================================================================================ 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): JULY 28, 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) ================================================================================ Bell Microproducts Announces Q1 2004 Results March 31, 2004 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial statements: None. (b) Pro forma financial information: None. (c) Exhibits: 99.1 Press Release dated July 28, 2004 ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On July 28, 2004, Bell Microproducts Inc. issued a press release announcing its 2004 second quarter 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 contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 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. Bell Microproducts Announces Q1 2004 Results March 31, 2004 SIGNATURE 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 ---------------------------------- Date: July 28, 2004 James E. Illson Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer Bell Microproducts Announces Q1 2004 Results March 31, 2004 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC. EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K Date of Report: Commission File No.: July 28, 2004 000-21528 EXHIBIT NO. ITEM 99.1 Press Release dated July 28, 2004