May 24, 1994 Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Gentlemen: On behalf of Coltec Industries Inc, a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 13a-11 promulgated thereunder, we are transmitting herewith the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit thereto, pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering Analysis, and Retrieval system. Very truly yours, COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC by Anthony J. diBuono Executive Vice President and Secretary 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 report): May 23, 1994 _____________________________ COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC _______________________________________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) Pennsylvania 1-7568 13-1846375 _______________________________________________________________________________ (State or other juris- (Commission (I.R.S. Employer diction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 430 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022 _______________________________________________________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 940-0400 __________________________ 1 of 5 Item 5. Other Events _______________________ On May 23, 1994, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the postponement of a secondary offering. A copy of the Registrant's press release is attached hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7(c). Exhibits ___________________ 99. Press release, dated May 23, 1994, announcing the postponement of a secondary offering. 2 of 5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC By: Name: Anthony J. diBuono Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary Dated: May 24, 1994 3 of 5 Exhibit Index _____________ Exhibit Page Number Description Number _______ _______________________ ______ 99 Press release, dated 5 May 23, 1994 announcing the postponement of a secondary offering. 4 of 5 EXHIBIT 99 C:28 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/23/94 CONTACT: John Ennis (212) 940-0529 COLTEC POSTPONES SECONDARY OFFERING NEW YORK, NY, May 23, 1994 -- Coltec Industries Inc (NYSE:COT) announced today that a proposed secondary offering of 23,211,084 outstanding shares of its common stock has been postponed. The shares that were to be offered represent holdings of certain selling stockholders, including all the shares owned by The Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund II, L.P. (MSLEF II). Due to uncertain market conditions, representatives of MSLEF II informed the Company of the decision not to proceed with the proposed offering at this time. MSLEF II's representatives also said that they are considering several alternatives including recommencing the public offering if market conditions improve or effecting a distribution of MSLEF II's shares to its partners. Coltec Industries, based in New York, is a manufacturing company serving aerospace, automotive and other industrial markets. # # # 5 of 5