Plan than under the Prior Plan. We have not adjusted our accounting for asbestos related liabilities to reflect the Joint Plan. At this time, we are unable to determine a reasonable estimate of the value of the warrants and deferred payments to be issued to the asbestos trusts under the Joint Plan. These values will ultimately be determined on the effective date of the Joint Plan. We expect to adjust our accounting for the Joint Plan when the consideration can be measured and material conditions to the Joint Plan are satisfied. We expect these adjustments may be material to our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

        We provided proforma and prospective financial information for the Joint Plan in the exhibits to the Joint Plan in compliance with the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code. That proforma and prospective financial information is not included in or incorporated into this Report.

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        The fair value of the warrants for tax purposes would be treated as a deductible expense in the year of transfer. The deferred payments would be deductible at the time of each payment. Due to the payment of these and other deductible bankruptcy claims, we anticipate generating significant future tax deductions beginning in the year of emergence. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of future tax deductions that we may generate in connection with emergence from Chapter 11.

Environmental Remediation

        We are obligated under applicable law to remediate certain properties related to our business or former businesses. At some sites we finance all or a portion of remediation conducted by third parties and at others, we perform the required remediation ourselves. Our environmental remediation obligation has a significant impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our environmental remediation liabilities.

        At sites where third parties conduct remediation, we estimate our obligations from information available to us, including actual costs incurred, expected future costs and time to completion.

        At sites where we conduct remediation, we work with regulatory authorities to define compliance requirements and then estimate the cost required to meet those requirements. We base our estimates on our historical knowledge and engineering assessments specific to conditions at each site and we update our estimates as necessary.

        Our estimates can fluctuate significantly due to the extended duration of some remediation projects. The accuracy of our estimates is dependent on the validity of assumptions regarding such matters as labor rates, indirect costs and capital costs (such as building materials), which are difficult to forecast over extended periods. We cannot estimate the impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements of using other reasonably possible assumptions because we primarily rely on the assumptions and estimates of the applicable regulatory authorities. Future changes in estimates, if required, will more than likely lead to material adjustments to our Consolidated Financial Statements, and we expect the ultimate resolution of these obligations to have a material impact on our liquidity and capital resources.

Litigation

        We are subject to legal proceedings and claims arising out of the normal course of business. We are currently a party to various legal proceedings, both civil and criminal in nature, in which we have been named as a defendant. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our significant legal proceedings.

        To estimate the cost to resolve our legal obligations, we review the facts of each matter to determine the merits of the case and the corresponding probability of a loss. If we determine that a loss is probable, we determine if there is sufficient information to make a reasonable estimate of the loss amount. Our estimates regarding the outcome of our legal proceedings and claims involve substantial uncertainties that could cause our actual losses to differ materially from our estimates. In estimating the likely outcome of a legal proceeding, we consider the nature of the specific claim (or unasserted claim), our experience with similar claims, the jurisdiction in which the proceeding is filed, court rulings, the status of any settlement negotiations, the likelihood of resolution through settlement or alternative dispute resolution, the proceeding's current status and other relevant information and events. We adjust our recorded liability for litigation contingencies as necessary to reflect our current evaluation of these and other factors.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Expenses and Liabilities

        We sponsor defined benefit pension plans for our employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Brazil and Mexico and fund government sponsored programs in other countries where we operate. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed discussion of our pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

        In order to estimate our pension and other postretirement benefits expenses and liabilities, we evaluate the range of possible assumptions to be used in the calculation of pension and other postretirement benefits expenses and liabilities. We select the assumptions that we believe to be most indicative of factors such as participant demographics, past experiences and market indices, and provide the assumptions to independent actuaries. These assumptions are updated annually and primarily include factors such as discount rates, health care cost trend rates, expected return on plan assets, mortality rates, retirement rates, and rate of compensation increase. The independent actuaries review our assumptions for reasonableness, and use the assumptions to calculate our estimated liability and future pension expense. We review the actuarial reports for reasonableness and adjust our expenses, assets and liabilities to reflect the amounts calculated in the actuarial reports.

        On a quarterly basis, we analyze the rollforward of pension assets and pension liabilities along with the resulting funded status to assure that the Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects an updated estimate of these measures each period. Funded status is adjusted for actual contributions, benefit payments, return on assets and other identifiable and material actuarial changes. Discount rates are also evaluated for reasonableness each period.

Income Taxes

        We are a global enterprise with operations in more than 40 countries. This global reach results in a complexity of tax regulations, which require assessments of applicable tax law and judgments in estimating our ultimate income tax liability. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed discussion of our estimates used in accounting for income taxes and income tax contingencies.

        We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. We measure tax benefits in our financial statements from such a position as the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Unrecognized tax benefits are tax benefits claimed in our tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards.

        We record a liability for income tax contingencies when it is more likely than not that a tax position we have taken will not be sustained upon audit. We evaluate such likelihood based on relevant facts and tax law. We adjust our recorded liability for income tax matters due to changes in circumstances or new uncertainties, such as amendments to existing tax law. Our ultimate tax liability depends upon many factors, including negotiations with taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which we operate, outcomes of tax litigation, and resolution of disputes arising from federal, state, and foreign tax audits. Due to the varying tax laws in each jurisdiction senior management, with the assistance of local tax advisors as necessary, assesses individual matters in each jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis. We research and evaluate our income tax positions, including why we believe they are compliant with income tax regulations, and these positions are documented internally.

