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): | December 18, 2006 (December 15, 2006) |
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)
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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 15, 2006, Rock of Ages Canada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rock of Ages Corporation, concluded negotiations and entered into a new collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers union representing substantially all of the production workforce in its granite quarry and manufacturing plant located in Stanstead Quebec. The agreement will cover approximately sixty workers, and is for a term of approximately three years, commencing December 15, 2006 and expiring on October 31, 2009. |
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| Pursuant to the agreement, wages for workers will increase approximately 3.5% over the term of the agreement. The parties also agreed to certain changes in vacation scheduling, minor increases in co-pay amounts for life insurance coverage and prescription drug benefits and certain other changes. None of the changes in the contract are deemed by the Company to be material to the Company's operations. |
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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: December 18, 2006 | By: /s/ Michael B. Tule
Michael B. Tule
Senior Vice President/General Counsel |
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