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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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):March 7, 2007
Dresser-Rand Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-32586 | 20-1780492 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1200 W. Sam Houston Parkway N., Houston, Texas | 77043 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (713) 467-2221 |
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events | ||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
SIGNATURES | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
EX-1.1: UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT | ||||||||
EX-5.1: OPINION OF SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 7, 2007, D-R Interholding, LLC (the “Selling Stockholder”) and Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (the “Underwriter”) pursuant to which the Selling Stockholder agreed to sell to the Underwriter 11,596,981 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in a registered public secondary offering pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed on November 8, 2006. The Underwriting Agreement and the legal opinion relating to the offering are filed herewith as Exhibits 1.1 and 5.1, respectively.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 7, 2007 | ||
5.1 | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | ||
23.1 | Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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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.
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: March 9, 2007 | By: | /s/ Randy D. Rinicella | ||||
Randy D. Rinicella | ||||||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |