Edgar Filing: Wolynic Edward T

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Wolynic Edward T

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENGELHARD CORP [EC]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

101 WOOD AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP Strat.Tech.&Chief Tech.Off.

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ISELIN,Â NJÂ 088300770

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	12,172	D	Â
Common Stock	15,973	I	By Bank of America as Trustee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options (Right to Buy)	02/11/2005⁽¹⁾	02/11/2014⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	15,208	$ 28.64	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/15/1996⁽¹⁾	12/15/2005⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	1,500	$ 22.38	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/01/1997⁽¹⁾	02/01/2006⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	2,775	$ 23.88	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/19/1997⁽¹⁾	12/19/2006⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	5,000	$ 19	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/06/1998⁽¹⁾	02/06/2007⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	5,150	$ 20.25	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/18/1998⁽¹⁾	12/18/2007⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	8,325	$ 18.56	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/05/1999⁽¹⁾	02/05/2008⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	5,500	$ 17.34	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	04/02/1999⁽¹⁾	04/02/2008⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	973	$ 19.72	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/17/1999⁽¹⁾	12/17/2008⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	19,250	$ 19.13	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/11/2000⁽¹⁾	02/11/2009⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	17,052	$ 19.59	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/16/2000⁽¹⁾	12/16/2009⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	23,175	$ 17.81	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/03/2001⁽¹⁾	02/03/2010⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	19,824	$ 16.84	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/01/2002⁽¹⁾	02/01/2011⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	11,760	$ 22.75	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/13/2002⁽¹⁾	12/13/2011⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	23,785	$ 26.9	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/13/2003⁽¹⁾	02/13/2012⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	16,840	$ 27.96	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/12/2003⁽¹⁾	12/12/2012⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	24,940	$ 22.8	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/06/2004⁽¹⁾	02/06/2013⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	23,784	$ 20.47	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/11/2004⁽¹⁾	12/11/2013⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	23,300	$ 29.99	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	12/09/2005⁽¹⁾	12/09/2014⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	35,296	$ 28.95	D	Â
Options (Right to Buy)	02/03/2006⁽¹⁾	02/03/2015⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	20,436	$ 30.09	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wolynic Edward T 101 WOOD AVENUE ISELIN,Â NJÂ 088300770	Â	Â	Â VP Strat.Tech.&Chief Tech.Off.	Â

Signatures

By: M.J. Hassett Attorney in fact for E.T.Wolynic		05/11/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Options become exercisable in 25% installments annually commencing the first anniversary of date of grant (except in the event of a change in control of Engelhard Corporation). The Exercisable Date shown is the first date on which any options in the grant are exercisable. All options expire ten years after the date of grant.

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