8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) April 6, 2000

THE GEON COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	1-11804	34-1730488
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Geon Center, Avon Lake, Ohio 44012
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   440-930-1001

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Item 5. Other Events

      The Geon Company announced that its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, will be in line with analysts’ expectations.

Item 7(c).      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of April 6, 2000 announcing that the earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 will be in line with analysts’ expectations.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

THE GEON COMPANY

By      \s\ Gregory L. Rutman

Secretary

Dated April 7, 2000

EX-99.1 2 EXHIBIT 99.1 1 Exhibit 99.1 Geon Expects to Meet Earnings Estimates for First Quarter and Full Year CLEVELAND, OHIO - April 6, 2000 - The Geon Company (NYSE: GON) announced that its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, will be in line with analysts' expectations. Consensus earnings estimate for the quarter from First Call/Thomson Financial is 53 cents per share. At a full-day meeting for analysts that the Company hosted yesterday, management reiterated that it is comfortable with the range of earnings estimates for the quarter and the full year, based on current performance and market conditions, including pricing trends in Geon's core businesses and raw material cost estimates. A complete earnings release is tentatively scheduled for May 3, 2000. Details of Geon's first-quarter performance will be made available during Geon's analyst conference call, scheduled for May 4. Management presentations delivered at yesterday's analyst meeting will be available for viewing on Geon's Web site, www.geon.com , as of 2 p.m. EST April 6, 2000. The Geon Company is a leading North American-based polymer services and technology company with operations in vinyl compounds, specialty vinyl resins and formulations, engineered films, and other value-added products and services. Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, The Geon Company and its subsidiaries now employ more than 3,200 people and have 30 manufacturing plants in the United States, Canada, England and Australia, and joint ventures in the United States, Canada, England, Australia, Singapore and Colombia. Information on the Company's products and services, as well as news releases, EDGAR filings, Form 10-K, 10-Q, etc. is available on the Internet at http://www.geon.com . Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This release contains statements concerning trends and other forward- looking information affecting or relating to the Company and its industry that are intended to qualify for the protections afforded "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from such statements for a variety of factors including, but not limited to: (1) fluctuations in raw material prices and supply, in particular fluctuations outside the normal range of industry cycles; (2) unanticipated changes in world, regional or U.S. PVC consumption growth rates affecting the Company's markets; (3) unanticipated changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online in the PVC, VCM, ethylene and chlor-alkali industries; (4) unanticipated delays in achieving or inability to achieve cost reduction and employee productivity goals; (5) inability to achieve or delays in achieving savings related to business consolidation and restructuring programs; (6) unanticipated production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; (7) unanticipated delay in realizing, or inability to realize, expected cost savings from acquisitions; (8) unanticipated costs or difficulties in the operation of the joint venture entities; (9) lack of day-to-day operating control, including procurement of raw material feedstock, of the resin partnership; (10) lack of direct control over the reliability of delivery and quality of the primary raw materials (PVC and VCM) utilized in the Company's products; (11) partial control over investment decisions and dividend distribution policy of the resin partnership. 8-K 3 PDF COURTESY COPY begin 666 DOC.PDF M)5!$1BTQ+C(-"B7BX\_3#0HR(#`@;V)J#0H\/`T*+TQE;F=T:"`Q.3$T#0H^ M/@T*&5C=71I=F4@;V9F:6-E2!A;FYO=6YC960@=&AA="!I=',@7-T&AI8FET7-T2!T:&4@=6YD97)S:6=N960@:&5R975N=&\@9'5L M>2!A=71H;W)I>F5D+B`I5&H-"C2!, M+B!2=71M86X@*51J#0I%5`T*,S4Y+CDW(#8Y,"XP.2!M#0HT-C'0@70T*+T9O;G0@/#P-"B]&,B`T(#`@4@T*+T8S(#4@,"!2#0H^/@T* M+T5X=$=3=&%T92`\/`T*+T=3,2`V(#`@4@T*/CX-"CX^#0IE;F1O8FH-"C$Q M(#`@;V)J#0H\/`T*+U1Y<&4@+TAA;&9T;VYE#0HO2&%L9G1O;F54>7!E(#$- M"B](86QF=&]N94YA;64@*$1E9F%U;'0I#0HO1G)E<75E;F-Y(#8P#0HO06YG M;&4@-#4-"B]3<&]T1G5N8W1I;VX@+U)O=6YD#0H^/@T*96YD;V)J#0HV(#`@ M;V)J#0H\/`T*+U1Y<&4@+T5X=$=3=&%T90T*+U-!(&9A;'-E#0HO3U`@9F%L M7!E("]&;VYT#0HO4W5B='EP92`O5'EP93$-"B].86UE("]&,@T*+T)A7!E("]&;VYT#0HO4W5B='EP92`O5'EP93$-"B].86UE("]&,PT*+T5N8V]D M:6YG(#$R(#`@4@T*+T)A"]T:6QD92]M86-R;VXO8G)E M=F4O9&]T86-C96YT+V1I97)E7)I9VAT+V]R9&9E;6EN:6YE(#$W M,B]L;V=I8V%L;F]T+VAY<&AE;B]R96=I"]) M9&EE2]/ -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----

