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) APRIL 21, 2005
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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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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On April 21, 2005 the Board of Directors of Michael Baker Corporation approved
Amendment No. 2 to Consulting Agreement between the company and Richard L. Shaw,
Chairman of Michael Baker Corporation, effective April 26, 2005. The Consulting
Agreement was effective April 25, 2001, and was amended by Amendment No. 1 to
Consulting Agreement, effective April 26, 2003. Amendment No. 2 extends the term
of Mr. Shaw's consulting agreement, which expires on April 26, 2005, on the same
terms and conditions for an additional one year period expiring April 26, 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: April 26, 2005