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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                           -----------------------

                                   FORM 11-K


                                 ANNUAL REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996






                        Commission File Number 1-12139






                     W. R. GRACE & CO. SALARIED EMPLOYEES
                          SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN







                               W. R. Grace & Co.
                             One Town Center Road
                        Boca Raton, Florida 33486-1010




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                       Financial Statements and Exhibits
                       ---------------------------------

         (a) Financial Statements. Filed as part of this Report on Form 11-K
are the financial statements of the W. R. Grace & Co. Salaried Employees
Savings and Investment Plan, as required by Form 11-K, together with the
report thereon of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent certified public
accountants, dated May 30, 1997.

         (b) Exhibits. The Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP is being filed as
an exhibit to this Report.




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              REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
              -------------------------------------------------


May 30, 1997

To the Participants and
Administrative Committee of the
W. R. Grace & Co. Salaried Employees
Savings and Investment Plan


In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets available for plan
benefits and the related statements of changes in net assets available for
plan benefits appearing on pages F-2 through F-4 of this report present fairly,
in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the
W. R. Grace & Co. Salaried Employees Savings and Investment Plan at December 31,
1996 and 1995, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for
the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the plan
administrator and/or other plan fiduciaries (the "Plan Fiduciaries"); our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes 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 the Plan Fiduciaries, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the
opinion expressed above.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The Fund Information in the statement
of net assets available for plan benefits and the statement of changes in net
assets available for plan benefits is presented for purposes of additional
analysis rather than to present the net assets available for plan benefits and
changes in net assets available for plan benefits of each fund. The Fund
Information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the
audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated
in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken
as a whole.

/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

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                                      F - 2


        W. R. GRACE & CO. SALARIED EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

               STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

                           DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995





                                                     1996               1995
                                                 ------------      ------------

Assets
Investments:
 Insurance company contracts, at
  contract value                                 $327,663,929      $330,290,254
 Other securities, at cost                          8,057,080         1,884,947
 W. R. Grace & Co. Common Stock
    New Grace Stock (Note 1)
      (cost: 1996 - $99,285,962)                  154,827,927                --
    Old Grace Stock (Note 1)
      (cost: 1995 - $71,710,197)                           --       136,517,615
FMC ADS (Note 1)
   (cost: 1996 - $7,142,342)                       12,048,356                --
 Fidelity mutual funds
  (cost: 1996 - $142,696,863;
        1995 - $125,005,664)
    Balanced Fund                                  27,379,765        32,713,136
    Growth & Income Fund                           30,487,468        18,334,825
    Blue Chip Growth Fund                          56,715,995        53,087,838
    Contrafund                                     37,215,990        26,560,934
    OTC Fund                                       10,856,984         6,398,460
 Loans receivable                                   8,090,709         7,530,970
 Contributions receivable                           2,517,304         2,327,560
                                                 ------------      ------------
Net assets available
 for plan benefits                               $675,861,507      $615,646,539
                                                 ============      ============

                 The accompanying notes to financial statements
                     are an integral part of this statement.




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                                     F - 3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 W. R. GRACE & CO. SALARIED EMPLOYEES

                                 SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

                                 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                                 AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS,WITH FUND INFORMATION

                                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996


                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
                                                                  Employee                                         New Grace     
                                 Fixed Income    Grace Stock       Stock                           New Grace     Employee Stock  
                                     Fund          Fund (**)  Ownership Plan (**)  ADS Fund       Stock Fund    Ownership Plan   
                                -------------  -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------   -------------    
<S>                            <C>             <C>             <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>
Contributions:

  Participants                 $   12,156,713  $    1,673,617   $      -         $      -       $      745,932     $     -       

  Transfers among funds             2,426,969     (31,146,063)    (80,367,475)       6,248,865      25,620,990        69,616,800 

  Company                              -               -            6,558,277              454          -              2,636,616 

