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) November 8, 2005 (November 6, 2005)
Matrix Service Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-15461 | 73-1352174 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 10701 E. Ute Street Tulsa, Oklahoma |
74116 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
918-838-8822
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 7, 2005, Matrix Service Company (the “Company”) issued a press release confirming that two employees of its subsidiary, Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc., died while working at a Valero Energy Corporation refinery in Delaware City, Delaware. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report of Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 7, 2005, issued by the Company. |
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.
| Matrix Service Company | ||||
| Dated: November 8, 2005 | By: | /s/ George L. Austin | ||
| George L. Austin | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 7, 2005, issued by the Company. |
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MATRIX SERVICE CONFIRMS THAT TWO EMPLOYEES DIED AT A VALERO REFINERY
TULSA, OK – November 7, 2005 – Matrix Service Company (Nasdaq: MTRX), a leading industrial services company, today reported that two employees of its subsidiary, Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc., working at the Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) refinery in Delaware City, Delaware were fatally injured on Sunday, when they were exposed to nitrogen fumes.
Valero hired Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc. as one of its primary maintenance contractors and to work on the current turnaround at its refinery. Preliminary investigation determined that the two employees were overcome by nitrogen fumes inside a reactor.
Michael Hall, president and chief executive officer of Matrix Service Company, said, “We are deeply saddened to hear of this incident. We always stress safety as paramount to our employees since our work environment is considered high risk. We intend to cooperate fully with Valero and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to determine the cause of the accident, but most importantly to ensure that this never happens again.”
About Matrix Service Company
Matrix Service Company provides general industrial construction and repair and maintenance services principally to the petroleum, petrochemical, power, bulk storage terminal, pipeline and industrial gas industries.
The Company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with regional operating facilities located in Oklahoma, Texas, California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington and Delaware in the U.S. and Canada.
This release contains forward-looking statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are generally accompanied by words such as “anticipate”, “continues”, “expect”, “forecast”, “outlook”, “believe”, “estimate”, “should” and “will” and words of similar effect that convey future meaning, concerning the Company’s operations, economic performance and management’s best judgment as to what may occur in the future. Future events involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those we currently anticipate. The actual results for the current and future periods and other corporate developments will depend upon a number of economic, competitive and other influences, including those identified in the “Risk Factors” and “Forward Looking Statements” sections and elsewhere in the Company’s reports and filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the control of the Company, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially and adversely affect the results of the Company’s operations and its financial condition. We undertake no obligation to update information contained in this release.
| For More Information: |
Investors: | |
| Les Austin |
Trúc N. Nguyen | |
| Vice President Finance and CFO |
The Global Consulting Group, Inc. | |
| Matrix Service Company |
646/284-9418 | |
| 918/838-8822 |
tnguyen@hfgcg.com | |
| laustin@matrixservice.com |