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): May 7, 2008
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ICO,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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0-10068
(Commission
File
Number)
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76-0566682
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1811
Bering Drive, Suite 200
Houston,
Texas 77057
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(713)
351-4100
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 7,
2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ICO, Inc. (the “Company”) elected
Phillip D. Ashkettle to the Board effective May 8, 2008, for a term that expires
at the Company’s 2010 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Ashkettle
was elected to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of
Charles T. McCord, III from the Board, which became effective on May 8,
2008. Mr. Ashkettle will serve as a member of the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ashkettle has more than 40
years experience in the plastics and chemical industries and currently serves on
the advisory boards of Fox River Group LLC, Polyflow Corporation and Brecourt
Capital Partners LLC. The Company issued a press release on May 8,
2008 announcing the election of Mr. Ashkettle and the resignation of Mr. McCord,
which is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this
Item 5.02.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 8, 2008
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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ICO,
INC.
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Date:
May 8, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Bradley T. Leuschner
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Name:
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Bradley
T. Leuschner
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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