United States Securities And Exchange Commission
                              Washington, DC 20549
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                                    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, 2004
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                                    NN, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


      Delaware                           0-23486                 62-1096725
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of        (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
   Incorporation or Organization)      File Number)       Identification Number)

              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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Director; Appointment of Principal Officers On December 17, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer Dave Dyckman who has accepted the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Thermadyne Holdings Corporation. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith: 99.1 Press Release dated December 17, 2004.

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. NN, INC. Dated: December 21, 2004 By: /s/ William C. Kelly, Jr. --------------------------------------------- William C. Kelly, Jr., Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Administrative Officer

Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release of NN, Inc. dated December 17, 2004.

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
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                                                          RE: NN, Inc.
                                                          2000 Waters Edge Drive
                                                          Johnson City, TN 37604


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

AT THE COMPANY                                    AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD
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Will Kelly                                      Marilynn Meek     Susan Garland
Treasurer & Manager of Investor Relations       (General info)    (Analyst info)
(423) 743-9151                                  212-827-3773      212-827-3775

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2004

                       NN, INC.'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                         RESIGNS TO ACCEPT NEW POSITION

Johnson City, Tenn., December 17, 2004 - NN, Inc. (Nasdaq: NNBR) today announced
that the  Company's  Chief  Financial  Officer,  David L. Dyckman has  resigned,
effective  January 14, 2005 to accept the position of Executive  Vice  President
and Chief Financial Officer with Thermadyne Holdings Corporation (OTC: THMD.OB).
In addition to his role as NN's Chief Financial  Officer,  which he held for the
past six years,  Mr.  Dyckman was also  responsible  for  corporate  development
initiatives.

Roderick R. Baty,  Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer,  commented,  "Dave has
been an  important  part of  NN's  management  team  and  has  made  significant
contributions  to our success over the past six years. We will miss him and wish
he and his family the very best as he assumes his new position at Thermadyne."

Management is currently working on Mr. Dyckman's replacement.

NN, Inc. manufacturers and supplies high precision bearing components consisting
of balls,  rollers,  seals, and retainers for leading bearing manufacturers on a
global basis. In addition,  the company  manufactures a variety of other plastic
components. NN, Inc. had sales of US $253 million in 2003.