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 12, 2004 Unico American Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Nevada (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-3978 95-2583928 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 23251 Mulholland Drive Woodland Hills, California 91364 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (818) 591-9800 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report.) 1 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. ------------------------------------------------------- On May 12, 2004, the registrant issued a news release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into the Item 12. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") 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, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. 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. UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: May 12, 2004 By: /s/ Lester A. Aaron ------------------- Name: Lester A. Aaron Title: Chief Financial Officer 2 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 News release dated May 12, 2004 3