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): November 12, 2004 (November 12, 2004)

Peerless Mfg. Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Texas	0-5214	75-0724417
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2819 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, Texas	75229
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (214) 357-6181

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.*
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Press Release

ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.*

     On November 12, 2004, Peerless Mfg. Co. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

* The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.

	Peerless Mfg. Co.
Date: November 12, 2004	By:	/s/ Richard L. Travis, Jr.
		Richard L. Travis, Jr.
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Peerless Mfg. Co. press release dated November 12, 2004 announcing its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2004 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).