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): December 30, 2005
YRC Worldwide Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-12255 | 48-0948788 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas |
66211 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(913) 696-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Yellow Roadway Corporation
(Former Name, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.03.
On December 30, 2005, Yellow Roadway Corporation amended its Certificate of Incorporation to change its name to YRC Worldwide Inc. (the “Company”) effective as of January 3, 2006. The press release announcing the name change, as well as the change in the Company’s stock ticker to “YRCW” on The NASDAQ Stock Market effective January 4, 2006, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging YRC Worldwide Inc. into Yellow Roadway Corporation and changing the name of Yellow Roadway Corporation to YRC Worldwide Inc., dated December 30, 2005. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on January 3, 2006 by YRC Worldwide Inc. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 3, 2006
| YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Daniel J. Churay | |
| Daniel J. Churay | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging YRC Worldwide Inc. into Yellow Roadway Corporation and changing the name of Yellow Roadway Corporation to YRC Worldwide Inc., dated December 30, 2005. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on January 3, 2006 by YRC Worldwide Inc. | |
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