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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-139499
Prospectus Supplement No. 12
(To Prospectus dated May 4, 2007)
4,280,714
SHARES
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
COMMON STOCK
     This prospectus supplement No. 12 supplements and amends the prospectus dated May 4, 2007, as supplemented and amended by that certain prospectus supplement No. 1 dated May 10, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 2 dated May 17, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 3 dated May 24, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 4 dated May 30, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 5 dated June 8, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 6 dated August 7, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 7 dated August 9, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 8 dated August 16, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 9 dated August 21, 2007, that certain prospectus supplement No. 10 dated September 14, 2007 and that certain prospectus supplement No. 11 dated November 1, 2007 (the “Prospectus”). This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, which is to be delivered with this prospectus supplement.
     This prospectus supplement includes our attached Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2007.
     There are significant risks associated with an investment in our securities. These risks are described under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of the Prospectus, as the same may be updated in prospectus supplements.
     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is November 5, 2007.


 

 
 
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 2, 2007
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Republic of Panama
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-11953
(Commission File Number)
  98-0160660
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Plaza 2000 Building, 50th Street, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 0816-01098, Panama, Republic of Panama
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)
+50-7-213-0947
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On November 2, 2007, Willbros Group, Inc. (“Willbros”) entered into a Waiver Agreement (the “Waiver Agreement”) with Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund (“Portside”), the holder of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 issued pursuant to and outstanding under an Indenture dated as of December 23, 2005 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, Willbros USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (the “Trustee”). The Waiver Agreement provides, among other things, that in consideration for a payment of $390,000 to Portside, Portside consents to the modifications and amendments to the Indenture substantially in the form and substance set forth in the form of first supplemental indenture attached to the Waiver Agreement. A copy of the Waiver Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
     On November 2, 2007, Willbros entered into a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 2, 2007 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), with the Guarantor and the Trustee. The First Supplemental Indenture provides, among other things, for an amendment to Section 6.13 of the Indenture so that during the period from November 2, 2007 to June 30, 2008, certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness shall be replaced with more lenient restrictions, provided the Company receives gross proceeds of at least $100,000,000 from the issuance of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. A copy of the First Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
     The following exhibits are filed herewith:
  4.1   Waiver Agreement dated November 2, 2007 with respect to the First Supplemental Indenture.
 
  4.2   First Supplemental Indenture dated November 2, 2007.

 


 

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: November 2, 2007  By:   /s/ Van A. Welch    
    Van A. Welch   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
4.1
  Waiver Agreement dated November 2, 2007 with respect to the First Supplemental Indenture.
 
   
4.2
  First Supplemental Indenture dated November 2, 2007.