UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 28, 2007
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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2122 York Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(630) 574-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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 8.01 Other Events
The written sales plans that were entered into by Douglas B. Mackie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (the “Company”) on November 8, 2007 and July 16, 2007 pursuant to the guidance specified by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were terminated in accordance with their terms as of December 28, 2007 as a result of new regulations announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The applicable new regulations which were announced in SEC Release 33-8869 dated December 6, 2007 affect the use of Rule 144 for securities issued by existing and former “shell companies.”
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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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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION |
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/s/ Deborah A. Wensel |
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January 2, 2008 |
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Deborah A. Wensel |
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Senior Vice President |
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and Chief Financial Officer |
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