UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) January 11, 2005
GenCorp Inc.
| Ohio | 1-01520 | 34-0244000 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| Highway 50 and Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California | 95670 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
916-355-4000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is the text of the registrant’s press release issued on January 11, 2005 in which GenCorp announced that it has called for redemption of $52.5 million principal amount of its 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013, representing 35% of the $150 million aggregate principal outstanding. The redemption will occur on February 9, 2005, and in accordance with the indenture governing the notes, the redemption price is 109.5% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | GenCorp Inc.’s press release dated January 11, 2005. |
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.
| GENCORP INC. | ||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Mark A. Whitney | |||||||||
| Name: | Mark A. Whitney | |||||||||
| Title: | Vice President, Law; | |||||||||
| Deputy General Counsel | ||||||||||
| and Assistant Secretary | ||||||||||
| Dated: January 13, 2005 | ||||||||||