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): May 8, 2003
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ohio (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-15147 (Commission File Number) |
34-1897652 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 175 Ghent Road Fairlawn, Ohio (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
44333-3300 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 869-4200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 5. Other Events.
On May 8, 2003, OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it plans to sell $165 million Senior Secured Notes in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. Pursuant to Rule 135c of the Securities Act, the Company is filing herewith the press release issued May 8, 2003 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The Senior Secured Notes to be offered will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated May 8, 2003 |
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.
| OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ KRISTINE C. SYRVALIN | |
| Name: |
Kristine C. Syrvalin | |
| Title: |
Secretary | |
Date: May 12, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release, dated May 8, 2003 |