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 April 27, 2006 reported) ------------------------------- L. B. Foster Company ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 000-10436 25-1324733 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 415 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (412) 928-3417 ------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] 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)) Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 27, 2006, L.B. Foster Company (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy of that press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act'), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release issued by L.B. Foster Company, April 27, 2006. 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. L.B. Foster Company (Registrant) Date April 27, 2006 /s/David J. Russo ----------------- David J. Russo Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Exhibit Number Description ------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated April 27, 2006, of L. B. Foster Company.