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 30, 2001 ----------------- ROADWAY CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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 30, 2001, Roadway Corporation (the "Company") announced that it completed a private placement of $225 million of 8 1/4% Senior Notes due December 1, 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 30, 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 NO. DESCRIPTION ......... .......................................................... 99.1. Press Release, dated November 30, 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 ---------------------------------- Name: John J. Gasparovic Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Date: November 30, 2001 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ......... .......................................................... 99.1. Press Release, dated November 30, 2001.