-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): April 18, 2005 MARINE PRODUCTS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ---------- Delaware 1-6263 58-2572419 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 2170 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324 (Address of principal executive office) (zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 321-7910 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)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 8.01 Other Events. On April 18, 2005, Marine Products Corporation issued a press release titled, "Marine Products Corporation to Present at the 9th Annual Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference," which announced a presentation that Marine Products was to make on Friday, April 22, 2005 at 11:30 A.M. Eastern Time. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated April 18, 2005. -2- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Marine Products Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Marine Products Corporation. Date: April 18, 2005 /s/ BEN M. PALMER ---------------------------- Ben M. Palmer Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer -3-