SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ___________________ FORM 8-K PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 12, 2004 --------------- Commission file number 0-16079 -------- AIR METHODS CORPORATION ----------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 84-0915893 -------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) 7301 South Peoria, Englewood, Colorado 80112 - ------------------------------------------ ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (303) 792-7400 -------------- Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report: N/A ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On August 12, 2004, Air Methods Corporation (the "Company") announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. The information contained in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall information be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement, proxy statement, or other report filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless the Company specifically incorporates that information into those documents by reference. 1 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. AIR METHODS CORPORATION Date: August 12, 2004 By \s\ Trent Carman ----------------------------------- On behalf of the Company, and as Chief Financial Officer 2