                                -------------   -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------     ------------- 
     Total                         14,583,682     (29,472,446)    (73,809,198)       6,249,319      26,366,922        72,253,416 
                                -------------   -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------     ------------- 
Income/(loss) from 
 investments:

 Interest                          26,113,816          42,640         106,582           -               11,466            28,351 

 Dividends                             -               -      (*)      -                -      (*)      -      (*)       -       

 Net realized gain/(loss)              -           10,544,939      39,074,138        1,192,706         671,777         1,751,040 

 Change in unrealized
  (depreciation)/appreciation          -          (12,426,449)(*) (61,197,108)       5,190,321 (*)   6,332,441 (*)    52,100,037 
                                -------------   -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------     ------------- 

     Total                         26,113,816      (1,838,870)    (22,016,388)       6,383,027       7,015,684        53,879,428 
                                -------------   -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------     ------------- 
Less:
  Participant withdrawals          38,006,893       2,064,119       9,215,678          234,423          -              1,829,054 

  Administrative expenses             248,966          17,817         104,929            4,961             988            33,044 
                                -------------   -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------     ------------- 
Net increase/(decrease)             2,441,639     (33,393,252)   (105,146,193)      12,392,962      33,381,618       124,270,746 

Net assets available
 for plan benefits:

Beginning of year                 331,706,701      33,393,252     105,146,193           -               -                -       
                                -------------   -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------     ------------- 

End of year                     $ 334,148,340   $      -        $      -         $  12,392,962   $  33,381,618     $ 124,270,746 
                                =============   =============   =============    =============   =============     ============= 
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<CAPTION>

                                                                                   
                             Fidelity       Fidelity       Fidelity                    Fidelity
                              Balanced    Growth & Income   Blue Chip    Fidelity         OTC          Loans
                               Fund           Fund        Growth Fund   Contrafund       Fund        Receivable        Total
                            ------------- -------------   ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------  -------------
<S>                         <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>
Contributions:

  Participants              $  2,410,884  $    2,240,247  $  4,642,360  $  3,395,399  $  1,106,457  $      -       $   28,371,609

  Transfers among funds       (6,236,322)      7,989,173    (2,946,713)    4,420,470     2,420,802      1,952,504          -

  Company                          -              -              -             -             -             -            9,195,347

                             -----------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ------------   -------------
     Total                    (3,825,438)     10,229,420     1,695,647     7,815,869     3,527,259      1,952,504      37,566,956
                             -----------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ------------   -------------
Income/(loss) from 
 investments:

 Interest                         51,901          35,617        90,514        59,278        24,451         -           26,564,616

 Dividends                     1,377,709       1,512,921     4,177,116     2,948,875     1,334,930         -           11,351,551

 Net realized gain/(loss)        (69,983)        997,011     1,749,481     1,187,406       231,785         -           57,330,300

 Change in unrealized
  (depreciation)/appreciation  1,034,839       2,252,690     1,841,167     2,393,368       347,745         -           (2,130,949)
                             -----------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ------------   -------------

     Total                     2,394,466       4,798,239     7,858,278     6,588,927     1,938,911         -           93,115,518
                             -----------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ------------   -------------
Less:
  Participant withdrawals      3,927,296       2,816,501     5,885,607     3,665,872       975,675      1,392,765      70,013,883

  Administrative expenses          8,969           5,582         6,311        21,145           911         -              453,623
                             -----------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ------------   -------------
Net increase/(decrease)       (5,367,237)     12,205,576     3,662,007    10,717,779     4,489,584        559,739      60,214,968

Net assets available
 for plan benefits:

Beginning of year             32,912,104      18,429,436    53,364,893    26,723,028     6,439,962      7,530,970     615,646,539
                             -----------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ------------   -------------

End of year                  $27,544,867   $  30,635,012   $57,026,900   $37,440,807   $10,929,546   $  8,090,709   $ 675,861,507
                             ===========   =============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ============   =============



