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 and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2005

ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 0-29464
(Commission File Number) 03-0153200(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

772 Graniteville Road, Graniteville Vermont   05654
    (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)   

(802) 476-3121
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION 

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Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure
	As previously announced in a press release issued on April 12, 2005, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, on April 21, 2005, Kurt M. Swenson, Chairman and CEO, and Rick Wrabel, President and COO/Memorials Division of Rock of Ages Corporation, will make a presentation to investors at the 2005 Merrill Lynch Deathcare Investor Conference at the Merrill Lynch Midtown Conference Center in New York City. As stated in the April 12th press release, a simultaneous webcast of the 45 minute presentation will be available, upon registration, through the Audio Presentations link at http://www.Rockofages.com/investor, and the webcast will be available for replay no later than April 22, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. EST at this same Internet address for 14 days. The investor presentation materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. Additional presentation material is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits
	Exhibit Number	Description
	99.1	Press release dated April 12, 2005.
	99.2	Investor presentation materials.
	99.3	Additional presentation material.

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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION 

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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
Dated: April 21, 2005	By: /s/Michael B. Tule        Michael B. Tule        Senior Vice President/General Counsel

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Exhibit Index

Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated April 12, 2005.
99.2	Investor presentation materials.
99.3	Additional presentation material.

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EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.1

Rock of Ages FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Investor Contact:
Neil G Berkman
Berkman Associates
(310) 277-5162
info@BerkmanAssociates.com Company Contact:
Kurt Swenson
Chairman & CEO
(603) 225-8397
www.RockofAges.com

Rock of Ages To Present At the Merrill Lynch Deathcare
Investor Conference
Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 9:45 a.m. EDT

      CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, April 12, 2005 . . . ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION (NASDAQ/NMS:ROAC) announced today that it will address institutional shareholders at the Merrill Lynch Deathcare Investor Conference on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 9:45 a.m. EDT. The Deathcare Conference is scheduled for April 21st at the Merrill Lynch Conference Center, 560 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York City.

       A simultaneous webcast of the 45 minute presentation will be available, upon registration, from the Audio Presentations link at www.RockofAges.com/investor. The webcast will be available for replay no later than April 22, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. EDT at this same internet address for 14 days. Audio streams require RealPlayer or Windows Media installations.

About Rock of Ages

      Rock of Ages (www.RockofAges.com) is the largest integrated granite quarrier, manufacturer and retailer of finished granite memorials and granite blocks for memorial use in North America.

EXHIBIT 99.2

EXHIBIT 99.3

COMPARATIVE STOCKHOLDER RETURN

The following graph compares on a cumulative basis the percentage change during the period from December 31, 1999 to December 31, 2004, in the total stockholder return on (i) the Class A Common Stock of the Company, (ii) the Russell 2000 Stock Price Index and (iii) an industry peer group index of the following six publicly traded companies: Carriage Services Inc., Hillenbrand Industries, Matthews International Corp., Service Corp. International, and Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (the "Industry Peer Group"). The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the Company's Class A Common Stock and in each index was $100 on December 31, 1998 and that all dividends were reinvested. The returns for each company in the Industry Peer Group are weighted according to such company's stock market capitalization at the beginning of each period for which a return is indicated. The stock price performance on the following graph and in the following table is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

COMPARISON OF STOCKHOLDER TOTAL RETURN AMONG
ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION, THE RUSSELL 2000 STOCK PRICE INDEX AND
AN INDUSTRY PEER GROUP

	12/31/99	12/31/00	12/31/01	12/31/02	12/31/03	12/31/04
Rock of Ages Corporation	100	98.63	109.81	123.84	127.37	162.91
Russell 2000 Index	100	96.98	99.39	79.03	116.38	137.71
Industry Peer Group	100	92.19	132.65	111.90	176.81	122.67