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
 
 
April 23, 2004
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-13109	98-0390488
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)

55 Shuman Blvd., Suite 400
Naperville, Illinois 60563
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 
(630) 848-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On April 23, 2004, Laidlaw International, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange its 10.75% senior notes due 2011 for notes registered under the Securities Act with substantially identical terms. A copy of the press release is furnished as a part of this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

SIGNATURE

     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.

LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:	/s/ Douglas A. Carty
	Name:	Douglas A. Carty
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 23, 2004

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 23, 2004

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF EXCHANGE
OFFER FOR 10.75% SENIOR NOTES

NAPERVILLE, IL, April 23, 2004 – Laidlaw International (NYSE: LI; TSX: BUS) today announced it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange its 10.75% senior notes due 2011 for notes registered under the Securities Act with substantially identical terms. The original outstanding notes were issued in a private placement in June 2003.

The exchange offer was originally scheduled to expire on April 23, 2004, at 5:00 pm EDT. The expiration date of the exchange offer has now been extended to May 5, 2004, at 5:00 pm EDT. All other terms of the exchange offer remain unchanged.

The exchange offer will not be extended beyond May 5, 2004.

This press release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities that are subject to the exchange offer referenced.

Laidlaw International, Inc. is a holding company for North America’s largest providers of school and inter-city bus transport, public transit, patient transportation and emergency department management services. The company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LI) and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BUS). For more information, visit the company’s website at www.laidlaw.com.

Contact:
Sarah Lewensohn
Director, Investor Relations
(630) 848-3120

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