SEALED AIR CORP
10-K/A, 1997-03-26
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             UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D. C. 20549
                                                        
                                FORM 10-K/A
                              AMENDMENT NO. 1
(Mark one)
    [X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year
          ended December 31, 1996
     OR
    [  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
          THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition
          period from         to          

                       Commission File Number 1-7834

                          SEALED AIR CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization:  Delaware
     I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 22-1682767
     Address of principal executive offices: Park 80 East, Saddle Brook, 
            New Jersey  07663-5291
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 791-7600

     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                                  Name of each exchange
     Title of each class                          on which registered     
     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share      New York Stock Exchange

     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

     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
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   X     No        

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation 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.  [   ]

     The aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock
held by non-affiliates of the registrant on March 14, 1997 was
approximately $1,674,883,000.

     The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's Common
Stock as of March 14, 1997 was 42,593,346.

                    DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     Portions of the registrant's 1996 Annual Report to
Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part I and Part
II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for
its 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by
reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                  PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement 
          Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K         

     (a)  Documents filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form
10-K:         

          (i)  Financial Statements and Financial Statement
Schedule      

          See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and
Schedule on page F-2 herein.**        

          (ii)  Exhibits          

Exhibit Number                Description

3.1            Unofficial Composite Certificate of Incorporation
               of the Company as currently in effect.**

3.2            By-Laws of the Company as currently in effect. 
               (Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
               Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September
               30, 1996, File No. 1-7834, is incorporated herein
               by reference.)

4.1            Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the
               Company, certain of its subsidiaries, Bankers
               Trust Company, as agent, and various financial
               institutions, dated as of June 8, 1994 and amended
               and restated as of August 22, 1996.  (Exhibit 4 to
               the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
               the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996,
               File No. 1-7834, is incorporated herein by
               reference.)

10.1           Contingent Stock Plan of the Company, as amended. 
               (Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
               Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
               1995, File No. 1-7834, is incorporated herein by
               reference.)*

10.2           Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors
               of the Company, as amended.  (Exhibit A to the
               Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting
               of Stockholders held on May 17, 1996, File Number
               1-7834, is incorporated herein by reference.)*

13             Portions of the Company's 1996 Annual Report to
               Stockholders that are incorporated by reference
               into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.**

21             Subsidiaries of the Company.             

23             Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.**

27             Financial Data Schedule.**
             
*Compensatory plan or arrangement of management required to be
filed as an exhibit to this report on Form 10-K.
**Previously filed with annual report on Form 10-K.

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

     The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the
fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1996. 

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

                                   SEALED AIR CORPORATION         
                                   (Registrant)         
                      
Date:  March 26, 1997              By s/T. J. DERMOT DUNPHY  
                                   T. J. Dermot Dunphy          
                                   Chief Executive Officer  



                                                  EXHIBIT 21

                        SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

     The following table sets forth the name and state or other
jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company's subsidiaries. 
Except as otherwise indicated, each subsidiary is wholly-owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company.  Except as noted, such 
subsidiaries do business under their corporate names.

     Aire Sellado, S.A. de C.V.         Mexico
     Danco (NZ) Limited***              New Zealand    
     E.T. Bygg AS                       Norway
     Noja Inmobiliaria, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico
     Norlepak Oy                        Finland
     Omni Supply Inc.**                 North Carolina
     PolyMask Corporation*              Delaware
     Polypride, Inc.                    Delaware
     Sealed Air Australia Pty. Limited  Queensland, Australia
     Sealed Air Brasil Ltda.            Brazil
     Sealed Air B.V.                    Netherlands
     Sealed Air (Canada) Inc.           Ontario, Canada
     Sealed Air Espana, S.A.            Spain
     Sealed Air (Far East) Limited      Hong Kong
     Sealed Air (FPD) Limited           England
     Sealed Air GmbH                    Germany
     Sealed Air Japan Limited           Nevada
     Sealed Air (Korea) Limited         Korea
     Sealed Air Limited                 England
     Sealed Air (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia
     Sealed Air N.V.                    Belgium
     Sealed Air (NZ) Limited            New Zealand    
     Sealed Air Norge AS                Norway
     Sealed Air Oy                      Finland
     Sealed Air Packaging (Shanghai)    China
        Co. Ltd.     
     Sealed Air S.A.**                  France
     Sealed Air (Singapore) Pte.        Singapore
        Limited  
     Sealed Air S.p.A.                  Italy
     Sealed Air Svenska AB              Sweden
     Sealed Air Systems S.A.            France
     Sealed Air Taiwan Limited          Taiwan
     Sealed Air Thailand Limited        Thailand  
     Sealed Air Trucking, Inc.          Delaware
     Trigon Packaging Systems (NZ)      New Zealand
        Limited****
     Trigon/Viskase Pty. Limited*       Queensland, Australia
         
*The Company directly or indirectly owns 50% of the outstanding shares.
**The Company directly or indirectly owns a majority of the outstanding
shares.
***Does business as Sealed Air (New Zealand) Packaging Products Division.
****Does business as Sealed Air (New Zealand) Food Packaging Division.

     Certain subsidiaries are omitted from the above table.  Such
subsidiaries, if considered in the aggregate as a single
subsidiary, would not constitute a significant subsidiary as of
December 31, 1996.



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