EX-99.1

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                                  Exhibit 99.1

    Geon Expects to Meet Earnings Estimates for First Quarter and Full Year

CLEVELAND, OHIO - April 6, 2000 - The Geon Company (NYSE: GON) announced that
its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, will be in line with
analysts' expectations. Consensus earnings estimate for the quarter from First
Call/Thomson Financial is 53 cents per share.

At a full-day meeting for analysts that the Company hosted yesterday, management
reiterated that it is comfortable with the range of earnings estimates for the
quarter and the full year, based on current performance and market conditions,
including pricing trends in Geon's core businesses and raw material cost
estimates.

A complete earnings release is tentatively scheduled for May 3, 2000. Details of
Geon's first-quarter performance will be made available during Geon's analyst
conference call, scheduled for May 4.

Management presentations delivered at yesterday's analyst meeting will be
available for viewing on Geon's Web site, www.geon.com , as of 2 p.m. EST April
6, 2000.

The Geon Company is a leading North American-based polymer services and
technology company with operations in vinyl compounds, specialty vinyl resins
and formulations, engineered films, and other value-added products and services.
Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, The Geon Company and its subsidiaries now
employ more than 3,200 people and have 30 manufacturing plants in the United
States, Canada, England and Australia, and joint ventures in the United States,
Canada, England, Australia, Singapore and Colombia. Information on the Company's
products and services, as well as news releases, EDGAR filings, Form 10-K, 10-Q,
etc. is available on the Internet at http://www.geon.com .

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains statements concerning trends and other forward- looking
information affecting or relating to the Company and its industry that are
intended to qualify for the protections afforded "forward-looking statements"
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could
differ materially from such statements for a variety of factors including, but
not limited to: (1) fluctuations in raw material prices and supply, in
particular fluctuations outside the normal range of industry cycles; (2)
unanticipated changes in world, regional or U.S. PVC consumption growth rates
affecting the Company's markets; (3) unanticipated changes in global industry
capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come
online in the PVC, VCM, ethylene and chlor-alkali industries; (4) unanticipated
delays in achieving or inability to achieve cost reduction and employee
productivity goals; (5) inability to achieve or delays in achieving savings
related to business consolidation and restructuring programs; (6) unanticipated
production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled
maintenance programs; (7) unanticipated delay in realizing, or inability to
realize, expected cost savings from acquisitions; (8) unanticipated costs or
difficulties in the operation of the joint venture entities; (9) lack of
day-to-day operating control, including procurement of raw material feedstock,
of the resin partnership; (10) lack of direct control over the reliability of
delivery and quality of the primary raw materials (PVC and VCM) utilized in the
Company's products; (11) partial control over investment decisions and dividend
distribution policy of the resin partnership.

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