8-K 1 bcform8k-071604.txt 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 July 16, 2004 Date of earliest event reported July 14, 2004 THE BEARD COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Oklahoma 0-12396 73-0970298 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) Enterprise Plaza 5600 N. May Avenue Suite 320 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) THE BEARD COMPANY FORM 8-K Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K and are identified by the numbers indicated: Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99 Press Release dated July 15, 2004 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. Complete details concerning the matter which Registrant has elected to disclose are set forth in the News Release attached as Exhibit 99 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference. 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. THE BEARD COMPANY /s/ Herb Mee, Jr. ------------------------------- Herb Mee, Jr., President July 16, 2004