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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) November 13, 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 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference is the
text of the registrant's press release which was issued on November 10, 2000.
In a GenCorp Inc. press release dated November 10, 2000, GenCorp Inc. announced
that it has discontinued efforts to finalize a joint venture between its
aerospace and defense segment, Aerojet, and Pratt & Whitney to form a new space
propulsion company. Instead, GenCorp will work on other more attractive and
preferable alternatives, including acquisitions that complement its existing
core competencies and propulsion business base, or that move it into related
markets.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Table Exhibit
Item No. Exhibit Description Number
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99 GenCorp Inc. press release dated November 10, 99.1
2000 announcing that GenCorp Inc. has
ended negotiations to form a new joint venture
between its aerospace and defense segment,
Aerojet, and Pratt & Whitney to form a new
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: November 13, 2000
