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 11, 2005
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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Republic of Panama
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-11953 98-0160660
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Plaza 2000 Building, 50th Street, 8th Floor,
P.O. Box 0816-01098, Panama, Republic of Panama
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(507) 213-0947
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
(b) In March 2004, Willbros Group, Inc. (the "Company") announced
that Michael F. Curran was elected Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company to succeed Larry J. Bump who would
relinquish the Chairman's position at the Company's Annual
Meeting of Stockholders in May 2004, and remain a director for
the duration of his term, expiring at the 2005 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders.
On March 11, 2005, Mr. Bump, age 65, re-confirmed to the
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of
Directors his intention to retire from the Board of Directors
at the expiration of his term at the Company's 2005 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
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.
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
Date: March 17, 2005 By: /s/ Warren L. Williams
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Warren L. Williams
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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