UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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) August
6, 2008
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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1-11953
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98-0160660
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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Plaza
2000 Building, 50th Street, 8th Floor,
P.O. Box 0816-01098, Panama, Republic of Panama
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(Address
of Principal Executive
Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
August 6,
2008,
the
Registrant issued a press release announcing second quarter 2008 results. A
copy
of the press release dated August 6,
2008,
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
On
August 7, 2008, the Registrant participated in a telephone conference call
relating to the press release. A transcript of the conference call is attached
as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
This
information is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall
not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in
such a filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) |
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The following exhibits are furnished
herewith: |
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99.1 Press
release dated August 6, 2008, issued by the Registrant. |
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99.2 Transcript
of the Registrant's August 7, 2008 conference call.
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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.
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WILLBROS GROUP, INC. |
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| Date: August 12,
2008 |
By: |
/s/
Van
A. Welch |
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Van
A. Welch |
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Senior
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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| 99.1 |
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Press release dated August 6, 2008,
issued by the Registrant. |
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| 99.2 |
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Transcript of the Registrant's August 7,
2008 conference call. |