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) January 3, 2005
YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION
(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) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (913) 696-6100
Check the appropriate box below 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 3, 2005, Yellow Roadway Corporation announced that on December 31, 2004, it completed the exchange offers for its Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2023. The announcement was made by means of a press release, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) |
Financial statements of businesses acquired. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| (b) |
Pro forma financial information. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| (c) |
Exhibits. | |
| 99.1 Press Release dated January 3, 2005. | ||
Information in this Current Report that is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 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. The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information Item 7.01 of this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: January 4, 2005 | By: | /s/ Daniel J. Churay | ||
| Daniel J. Churay | ||||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 3, 2005. |