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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;5, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael Baker Corporation </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Pennsylvania</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1-6627</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>25-0927646</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 Airside Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(412) 269-6300 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;5, 2013, Michael Baker Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing that the Company and
Integrated Mission Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;IMS&#148;) had agreed that the commencement date of the previously announced tender offer to be made by CDL Acquisition Co. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMS (&#147;Merger
Sub&#148;), will be Monday, September&nbsp;9, 2013. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tender offer
for the outstanding common stock of the Company referred to in this document has not yet commenced. This document is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of
the Company Common Stock will be made pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that Merger Sub intends to file with the SEC. At the time the tender is commenced, Merger Sub will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule&nbsp;TO with
the SEC, and thereafter the Company will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Schedule&nbsp;14D-9</FONT> with respect to the tender offer. The Tender Offer Statement (including an Offer to Purchase, a
related Letter of Transmittal and other offer documents) and Solicitation/Recommendation will contain important information that should be read carefully and considered before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. These materials
will be sent free of charge to all shareholders of the Company when available. In addition, all of these materials (and all other materials filed by the Company with the SEC) will be available at no charge from the SEC through its website at
www.sec.gov. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Customary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report contains <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">forward-looking</FONT> statements with respect to the tender offer and related
transactions, including the benefits expected from the acquisition and the expected timing of the completion of the transaction. When used in this report, the words &#147;can,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148;
&#147;is expected,&#148; similar expressions and any other statements that are not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">forward-looking</FONT> statements. Such statements are based on a
number of assumptions that could ultimately prove inaccurate, and are subject to a number of risk factors, including uncertainties regarding the timing of the closing of the transaction, uncertainties as to how many shareholders of the Company may
tender their stock in the tender offer, the possibility that a government entity may prohibit, decry or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the transaction, and general economic and business conditions. The Company does not assume any
obligation to update any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">forward-looking</FONT> statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that could cause actual results of the tender offer to differ materially include
the following: the risk of failing to obtain any regulatory approvals or satisfy conditions to the transaction, the risk that Parent is unable to obtain adequate financing, the risk that the transaction will not close or that closing will be
delayed, the risk that the Company&#146;s business will suffer due to uncertainty related to the transaction, the competitive environment in our industry and competitive responses to the transaction, as well as risk factors set forth above. Further
information on factors that could affect the Company&#146;s financial results is provided in documents filed by the Company with the SEC, including the Company&#146;s recent filings on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT> and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Forms&nbsp;10-Q.</FONT> </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release of Michael Baker Corporation, dated September 5, 2013</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ H. James McKnight</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">H. James McKnight</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Office of the Chief Executive,</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and Corporate Secretary</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release of Michael Baker Corporation, dated September 5, 2013</TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
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): September 5, 2013
Michael Baker Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
1-6627
25-0927646
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
100 Airside Drive
Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(412) 269-6300
(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 the registrant under any of the
following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 5, 2013, Michael Baker Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company and
Integrated Mission Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("IMS") had agreed that the commencement date of the previously announced tender offer to be made by CDL Acquisition Co. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMS ("Merger
Sub"), will be Monday, September 9, 2013. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Information
The tender offer
for the outstanding common stock of the Company referred to in this document has not yet commenced. This document is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of
the Company Common Stock will be made pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that Merger Sub intends to file with the SEC. At the time the tender is commenced, Merger Sub will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with
the SEC, and thereafter the Company will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9
with respect to the tender offer. The Tender Offer Statement (including an Offer to Purchase, a
related Letter of Transmittal and other offer documents) and Solicitation/Recommendation will contain important information that should be read carefully and considered before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. These materials
will be sent free of charge to all shareholders of the Company when available. In addition, all of these materials (and all other materials filed by the Company with the SEC) will be available at no charge from the SEC through its website at
www.sec.gov.
Customary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains
forward-looking
statements with respect to the tender offer and related
transactions, including the benefits expected from the acquisition and the expected timing of the completion of the transaction. When used in this report, the words "can," "will," "intends," "expects,"
"is expected," similar expressions and any other statements that are not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as
forward-looking
statements. Such statements are based on a
number of assumptions that could ultimately prove inaccurate, and are subject to a number of risk factors, including uncertainties regarding the timing of the closing of the transaction, uncertainties as to how many shareholders of the Company may
tender their stock in the tender offer, the possibility that a government entity may prohibit, decry or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the transaction, and general economic and business conditions. The Company does not assume any
obligation to update any
forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that could cause actual results of the tender offer to differ materially include
the following: the risk of failing to obtain any regulatory approvals or satisfy conditions to the transaction, the risk that Parent is unable to obtain adequate financing, the risk that the transaction will not close or that closing will be
delayed, the risk that the Company's business will suffer due to uncertainty related to the transaction, the competitive environment in our industry and competitive responses to the transaction, as well as risk factors set forth above. Further
information on factors that could affect the Company's financial results is provided in documents filed by the Company with the SEC, including the Company's recent filings on
Form 10-K
and
Forms 10-Q.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of Michael Baker Corporation, dated September 5, 2013
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/ H. James McKnight
H. James McKnight
Office of the Chief Executive,
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Corporate Secretary
Date: September 5, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of Michael Baker Corporation, dated September 5, 2013