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): December 3, 2004
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 incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
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
The London High Court has upheld the December 2003 decision of the Office
of the Deputy Prime Minister to grant planning permission for the Minosus
underground waste storage facility at the Winsford rock salt mine in Cheshire,
U.K. As a result, Minosus is expecting to begin construction of the surface
waste reception facilities in the first quarter of 2005. The U.K. Environment
Agency has already issued a permit allowing Minosus to operate the underground
storage facility.
Minosus is a joint venture between a U.K.-based subsidiary of Compass
Minerals International, Inc., and waste management specialists Onyx, part of the
Veolia Environnement Group.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information
included or incorporated in this report is being furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities 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: December 3, 2004 /s/ Rodney L. Underdown
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Rodney L. Underdown
Chief Financial Officer