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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) December 29, 2000
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GenCorp Inc.
(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 issued on December 29, 2000.
In a GenCorp Inc. press release dated December 29, 2000, GenCorp Inc. announced
that it has completed the purchase of the Draftex International Car Body Seals
Division, the automotive vehicle sealing unit of The Laird Group.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Table Exhibit
Item No. Exhibit Description Number
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99 GenCorp Inc. press release dated December 29, 2000 99
announcing that it has completed the purchase of the
Draftex International Car Body Seals Division, the
automotive vehicle sealing unit of The Laird Group.
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: January 2, 2001
