UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

                  

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT:

April 12, 2004

 

BAIRNCO CORPORATION     

  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                            

1-8120

 13-3057520    

  

(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission

(IRS Employer      

incorporation or organization)        File Number)

Identification No.)

300 Primera Boulevard, Suite 432, Lake Mary,   FL  32746

 

(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

(407) 875-2222                                  

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable                                                                                                           

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.

OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Bairnco Corporation (the “Corporation”) is filing herewith a press release issued on Monday, April 12, 2004, as Exhibit 99 which is incorporated by reference herein.  This press release was issued to announce that late Friday afternoon, April 9, 2004 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court's decisions dismissing, in its entirety, the Transactions Lawsuit against Bairnco and all the other defendants.

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.

BAIRNCO CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Lawrence C. Maingot

Lawrence C. Maingot

Controller

Date:

April 12, 2004

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description

99

Press Release

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EXHIBIT 99

BAIRNCO CORPORATION

300 PRIMERA BOULEVARD, SUITE 432

LAKE MARY, FLORIDA  32746

(407) 875-2222

PRESS RELEASE

BAIRNCO CORPORATION REPORTS DISMISSAL OF "TRANSACTIONS LAWSUIT" AGAINST BAIRNCO AFFIRMED    

Lake Mary, Florida, April 12, 2004 - Bairnco Corporation (NYSE-BZ) today reported that late on Friday afternoon, April 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court's decisions dismissing, in its entirety, the Transactions Lawsuit against Bairnco and all the other defendants. 

 

The Court of Appeals affirmed what it described as the District Court's "thoughtful and thorough decisions" dismissing the lawsuit.  

      

A Bairnco spokesperson said that the Company was very pleased with the ruling.

 

The NOL Lawsuit was not addressed in these rulings, and that case is still pending.

 

Bairnco Corporation is a diversified multinational company that operates two distinct businesses - Arlon and Kasco. Arlon's principal products include high technology materials for the printed circuit board industry, cast and calendered vinyl film systems, custom engineered laminates and pressure sensitive adhesive systems, and special silicone rubber compounds and components. Kasco's principal products include replacement band saw blades for cutting meat, fish, wood and metal, and on-site maintenance services for the retail food industry primarily in the meat and deli departments.  Kasco also distributes equipment to the food industry in Canada and France

 

 

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