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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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) July 17, 2000
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GenCorp Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio 1-01520 34-0244000
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
Highway 50 and Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California 95670
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
P.O. Box 537012, Sacramento, California 95853-7012
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(Mailing Address) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (916) 355-4000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by this reference is the
text of the registrant's press release which was made after close of market
hours on July 17, 2000.
In a GenCorp Inc. press release dated July 17, 2000, Aerojet-General
Corporation, the aerospace and defense segment of GenCorp Inc. and Pratt &
Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., announced their intention to form
a new space propulsion company. Pratt & Whitney's Space Propulsion unit and
Aerojet have signed a letter of intent, subject to execution of a definitive
agreement and government agreements and approvals. A definitive agreement is
expected to be completed before the end of the calendar year.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Table Exhibit
Item No. Exhibit Description Number
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99 GenCorp Inc. press release dated July 17, 2000 announcing 99
intent to form joint venture space propulsion company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GENCORP INC.
By: /s/ William R. Phillips
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Name: William R. Phillips
Title: Senior Vice President, Law, General Counsel
and Secretary
Dated: July 17, 2000
