UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 9, 2005 AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE 0-11688 95-3889638 -------- ------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Number) Identification Number) Lakepointe Centre I, 300 E. Mallard, Suite 300 Boise, Idaho 83706 ----- (Address of principal executive (Zip Code) offices) (208) 331-8400 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 1 ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS On June 9, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors approved the registration for resale of approximately 6,050,000 shares of Company common stock beneficially owned by Rotchford L. Barker and Edward F. Heil, both members of the Board of Directors. A registration statement on Form S-3 registering the selling shareholders' shares will be filed as soon as practicable. The Company has agreed to keep the registration statement effective two years from the date of filing, subject to applicable laws and regulation. 2 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. AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: June 10, 2005 By:/S/ Michael J. Gilberg ---------------------- Michael J. Gilberg Vice President and Controller 3