================================================================================ 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): January 26, 2005 AMERADA HESS CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE No. 1-1204 No. 13-4921002 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 997-8500 -------------- N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 1 Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 26, 2005, Amerada Hess Corporation issued a news release reporting its results for the fourth quarter and year of 2004. A copy of this news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(1) and is hereby incorporated by reference. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. Furnished hereunder are the prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Amerada Hess Corporation, at a public conference call held on January 26, 2005. A copy of these remarks is attached as Exhibit 99(2) and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99(1) News release dated January 26, 2005 reporting results for the fourth quarter and year of 2004. 99(2) Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. 2 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. Date: January 26, 2005 AMERADA HESS CORPORATION By: /s/ John P. Rielly ----------------------------- Name: John P. Rielly Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99(1) News release dated January 26, 2005 reporting results for the fourth quarter and year of 2004. 99(2) Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. 4