UNITED STATES 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): July 30, 2004 --------- REGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. --------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-15392 31-1492857 - ---------------------------- --------- ----------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 100 East RiverCenter Boulevard, 9th Floor, Covington, Kentucky 41011 - -------------------------------------------------------------- --------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (859) 292-0030 -------------- Not Applicable ------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On July 30, 2004, Regent Communications, Inc. ("Regent") issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which press release contains financial information about Regent's second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004. The information hereunder shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 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. REGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Registrant) Date: July 30, 2004 By: /s/ ANTHONY A. VASCONCELLOS ----------------------------- Anthony A. Vasconcellos Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit # Description --------- ----------- 99.1 Press release, dated July 30, 2004, issued by Regent Communications, Inc. 3