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 3, 2008
LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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0-30242
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72-1449411 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5551 Corporate Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(225) 926-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Robert M. Jelenic, a director of Lamar Advertising Company (the “Company”), died on December 3,
2008. Mr. Jelenic served as a director of the Company since February 2004 and was a member of the
Audit Committee.