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                                  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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 27, 2005
                                                         --------------------

                          Amcast Industrial Corporation
                     ---------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             Ohio                         001-9967                31-0258080
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction            (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                 File Number)         Identification No.)


 7887 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, Ohio                      33418
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip code)

                                 (937) 291-7000
               ---------------------------------------------------
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not applicable
               ---------------------------------------------------
         (Former name and 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))


<PAGE>



ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On January 27, 2005, Amcast Industrial Corporation ("Amcast"), together with its
affiliated debtor entities, filed its Financial Reports and Certification of
Compliance with the United States Trustee Operating Requirements for the period
December 1, 2004 through December 26, 2004, in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Such filing was made pursuant to the
filing requirements of the Office of the United States Trustee. The filing
includes (among other information) a consolidated balance sheet as of December
26, 2004 and a consolidated income statement for the period beginning December
1, 2004 and ending December 26, 2004. The consolidated balance sheet information
and consolidated income statement information included in the Bankruptcy Court
filing are included with this report as Exhibit 99.1 (the "Bankruptcy Court
Statements").

The Bankruptcy Court Statements are unaudited and do not conform to generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Among other things, all goodwill and
other intangible assets have been eliminated in the preparation of the
Bankruptcy Court Statements.

(c)     Exhibits


99.1     Amcast Industrial Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December
         26, 2004 and Consolidated Income Statement for the period beginning
         December 1, 2004 and ending December 26, 2004.



                                   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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            Amcast Industrial Corporation


Date:  February 4, 2005                     By /s/  Jeffrey A. McWilliams
                                               -----------------------------
                                               Vice President, Administration
                                               and Secretary


<PAGE>



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


(99)      ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS
          -------------------

  99.1    Amcast Industrial Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
          December 26, 2004 and Consolidated Income Statement for the period
          beginning December 1, 2004 and ending December 26, 2004.




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<DESCRIPTION>EX-99.1 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET & INCOME STATEMENT
<TEXT>
<PAGE>
                                                                               .
                                                                               .
                                                                               .

                                                                Exhibit 99.1

                          AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
                                December 26, 2004


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 US$ IN THOUSANDS                     12/26/2004
                                                     CONSOLIDATED
                                                     ------------

                                                     ------------
<S>                                                  <C>
Cash & Cash Equivalents                                  6,323
Accounts Receivable, net                                16,681
Inventory                                               10,141
Other Current Assets                                     3,214
                                                      --------
Current Assets                                          36,359

PP&E, net                                               54,576
Other Long-Term Assets                                   4,971
                                                      --------
Total Long-Term Assets                                  59,547

                                                      --------
TOTAL ASSETS                                            95,906
                                                      ========

DIP Facility                                             2,000
Accounts Payable                                           789
Other Liabilities                                        6,290
                                                      --------
Post-Petition Liabilities                                9,079

Liabilities Subject to Compromise:
Pre-Petition Accounts Payable                           11,133
Debt Pre-Petition                                      108,123
Other Pre-Petition Liabilities                          35,422
                                                      --------
Liabilities Subject to Compromise                      154,678

                                                      --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES                                      163,756
                                                      --------

Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common Stock                                             9,825
Treasury Stock                                          (4,487)
Additional Paid in Capital                              72,856
Common Stock Dividend Declared                          (7,206)
Minimum Pension Liability                              (25,542)
Retained Earnings                                     (110,906)
Retained Earnings - Other                               (2,391)
                                                      --------
Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)                         (67,850)

                                                      --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY                              95,906
                                                      ========
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


                          AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
                CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT - FILING TO DATE
                                DECEMBER 26, 2004


                                US$ IN THOUSANDS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     12/26/2004
                                                    CONSOLIDATED
                                                    ------------
<S>                                                  <C>
Sales                                                  13,506
Cost of Goods Sold                                     13,068
                                                      -------
Gross Profit                                              438

SG&A                                                    1,583
                                                      -------
Operating Income/(Loss)                                (1,145)

Other (Income)/Expense                                      0
Interest (Income)/Expense                                 759
                                                      -------
Income Before Reorganization Items                     (1,904)

Reorganization Items:
Reorganization Expense                                    723
DIP Interest                                                4
                                                      -------
Income Before Taxes                                    (2,630)

Taxes                                                      38
                                                      -------
Net Income/(Loss)                                      (2,668)
                                                      =======
</TABLE>


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