                                                          The accompanying notes to financial statements
                                                              are an integral part of this statement.
<FN>
(*) Dividends received are reinvested in shares of Grace
Common Stock (or ADSs, in the case of the ADS Fund) and 
reflected as part of change in unrealized 
(depreciation)/appreciation.
(**) Fund represents investments in Old Grace common stock.  See Note 1.
</TABLE>

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                               F - 4


                W. R. GRACE & CO. SALARIED EMPLOYEES

                SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

                STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS,WITH FUND INFORMATION

                FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Employee       Fidelity       Fidelity       Fidelity  
                                 Fixed Income  Grace Stock     Stock         Balanced    Growth & Income   Blue Chip
                                    Fund          Fund     Ownership Plan      Fund          Fund        Growth Fund
                               ------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
<S>                            <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>
Contributions:

  Participants                 $ 14,527,789  $  2,321,545  $       -       $  3,316,451  $    1,637,301  $  4,793,794  

  Transfers among funds           8,384,569    (4,330,932)    (14,707,064)   (8,956,947)      6,210,998     4,522,277  

  Company                             -             -           9,623,343         -              -              -      

                               ------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  

     Total                       22,912,358    (2,009,387)     (5,083,721)   (5,640,496)      7,848,299     9,316,071  
                               ------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  


Income from investments:

 Interest                        27,401,294        48,577          96,485        52,081          11,946        64,140  

 Dividends                            -             -     (*)      -          1,467,024         755,020     4,133,831  

 Net realized gain/(loss)             -         4,832,560       5,578,158      (598,503)        180,851     1,141,490  

 Change in unrealized
  appreciation                        -         6,416,015 (*)  33,731,890     3,876,425       2,628,500     5,601,287  

                               ------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  
     Total                       27,401,294    11,297,152      39,406,533     4,797,027       3,576,317    10,940,748  
                               ------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  
Less:
  Participant withdrawals        34,589,593     2,455,625       6,352,354     2,817,292         509,560     2,780,044  

  Administrative expenses           480,362        22,617         133,101        11,720           3,273         5,789  
                               ------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  

Net increase/(decrease)          15,243,697     6,809,523      27,837,357    (3,672,481)     10,911,783    17,470,986  

Net assets available
 for plan benefits:

Beginning of year                316,463,004   26,583,729      77,308,836    36,584,585       7,517,653    35,893,907  
                               ------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  

End of year                    $ 331,706,701 $ 33,393,252  $  105,146,193  $ 32,912,104  $   18,429,436  $ 53,364,893  
                               ============  ============  ==============  ============  ==============  ============  
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<CAPTION>
                                                   Fidelity
                                     Fidelity         OTC         Loans
                                    Contrafund       Fund       Receivable       Total
                                  ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------
<S>                              <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>         
Contributions:

  Participants                    $  2,774,097  $    726,788  $      -       $ 30,097,765

  Transfers among funds              4,685,324     2,223,354      1,968,421         -

  Company                                -             -             -          9,623,343

                                  ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------
      Total                          7,459,421     2,950,142      1,968,421    39,721,108
                                  ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------


Income from investments:

 Interest                               30,059         6,236         -         27,710,818

 Dividends                           2,066,717       359,605         -          8,782,197

 Net realized gain/(loss)              627,359       151,338         -         11,913,253

 Change in unrealized
  appreciation                       3,125,396       646,768         -         56,026,281

                                  ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------
     Total                           5,849,531     1,163,947         -        104,432,549
                                  ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------
Less:
  Participant withdrawals            1,871,800       134,303        410,148    51,920,719

  Administrative expenses               15,930           515         -            673,307
                                  ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------

Net increase/(decrease)             11,421,222     3,979,271      1,558,273    91,559,631

Net assets available
 for plan benefits:

Beginning of year                   15,301,806     2,460,691      5,972,697   524,086,908
                                  ------------  ------------  -------------  ------------

