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 15, 2006
INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32679 | 20-2641185 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2000 Ashland Drive Ashland, Kentucky |
41101 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (606) 920-7400
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On March 15, 2006, International Coal Group, Inc. (“ICG”) issued an earnings release reporting its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2005 and that management would review these results in an investment community conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 16, 2006. A copy of this earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
On March 15, 2006, ICG posted the earnings release attached as Exhibits 99.1 on its web site at www.intlcoal.com.
As discussed on page 5 of Exhibit 99.1, the earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are present expectations, and are subject to the limitations listed therein and in ICG’s other SEC reports, including that actual events or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
The foregoing information (including the exhibit hereto) is being furnished under “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.” Such information (including the exhibits hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
The filing of this Report and the furnishing of this information pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 (including the investor presentation) do not mean that such information is material or that disclosure of such information is required.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
See “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition” above.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Earnings release dated March 15, 2006. |
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.
| INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC. | ||||
| By: |
/s/ Bennett K. Hatfield | |||
| Name: |
Bennett K. Hatfield | |||
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer and President | |||
Date: March 15, 2006
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number | Document | |
| 99.1 | Earnings release dated March 15, 2006. | |
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