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                       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): December 17, 1999


                                  NEWCOR, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             1-5985                                        38-0865770
  (Commission File Number)                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

  1825 S. Woodward Ave., Suite 240                              48302
  Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
  (Address of Principal Executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


                                 (248) 253-2400
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)





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Item 5.   Other Events.

Rights Agreement

     On December 28, 1999, the Board of Directors of Newcor, Inc. (the
"Company") authorized and declared a distribution of one right ("Right") for
each share of Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on January
12, 2000.

     Each Right will entitle the holder to purchase from the Company one
one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of
the Company at an exercise price of $10.50, subject to certain adjustments. The
Rights will expire in January 2010. The description and terms of the Rights will
be set forth in a Rights Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time
(the "Rights Agreement"), between the Company and Chase Mellon Shareholder
Services, L.L.C., as rights agent.

     The Rights will not be exercisable unless (i) a person or group acquires
beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the Company's Common Stock, (ii) a person
or group commences a tender or exchange offer upon consummation of which such
person or group would beneficially own 15% or more of the Company's Common Stock
or (iii) the Board of Directors determines that a person or group, having
obtained beneficial ownership of at least 10% of the Company's Common Stock, is
seeking short-term financial gain which would not serve the long-term interests
of the Company or whose ownership is causing or is likely to cause a material
adverse impact on the Company (an "Adverse Person"). The Company will generally
be entitled to redeem the Rights at $0.001 per Right at any time prior to 10
days (subject to extension) following a public announcement that a 15% position
has been acquired. The Company will not be entitled, however, to redeem the
Rights following a determination by the Board of Directors that any person or
group is an Adverse Person. Prior to the date upon which the rights would become
exercisable under the Plan, the Company's outstanding stock certificates will
represent both the shares of the Company's Common Stock and the Rights, and the
Rights will trade only with the shares of Common Stock.

     Generally, if the Rights become exercisable by virtue of a person or group
acquiring beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the Company's Common Stock,
other than pursuant to a tender or exchange offer for all outstanding shares of
the Company approved by a majority of the independent directors not affiliated
with a 15%-or-more stockholder, or the Board of Directors determines that any
person or group is an Adverse Person, then each stockholder, other than the
acquiror or Adverse Person, as the case may be, is entitled to purchase, for the
exercise price, that number of shares of the Company's Common Stock that, at the
time of the transaction, will have a market value of two times the exercise
price of the Rights. In addition, if, after the Rights become exercisable, the
Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination, or 50% or more of
its assets or earning power are sold, each Right will entitle the holder to
purchase, at the exercise price of the Rights, that number of shares of common
stock of the acquiring company that, at the time of the transaction, will have a
market value of two times the exercise price of the Rights.

     The foregoing description of the Rights Agreement does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement.
A copy of the Rights Agreement will be filed shortly with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

Amended and Restated By-laws.

     On December 17, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company also approved
the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws, dated December 17, 1999 (the
"Amended Bylaws"). The Amended Bylaws include provisions relating to director
nominations and other matters for consideration at annual stockholder meetings.
In order for a stockholder nomination or other matter to be considered, notice
must be received by the Company within a 90 to 120-day period prior to the
anniversary of the previous annual meeting. Under the Amended Bylaws, to be
properly brought before the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company,
stockholder proposals and nominations for election of directors must be received
by the Secretary of the Company no earlier than December 24, 1999 and no later
than January 23, 2000.

     Pursuant to the Amended Bylaws, special stockholder meetings may only be
called by the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the Board of Directors. In
addition, since the Company has a classified Board of Directors, Delaware law
only permits director removal for cause. Therefore, the Amended Bylaws do not
contain a provision allowing director removal without cause.

     The Amended Bylaws also establish the procedures to be followed in
connection with a stockholder action by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
Upon receipt of a request for a record date for a stockholder action by written
consent which complies with the requirements of the Amended Bylaws, the Amended
Bylaws provide for the setting of a record date and procedures for determining
the sufficiency of such action by written consent.

     Certain other amendments were made regarding the establishment of annual
meeting dates, conduct of stockholder meetings, adjournments of stockholder
meetings, notice of director meetings and indemnification protection of
directors and officers.

     The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-Laws does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Amended and Restated By-Laws, which is attached as an exhibit hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.




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Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

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Exhibit No.    Exhibit
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3(c)           Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant effective as of December 17, 1999

99(a)          Press Release dated December 28, 1999
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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                   NEWCOR, INC.

                                   By: /s/ KEITH F. HALE
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Date:  December 30, 1999           Name: Keith F. Hale
                                   Title: President and Chief Executive Officer




























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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit No.         Exhibit
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3(c)                Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant effective as of December 17, 1999

99(a)               Press Release dated December 28, 1999
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