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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) October 22, 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 Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and incorporated herein by this
reference is the text of two press releases which were issued by GenCorp Inc.
Exhibit 99.1 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated October 22, 2000, which was
issued late in the evening on the said date. In the release, GenCorp Inc.
announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire The Laird Group's Draftex
International Car Body Seals Division. This acquisition will make GenCorp's
Vehicle Sealing business the second largest automotive vehicle sealing supplier
in the world. GenCorp anticipates the Draftex acquisition to be complete before
year-end.
Exhibit 99.2 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated October 23, 2000, which was
issued after close of market on October 23, 2000. In the release, GenCorp Inc.
reported additional details on the financial benefits of acquiring the Draftex
automotive sealing business.
These releases contain forward-looking statements as defined under securities
laws, including statements about the expected impact of the acquisition on
GenCorp's earnings per share, operating margins and cash flow, and projected
improvements to GenCorp's customer base, R & D capabilities and technology. Such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ from the statements. These include risks and
uncertainties connected with closing the acquisition of the Draftex business and
those inherent in integrating the Draftex operations to realize opportunities
for improved efficiency, cost saving and improved capabilities.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Table Exhibit
Item No. Exhibit Description Number
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99 GenCorp Inc. press release dated October 22, 2000 announcing 99.1
an agreement to acquire The Laird Group's Draftex International
Car Body Seals Division.
99 GenCorp Inc. press release dated October 23, 2000 reporting 99.2
additional details on the financial benefits of acquiring The
Laird Group's Draftex International Car Body Seals Division.
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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: October 24, 2000
