0000921895-15-001021.txt : 20150423 0000921895-15-001021.hdr.sgml : 20150423 20150423145416 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921895-15-001021 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150421 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150423 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150423 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040888 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060] IRS NUMBER: 340244000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01520 FILM NUMBER: 15788189 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 AEROJET ROAD CITY: RANCHO CORDOVA STATE: CA ZIP: 95742 BUSINESS PHONE: 916-355-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2001 AEROJET ROAD CITY: RANCHO CORDOVA STATE: CA ZIP: 95742 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840330 8-K 1 form8k07319001_04212015.htm form8k07319001_04212015.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): April 21, 2015
 
GenCorp Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
1-01520
34-0244000
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2001 Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California
95742
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (916) 355-4000
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 
 
 
Item 8.01
Other Events.

On April 21, 2015, GenCorp Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that effective April 27, 2015, the Company’s name will change to “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.” and the trading symbol of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange will change from “GY” to “AJRD,” upon the commencement of trading on April 27, 2015.  Stockholders will not need to exchange their stock certificates in connection with the change of the Company’s name or trading symbol. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.
Exhibits

 
99.1
Press release, dated April 21, 2015.

 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

April 23, 2015
GENCORP INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Kathleen E. Redd
   
Name:
Kathleen E. Redd
   
Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary

EX-99.1 2 ex991to8k07319001_04212015.htm ex991to8k07319001_04212015.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
 

GenCorp Announces Effective Date for Name and Stock Ticker Symbol Change

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY) (the “Company”) today announced that the effective date for the previously announced change of the Company’s name to “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.” will be April 27, 2015.  The Company’s common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange under its new name and the trading symbol “AJRD,” effective as of the market open on April 27, 2015.  The website also will be changing on April 27th to www.AerojetRocketdyne.com.

The Company’s common stock has been assigned a new CUSIP number of 007800 105 in connection with the name change.  Outstanding stock certificates will not be affected by the name change and will not need to be exchanged.
 
All stock trading, filings and market-related information will be reported under the new corporate name and trading symbol.
 
About GenCorp and Aerojet Rocketdyne

GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company’s excess real estate assets. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to its space, missile defense, strategic, tactical missile and armaments customers throughout domestic and international markets. Additional information about GenCorp and Aerojet Rocketdyne can be obtained by visiting the companies’ websites at www.GenCorp.com and at www.Rocket.com.

 
Investors:  Kathy Redd, chief financial officer
916.355.2361
Investor Relations:  Ron Samborsky, vice president, Investor Relations
916.355.3610
Media:  Glenn Mahone, vice president, Communications
202.302.9941

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