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) ~~December~~April 2119, ~~2004~~2005

STANDARD COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


1-9875		13-1337610
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer ID Number)

2201 Miller Road, Wilson, North Carolina 27893

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (252) 291-5507

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

x¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

OnAs ~~December~~previously 21announced, ~~2004,~~ Standard Commercial Corporation proposes to merge with and into DIMON Incorporated. The stockholders of each company approved the merger on April 1, 2005. The closing of the merger is subject to, among other conditions, DIMON obtaining financing to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of both DIMON and Standard. On April 19, 2005, DIMON issued a press release announcing ~~that~~ the ~~waiting~~postponement ~~period~~of ~~for~~its apreviously ~~review~~announced byprivate ~~the~~offering ~~United~~of ~~States Federal~~unsecured ~~Trade~~senior ~~Commission~~fixed rate notes due 2013, unsecured senior floating rate notes due 2012 and senior subordinated notes due 2015 in light of adverse conditions in the ~~proposed~~high ~~merger~~yield ~~between~~debt ~~Standard~~markets and ~~DIMON~~also ~~Incorporated~~the ~~pursuant~~postponement toof ~~the~~its ~~Hart-Scott-Rodino~~pending ~~Act~~process ~~expired~~to onobtain ~~December~~a ~~20,~~new ~~2004~~$450 atmillion ~~11:59~~senior psecured credit facility.m. AThe ~~copy~~closing of ~~this~~the ~~press~~merger ~~release~~will isbe ~~attached~~postponed ~~hereto.~~until the financing condition can be met.

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated December 21, 2004.

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.

		STANDARD COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
Date: December 21, 2004		/s/ Robert A. Sheets
Date: April 21, 2005		/s/ Robert A. Sheets
		Robert A. Sheets,
		Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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