August 18, 2005
(Date of earliest event
reported)
Offshore Logistics,
Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-31617 | 72-0679819 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
Identification No.) | |
2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway South Suite 1700 | |
Houston, Texas | 77042 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 267-7600
(Registrants
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
224 Rue de Jean P.O. Box 5C, Lafayette, Louisiana 70505
(Former Name or Former
Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On August 19, 2005, Offshore Logistics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release, a copy of which has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.
On August 19, 2005, the Company confirmed that an accident occurred on August 18, 2005 that claimed the lives of two Air Logistics employees in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft, a single engine Bell helicopter, reportedly departed one production platform and was planning to land at a nearby platform when the accident occurred. The families of the employees involved have been notified and the Company is responding to the tragedy. In addition, the Company has notified the appropriate regulatory authorities, including the National Transportation Safety Board.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 | Press Release dated August 19, 2005 |
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Items 7.01 and 8.01 of this report shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
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.
Dated: August 24, 2005
OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC. (Registrant) /s/ Brian C. Voegele Brian C. Voegele Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |