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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><b><font style="font-size: 18.0pt">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
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  20549</b></p>

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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><b><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">0-29464</font></b></p>
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  <p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><b><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">03-0153200</font></b><font style="font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><font style="font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp; (Commission File Number)</font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><font style="font-size: 7.5pt">&nbsp; (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)<b>&nbsp;</b></font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center;line-height:10.5pt'><b><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">&nbsp;560 Graniteville Road, Graniteville
  Vermont&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></b></p>
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  of principal executive offices)</font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><font style="font-size: 11.0pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
  filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><b>ROCK OF AGES
  CORPORATION</b></p>
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	<b><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'><b><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">Item 1.01</font></b></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'><b><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">Entry Into a Material
  Definitive Agreement</font></b></p>
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  <p style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in'><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">On April 17, 2009, Rock of
  Ages Canada, (&#8220;ROA Canada&#8221;), a wholly owned subsidiary of the
  Company signed an Asset Purchase Agreement and completed the purchase of the
  real and personal property comprising the Polycor Stanstead Quarry, located
  in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada from Carrieres Polycor, Inc.,
  (&#8220;Polycor&#8221;).&nbsp; The purchase price for the quarry, building
  and inventory was $1.3 million. </font></p>
  <p style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in'><font style="font-size: 10.0pt">In connection with the
  purchase, Polycor entered into an agreement that limits Polycor from owning or
  operating a quarry similar to the Stanstead Gray quarry within fifty
  kilometers of Stanstead, Quebec.&nbsp; This agreement also prohibits Polycor
  from soliciting ROA Canada&#8217;s customers for sales of gray granite.</font></p>
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  years whereby ROA Canada must supply Polycor with standard blocks of up to
  300 cubic meters (or 10,594 cubic feet) a month.&nbsp; ROA Canada also
  assumed the remaining three years of supply agreements with two unrelated
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Rock of Ages Corporation-8k
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
  and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 23, 2009  (April 17, 2009)
ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
  charter)
Delaware
0-29464
03-0153200
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
560 Graniteville Road, Graniteville
  Vermont
05654
(Address
  of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(802) 476-3121
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate
  box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
  filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:
o
Written communications
  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material
  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
ROCK OF AGES
  CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
Item 1.01
Entry Into a Material
  Definitive Agreement
On April 17, 2009, Rock of
  Ages Canada, ("ROA Canada"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the
  Company signed an Asset Purchase Agreement and completed the purchase of the
  real and personal property comprising the Polycor Stanstead Quarry, located
  in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada from Carrieres Polycor, Inc.,
  ("Polycor").  The purchase price for the quarry, building
  and inventory was $1.3 million.
In connection with the
  purchase, Polycor entered into an agreement that limits Polycor from owning or
  operating a quarry similar to the Stanstead Gray quarry within fifty
  kilometers of Stanstead, Quebec.  This agreement also prohibits Polycor
  from soliciting ROA Canada's customers for sales of gray granite.
In connection with the
  purchase, ROA Canada entered into a supply agreement with Polycor, for 30
  years whereby ROA Canada must supply Polycor with standard blocks of up to
  300 cubic meters (or 10,594 cubic feet) a month.  ROA Canada also
  assumed the remaining three years of supply agreements with two unrelated
  granite manufacturers.
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.
ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
Date: April 23, 2009
By:
/s/ Laura Plude
Laura Plude, Vice President
  and
Chief
  Financial Officer