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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) April 6, 2006
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)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On April 6, 2006 Michael Baker Corporation announced that it has completed the
acquisition of Buck Engineering, P.C. of Cary, North Carolina. A copy of the
press release making this announcement is attached to this report as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release issued April 6, 2006.
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: April 11, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description Method of Filing
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99.1 Press release dated April 6, 2006. Filed herewith.