1 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: December 14, 2000 Allied Holdings, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Georgia 0-22276 58-0360550 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 200, Decatur, Georgia 30030 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 404/370-1100 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former name or former address, if changed since last report) The Total Number of Pages in this Document is 3. 2 ITEM 9. Regulation FD Pursuant to Regulation FD, the following information is being furnished by Allied Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"): The Company has reinitiated the repurchase of shares of its outstanding common stock in open market transactions pursuant to previously disclosed repurchase program. 2 3 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 hereunto duly authorized. ALLIED HOLDINGS, INC. December 14, 2000 /s/ DANIEL H. POPKY --------------------------------------------- Daniel H. Popky, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3