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~~PURSUANT ofTO ~~Report~~SECTION 13 OR 15(~~Date~~d) ofOF ~~earliest~~THE ~~event~~SECURITIES ~~reported):~~EXCHANGE ~~October 28,~~ACT ~~2010~~OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2010

000-51562
Commission file number

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		75-3177794
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
1701 E. Market Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana		47130
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


1701 E. Market Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana		47130
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(812) 288-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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ITEM 2 5.0207. ~~RESULTS~~SUBMISSION OF ~~OPERATIONS~~MATTERS ~~AND~~TO ~~FINANCIAL~~A ~~CONDITION~~VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

OnA ~~October~~special meeting of the stockholders of American Commercial Lines Inc. (the “Company”) was held on December 2814, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time at American Commercial Lines Inc., 1701 E. Market Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 (the “~~Company~~Special Meeting”). ~~issued~~As aof ~~press~~October 29, ~~release~~2010, the date of ~~announcing~~record for determining the Company’s ~~results~~stockholders ~~for~~entitled to vote on the ~~third~~proposals ~~quarter~~presented ~~and~~at ~~nine~~the Special ~~months~~Meeting, ~~ended~~there ~~September 30~~were 12,843,584 ~~2010.~~shares Aof Company common stock issued and outstanding and ~~copy~~entitled ofto vote at the ~~press~~Special ~~release~~Meeting. ~~issued~~At bythe Special Meeting, the holders of 11,084,503 shares of the Company’s onissued ~~October 28,~~and ~~2010~~outstanding iscommon ~~furnished~~stock aswere ~~Exhibit 99.1~~represented in person or by proxy, ~~with~~constituting ~~this~~a ~~Current~~quorum. ~~Report~~The onvote ~~Form~~results ~~8-K~~detailed below represent final results as certified by the Inspector of Elections.

~~ITEM~~At 7the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 18, 2010, by and among the Company, Finn Holding Corporation and Finn Merger Corporation (the “Merger Agreement”).~~01.~~ ~~REGULATION~~The FDadoption ~~DISCLOSURE~~of the Merger Agreement required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, entitled to vote thereon. The sole proposal voted on by the stockholders of the Company was as follows:

~~The~~To ~~Company~~adopt ~~has provided certain supplemental financial information that can be accessed through~~ the ~~Company’s~~Merger ~~Investor Relations website at http~~Agreement:~~//www.aclines.com.~~


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
10,272,621	769,139	42,743

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on December 14, 2010 announcing the results of the Special Meeting is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release, dated ~~October~~December 2814, 2010, issued by American Commercial Lines Inc.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC. (REGISTRANT)
Date: October 28, 2010	By:	/s/ Dawn R. Landry
Date: December 14, 2010	By:	/s/ Dawn R. Landry
		Dawn R. Landry
		Senior Vice President General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated ~~October~~December 2814, 2010, issued by American Commercial Lines Inc.

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