================================================================================ 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 11, 2005 COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE ---------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-27887 33-0846191 --------------------- ---------------------- (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 1921 E. ALTON AVENUE, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92705 ----------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 567-1234 Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------ (Former Name or 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)) ================================================================================ ITEM 7.01. REGUALTION FD DISCLOSURE On April 11, 2005, Collectors Universe, Inc. issued a press release reporting its unit performance metrics for third quarter and for the first nine months of fiscal 2005, which ended on March 31, 2005. We report the number of collectibles units which we authenticated, graded and shipped, on a quarterly basis, for coins, sports cards, autographs and stamps, which comprise our principal authentication and grading markets. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 above. ExhibitNo. Description ---------- --------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release issued April 11, 2005, reporting the number of collectibles units authenticated, graded and shipped in the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2005. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. By: /s/ MICHAEL J. LEWIS ----------------------------------- Michael J. Lewis, Chief Financial Officer Dated: April 11, 2005 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release issued April 11, 2005, reporting the number of collectibles units authenticated, graded and shipped in the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2005. 4