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: August 2, 2004 MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 1-6627 25-0927646 (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) Airside Business Park 100 Airside Drive Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (412) 269-6300 (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K: Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release issued August 2, 2004 Item 9. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The information contained in this Item 9 is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition." This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. On August 2, 2004, Michael Baker Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release reporting the Company's financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. 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 ---------------------------- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: August 2, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Number Description Method of Filing ------ ----------- ---------------- 99.1 Press release dated August 2, 2004 Filed herewith