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) March 14, 2005
ALLIED HOLDNGS, INC.
| Georgia | 0-22276 | 58-0360550 | ||
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 200, Decatur, Georgia | 30030 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 373-4285
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| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 14, 2005 | ||||||||
Item 7.01 Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 14, 2005 Allied Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May 24, 2005.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders is filed herewith.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated March 14, 2005 regarding the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. |
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.
| ALLIED HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| Dated: March 14, 2005 | By: /s/ Thomas M. Duffy | |||
| Name: | Thomas M. Duffy | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||