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): January 7, 2004

                             STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Delaware                     1-10959                 33-0475989
 (State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)

            15326 Alton Parkway
            Irvine, California                                    92618
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 789-1600

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


                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On January 7, 2004, Standard Pacific Corp. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing preliminary new home orders for the three month period ended
December 31, 2003 and commenting on 2003 fourth quarter earnings and deliveries
guidance (the "Press Release"). Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
by reference herein is a copy of the Press Release.

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 7, 2004
                                     STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.

                                     By:
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                                         Andrew H. Parnes
                                         Senior Vice President - Finance & Chief
                                         Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                             Description

      99.1        Press Release reporting first quarter earnings for the period
                  ended December 31, 2003 and commenting on 2003 fourth quarter
                  earnings and deliveries guidance.