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 12, 2001


                               AVOCA, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Louisiana                       0-9219               72-0590868
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(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)


         228 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 838, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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           (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (504) 552-4720
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                       (Former name or former address, if
                           changed since last report)


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Item 9: Regulation FD Disclosure

         The Company has this day sent to The Nasdaq Stock Market, by fax and
hard copy, a letter reading as follows:

         The Nasdaq Stock Market
         Market Data Integrity
         Attn: Rule 10b-17 Notification
         80 Merritt Boulevard
         Trumbull, CT 06611

         RE: CUSIP# 053843108

         Gentlemen:

         In accordance with SEC Rule 10b-17, please be advised that the Board of
         Directors  of  Avoca,  Incorporated  on  December  12, 2001 declared an
         annual  dividend  of  $2.80  per  share,  payable  January 22, 2002, to
         shareholders  of  record  January 7, 2002,  on  its no-par-value common
         capital stock.

         AVOCA, INCORPORATED

         /s/ Robert C. Baird, Jr.

         Robert C. Baird, Jr.
         President

                                   Signatures
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         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.


                                                      Avoca, Incorporated
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                                                         (Registrant)


                                             By:/s/ Robert C. Baird, Jr.
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                                                Robert C. Baird, Jr.
                                                President


Date:   December 19, 2001


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