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                       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): 1-12-04



                        AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          Delaware                      1-9102                   77-0100596
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)                    File No.)            Identification No.)


              245 South Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, California 91101
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (626) 683-4000

<PAGE>

Item 5. Other Events

The attached announcement was released to the news media on January 15, 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.



                                         AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION



Date:    January 15, 2004                By:  /s/ Javier Solis
                                              ---------------
                                              Javier Solis
                                              Senior Vice President & Secretary




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<DESCRIPTION>AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

 Ameron International Corp. Announces Quarterly Dividend and Annual Meeting Date

    PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004--Ameron
International Corporation's (NYSE:AMN) Board of Directors has declared
a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share of common stock payable
February 17, 2004 to stockholders of record January 22, 2004 and has
established February 10, 2004 as the record date in connection with
its Annual Meeting of Stockholders which will be held on Wednesday,
March 24, 2004.


    CONTACT: Ameron International Corporation
             Gary Wagner, 626-683-4000

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