UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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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
24, 2007
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CELADON
GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-23192
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13-3361050
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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9503
East 33rd
Street
One
Celadon Drive, Indianapolis, IN
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46235
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(317)
972-7000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.
On
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, Celadon
Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release
after the close of the market announcing its financial and operating results
for
the quarter ended September 30, 2007, its first quarter of fiscal 2008. A
copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD
Disclosure.
On
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, the
Company, as part of its press release announcing its earnings for the first
quarter of fiscal 2008, announced that the Company's Board of Directors
authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase
up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock in open market or
negotiated transactions through October 31, 2008. A copy of the press
release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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EXHIBIT
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NUMBER
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EXHIBIT
DESCRIPTION
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Celadon
Group, Inc. press release announcing financial and operating results
for
the first quarter of fiscal 2008 and authorization of stock repurchase
program.
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The
information contained in this
report (Items 2.02, 7.01, and 9.01) and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a
filing.
The
information in this report and the
exhibit hereto may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange
Act. Such statements are made based on the current beliefs and
expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks
and uncertainties. Actual results or events may differ from those
anticipated by forward-looking statements. Please refer to the
second-to-last paragraph of the attached press release and various disclosures
by the Company in its press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may affect future
results.
SIGNATURE
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.
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CELADON
GROUP, INC.
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Date:
October 25, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Stephen Russell
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Stephen
Russell
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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EXHIBIT
DESCRIPTION
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Celadon
Group, Inc. press release announcing financial and operating results
for
the first quarter of fiscal 2008 and authorization of stock repurchase
program.
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