8-K 1 a04-1737_18k.htm 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:       January 29, 2004

 

QUIXOTE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Commission file number    0-7903

 

 

 

DELAWARE

 

36-267537

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

ONE EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

 

60601

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (312) 467-6755

 

 

 

Item 5.  Others Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On January 29, 2004, the Registrant discussed its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 during a conference call.

 

The conference call was recorded and is available for replay through Thursday, February 5, 2004, 12 a.m.  To access the replay, please call 706-645-9291 and enter passcode 5102921; the recorded web cast will also be available at www.quixotecorp.com.

 

Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this report and made during the conference call. For those statements, the Registrant claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

The following Exhibit is included herein:

 

99                                  Press Release issued by Quixote Corporation, dated January 29, 2004

 

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99, and incorporated by reference herein, is a press release issued by Quixote Corporation announcing its second quarter fiscal 2004 financial results. 

 

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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.

 

 

 

QUIXOTE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

DATE:

January 29, 2004

 

/s/ Daniel P. Gorey

 

 

DANIEL P. GOREY

 

 

Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(Chief Financial & Accounting
Officer)

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibits:

 

99                                    Press Release issued by Quixote Corporation dated January 29, 2004

 

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