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 16, 2001
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ROADWAY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-32821 34-1956254
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
1077 Gorge Boulevard
Akron, Ohio 44310
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (330) 384-1717
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On November 16, 2001, Roadway Corporation (the "Company") announced that it
intends to offer $225 million of its Senior Notes due 2008 in a transaction
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
Pursuant to Rule 135c of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company is filing
herewith the press release issued November 16, 2001 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The Notes to be offered have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or
an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c)
EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
NO.
99.1. Press Release, dated November 16, 2001.
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.
ROADWAY CORPORATION
By: /s/ John J. Gasparovic
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Name: John J. Gasparovic
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Date: November 16, 2001
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
NO.
99.1. Press Release, dated November 16, 2001.