End of year                       $ 26,723,028  $  6,439,962  $   7,530,970  $615,646,539
                                  ============  ============  =============  ============
<FN>
(*) Dividends received are reinvested in shares of Grace       The accompanying notes to financial statements
Common Stock and reflected as part of change in                    are an integral part of this statement.
unrealized appreciation.                                 
</TABLE>




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                                       F-5



                      W. R. GRACE & CO. SALARIED EMPLOYEES
                           SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The following description of the W. R. Grace & Co. Salaried Employees Savings
and Investment Plan ("Plan") provides only general information. Participants
should refer to the text of the Plan and the Summary Plan Description and
Prospectus Supplement for the Plan for more complete information.

General:

The Plan is a defined contribution plan originally adopted effective September
1, 1976, and has been amended from time to time. The Plan is subject to certain
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").

Eligibility and Vesting:

Within those units of W. R. Grace & Co., a Delaware corporation ("Grace" or "New
Grace"), and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") designated as
participating units in the Plan, any salaried employee (or any salesman paid on
a commission basis) and any other employee in an eligible employment
classification who has completed 12 months of employment (including 1,000 hours
of service) is eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to certain
exceptions and special provisions.

A participant's interest in the Plan is always fully vested.

NMC Transaction:

In September 1996, Grace's predecessor ("Old Grace") completed a transaction
("NMC Transaction") as a result of which each of its common shareholders
received shares of Grace Common Stock, American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of
Fresenius Medical Care AG ("FMC"), and shares of preferred stock ("New Preferred
Shares") of Fresenius National Medical Care Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of FMC.
FMC is a German corporation that owns National Medical Care, Inc. (a subsidiary
of Old Grace) and other businesses. ADSs represent shares of FMC. The common
stock of Old Grace was canceled in the NMC Transaction.

The Grace Stock Fund and the Employee Stock Ownership Plan were previously
invested in common stock of Old Grace; as noted above, such common stock was
canceled in the NMC Transaction and was therefore eliminated from the Plan
following the NMC Transaction. The Grace Common Stock, ADSs and New Preferred
Shares received with respect to the shares of common stock of Old Grace held in
the Employee Stock Ownership Plan were credited to the New Grace Employee Stock
Ownership Plan. All such ADSs and New Preferred Shares were sold within 90 days
following the NMC Transaction, and the proceeds were invested in Grace Common
Stock and credited to the New Grace Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

The Grace Common Stock and New Preferred Shares received with respect to the
shares of common stock of Old Grace held in the Grace Stock Fund were credited
to the New Grace Stock Fund. All such New Preferred Shares were sold within 90
days following the NMC Transaction, and the proceeds were invested in Grace
Common Stock and credited to the New Grace Stock Fund. The ADSs received with
respect to such shares of common stock of Old Grace were credited to the ADS
Fund.

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                                       F-6

Contributions to the Plan:

Plan participants may elect to contribute to the Plan from 2% to 16% of their
compensation (which, for purposes of the Plan, consists of salary and/or
commissions, incentive compensation, specially granted bonus awards, shift
differential and overtime pay).

Participant contributions may be made from before-tax and/or after-tax income,
as provided under Sections 401(k) and 401(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), subject to an annual dollar limit on before-tax
contributions of $9,500 for 1996 ($9,240 for 1995), which is in turn subject to
annual adjustment for inflation and to regulations that restrict the
contribution percentages of highly compensated participants in order to prevent
discrimination in their favor. In addition, for both 1996 and 1995, federal
income tax law limited to $150,000 (subject to annual adjustment for inflation)
the annual compensation on which tax-qualified plan benefits may be based.

A Company contribution equal to 50% of each participant's contribution is made
to the Plan; however, no Company contribution is made with respect to a
participant's contribution in excess of 6% of his compensation. Therefore, the
maximum Company contribution is 3% of each participant's compensation, subject
to the annual limitations noted above.

