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): September 15, 2006
CSX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 1-08022 | 62-1051971 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 500 Water Street, 15th Floor, Jacksonville, Florida | 32202 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904) 359-3200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On September 15, 2006, CSX Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Securities LLC, on behalf of the Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”) for the public offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.000% Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 1, 1990, between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, as supplemented and amended, and an Action of Authorized Pricing Officers dated September 15, 2006. The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), by a Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-132051) which became effective February 27, 2006. On September 18, 2006, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Act, its Prospectus, dated February 27, 2006, and Prospectus Supplement, dated September 15, 2006, pertaining to the offering and sale of the Notes.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 4.1 | Action of Authorized Pricing Officers dated September 15, 2006. | |
| 4.2 | Form of Note. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as to the validity of the Notes. | |
| 12.1 | Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| CSX CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: September 21, 2006 | By: | /s/ David A. Boor | ||
David A. Boor Vice President-Tax and Treasurer | ||||