Form 8-K

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)     September 14, 2005

 

YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware    0-12255    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

 

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:

 

[    ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[    ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

 

[    ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[    ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On September 14, 2005, Yellow Roadway Corporation announced that its board of directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorizes the company to repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock. The announcement was made by means of a press release, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
       Not applicable

 

  (b) Pro forma financial information.
       Not applicable

 

  (c) Exhibits.
       99.1 Press Release dated September 14, 2005.

 

 

Information in this Current Report that is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in Item 8.01 of this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information Item 8.01 of this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

SIGNATURE

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

        YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION
       

(Registrant)

Date: September 14, 2005       By:   /s/    Daniel J. Churay
               

Daniel J. Churay,

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Press Release dated September 14, 2005.