================================================================================ 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): April 5, 2006 DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter) Delaware 001-32586 20-1780492 ---------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 1200 W. Sam Houston Parkway N., Houston, Texas 77043 77043 - ----------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (716) 375-3000 Not Applicable ----------------------------------------------------------- Former name or former address, if changed since last report Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS - ----------------- ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION - -------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS - -------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES - ---------- EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT 99.1 2 ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION - --------- ---------------------------------------------- On April 5, 2006, Dresser-Rand Group Inc. issued a news release announcing earnings and other financial results for its fourth quarter of 2005 and fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and that Management would review these results in an investment community conference call at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, April 6, 2006. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS - --------- --------------------------------- (d) Exhibits 99.1 Dresser-Rand Group Inc. News Release dated April 5, 2006. 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. DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC (Registrant) Date: April 5, 2006 By: /s/ Randy D. Rinicella ------------------------------- Randy D. Rinicella Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 4 DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC. EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. SUBJECT MATTER - ----------- -------------------------------- 99.1 News Release dated April 5, 2006 5