UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) October 19, 2004
Mercury Air Group, Inc.
| Delaware | 1-7134 | 11-1800515 | ||
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(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5456 McConnell Avenue, Los Angeles, California | 90066 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 827-2737
Not Applicable
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 8.01. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Exhibit 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 19, 2004 Mercury Air Group, Inc., ( the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that based on the 3,056,355 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date for the contingent one-time special cash dividend of $17.5 million, the cash dividend per share of common stock will be $5.70. Under the American Stock exchange rules for this type of dividend, even though the record date is October 18, 2004 the shares of common stock will not trade ex-dividend until November 8, 2004, the first trading date after the dividend is paid. The payment of this one-time special dividend is contingent upon the execution of an amendment to a loan agreement prior to the payment of the dividend. The press release is incorporated herein to this Form 8-K by reference and a copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Press Release of Mercury Air Group, Inc., dated October 19, 2004. |
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.
| MERCURY AIR GROUP, INC. (Registrant) |
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| Date October 20,
2004 |
By: | /S/ Robert Schlax | ||
| Robert Schlax | ||||
| Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
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