8-K 1 e16284_8k.txt FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------- 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 19, 2003 GenCorp Inc. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Ohio 1-01520 34-0244000 ---- ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File IRS Employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) Highway 50 and Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California 95670 ------------------------------------------------------- ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) P.O. Box 537012, Sacramento, California 95853-7012 --------------------------------------- ---------- (Mailing Address) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (916) 355-4000 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 19, 2003. Exhibit 99.1 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated November 19, 2003, which stated that that its Board of Directors unanimously elected Terry L. Hall as chairman, effective December 1, 2003. Item 7. Exhibits 99.1 GenCorp Inc.'s press release dated November 19, 2003. 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/ Mark A. Whitney ---------------------------------- Name: Mark A. Whitney Title: Vice President, Law; Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Dated: November 20, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 GenCorp's Inc.'s press release dated November 19, 2003.