8-K

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):
June 24, 2005

CARBO CERAMICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 001-15903
(Commission File Number) 72-1100013
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

6565 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 1050, Irving, TX
(Address of principal executive offices) 75039
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 401-0090

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

     The following information, including the Exhibit to this Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 — Other Events of Form 8-K. This information is not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any Securities Act registration statements.

     On June 24, 2005, CARBO Ceramics Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the ground breaking of the manufacturing facility located in the city of Kopeysk, in Chelyabinsk Oblast of the Russian Federation.

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.

CARBO CERAMICS INC.
 

/s/ Paul G. Vitek  

Paul G. Vitek 

Corporate Secretary 

Date: June 24, 2005

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Copy of CARBO Ceramics Inc. press release dated June 24, 2005

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Final — for immediate release
CONTACT: PAUL VITEK, CFO
(972) 401-0090

Release #05-08

CARBO CERAMICS INC. ANNOUNCES GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONIES IN RUSSIA

Irving, Texas (June 24, 2005) — CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE: CRR), a manufacturer of ceramic proppants for use in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells, held ground-breaking ceremonies today for the company’s new manufacturing facility to be constructed in the city of Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast of the Russian Federation. Company President and CEO, Dr. C. Mark Pearson was joined at the construction site by Vladimir Nikolaevich Dyatlov, Deputy Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Mikhail Petrovich Konarev, Mayor of Kopeysk and US Consul General, Scott Rauland.

The facility is expected to produce 100 million pounds per year upon completion in approximately 18 months. The facility has been designed to expand production capacity to as much as 300 million pounds per year in the future.

Dr. Pearson commented, “The increased availability of ceramic proppant will be beneficial to the growth of oil and gas production in the Russian Federation and we are enthusiastic about the opportunity to construct a manufacturing facility in Kopeysk. We have chosen this site based on supply and distribution considerations together with the warm welcome and outstanding cooperation we have received from regional and local government and are pleased that many of these representatives could join us here today to celebrate the start of this exciting project.”

CARBO Ceramics Inc. is based in Irving, Texas and currently has manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and China with distribution facilities located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding our future financial and operating performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and estimates, which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Among these factors are changes in overall economic conditions, changes in demand for our products, changes in the demand for, or price of, oil and natural gas, risks of increased competition, technological, manufacturing and product development risks, loss of key customers, changes in government regulations, foreign and domestic political and legislative risks, the risks of war and international and domestic terrorism, risks associated with foreign operations and foreign currency exchange rates and controls, weather-related risks and other risks and uncertainties described in our publicly available filings with the SEC. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.