UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): April 16, 2010
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ICO, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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0-10068
(Commission
File
Number)
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76-0566682
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1811 Bering Drive, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77057
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(713) 351-4100
(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 the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM
8.01 Other
Events
On April 16, 2010, ICO, Inc. (the
“Company”) issued a press release announcing a cash dividend of $0.05 per share
of common stock. The dividend will be paid on April 29, 2010 to the
Company’s shareholders of record as of April 23, 2010. A copy of the
press release is attached herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
. The
following is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form
8-K:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description of
Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release dated April 16, 2010
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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.
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ICO,
INC.
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Date: April
16, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Bradley T. Leuschner
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Name:
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Bradley
T. Leuschner
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer and
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Treasurer
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