SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ---------- Date of Report: July 12, 2004 (Date of earliest event reported) Stillwater Mining Company (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-7704 81-0480654 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Incorporation) Identification No.) 536 East Pike Avenue, Columbus, Montana 59019 --------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (406) 322-8700 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release issued on July 12, 2004 by Stillwater Mining Company. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. STILLWATER MINING COMPANY Date: July 12, 2004 By: /s/ John R. Stark ------------------------------------ Name: John R. Stark Title: Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel EXHIBITS 99.1 Press release issued on July 12, 2004 by Stillwater Mining Company.