Form 8-K

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): May 3, 2004

 

 

ABX AIR, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware   000-50368   91-1091619

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

   (Commission file number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

 

937-382-5591

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99(a)   Press Release issued by ABX Air on May 3, 2004.

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 3, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release relating to its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99(a).

 

The Registrant believes that certain statements in the earnings release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Registrant’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ABX Air, Inc.

Dated: May 4, 2004

  

By:

  

/s/     JOSEPH C. HETE

       

Joseph C. Hete

Chief Executive Officer and President