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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | January 3, 2006 (December 29, 2005) |
ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 0-29464
(Commission File Number) | 03-0153200
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
772 Graniteville Road, Graniteville Vermont 05654
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(802) 476-3121
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
Item 1.01 | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement |
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| On December 29, 2005, the Company signed an Asset Purchase Agreement and completed the sale of the real and personal property comprising four retail locations located in Middletown, Manalapan, Toms River and Jamesburg, New Jersey, to Joseph Uras Monument Corporation. Joseph Uras Monument Corporation is controlled by Joseph M. Uras, the former manager of the four retail locations in New Jersey. The purchase price for the assets sold was $850,000, paid at the closing. A gain of approximately $100,000 will be recognized on the transaction. Te foregoing description of the transaction is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Asset Purchase Agreement and related exhibits attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein. |
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
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| On January 3, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing the sale of the four retail locations in New Jersey. The Company also provided an updated on the sale of granite blocks to China by the Company's Quarry Division. |
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| Exhibit Number | Description |
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| | 10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement (Joseph Uras Monument) dated December 29, 2005. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 3, 2006. |
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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION |
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Dated: January 3, 2006 | By: /s/ Michael B. Tule
Michael B. Tule
Vice President/General Counsel |
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Exhibit Index
Number | Description |
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| 10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement (Joseph Uras Monument) dated December 29, 2005 |
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99.1 | Press Release dated January 3, 2006 |
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