================================================================================ 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): July 15, 2003 AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION ----------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 1-9967 31-0258080 ---- ------ ---------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Identification File Number) Number) 7887 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45459 ------------------------------------------- ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (937) 291-7000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events Amcast Industrial Corporation announced on July 15, 2003 that Joseph R. Grewe, who has served since April 8, 2002 as the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, and as a member of the Board of Directors, has been elected to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Byron O. Pond, who has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, will remain as Chairman of the Board. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits The Following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 8-K: Number Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated July 15, 2003 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: July 17, 2003 By: /s/ Francis J. Drew ------------- ------------------- Francis J. Drew Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer