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)
November 20, 2012 (November 20, 2012)
QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 000-24180 | 59-3239073 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4041 Park Oaks Boulevard, Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33610
(Address of principal executive
offices including Zip Code)
(813) 630-5826
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 20, 2012, Quality Distribution, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding a share repurchase program. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 20, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to an aggregate of $15 million in shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market, or through privately negotiated transactions, block transactions, or other mechanisms, as determined by the Company’s management. The Board of Directors made this determination after considering the Company’s liquidity needs and capital resources as well as the estimated current value of the Company’s assets. The share repurchase program does not have an expiration date, the Company is not obligated to acquire a particular number of shares, and the program may be discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Quality Distribution, Inc. dated November 20, 2012 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Dated: November 20, 2012 | By: | /s/ Joseph J. Troy | ||||
| Name: | Joseph J. Troy | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Quality Distribution, Inc. dated November 20, 2012 | |