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): May 29, 2009
WESTWAY GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 000-52642 | | 20-4755936 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| | | | |
365 Canal Street, Suite 2900
New Orleans, LA | | 70130 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(504) 636-4245
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Shermen WSC Acquisition Corp.
c/o The Shermen Group, 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1000, New York, NY 10169
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On May 29, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that its board of directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share, payable on June 18, 2009 to the Company’s shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 8, 2009.
The press release described above is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | | |
Number | | Exhibit Title |
99.1 | | Press release dated May 29, 2009. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: June 1, 2009 | WESTWAY GROUP, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Thomas Masilla |
| | Name: Thomas Masilla |
| | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | |
Number | | Exhibit Title |
99.1 | | Press release dated May 29, 2009. |
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