Investment Options:

Participants may elect to have their contributions invested in any one or more
of the following funds in which the Plan participates:

                  Fixed Income Fund

                  The Fixed Income Fund is invested in fixed income securities
                  or obligations, interest-bearing bank accounts or guaranteed
                  income funds established or maintained by licensed insurance
                  companies. Excess cash may be invested in short-term fixed
                  income securities.

                  New Grace Stock Fund

                  The New Grace Stock Fund is invested in Grace Common Stock.
                  Pending investment, cash credited to this Fund may be invested
                  in short-term securities.

                  ADS Fund

                  The ADS Fund holds the ADSs that were credited to the accounts
                  of each participant who had a balance in the Grace Stock Fund
                  immediately prior to the NMC Transaction. Participants may
                  transfer balances out of the ADS Fund at any time, but may not
                  deposit or transfer any funds into the ADS Fund. The ADS Fund
                  will be eliminated from the Plan on December 31, 1998; any
                  balances remaining in such fund at that date will be credited
                  to the Fixed Income Fund. Pending investment, cash credited to
                  this Fund may be invested in short-term securities.

                  The Plan also offers the following five Fidelity Mutual Funds
                  to Plan participants:

                           Fidelity Balanced Fund is invested in both fixed
                           income securities and equity securities at all times.

                           Fidelity Growth and Income Fund is invested in equity
                           securities at all times and may be invested in fixed
                           income securities, depending upon market conditions.

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                                       F-7

                           Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund is invested in equity
                           securities of companies with higher than average
                           earnings growth.

                           Fidelity Contrafund is invested in equity securities
                           of companies generally out of favor with the market
                           that are judged by the Fund's investment manager to
                           be capable of above average growth in value.

                           Fidelity OTC Portfolio is invested in equity
                           securities of smaller companies traded in the
                           over-the-counter market.

At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the number of participants contributing to the
Plan was 7,169 and 7,714, respectively, and the number of participants in the
various Funds (including former employees whose funds have not yet been
distributed and who no longer contribute to the Plan) was as follows:

                               DECEMBER 31, 1996   DECEMBER 31, 1995
                               -----------------   -----------------
Fixed Income Fund                   6,886               7,632
Grace Stock Fund                        -              11,281
New Grace Stock Fund               10,824                  -
Fidelity Balanced Fund              2,191               2,710
Fidelity Growth & Income Fund       2,091               1,464
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund      3,548               3,583
Fidelity Contrafund                 2,524               2,102
Fidelity OTC Fund                   1,313                 897
ADS Fund                            2,134                   -


The Plan provides that a statement of each participant's account be sent to the
participant at least once a year. Presently, such statements are sent at the end
of each calendar quarter.

On any business day, participants may allocate their future contributions among
the Funds and transfer the amounts related to their prior contributions in any
of the Funds to other Funds (other than the ADS Fund). Transfers may be in whole
dollar amounts or in multiples of 5% of the participant's account balance.

Company contributions are generally credited to the Employee Stock Ownership
Plan ("New ESOP Fund"). The New ESOP Fund is invested in Grace Common Stock. The
New ESOP Fund is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, within the meaning of the
Code.

Eligible employees (generally, those age 50 and older) may elect to transfer all
or a portion of their Company contributions once each year from the ESOP Fund to
any of the other Funds except the New Grace Stock Fund and the ADS Fund. Such
transfers may be in whole dollar amounts or multiples of 5% of the participant's
account balance.

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow up to one-half of the value of their account balance up
to $50,000. Loans may be for a term of one to five years for a general purpose
loan and up to twenty years for a loan to purchase a principal residence. The
interest rate for the loans is fixed for the term of the loan and the loans are
repaid in monthly installments. Participants can repay the outstanding loan
balance in full at any time without penalty. Loans are considered to be in
default and treated as a distribution for tax purposes if no payment is received
for ninety days. If employment with the Company ends, any outstanding loan
balance will be considered a distribution if not repaid within ninety days.

