================================================================================ 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 October 14, 2004 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number 0-7154 PENNSYLVANIA No. 23-0993790 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) One Quaker Park 901 Hector Street Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (610) 832-4000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 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): [_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [_] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 14, 2004, Quaker Chemical Corporation announced guidance relating to its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 in a press release, the text of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. The following exhibit is included as part of this report: Exhibit No. ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Quaker Chemical Corporation dated October 14, 2004. -2- SIGNATURE 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. QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION Registrant Date: October 14, 2004 By: /s/ Neal E. Murphy ------------------------ Neal E. Murphy Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -3-