UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 19, 2010
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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30-0513080 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas
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77027 |
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(713) 403-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On
May 19, 2010, Willbros Group, Inc. issued a press release in which it announced its intent
to offer to qualified institutional buyers under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule
144A, $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured second lien notes due 2016 (the
“Notes”). The press release announced that the Notes might also be offered to non-U.S. persons
under SEC Regulation S. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
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