8-K

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): October 5, 2006

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-7463	95-4081636
(State of incorporation)	(SEC File No.)	(IRS Employer identification number)

1111 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, California	91105
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number (including area code): (626) 578-3500

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 5, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its acquisition of W.H. Linder & Associates, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits:

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report pursuant to Item 8.01.

99.1 Press Release dated October 5, 2006 announcing the Company’s acquisition of W.H. Linder & Associates, Inc.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section. Furthermore, this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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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.

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.
By:	/s/ John W. Prosser, Jr.
Name:	John W. Prosser, Jr.
Title:	Executive Vice President
	Finance and Administration

Date: October 5, 2006

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Exhibit Index

99.1 Press Release dated October 5, 2006

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

1111 South Arroyo Parkway 7084 P.O. Box 7084 Pasadena, California 91105-7084 U.S.A. 1.626.578.3500  Fax 1.626.578.6916 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2006

For additional information contact:

John W. Prosser, Jr.

Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration

626.578.6803

Jacobs Acquires W.H. Linder & Associates, Inc.

PASADENA, CALIF.—Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that they have acquired W.H. Linder & Associates, Inc., an upstream/offshore engineering firm based in Metairie, La.; and Houston, Texas.

Officials did not disclose the terms of the acquisition.

Linder is a full-service, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm with over 300 people and 25 years of experience in the upstream/offshore market. They offer a comprehensive suite of engineering and support services; with their core services tailored to the oil & gas sector.

Jacobs operates from two major locations on the U.S. Gulf Coast (Houston and Baton Rouge), and serves their oil, gas, refining, chemical, and aerospace clients from those locations.

In making the announcement, Jacobs President Craig Martin stated, “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of this world-class organization. Linder complements our existing upstream business and plays an integral part in our strategic initiative to expand our upstream and offshore capabilities, widening the services that both companies offer to their respective clients.”

Jacobs, with over 42,000 employees and revenues approaching $7.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management’s current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in our forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements please refer to our 2005 Form 10-K, and in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We also caution the readers of this release that we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.