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 13, 2011
LUFKIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| TEXAS | 000-02612 | 75-0404410 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| | | |
| 601 SOUTH RAGUET, LUFKIN, TEXAS | | 75904 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (936) 634-2211
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 13, 2011, Lufkin Industries, Inc. (“Lufkin”) entered into a settlement agreement with respect to the outstanding legal claims related to the May 1997 class action complaint filed against Lufkin in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Pursuant to the agreement, Lufkin will pay aggregate attorney’s fees of approximately $2.7 million, which amount shall cover all fees of plaintiff’s counsel in respect of work performed prior to entry of the District Court’s final judgment on January 15, 2010, work performed since January 15, 2010, and all future work performed in connection with the action. As previously disclosed, Lufkin has recorded provisions in the amount of approximately $900,000 for work performed by plaintiffs’ counsel since January 15, 2010. As a result, the settlement will result in a net pre-tax impact to Lufkin of approximately $1.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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.
| | LUFKIN INDUSTRIES, INC |
| | | |
| | By | /s/ Christopher L. Boone |
| | | Christopher L. Boone |
| | | Vice President/Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer |
| | | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Date: December 19, 2011
