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): April 6, 2004

                          Dynamic Materials Corporation
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              0-8328                                         84-0608431
      (Commission File Number)                           (I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification Number)

                                 (303) 655-5700
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

       5405 Spine Road, Boulder, Colorado                      80301
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







Item 5.  Other Events

         Dynamic Materials Corporation ("DMC") will hold its Annual Stockholders
Meeting in June 2004. In recent years, DMC has held its Annual Meeting in either
September or October. However, with a fiscal year end of December 31, the
Company believes that a June meeting date would be more closely approximate to
normal corporate governance practices. There has been no change to the due date
for delivery of stockholder proposals to be included in the proxy statement for
the Company's 2004 Annual Meeting.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c)  Exhibits.

          99.1 Press Release dated April 6, 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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                        DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION


                                        By:  /s/ Richard A. Santa
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Richard A. Santa
                                             Vice President and Chief Financial
                                             Officer



Dated:  April 6, 2004







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Number   Description

99.1     Press Release dated April 6, 2004.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


DMC     Dynamic Materials
        Corporation
              GROUPE SNPE


For Immediate Release

Contact:      Richard A. Santa
              Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
              303-604-3938





                    DMC NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

(Boulder, CO - April 6, 2004) Dynamic Materials Corporation, (NASDAQ: BOOM),
"DMC", today announced that it will hold its Annual Stockholders Meeting in June
2004. In recent years, DMC has held its Annual Meeting in either September or
October. However, with a fiscal year end of December 31, the Company believes
that a June date would be more closely approximate to normal corporate
governance practices. There has been no change to the due date for delivery of
stockholder proposals to be included in the proxy statement for the 2004 Annual
Meeting.

Based in Boulder, Colorado, Dynamic Materials Corporation is a leading
metalworking company, and its products include explosion bonded clad metal
plates and other metal fabrications for the petrochemical, chemical processing,
power generation, commercial aircraft, defense and a variety of other
industries.


              For more information on Dynamic Materials Corporation
         visit the Company's web site at http://www.dynamicmaterials.com