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) June 26, 2003
GenCorp Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Ohio | | 1-01520 | | 34-0244000 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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| Highway 50 and Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California | | | | 95670 |
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| P.O. Box 537012, Sacramento, California | | 95853-7012 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (916) 355-4000
Item 7. Exhibits
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| 99 | | GenCorp Inc.’s press release dated June 26, 2003 in which GenCorp reported second quarter 2003 earnings of $10 million, or $0.21 per share, compared to $6 million, or $0.14 per share, for the second quarter 2002. | | | 99.1 | |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
In accordance with interim guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2003, in Release No. 33-8216, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K including Exhibit 99.1 hereto which the Company intends to furnish under Item 12, is being furnished under Item 9.
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 June 26, 2003.
Exhibit 99.1 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated June 26, 2003 in which GenCorp reported second quarter 2003 earnings of $10 million, or $0.21 per share, compared to $6 million, or $0.14 per share, for the second quarter 2002. Earnings for the first six months of 2003 were $13 million, or $0.30 per share compared with $9 million, or $0.21 per share last year. The earnings improvements reflect increased operating profits from the GDX Automotive and Fine Chemicals segments. Compared with the prior year, pre-tax income from employee retirement benefit plans was $9 million lower for the second quarter, and $19 million lower for the first six months.
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.
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| | | GENCORP INC. | | |
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| | | By: | | /s/ Margaret Hastings | | |
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| | | Name: | | Margaret Hastings | | |
| | | Title: | | Assistant Secretary | | |
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| Dated: June 26, 2003 | | | | | | |
