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 30, 2002
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GenCorp Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio 1-1520 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 Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this
reference is the text of the registrant's press release which was issued on
October 30, 2002.
Exhibit 99.1 is a GenCorp Inc. press release dated October 30, 2002, in
which GenCorp announced that its subsidiary, Aerojet-General Corporation,
successfully test fired a full-scale, 67-foot solid rocket motor for Lockheed
Martin's Atlas(R) V launch vehicle. Preliminary review of post-test data
indicates the motor achieved all performance objectives that were specified for
the test.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Table Exhibit
Item No. Exhibit Description Number
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99 GenCorp Inc.'s press release dated October 30, 2002, in which GenCorp 99.1
announced that its subsidiary, Aerojet-General Corporation,
successfully test fired a full-scale, 67-foot solid rocket motor for
Lockheed Martin's Atlas(R) V launch vehicle. Preliminary review of
post-test data indicates the motor achieved all performance objectives
that were specified for the test.
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 31, 2002