SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    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) October 6, 2003
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                                  GenCorp Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            Ohio                      1-01520                    34-0244000
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission File              IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                Number)               Identification No.)

Highway 50 and Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California           95670
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

P.O. Box 537012, Sacramento, California                         95853-7012
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    (Mailing Address)                                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (916) 355-4000
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Item 7. Exhibits

      99.1   GenCorp Inc.'s press release dated October 6, 2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

See "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition" below.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is the text
of the registrant's press release issued on October 6, 2003 in which GenCorp
Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2003.

As discussed in Exhibit 99.1, the press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements
are present expectations, and are subject to the limitations listed therein and
in GenCorp's other SEC reports, including that actual events or results may
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

The foregoing information (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished under
"Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure" and "Item 12. Results of Operations and
Financial Condition." Such information (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.

The filing of this Report and the furnishing of this information pursuant to
Items 9 and 12 (including Exhibit 99.1) do not mean that such information is
material or that disclosure of such information is required.

                                    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.

                                          GENCORP INC.

                                          By:    /s/ Gregory Kellam Scott
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                                          Name:  Gregory Kellam Scott
                                          Title: Senior Vice President, Law;
                                                 General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: October 6, 2003



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number      Description
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     99.1           GenCorp's Inc.'s press release dated October 6, 2003.