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): April 5, 2005

LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-13109	98-0390488
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
55 Shuman Blvd. Suite 400, Naperville, Illinois		60563
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

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

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 5, 2005, Laidlaw International, Inc. a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing, among other things, the expiration and final settlement of the cash tender offer for up to $202,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of its outstanding 10 ¾% Senior Notes due 2011, which occurred on April 4, 2005 and April 5, 2005, respectively. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated April 5, 2005 issued by Laidlaw International, Inc.

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.

	LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
April 5, 2005	By:	Douglas A. Carty
		Name: Douglas A. Carty
		Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated April 5, 2005 issued by Laidlaw International, Inc.

EX-99.1

LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION OF MANDATORY TENDER OFFER FOR $202 MILLION OF NOTES

NAPERVILLE, IL, April 5, 2005 — Laidlaw International, Inc. (NYSE: LI), announced the expiration at 5:00 pm (EDT) on April 4, 2005, of its offer at par for up to $202,000,000 of the 10 3/4 % Senior Notes (“Notes”) due 2011 as described in its Offer to Purchase dated March 4, 2005. An aggregate principal amount of $2,450,000 of Notes was validly tendered to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the paying agent for the Offer to Purchase. Laidlaw today made payment to the paying agent in the amount of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes tendered plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Questions regarding the Offer and requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Company ((800) 431-9645), the information agent for the Offer.

This announcement is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes or any other security. The tender offer is being made solely by means of the Offer to Purchase which has been prepared by Laidlaw in connection with the Offer.

Forward-looking statement

Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements that are not historical facts, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include information about possible or assumed future events and usually contain words such as: believes, may, anticipates, intends, expects, estimates, and other similar expressions. Such statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may change at any time. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from expected results due to a variety of factors, which are reflected in the annual report on Form 10-K of Laidlaw International for the year ended August 31, 2004, and as may be detailed in the company’s other filings, from time to time, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the light of these risks and uncertainties you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Laidlaw International, Inc. is a holding company for North America’s leading providers of school and inter-city bus transportation and public transit services. The company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LI). For more information, go to www.laidlaw.com.

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

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