- Current report filing (8-K)
December 14 2010 - 4:22PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2010
000-51562
Commission file number
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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75-3177794
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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1701 E. Market Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana
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47130
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(812) 288-0100
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
A special meeting of the stockholders of American Commercial Lines Inc. (the Company) was held on
December 14, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time at American Commercial Lines Inc., 1701 E. Market
Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 (the Special Meeting). As of October 29, 2010, the date of
record for determining the Company stockholders entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the
Special Meeting, there were 12,843,584 shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, the
holders of 11,084,503 shares
of the Companys issued and outstanding common stock were represented in person or by proxy,
constituting a quorum. The vote results detailed below represent final results as certified by the
Inspector of Elections.
At the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the proposal to adopt the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 18, 2010, by and among the Company, Finn Holding
Corporation and Finn Merger Corporation (the Merger Agreement). The adoption of the Merger
Agreement required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
the Companys common stock, entitled to vote thereon. The sole proposal voted on by the
stockholders of the Company was as follows:
To adopt the Merger Agreement:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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10,272,621
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769,139
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42,743
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A copy of the press release issued by the Company on December 14, 2010 announcing the results of
the Special Meeting is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release, dated December 14, 2010, issued by American
Commercial Lines Inc.
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC.
(REGISTRANT)
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Date: December 14, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Dawn R. Landry
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Dawn R. Landry
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Senior Vice President
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release, dated December 14, 2010, issued by American Commercial Lines Inc.
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