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: July 20, 2004
QUIXOTE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 0-7903 | ||
|
|
|
DELAWARE |
| 36-267537 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
| (I.R.S. Employer |
|
|
|
35 EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS |
| 60601 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
|
|
|
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (312) 467-6755 |
Item 5. Others Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 20, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its preliminary fourth quarter fiscal 2004 financial results.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. For those statements, the Registrant claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following Exhibit is included herein:
99 Press Release issued by Quixote Corporation, dated July 20, 2004
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99, and incorporated by reference herein, is a press release issued by Quixote Corporation announcing its preliminary fourth quarter fiscal 2004 financial results.
2
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.
|
| QUIXOTE CORPORATION |
| |||
|
|
| ||||
DATE: | July 20, 2004 |
| /s/ Daniel P. Gorey |
| ||
|
| DANIEL P. GOREY | ||||
|
| Vice President, Chief Financial | ||||
|
| Officer and Treasurer | ||||
|
| (Chief Financial & Accounting Officer) | ||||
3
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits: |
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
| Press Release issued by Quixote Corporation dated July 20, 2004 |
4