================================================================================ 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): September 15, 2003 (September 15, 2003) GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 1-9753 58-1563799 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification Number) 400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595, Atlanta, GA 30346 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (770) 395-4500 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release Dated September 15, 2003 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure (Information Being Furnished Under Item 12). In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-8216, the following information, which is intended to be furnished under Item 12, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," is instead being furnished under Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure." This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. On September 15, 2003, Georgia Gulf Corporation issued a press release announcing expectations regarding certain financial and operating results for the third quarter 2003. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated into Item 9 of this Form 8-K by reference. SIGNATURE 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. Dated: September 15, 2003 Georgia Gulf Corporation By: /s/ JOEL I. BEERMAN ----------------------------------- Name: Joel I. Beerman Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Press Release dated September 15, 2003