UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 6, 2005
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
The Netherlands
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-12815 | N.A. | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Polarisavenue 31 | ||
| 2132 JH Hoofddorp | ||
| The Netherlands | N.A. | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 31-23-568-5660
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Index to Exhibit | ||||||||
| Press Release dated January 6, 2005 | ||||||||
| Final Order of the FTC | ||||||||
| Opinion of the FTC | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
| On January 6, 2005, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (“CB&I”) issued a press release responding to the Opinion and Final Order issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on January 6, 2005 regarding an administrative complaint filed by the FTC in 2001 challenging CB&I’s acquisition of certain assets of the Engineered Construction Division of Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. A copy of CB&I’s press release, and the FTC’s Final Order and Opinion are attached as Exhibit 9.01 (c) to this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits |
| (i) | Company Press Release dated January 6, 2005 | |||
| (ii) | Final Order of the FTC | |||
| (iii) | Opinion of the FTC | |||
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.
| CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. | ||
| By: Chicago Bridge & Iron Company B.V. | ||
| Its: Managing Director |
Date: January 6, 2005
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By: | /s/ Gerald M. Glenn | ||
| Managing Director | ||||