Form: 8-K

Current report filing

August 10, 2005

8-K: Current report filing

Published on August 10, 2005

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UNITED STATES
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) August 10, 2005

NOVELIS INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

CANADA 001-32312
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

3399 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 814-4200


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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of
Operations and Financial Condition," and shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

On August 10, 2005, Novelis Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial
results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report, including the exhibit, shall
not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Novelis Inc., whether made
before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release of Novelis Inc., issued on August 10, 2005


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.

NOVELIS INC.
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(Registrant)

Date: August 10, 2005
/s/ DAVID KENNEDY
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David Kennedy
Secretary