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                                       F-8

Interest paid on loans is credited to the individual funds from which the loan
was taken and is shown as interest income within those funds.

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounts of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting which
is acceptable under U.S. Department of Labor Regulations and is in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.

Investments in publicly traded securities are valued at the last reported sales
price on the last day of the year. Investments in the Fidelity Mutual Funds are
valued at their respective market prices quoted at year-end, which represent the
net asset value of the securities held in such Funds. Investments in commercial
paper, U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. government securities mutual funds are
valued at cost, which approximates market value. Investments in insurance
company contracts are stated at contract value, which represents contributions
made under the contract plus interest at the contract rate, less funds used for
withdrawals. Loans receivable are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

The assets of the Plan are commingled in the Trust Fund of the W. R. Grace & Co.
Profit Sharing and Savings and Investment Plans ("Trust Fund") with the assets
of other tax-qualified profit sharing and savings and investment plans
maintained by the Company. The Trust Fund is administered by The Fidelity
Management Trust Company ("Trustee"). For each Fund, assets and investment
returns are allocated to each plan pro rata, based upon each plan's daily net
asset balance in the Fund and the Trust Fund's daily total net asset balance
attributable to the Fund. Income of each Fund is reinvested in that Fund, except
that dividends paid on shares of Grace Common Stock held in the New ESOP Fund
are paid to participants on a quarterly basis or within 90 days after the end of
the calendar year in which the dividends are received. The New ESOP Fund
dividends are not treated as income to the Plan or as distributions to
participants. The Trustee manages the New Grace Stock Fund and the New ESOP Fund
by purchasing shares of Grace Common Stock and by selling shares to the extent
necessary to obtain cash for disbursements and transfers from the Funds.
Investment management of the Fixed Income Fund and investment oversight of the
Fidelity Mutual Funds is the responsibility of the Investment and Benefits
Committee appointed by the Grace Board of Directors, or as delegated by that
Committee.

The Plan recognizes benefits when paid.

The Plan recognizes a gain or loss on Grace Common Stock distributed to
participants in an amount equal to the difference between the market value at
the distribution date and the average cost of the shares distributed. The cost
of securities sold is determined on the basis of average cost, and a gain or
loss is recorded equal to the difference between average cost and the proceeds
from the sale.

Amounts transferred to successor trustees are deducted from the Plan's net
assets upon the divestiture of, or discontinuance of participation by, a
participating unit.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires the plan administrator to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, at the
date of the financial statements. Actual amounts may differ from the estimates
used.


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                                       F-9

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS

Fixed Income Fund:

The investments in the Fixed Income Fund consist primarily of guaranteed fixed
income contracts, as shown below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         ISSUER & RATE                         VALUE AT DECEMBER 31,                      REPAYMENT TERMS
- -----------------------------------       -------------------------------        ---------------------------------
                                              1996               1995
                                              ----               ----
<S>                                       <C>                <C>                 <C>
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.:
          9.05%                         $       -          $   65,553,785        Repaid 10/15/96
          7.00%                            47,906,997          44,925,983        Repayable 12/15/99

People Security Life                                                             Repayable in equal installments on
          6.87%                            43,443,713               -            12/15/2000 and 12/14/2001

Prudential Insurance Company:          
          9.13%                           133,321,676        122,585,478         Repayable 6/1/97

New York Life:
          5.91%                            20,566,711         19,582,728         Repayable 12/15/99

John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Company:
          7.02%                           22,646,956          21,233,779         Repayable 6/30/01
          7.85%                           39,580,553          36,825,114         Repayable 12/15/00
          6.01%                           20,197,323          19,583,387         Repayable 6/15/98
                                        ------------       -------------
                                        $327,663,929       $ 330,290,254

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Other investments in the Fixed Income Fund at December 31, 1996 and 1995
consisted of the following:

                                                 DECEMBER 31,
                                        ------------------------------
                                           1996                1995
                                           ----                ----
Commercial paper, at cost, which
 approximates market value              $5,662,089          $ 563,653
                                        ==========          =========


New Grace Stock Fund

As of December 31, 1996, the New Grace Stock Fund held 624,310 shares of Grace
Common Stock.

