SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): May 13, 2004
SIPEX CORPORATION
| Delaware | 000-27892 | 04-6135748 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS. Employer Identification No.) |
| 233 South Hillview Drive | ||
| Milpitas, CA 95053 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||
| (408) 934-7500 | ||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 13, 2004 announcing Sipex’s first quarter 2004 results. |
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 13, 2004, SIPEX Corporation (the "Company'' or the "Registrant'') issued a press release (the "Press Release'') announcing its results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2004. The full text of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed'' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SIPEX CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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| Dated: May 13, 2004 | By: | /s/ Clyde R. Wallin | ||
| Clyde R. Wallin | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||