dec212007.htm
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 21,
2007
ORION
MARINE GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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333-145588
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26-0097459
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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12550
Fuqua St.
Houston,
Texas 77034
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(713)
852-6500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal Officers
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal Officers
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Item
5.02(c)
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Appointment
of New Principal Operating
Officers
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On
December 21, 2007, Orion Marine Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed
Messrs. Elliott Kennedy and Jim Rose as Executive Vice Presidents of the Company
as part of a new corporate management structure aimed at better aligning the
overall Company for future growth.
As
part
of this new management structure, Elliott Kennedy has been named Executive
Vice
President -- Gulf Coast of the Company to oversee operations throughout the
Gulf Coast area and Jim Rose has been named Executive Vice President -- Atlantic
Seaboard & Caribbean of the Company to oversee all operations along the
Florida and Atlantic coasts as well as the Caribbean region.
With
27
years of experience, Elliott Kennedy, age 53, has served in various management
positions within the Company since 1994. From 1992 to 1994, Mr.
Kennedy served as Project Manager for Triton Marine. Prior to joining Triton,
Mr. Kennedy served as Estimator/Project Manager for the Insite Division of
Nustone Surfacing, Inc. From 1983 to 1989, he was Owner/Project
Manager/Estimator of E.J. Kennedy Design Construction. From 1980 to 1983, Mr.
Kennedy was Project Manager/Superintendent for Infinity
Construction.
Jim
Rose,
age 42, has 21 years of experience and has served in various management
positions within the Company since 2005. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Rose served
as
Project Engineer and Project Manager for Granite Construction Company. Prior
to
2002, Mr. Rose held various positions with multiple companies in the
construction industry.
Messrs.
Kennedy and Rose are compensated under employment agreements on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as exhibits to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File #333-145588), which became
effective on December 19, 2007 (the "Registration Statement"). In
addition, the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Registration
Statement includes a brief description of the material terms of the
employment agreements between the Company and such officers and is hereby
incorporated. The Registration Statement may be viewed at the SEC's
website, www.sec.gov, and at the Company's website,
www.orionmarinegroup.com.
The
Company issued a press release on December 21, 2007 announcing these
appointments. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached to
this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1
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Press
Release issued December 21, 2007
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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.
ORION
MARINE GROUP, INC.
/s/
J. Cabell Acree,
III
By: J.
Cabell Acree, III
Title: Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1
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Press
Release issued December 21,
2007
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