8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 2, 2016

GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-37533	47-3936076
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

62 Whittemore Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts	02140
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(617) 876-1400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 2, 2016, Marye Anne Fox notified the Company of her decision to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors effective January 1, 2017. The Company and the Board expressed their appreciation for Dr. Fox’s service to the Board and the Company. The decision is not the result of any disagreement between Dr. Fox and the Company or its management. A copy of the press release announcing Dr. Fox’s decision to retire is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release issued by GCP Applied Technologies Inc. dated November 2, 2016

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
		(Registrant)
	By	/s/ John W. Kapples
		John W. Kapples
		Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: November 2, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release issued by GCP Applied Technologies Inc. dated November 2, 2016

EX-99.1

GCP Applied Technologies Inc. Announces Retirement

Of Board Member Dr. Marye Anne Fox

Cambridge, MA - November 2, 2016 - GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (NYSE: GCP) has announced the retirement of Dr. Marye Anne Fox from its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2017.

Dr. Fox joined the Board of W.R. Grace & Co. in 1996. She transitioned to the Board of GCP Applied Technologies in conjunction with its separation from Grace to form an independent company in February 2016.

GCP Board Chairman Ronald C. Cambre noted that “we have been very fortunate to work with Dr. Fox at Grace and then GCP Applied Technologies over a period of twenty years.” He went on to add that “our companies have benefited significantly from her leadership and insights built on her wonderful breadth of experiences in science, higher-education, and business.”

Gregory E. Poling, GCP’s President and Chief Executive Officer, thanked Dr. Fox “for her long-standing commitment to Grace and GCP and the advice and counsel she provided the boards of both companies due to her extensive research and technology expertise in the education and private sectors.” Poling added that “I also want to thank Dr. Fox specifically for her recent work in Chairing GCP’s Corporate Responsibility Committee, and to acknowledge her many contributions towards establishing our new company.”

Dr. Fox served as Chancellor of the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at that institution from 2004 until her retirement in 2012. She currently serves as Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biotechnology at UCSD. She was previously Chancellor of North Carolina State University and Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry. She has served as the Co-Chair of the National Academy of Sciences' Government-University- Industry Research Roundtable and she served on President Bush's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Dr. Fox has also served as the Vice Chair of the National Science Board, and as a director of Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, Red Hat, Inc. and Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Media Relations Paul Keeffe T +1 617.498.4461 mediainfo@gcpat.com Investor Relations Joseph DeCristofaro T +1 617.498.2616 investors@gcpat.com

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About GCP Applied Technologies

GCP Applied Technologies is a leading global provider of products and technology solutions for customers in the specialty construction chemicals, specialty building materials, and packaging sealants and coating industries. Our products help improve the performance of our customers’ products, increase productivity in their application or manufacturing processes, and meet the increasing regulatory requirements impacting their industry. GCP has approximately 3,000 employees on six continents, and serves customers in more than 110 countries. More information is available at www.gcpat.com.