RYDER SYSTEM INC — Board/Management Information 2005

Dec 20, 2005

8-K 1 htm_9078.htm LIVE FILING CoverPageHeader start html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" Ryder System, Inc. (Form: 8-K)

CoverPageHeader end CoverPageTitle START

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): December 15, 2005

CoverPageTitle END CoverPageRegistrant START

Ryder System, Inc. ______ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	1-4364	59-0739250
___ (State or other jurisdiction	_______ (Commission	__ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
11690 NW 105th Street, Miami, Florida		33178
_________ (Address of principal executive offices)		_____ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 500-3726

Not Applicable __________ Former name or former address, if changed since last report

CoverPageRegistrant END

Check the 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 provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

PageBreak START

Top of the Form

PageBreak END Item START

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On December 15, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Board's Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, elected L. Patrick Hassey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, to serve as a director of the Company for a term of office expiring at the Company's 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Hassey was also appointed to the Board’s Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hassey and other persons with respect to his appointnment as a director. The Board has determined that Mr. Hassey qualifies as independent under the independence standards set forth in the NYSE corporate governance listing standards. The Company’s press release announcing Mr. Hassey’s election to the Board is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item END Item START

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1: Press Release dated December 20, 2005 announcing the election of L. Patrick Hassey as a director of Ryder System, Inc.

Item END

PageBreak START

Top of the Form

PageBreak END SignatureHeader START

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.

SignatureHeader END Signature START

Robert D. Fatovic
Name: Robert D. Fatovic
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Signature END PageBreak START

Top of the Form

PageBreak END

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 20, 2005 announcing the election of L. Patrick Hassey as a director of Ryder System, Inc.

HTMLFooter START HTMLFooter END