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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) January 27, 2005
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)
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):
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Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Section 8 - Other Events
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SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
By press release dated January 27, 2005, Michael Baker Corporation announced
that Donald P. Fusilli, Jr., the company's president and chief executive
officer, has undergone surgery for a brain tumor and will be taking an extended
leave of absence.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated January 27, 2005 regarding the matter
referenced in Item 8.01.
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: January 27, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description
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99.1 Press release dated January 27, 2005.