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) November 11, 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1

Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On November 11, 2008, Michael Baker Corporation issued a press release. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

     The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated November 11, 2008.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Corporation 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
Craig O. Stuver
Acting Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 13, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Description	Method of Filing
99.1	Press Release dated November 11, 2008.	Filed herewith.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

Contact:
Phone:
Release: David Higie
(412) 269-6449
Immediate (Nov. 11, 2008)

BAKER RESPONDS TO CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY FILING OF STORM CAT ENERGY

     PITTSBURGH — Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Alternext US:BKR) today provided the following response to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of one of its Energy segment’s managed services clients, Storm Cat Energy (USA).

     “As indicated in Michael Baker Corporation’s (the Company’s) Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the morning of November 10, 2008, one of the Company’s clients in its Energy segment’s domestic managed service business has been past due on its accounts receivable balances and has been experiencing liquidity issues. The Company’s total receivables and unbilled revenues due from this client, Storm Cat Energy, amounted to $8.3 million as of September 30, 2008. Subsequent to September 30, the Company received a payment from Storm Cat of $1.3 million. On the afternoon of November 10, Storm Cat filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy code. The Company currently is assessing any potential impact of this action on the obligations owed to the Company and the Company’s ongoing business with Storm Cat.”

     Michael Baker Corporation (http://www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for its clients’ most complex challenges worldwide. The firm’s primary business areas are aviation, defense, environmental, facilities, geospatial, homeland security, municipal & civil, pipelines & utilities, transportation, water, and oil & gas. With more than 4,500 employees in over 50 offices across the United States and internationally, Baker is focused on providing services that span the complete life cycle of infrastructure and managed asset projects.

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