UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): August 7, 2012
EDGEN GROUP INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Commission File Number | State of Incorporation | IRS Employer Identification No. | ||
| 001-35513 | Delaware | 38-3860801 |
18444 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 756-9868
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure
Edgen Group Inc. intends to use the materials furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, in whole or in part, in one or more meetings with investors, analysts and others beginning on August 7, 2012. A copy of the materials is currently available on Edgen Group Inc.’s website, www.edgengroup.com.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being "furnished" pursuant to Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" by Edgen Group Inc. for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor is it deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any filing under the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing, if any.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Edgen Group Inc. Investor Presentation, dated August 7, 2012 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 7, 2012 | EDGEN GROUP INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David L. Laxton, III | ||
| Name: David L. Laxton, III | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Edgen Group Inc. Investor Presentation, dated August 7, 2012 |