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) November 14, 2006
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Republic of Panama
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-11953 | 98-0160660 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Plaza 2000 Building, 50th Street, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 0816-01098, Panama, Republic of Panama
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
+50-7-213-0947
(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 the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) Effective November 14, 2006, R. Clay Etheridge resigned as President of Willbros International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant. The Registrant’s press release announcing, among other things, his resignation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | The following exhibit is filed herewith: |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 14, 2006, issued by the Registrant. | |
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.
| WILLBROS GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: November 20, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Van A. Welch | ||||||
| Van A. Welch | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 14, 2006, issued by the Registrant. | |