-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NcHQUkrUkarunZz4qT8E7nnf4Op4odvsb7e/FxsvnSqV1lqv0hPvP5UkcYLqyBtp 19/0VWJQrqq8L181K3VQag== 0001193125-07-145625.txt : 20070628 0001193125-07-145625.hdr.sgml : 20070628 20070628160715 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-145625 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070622 ITEM INFORMATION: Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070628 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070628 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENESEE & WYOMING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001012620 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING [4011] IRS NUMBER: 060984624 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31456 FILM NUMBER: 07947008 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 66 FIELD POINT ROAD CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036293722 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 66 FIELD POINT ROAD CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): June 22, 2007

 


Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-31456   06-0984624
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

66 Field Point Road,

Greenwich, Connecticut

  06830
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 629-3722

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:

 

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Item 2.05. Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On June 25, 2007, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Mexican subsidiary, Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab, S.A. de C.V. (“FCCM”), was formally notifying the Mexican Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transporte of its intent to cease its rail operations and to terminate its 30-year concession from the Mexican government. The decision to cease FCCM’s operations was made on June 22, 2007, and was a result of the damage from Hurricane Stan in October of 2005 to certain bridges and track segments along FCCM’s rail line in the State of Chiapas, as well as the absence of any repairs thereto. FCCM has suffered severe financial consequences as a result of the hurricane and without the reconstruction of the hurricane-damaged line, it is impractical for FCCM to continue its operations.

The Company expects that FCCM will wind down its operations and discontinue rail service over the next four weeks, and that the formal liquidation of FCCM will be completed by year-end 2007.

In connection with the liquidation of FCCM, the Company expects to record charges in 2007 of approximately $12 million after tax, or $0.30 per share.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

99.1   Press Release, dated June 25, 2007.


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.

 

    GENESEE & WYOMING INC.
June 28, 2007   By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Gallagher

  Name:   Timothy J. Gallagher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED JUNE 25, 2007 Press Release dated June 25, 2007

Exhibit 99.1

Genesee & Wyoming Commences Liquidation of Mexican Operations

GREENWICH, Conn., June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announced today that its Mexican subsidiary, Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab, S.A. de C.V. (FCCM), is formally notifying the Mexican Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transporte (SCT) of its intent to cease its rail operations and to terminate its 30-year concession from the Mexican government. FCCM expects to wind down its operations and to discontinue rail service over the next four weeks.

In October 2005, FCCM was struck by Hurricane Stan which destroyed or damaged approximately 70 bridges and washed out segments of track in the state of Chiapas between Tonala and the Guatemalan border, rendering some 175 miles of the rail line inoperable. For the past 21 months, FCCM has been working with the SCT and other agencies of the Mexican government in an attempt to develop a reconstruction plan for the damaged portion of the rail line.

Without the reconstruction of the hurricane-damaged Chiapas rail line, FCCM is not a financially viable business. In addition, due to the uncertainty of FCCM’s future, its rail traffic volume has continued to deteriorate, resulting in an unsustainable situation.

“The uncertainty of the Chiapas reconstruction combined with the deterioration of our rail traffic means that we can no longer justify absorbing financial losses or making incremental investments,” said GWI President and CEO John C. Hellmann. “We do not take this decision lightly, and we will ensure that the transition for our customers and our employees is as fair as possible given the limited financial resources of FCCM.”

As a result of this decision, GWI expects to record charges in 2007 of approximately $12 million, or $0.30 per share, the majority of which will be incurred in the second quarter. These charges will include items such as severance costs, wind-down expenses, non-cash write-off of currency translation account (CTA), and certain tax impacts.

GWI expects to complete the formal liquidation of FCCM by year-end 2007. As of March 31, 2007, FCCM had $17.5 million of assets consisting of $6.6 million of non-current assets, primarily locomotives and cars, and approximately $10.9 million of current assets, primarily receivables and inventory. Under the terms of FCCM’s concession, the Mexican government may acquire or lease FCCM’s equipment based on fair market value. Absent acquisition or lease by the Mexican government, GWI intends to repatriate and/or sell the equipment in the United States.

GWI made its initial investment in FCCM in August of 1999. In the third quarter of 2006, GWI recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $34.1 million after tax, reflecting the write-down of non-current assets and related effects resulting from Hurricane Stan. FCCM currently has 407 employees.

 


GWI is a leading operator of short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Bolivia. Operations currently include 48 railroads organized in 10 regions, as well as service at 12 U.S. ports, contract coal loading and industrial switching. GWI operates more than 6,800 miles of owned and leased track and approximately 3,700 additional miles under track access arrangements.

CONTACT: Michael E. Williams, Director, Corporate Communications, Genesee & Wyoming Inc., +1-203-554-3650. Mexico: Jeanette Rosado, +52-1999-947-3277.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Genesee & Wyoming’s business which are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

SOURCE Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

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