Form 8-K for NN, Inc.


                                  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)        November 5, 2002
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                                    NN, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  DELAWARE                          0-23486                     62-1096725
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)            File Number)               Identification No.)


2000 Waters Edge Drive, Johnson City, Tennessee                   37604
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (423) 743-9151
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                                 Not applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 5.  Other Events.

     On November 5, 2002, the Company issued a press release announcing its
payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)   EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

         99.1  Press Release dated November 5, 2002.






                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.

         Date:  November 5, 2002
                                              NN, INC.


                                              By:  /s/ William C. Kelly, Jr.
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                                                   William C. Kelly, Jr.,
                                                   Treasurer, Secretary and Chief
                                                   Accounting Officer
Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K for NN, Inc.





                                                          RE: NN, Inc.
                                                          2000 Waters Edge Drive
                                                          Johnson City, TN  37604


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

AT THE COMPANY                                      AT FRB|WEBER SHANDWICK

Will Kelly                                          Kerry Thalheim     Susan Garland
Treasurer & Manager of Investor Relations           (General info)     (Analyst info)
(423) 743-9151                                      212-445-8437       212-445-8458

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2002


                      NN, INC. ANNOUNCES PAYMENT OF REGULAR
                             QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND


Johnson City, Tenn - November 5, 2002 - NN, Inc. (Nasdaq: NNBR) today announced
that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per
share on the Company's common stock. This dividend is payable on November 22,
2002 to stockholders of record on November 15, 2002.

NN, Inc. manufacturers and supplies high precision bearing components,
consisting of balls, rollers, seals and retainers, for leading bearing
manufacturers on a global basis and had sales of US $180 million in 2001.


With the exception of the historical information contained in the release, the
matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general economic
conditions and economic conditions in the industrial sector, competitive
influences, risks that current customers will commence or increase captive
production, risks of capacity underutilization, quality issues, availability of
raw materials, currency and other risks associated with international trade, the
Company's dependence on certain major customers, and other risk factors and
cautionary statements listed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited
to, the Company's Annual Report on 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2001.

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