UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSIONWASHINGTON~~COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE ~~SECURITIESEXCHANGE~~SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF ~~1934Date~~1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August~~June 1227, ~~2002~~2003 Commission File Number 333-82700 Compass Minerals Group, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		48-1135403
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

48-1135403
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

8300 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 344-9200 (Address of principal executive offices and telephone number) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 95. ~~REGULATION~~OTHER FDEVENTS. ~~DISCLOSURE~~ On ~~August~~June 1223, ~~2002~~2003, ~~the~~Salt ~~Registrant~~Holdings ~~filed~~Corporation ~~its~~(“SHC”), ~~Quarterly~~the ~~Report~~parent onof ~~Form~~Compass ~~10-Q~~Minerals ~~for~~Group, ~~the~~Inc. ~~quarterly~~(“CMG”), ~~period~~purchased ~~ended~~most ~~June~~of ~~30,~~IMC ~~2002~~Global ~~(the~~Inc.‘s (“~~Form 10-Q~~IMC’s”) ~~with~~minority ~~the~~shareholder ~~Securities~~interest in SHC and ~~Exchange~~IMC’s ~~Commission.~~remaining Insulfate ~~connection~~of ~~with~~potash ~~the~~(“SOP”) ~~filing~~business ofin ~~the~~two ~~Form~~transactions ~~10-Q,~~for ~~the~~approximately ~~Registrant~~$60.5 ~~has~~million. ~~provided~~As toa result of the ~~Securities~~first ~~and~~transaction, ~~Exchange~~IMC ~~Commission~~now ~~the~~holds ~~certifications~~approximately ~~below~~5% of SHC’s common stock, asdown ~~required~~from byits 18original U19.S9% ownership.C. ~~§ 1350~~Additionally, asSHC ~~created~~purchased byall ~~Section~~of ~~906~~its ofpreferred ~~the~~stock ~~Sarbanes-Oxley~~and ~~Act~~related ofnotes ~~2002:~~owned ~~Certification~~by ofIMC. ~~Chief~~In ~~Executive~~the ~~Officer~~second ~~Pursuant~~transaction, toSHC 18purchased ~~U.S.C.~~IMC’s §SOP ~~1350~~marketing business and its Carlsbad, asNew ~~created~~Mexico bySOP ~~Section~~product ~~906~~line. ofThe ~~the~~press ~~Sarbanes-Oxley~~release ~~Act~~issued ofby ~~2002~~CMG on June 25, 2003 announcing the ~~undersigned~~transactions ~~officer~~is offiled ~~Compass~~herewith ~~Minerals~~as ~~Group,~~Exhibit ~~Inc~~99.1 ~~(the~~and ~~“Company”)~~is ~~hereby~~incorporated ~~certifies~~herein ~~that:~~in its entirety by reference.

~~(i)~~Item ~~the~~7. ~~accompanying~~EXHIBITS. ~~Quarterly~~The ~~Report~~following onexhibit ~~Form~~is ~~10-Q~~filed ~~of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d),~~ as ~~applicable,~~part of ~~the~~this ~~Securities~~Current ~~Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and~~Report:

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibits
99.1		Press Release

~~Dated:~~SIGNATURES ~~August~~Pursuant 12to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2002~~the ~~/s/~~registrant ~~Michael~~has E.duly ~~Ducey——————————————~~caused ~~Michael~~this E.report ~~DuceyChief~~to ~~Executive~~be ~~Officer~~signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Compass Minerals Group, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies that:

	COMPASS MINERALS GROUP, INC.

Date: June 27, 2003	/s/ Rodney Underdown ——————————

	Rodney Underdown Chief Financial Officer

(i) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 12, 2002 /s/ Rodney L. Underdown—————————————— Rodney L. UnderdownChief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 12, 2002 COMPASS MINERALS GROUP, INC. /s/ Rodney L. Underdown—————————————— Rodney L. UnderdownChief Financial Officer

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