8-K

                                  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)        December 9, 2002
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                                    NN, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  DELAWARE                          0-23486                     62-1096725
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)            File Number)               Identification No.)


2000 Waters Edge Drive, Johnson City, Tennessee                   37604
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (423) 743-9151
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                                 Not applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 9, 2002, the Company issued a press release announcing its intention
to acquire SKF's manufacturing operation in Veenendaal, The Netherlands. A copy
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein
by reference.

Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)   EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

         99.1  Press Release dated December 9, 2002.

                                    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.

         Date:  December 9, 2002
                                              NN, INC.


                                              By:  /s/ William C. Kelly, Jr.
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                                                   William C. Kelly, Jr.,
                                                   Treasurer, Secretary and Chief
                                                   Accounting Officer

EX-99

                                                  RE: NN, Inc.
                                                  2000 Waters Edge Drive
                                                  Johnson City, TN  37604

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

AT THE COMPANY:                                   AT FRB|WEBER SHANDWICK

Will Kelly                                        Kerry Thalheim    Susan Garland
Treasurer & Manager of Investor Relations         (General info)    (Analyst info)
(423) 743-9151                                    212-445-8437      212-445-8458

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2002

                NN ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO ACQUIRE SKF'S COMPONENT
             MANUFACTURING OPERATION IN VEENENDAAL, THE NETHERLANDS

NN, Inc. and SKF have signed a letter of intent in which SKF intends to sell its
component manufacturing operations in Veenendaal, The Netherlands, to NN, Inc.
The transaction, which is subject to customary due diligence investigations, is
planned to close in the first quarter of 2003.

In its Veenendaal plant, SKF manufactures rollers for tapered roller bearings as
well as metal cages for both tapered and spherical roller bearings. Yearly
production value amounts to 45 million Euros and the operation employs 360.

NN's acquisition of the Veenendaal operation further expands the Company's
bearing component product offering and is in line with its long-term strategy.

NN, Inc. manufacturers and supplies high precision bearing components,
consisting of balls, rollers, seals and retainers, for leading bearing
manufacturers on a global basis and had sales of US $180 million in 2001.

With the exception of the historical information contained in the release, the
matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general economic
conditions and economic conditions in the industrial sector, competitive
influences, risks that current customers will commence or increase captive
production, risks of capacity underutilization, quality issues, availability of
raw materials, currency and other risks associated with international trade, the
Company's dependence on certain major customers, and other risk factors and
cautionary statements listed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited
to, the Company's Annual Report on 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2001.