8-K 1 l85790ae8-k.txt GENCORP INC. CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K 1 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) December 29, 2000 ----------------- 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 -------------- 2 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 -------- ------------------- ------- 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 -------------------------------- Name: William R. Phillips Title: Senior Vice President, Law, General Counsel and Secretary Dated: January 2, 2001