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UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): FEBRUARY 17, 2004
BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-21528 NO. 94-3057566
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1941 RINGWOOD AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95131-1721
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 451-9400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial statements: None.
(b) Pro forma financial information: None.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release dated February 17, 2004
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 17, 2004, Bell Microproducts Inc. issued a press release
announcing its 2003 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. The full text
of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is
incorporated in this Report as if fully set forth herein.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information in the Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and
does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by
Regulation FD or that the information contained herein is material investor
information that is not otherwise publicly available.
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.
BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC.
By /s/ James E. Illson
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Date: February 17, 2004 James E. Illson
Executive Vice President, Finance and
Operations and Chief Financial Officer
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K
Date of Report: Commission File No.:
February 17, 2004 000-21528
EXHIBIT NO. ITEM
99.1 Press Release dated February 17, 2004