SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                Washington, D.C.


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  June 14, 2000
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                Date of report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                          DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE                              08328                         84-0608431
(State or Other                    (Commission                    (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                    File Number)                   Identification
Incorporation)                                                    Number)

                551 Aspen Ridge Drive, Lafayette, Colorado 80026
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              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)


                                 (303) 665-5700
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     On June 14,  2000,  at  Dynamic  Materials  Corporation's  (the  "Company")
Special  Meeting of  stockholders a Stock Purchase  Agreement (the  "Agreement")
with  SNPE,  Inc.  ("SNPE"),  was  approved  by a majority  making  SNPE a 50.8%
stockholder  of the  Company.  The stock  purchase was  consummated  immediately
following  the Special  Meeting  activating  a $5.8  million cash payment to the
Company in exchange  for  2,109,091  shares of the  Company's  common stock at a
price of $2.75 per share. An additional $1.2 million cash payment was made under
a five-year,  5% Convertible  Subordinated  Note convertible in whole or in part
into common  stock by SNPE at a conversion  price of $6 per share.  DMC will use
the $7 million primarily to repay debt, finance working capital requirements and
make selective capital investments.  DMC also entered into a new credit facility
agreement with SNPE, which provides up to $3.5 million in borrowings for working
capital  requirements  through  June 30,  2001.  The  Company  will  continue to
maintain  a letter  of  credit  with its bank in  support  of $6.35  million  in
outstanding industrial development revenue bond debt.

     On June 15,  2000,  the Company  issued a press  release with regard to the
closing of the  Agreement  between  the  Company  and SNPE,  attached  hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.

     On June 21, 2000, the Registrant  issued a press release with regard to the
redemption of the rights  issued  pursuant to the  Company's  Rights  Agreement,
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.           DESCRIPTION
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     4.1       Registration  Rights  Agreement by and between Dynamic  Materials
               Corporation and SNPE, Inc., dated as of June 14, 2000.

     4.2       Convertible Subordinated Note in the amount of $1.2 million.

     4.3       First Amendment to Rights  Agreement  between  Dynamic  Materials
               Corporation  and Harris Trust and Savings Bank,  dated as of June
               13, 2000.

    10.1       Credit Facility and Security  Agreement by and between SNPE, Inc.
               and Dynamic Materials Corporation, dated as of June 14, 2000.

    10.2       First Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement by and between Dynamic
               Materials Corporation and Keybank National Association,  dated as
               of June 14, 2000.

    10.3       Personal  Services  Agreement  by and between  Dynamic  Materials
               Corporation and John G. Banker, dated as of June 16, 2000

    99.1       Press release dated June 15, 2000

    99.2       Press release dated June 21, 2000



                                   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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                         DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION

                                         By: /s/ Richard A. Santa
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                                         Name:   Richard A. Santa
                                         Title:  Vice President - Finance and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

June 21, 2000



                                Index to Exhibits

NUMBER                DESCRIPTION
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  4.1          Registration  Rights  Agreement by and between Dynamic  Materials
               Corporation and SNPE, Inc., dated as of June 14, 2000.

  4.2          Convertible Subordinated Note in the amount of $1.2 million.

  4.3          First Amendment to Rights  Agreement  between  Dynamic  Materials
               Corporation  and Harris Trust and Savings Bank,  dated as of June
               13, 2000.

 10.1          Credit Facility and Security  Agreement by and between SNPE, Inc.
               and Dynamic Materials Corporation, dated as of June 14, 2000.

 10.2          First Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement by and between Dynamic
               Materials Corporation and Keybank National Association,  dated as
               of June 14, 2000.

 10.3          Personal  Services  Agreement  by and between  Dynamic  Materials
               Corporation and John G. Banker, dated as of June 16, 2000

 99.1          Press release dated June 15, 2000

 99.2          Press release dated June 21, 2000