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) March 18, 2008

MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pennsylvania

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-6627	25-0927646
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 Airside Drive Moon Township, Pennsylvania	15108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(412) 269-6300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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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Section 3 – Securities and Trading Markets

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard.

On March 18, 2008, Michael Baker Corporation (the “Company”) notified the American Stock Exchange (“Amex”) that the Company was not able to timely file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which was due on March 17, 2008. The Company received a notice dated March 18, 2008 from Amex advising that the Company is not in compliance with sections 134 and 1101 of the Amex Company Guide for failing to timely file such Form 10-K. The compliance letter gives the Company until April 1, 2008, to submit a plan of action to Amex to bring the Company into timely compliance with the Amex requirements by no later than June 16, 2008. The Company intends to file such plan on or before April 1, 2008. A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing receipt of the notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated March 21, 2008.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Craig O. Stuver
	Acting Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 21, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Description	Method of Filing
99.1	Press release dated March 21, 2008.	Filed herewith.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

N e w s   R e l e a s e

Contact:
Phone:
Release: David Higie
(412) 269-6449
Immediate (Mar. 21, 2008)

BAKER RECEIVES COMPLIANCE LETTER FROM AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

     PITTSBURGH — Michael Baker Corporation (the “Company”) announced today that it has received a notice from the American Stock Exchange (Amex) dated March 18, 2008, advising that the Company is not in compliance with sections 134 and 1101 of the Amex Company Guide for failing to timely file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2007. The compliance letter gives the Company until April 1, 2008, to submit a plan of action to the Amex to bring the Company into timely compliance with the Amex requirements. The Company fully expects to submit its plan to the Amex on or before the April 1 deadline.

     The Company provided its reasons for the delay in the filing of Form 10-K in a news release dated February 22, 2008. This news release, which also contains selected, preliminary and unaudited financial results for the Company for 2007, is available on the Company’s website at www.mbakercorp.com.

     Michael Baker Corporation provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for its clients’ most complex challenges worldwide. The firm’s primary business areas are aviation, environmental, facilities, geospatial information technologies, pipelines and utilities, transportation, water/wastewater, and oil & gas. With more than 4,000 employees in over 50 offices across the United States and internationally, Baker is focused on creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.

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