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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) March 14, 2006
MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
PENNSYLVANIA
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-6627 25-0927646
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 AIRSIDE DRIVE
MOON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 15108
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(412) 269-6300
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On March 14, 2006, Michael Baker Corporation (the "Company") announced that it
has reached a settlement in the previously disclosed lawsuit filed against the
Company by A&L, Inc. ("A&L"), in which A&L alleged misrepresentation and breach
of warranty in connection with the sale by the Company of certain assets of its
heavy and highway construction business to A&L in 2000. A copy of the press
release making this announcement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release issued March 14, 2006
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION
By: /s/ William P. Mooney
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 16, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description Method of Filing
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99.1 Press release dated March 14, 2006 Filed herewith.