Sales/distributions of the Grace Common Stock by/from the New Grace Stock Fund
resulted in net realized gains, as follows:

                                                            DECEMBER 31,
                                                            ------------
                                                                1996
                                                                ----
Proceeds from sales/distributions
  of securities                                             $5,555,136

Cost of securities sold/distributed                          4,883,359
                                                            ----------
Net realized gain                                           $  671,777
                                                            ==========

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                                      F-10

Other investments in the New Grace Stock Fund under the Plan at December 31,
1996 consisted of the following:


                                                             DECEMBER 31,
                                                             ------------
                                                                 1996    
                                                                 ----    
Commercial paper, at cost, which
 approximates market value                                   $  916,378 
                                                             ========== 

New ESOP Fund:

As of December 31, 1996, this Fund held 2,367,534 shares of Grace Common Stock.

Sales/distributions of Grace Common Stock by/from the New ESOP Fund under the
Plan resulted in net realized gains, as follows:

                                                            DECEMBER 31,
                                                            ------------
                                                                1996
                                                                ----
Proceeds from sales/distributions
  of securities                                             $3,818,655

Cost of securities sold/distributed                          2,067,615
                                                            ----------
Net realized gain                                           $1,751,040
                                                            ==========

Other investments in the New ESOP Fund at December 31, 1996 consisted of the
following:


                                                             DECEMBER 31,
                                                             ------------
                                                                 1996    
                                                                 ----    
Commercial paper, at cost, which
 approximates market value                                   $1,134,077
                                                             ========== 


ADS Fund:

The fair value of investments in the ADS Fund at December 31, 1996 was as
follows:


                                                             DECEMBER 31,
                                                             ------------
                                                                 1996    
                                                                 ----    
Commercial paper                                            $   344,606
ADSs                                                          12,048,356
                                                            ============
                                                            $ 12,392,962
                                                            ============

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                                      F-11

Sales/distributions of ADSs by/from the ADS Fund under the Plan resulted in net
realized gains, as follows:

                                                            DECEMBER 31,
                                                            ------------
                                                                1996
                                                                ----
Proceeds from sales/distributions
  of securities                                             $3,650,735

Cost of securities sold/distributed                          2,458,029
                                                            ----------
Net realized gain                                           $1,192,706
                                                            ==========

NOTE 4 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

On July 13, 1995, the Internal Revenue Service issued a letter stating that the
Plan, as then in effect, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of
the Code. The Plan has been amended since the issuance of this determination
letter. However, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is currently
designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable
requirements of the Code. Therefore, the Plan Administrator believes the Plan
continues to be qualified, and the related Trust continues to be tax exempt.

NOTE 5- PLAN TERMINATION

Grace anticipates that the Plan will continue indefinitely, but reserves the
right to amend or discontinue the Plan at any time. A participating unit may
terminate its participation in the Plan with the approval of Grace's Board of
Directors.



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                                  SIGNATURES
                                  ----------


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


                                           W. R. GRACE & CO.
                                           SALARIED EMPLOYEES
                                           SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN



                                           By:  /s/ J. A. LONGO
                                              ------------------------------
                                                    J. A. Longo
                                                    Chairman, Administrative
                                                             Committee



Date:  June 27, 1997








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                                                                    Exhibit 23




              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-13647) of
W. R. Grace & Co. of our report dated May 30, 1997 appearing on page F-1 of
the Annual Report of the W. R. Grace & Co. Salaried Employees Savings and
Investment Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
June 27, 1997




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