SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 -------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report: September 3, 2002 Date of earliest event reported: September 3, 2002 CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 001-12505 31-1481870 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 800 Manor Park Drive, P.O. Box 28183 Columbus, Ohio 43228-0183 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principle Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (614) 870-5000 --------------------- CORE MATERIALS CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Core Materials Corporation announced today that it has officially changed its name and trading symbol. The company's new name is Core Molding Technologies, Inc., and its new trading symbol, effective September 3, 2002, is "CMT." Shareholders approved the name change August 28, 2002. Exhibits: 99. Press Release announcing the organizational changes ii 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. Core Materials Corporation ----------------------------------- (Registrant) Date 09/03/02 By /s/ Herman F. Dick, Jr. -------------- -------------------------------- (Signature) Herman F. Dick, Jr. Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer iii