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): March 16, 2009

 

FORCE PROTECTION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

9801 Highway 79, Building No. 1
Ladson, South Carolina 29456

 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(843) 574-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 16, 2009, Force Protection, Inc. held an investor conference call and webcast to discuss its results of earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and recent company events.  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of the transcript of Force Protection’s presentation during that call and the questions and answers that followed the presentation.

 

The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Transcript of Investor Conference Call webcast held on March 16, 2009.

 

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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.

 

	Force Protection, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date:  March 23, 2009
	/s/ Lenna Ruth Macdonald
	(Signature)
	Name: Lenna Ruth Macdonald
	Title: Chief Strategy Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Transcript of Investor Conference Call webcast held on March 16, 2009.

 

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