| Item 5. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 7. Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Exhibit 99.1 - GenCorp's Press Release/Nov 23 2001 | ||||||||
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 23, 2001
| Ohio | 1-01520 | 34-0244000 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer 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 23, 2001.
In a GenCorp Inc. press release dated November 23, 2001, GenCorp Inc. announced a definitive agreement to re-acquire a 40% ownership position in Aerojet Fine Chemicals from NextPharma Technologies USA (NextPharma) for approximately $13 million in cash, the return of GenCorp’s interest in NextPharma’s parent and a provision for a contingent payment of up to $11.8 million in the event of a disposition of Aerojet Fine Chemicals within the next two years. NextPharma acquired its 40% ownership position in Aerojet Fine Chemicals in June 2000.
Item 7. Exhibits
| Table | Exhibit | |||||
| Item No. | Exhibit Description | Number | ||||
| 99 | GenCorp Inc.’s press release dated November 23, 2001, which announced a definitive agreement to re-acquire a 40% ownership position in Aerojet Fine Chemicals from NextPharma Technologies USA | 99.1 | ||||
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/ Terry L. Hall | |||
| Name: | Terry L. Hall | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | |||
Dated: November 26, 2001
