United States
                       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)   April 19, 2010


                        AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                        1-9102                       77-0100596
(State or Other                  (Commission                  (I.R.S. Employer
 Jurisdiction                    File Number)                Identification No.)
of Incorporation)


245 South Los Robles Avenue                                         91101
Pasadena, California                                              (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (626) 683-4000


                                 Not Applicable
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
              Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
              Certain Officers

          (e) In connection with an organizational restructuring, the
              compensation of named executive officer Mark J. Nowak was amended
              effective April 19, 2010 as follows: (1) fiscal year 2010
              annualized base salary rate is $200,000; and (2) fiscal year 2010
              Annual Management Incentive Compensation Plan Target Award
              (expressed as a percentage of base salary rate) is 40.0%.




                                   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  thereto  duly  authorized.

                                 AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION


Dated:  April 22, 2010            By: /s/ Javier Solis
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                                          Javier Solis
                                          Secretary

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