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) July 19, 2004
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
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| Highway 50 and Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California | | 95670 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 July 19, 2004.
Exhibit 99.1 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated July 19, 2004, in which GenCorp announced that the Company had signed a definitive agreement to sell its GDX Automotive business to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., a New York based investment firm. GenCorp will receive $147 million in cash for the business, on a debt-free cash-free basis. The sale is expected to close during the Company’s fourth quarter, which ends November 30, 2004.
Item 7. Exhibits
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| 99.1 | | GenCorp Inc.’s press release dated July 19, 2004. |
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/ Mark A. Whitney | |
| | | Name: | Mark A. Whitney | |
| Dated: July 21, 2004 | | Title: | Vice President, Law; Deputy General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary | |
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