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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) April 20, 2001
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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 5. OTHER EVENTS
Attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and incorporated herein by this
reference is the text of the registrant's press releases which were issued on
April 20, 2001.
Exhibit 99.1 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated April 20, 2001, in which
GenCorp Inc. announced that its aerospace and defense segment, Aerojet-General,
has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Electronic and Information Systems
(EIS) business to Northrop Grumman Corporation for $315 million in cash. The
sale, which is subject to the receipt of government approvals, is expected to
close by the summer.
Exhibit 99.2 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated April 20, 2001, which was
issued after close of market on April 20, 2001. In the release, GenCorp Inc.
reported additional details on the sale of Aerojet's Electronics and Information
Systems (EIS) business.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Table Exhibit
Item No. Exhibit Description Number
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99 GenCorp Inc.'s press release dated April 20, 99.1
2001, which announced that its aerospace and
defense segment, Aerojet-General, has signed a
definitive agreement to sell its Electronic and
Information Systems (EIS) business to Northrop
Grumman Corporation for $315 million in cash.
The sale, which is subject to the receipt of
government approvals, is expected to close by
the summer.
99 GenCorp Inc.'s press release dated April 20, 2001, 99.2
which reported additional details on the sale of
Aerojet's Electronics and Information Systems
(EIS) business.
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/ William R. Phillips
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Name: William R. Phillips
Title: Senior Vice President, Law,
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: April 20, 2001