================================================================================ 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): October 8, 2004 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: |_| 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 240.13a-4(c)) ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release of Collectors Universe, Inc. issued October 8, 2004, announcing units graded and authenticated for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004. 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: October 8, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release of Collectors Universe, Inc. issued October 8, 2004, announcing units graded and authenticated for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004 4