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) August 2, 2004 -------------- AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 1-9967 31-0258080 --------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation) Identification No.) 7887 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45459 ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (937) 291-7000 ------------------------ Not Applicable ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure On August 2, 2004, Amcast Industrial Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had completed the sale of most of the assets of its Flow Control Products division. A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and incorporated herein. 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. AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Date: August 3, 2004 By: /s/ Francis J. Drew -------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Francis J. Drew Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer 2 INDEX TO EXHIBITS 99 ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS 99.1 Press Release of Amcast Industrial Corporation, issued August 2, 2004. 3