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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2005


                        Commission File Number 001-31921


                      Compass Minerals International, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                      36-3972986
 (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                      Identification Number)


                               8300 College Blvd.
                             Overland Park, KS 66210
                                 (913) 344-9200
          (Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)


                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On February 16, 2005 Compass Minerals International, Inc. (the
"Company") announced that three executives of the Company had established plans
in accordance with SEC Rule 10b5-1(c)(1). The related press release is attached
to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

         The information furnished under this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing.


Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: Not applicable.

(c) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.             Document
99.1                    Press Release dated February 16, 2005


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                               COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Date:  February 16, 2005       /s/ Rodney Underdown
                               --------------------
                                Rodney Underdown
                                Chief Financial Officer