================================================================================ 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 July 23, 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) ================================================================================ INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed as part of this report: Exhibit No. ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Quaker Chemical Corporation dated July 23, 2004. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 23, 2004, Quaker Chemical Corporation announced guidance relating to its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 in a press release, the text of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. -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: July 23, 2004 By: /s/ Michael F. Barry --------------------------------- Michael F. Barry Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -3-