Form 8-K

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): March 17, 2004

 

 

Yellow Roadway Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   000-12255   48-0948788

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

10990 Roe Avenue

Overland Park, Kansas

   66211
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (913) 696-6100

 

Item 5. Other Events

 

As previously reported, on December 11, 2003, Yellow Corporation (now Yellow Roadway Corporation) completed the acquisition of Roadway Corporation. The unaudited pro forma financial information in Exhibit 99.1 presents the combined results of operations of Yellow Roadway for the year ended December 31, 2003 as if the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the 2003 fiscal year. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations of Yellow Roadway that would have been reported had the acquisition been completed as of January 1, 2003, and should not be taken as representative of the future consolidated results of operations of Yellow Roadway.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

 

  (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

Not applicable

 

  (b) Pro forma financial information.

 

The following pro forma information is included in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference:

 

Unaudited Condensed Combined Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2003

 

Notes to unaudited condensed combined pro forma financial statements

 

  (c) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Certain pro forma financial information (see Item 7(b) above)

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 17, 2004

 

YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION

By:

  

/s/ Donald G. Barger, Jr.

    Donald G. Barger, Jr.
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number
  

Description

99.1   Certain pro forma financial information