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) September 15, 2008
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.) |
5100 E. Skelly Drive, Suite 700, TULSA, OK 74135
(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 September 15, 2008, Matrix Service Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an agreement with CB&I (NYSE: CBI) to acquire engineering and construction resources and technology used to design, engineer and construct single and full containment LNG storage tanks, LIN/LOX storage tanks, LPG storage tanks and Thermal Vacuum Chambers. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 |
Press Release dated September 15, 2008. |
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: September 15, 2008 | By: | /s/ Kevin S. Cavanah | ||||||
| Kevin S. Cavanah | ||||||||
| Vice President – Accounting & Financial Reporting and Principal Accounting Officer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 |
Press Release dated September 15, 2008. |
Exhibit 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MATRIX SERVICE TO ACQUIRE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION ASSETS AND
TECHNOLOGY FROM CB&I
Tulsa, OK – September 15, 2008 – Matrix Service Co. (NASDAQ: MTRX), a leading industrial services company, today announced an agreement with CB&I (NYSE: CBI) to acquire engineering and construction resources and technology used to design, engineer and construct single and full containment LNG storage tanks, LIN/LOX storage tanks, LPG storage tanks and Thermal Vacuum Chambers. The transaction, which is subject to approval by the Federal Trade Commission, includes approximately 70 engineering and construction personnel, along with tools, equipment, and backlog of up to $20 million on existing contracts, which are expected to be completed over the next two years. Also included in the transaction is a perpetual license to use CB&I’s technology necessary to design, engineer, and construct LNG tanks, LIN/LOX tanks, LPG tanks and Thermal Vacuum Chambers. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Michael J. Bradley, president and CEO of Matrix Service, said, “This new technology and expertise combined with our existing capabilities clearly positions Matrix Service as a leading supplier of steel plate structures in North America in line with our growth strategy. We are also gaining an experienced engineering team and highly skilled field crews, and we are pleased to add these outstanding individuals to the Matrix Service team.”
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, please contact:
Matrix Service Company
Tom Long, Vice President Finance and CFO
T: +1-918-838-8822
E: telong@matrixservice.com
Investors and Financial Media:
Trúc Nguyen, Managing Director
Grayling Global
T: +1-646-284-9418
E: tnguyen@hfgcg.com