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enacted. If it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is provided against such deferred tax assets. Significant judgment is required in evaluating the need for and magnitude of appropriate valuation allowances against deferred tax assets. The assessment of realization of deferred tax assets is performed annually under scenarios of future taxable income and tax planning alternatives that are considered reasonable in the circumstances.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        See Note 1 of Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements and their effect on us.

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W. R. GRACE & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
(In millions)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

 
  Additions/(deductions)  
Description
  Balance at
beginning
of period
  Charged/
(credited)
to costs
and
expenses
  Deductions   Other
net(3)
  Balance at
end of
period
 

Valuation and qualifying accounts deducted from assets:

                               
 

Allowances for notes and accounts receivable

  $ 6.7   $ 4.3   $ (1.3 ) $ (0.1 )   9.6  
 

Allowances for long-term receivables

                     
 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets(4)

    132.0         (39.7 )       92.3  

Reserves:

                               
 

Reserves for asbestos-related litigation

    1,700.0                 1,700.0  
 

Reserves for environmental remediation

    152.2     4.4     (7.7 )   (0.5 )   148.4  
 

Reserves for retained obligations of divested businesses

    35.1     1.4     (0.3 )       36.2  


For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

 
  Additions/(deductions)  
Description
  Balance at
beginning
of period
  Charged/
(credited)
to costs
and
expenses
  Deductions   Other
net(3)
  Balance at
end of
period
 

Valuation and qualifying accounts deducted from assets:

                               
 

Allowances for notes and accounts receivable

  $ 6.9   $ 2.2   $ (2.6 ) $ 0.2   $ 6.7  
 

Allowances for long-term receivables

                     
 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

    143.0     (11.0 )           132.0  

Reserves:

                               
 

Reserves for asbestos-related litigation

    1,700.0                 1,700.0  
 

Reserves for environmental remediation

    394.7     14.6     (256.9 )   (0.2 )   152.2  
 

Reserves for retained obligations of divested businesses

  $ 36.2   $   $ (1.1 ) $   $ 35.1  


For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

 
  Additions/(deductions)  
Description
  Balance at
beginning
of period
  Charged/
(credited)
to costs
and
expenses
  Deductions   Other
net(3)
  Balance at
end of
period
 

Valuation and qualifying accounts deducted from assets:

                               
 

Allowances for notes and accounts receivable

  $ 8.3   $ (0.4 ) $ (0.7 ) $ (0.3 ) $ 6.9  
 

Allowances for long-term receivables

    0.5     (0.5 )            
 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

    185.2     (42.2 )           143.0  

Reserves:

                               
 

Reserves for asbestos-related litigation

    1,700.0                 1,700.0  
 

Reserves for environmental remediation

    361.1     17.0     (9.5 )   26.1 (1)   394.7  
 

Reserves for retained obligations of divested businesses

  $ 23.3   $   $ (1.0 ) $ 13.9 (2) $ 36.2  

(1)
Reclassification of accrued interest on payments related to Libby, Montana EPA settlement

(2)
Primarily represents a reclassification from tax reserves

(3)
Various miscellaneous adjustments against reserves and effects of currency translation

(4)
The change in the valuation allowance from December 31, 2008 to 2009 primarily represents a reduction in the valuation allowance related to state net operating losses that expired in 2009.

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EXHIBIT 12

W. R. GRACE & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS(1)
(In millions, except ratios)
(Unaudited)

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  

Net income attributable to W.R. Grace & Co. shareholders

  $ 71.2   $ 121.5   $ 88.8   $ 8.6   $ 76.0  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    11.5     4.3     (1.1 )   2.8     26.0  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

    (1.7 )   (0.6 )            

Interest expense and related financing costs, including amortization of capitalized interest

    38.8     54.9     73.0     74.1     56.6  

Estimated amount of rental expense deemed to represent the interest factor

    6.7     7.9     6.9     6.2     6.2  
                       

Income (loss) as adjusted

  $ 126.5   $ 188.0   $ 167.6   $ 91.7   $ 164.8  
                       

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:

                               
 

Interest expense and related financing costs, including capitalized interest

  $ 38.9   $ 54.5   $ 74.1   $ 74.4   $ 55.2  
 

Estimated amount of rental expense deemed to represent the interest factor

    6.7     7.9     6.9     6.2     6.2  
                       

Fixed charges

    45.6     62.4     81.0     80.6     61.4  

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

  $ 45.6   $ 62.4   $ 81.0   $ 80.6   $ 61.4  
                       

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

    2.77     3.01     2.07     1.14     2.68  

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

    2.77     3.01     2.07     1.14     2.68  

(1)
Grace preferred stocks were retired in 1996.

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EXHIBIT 31.(i).1

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT UNDER SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, A. E. Festa, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of W. R. Grace & Co.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 25, 2010

    /s/ A. E. FESTA

A. E. Festa
President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.(i).2

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT UNDER SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Hudson La Force III, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of W. R. Grace & Co.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 25, 2010

    /s/ HUDSON LA FORCE III

Hudson La Force III
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32


CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), the undersigned certifies that (1) this Annual Report of W. R. Grace & Co. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (this "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (2) the information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ A. E. FESTA

President and Chief Executive Officer
   

/s/ HUDSON LA FORCE III

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: February 25, 2010

 

 

        A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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