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): | June 23, 2015 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-6903 | 75-0225040 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
2525 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas | 75207-2401 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | 214-631-4420 | |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 23, 2015, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, (the “District Court”) approved Trinity Industries, Inc. and Trinity Highway Products, LLC (together, the "Company") posting of a supersedeas bond in the amount of $686.0 million (the “Bond”) and ordered a stay of the execution of the District Court’s June 9, 2015 entry of judgment of $682.4 million (the “Judgment”) against the Company pending resolution of all appeals in a federal False Claims Act case styled Joshua Harman, on behalf of the United States of America, Plaintiff/Relator v. Trinity Industries, Inc., Defendant, Case 2:12-cv-00089-JRG. The Company obtained the Bond on an unsecured basis for an initial annual premium of $3.9 million. The Company intends to file certain post-Judgment motions and, depending upon the District Court’s rulings on those motions, to appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and seek a reversal of the Judgment.
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.
Trinity Industries, Inc. | ||
June 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ James E. Perry |
Name: James E. Perry | ||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||