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):
December 22, 2004
AMERICAN HOMESTAR CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
TEXAS
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-24210 76-0070846
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
2450 SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD, SUITE 300
LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS 77573
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(281) 334-9700
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
American Homestar Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release on
December 22, 2004, announcing that it has purchased 1,992,841 shares of its
Series "C" Common Stock, in a negotiated transaction, from one of its
shareholders for $1,255,489.83. The Company did not solicit the offer, and the
does not have a formal stock repurchase program currently in place. The Company
is furnishing the press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to Item 7.01
of Form 8-K. In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the
information presented under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as
amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1-Press Release dated December 22, 2004
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.
AMERICAN HOMESTAR CORPORATION
Date: December 23, 2004 By: /s/ Craig A. Reynolds
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Craig A. Reynolds
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary