UNITED STATES 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 reported): December 19, 1996 Coltec Industries Inc (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 1-7568 13-1846375 (State or other juris- (Commission (I.R.S. Employer diction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 3 Coliseum Centre, 2550 West Tyvola Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 423-7000 Item 5. Other Events. On December 19, 1996, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that it had successfully concluded the tender offer and consent solicitation relating to its outstanding 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 1999, its 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 2000 and its 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2002 and will accept all validly tendered debt securities for payment pursuant to the Offer. The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New Your City time, on December 18, 1996. The Payment Date will be December 19, 1996. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99. Press release, dated December 19, 1996, announcing Coltec Industries Inc has successfully concluded the tender offer and consent solicitation relating to its outstanding 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 1999, its 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 2000 and its 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2002 and will accept all validly tendered debt securities for payment pursuant to the Offer. The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New Your City time, on December 18, 1996. The Payment Date will be December 19, 1996. SIGNATURES 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. Coltec Industries Inc Registrant /s/ Robert J. Tubbs Date: January 3, 1996 By: Name: Robert J. Tubbs Title: Senior Vice President Exhibit 99 COLTEC CONCLUDES TENDER OFFER Charlotte, NC, December 19, 1996 -- Coltec Industries Inc has successfully concluded the tender offer and consent solicitation relating to its outstanding 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 1999, its 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 2000 and its 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2002 and will accept all validly tendered debt securities for payment pursuant to the Offer. The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 18, 1996. The Payment Date will be December 19, 1996. The tender offer was made pursuant to Coltec's Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated November 20, 1996. As of 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 18, 1996, the following principal amounts of debt securities subject to the tender offer and consent solicitation had been deposited with The Bank of New York, as Depositary, and not withdrawn. Debt Security Principal Amount Tendered 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 1999 $140,493,000 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 2000 183,445,000 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated 214,071,000 Notes due 2002 Holders who validly tendered (and did not withdraw) their debt securities at or prior to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 18, 1996, will receive the applicable Tender Offer Consideration. Holders who validly consented to the proposed indenture amendments relating to the debt securities at or prior to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 5, 1996, will receive the applicable Consent Payment. Holders who validly tendered (and did not withdraw) their debt securities at or prior to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 18, 1996, and who validly consented to the proposed indenture amendments at or prior to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 5, 1996, will receive the Total Consideration. Lehman Brothers Inc. and NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc. are dealer managers for the tender offer and consent solicitation, and D. F. King & Co., Inc. is the information agent. Coltec Industries is a diversified manufacturing company serving primarily aerospace and general industrial markets.