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~~Washington,~~UNITED ~~D.C.~~STATES SECURITIES ~~20549~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~8-K~~D.C. 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~8-K ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT REPORT ofPURSUANT ~~Report~~TO SECTION 13 OR 15(~~Date~~d) ofOF ~~earliest~~THE ~~event~~SECURITIES ~~reported):~~EXCHANGE ~~December 21,~~ACT ~~2010~~OF ~~000-51562~~1934 ~~Commission file number~~

~~AMERICAN~~Date ~~COMMERCIAL~~of ~~LINES~~Report ~~INC.~~(Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2010

~~(Exact~~ 000-51562 Commission ~~name~~file ~~of registrant as specified in its charter)~~number

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)

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC.

~~(812) 288-0100~~ (~~Registrant’s~~Exact ~~telephone number, including area code) Former~~ name orof ~~former~~registrant ~~address,~~as ifspecified ~~changed~~in ~~since~~its ~~last report: N/A~~charter)

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:


Delaware		75-3177794
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

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))


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

~~Item~~ (812) ~~2.01.~~288-0100 (Registrant’s ~~Completion~~telephone ofnumber, ~~Acquisition~~including orarea ~~Disposition of Assets.~~ code)

On ~~December 21,~~Former ~~2010,~~name ~~American~~or ~~Commercial~~former ~~Lines Inc. (the “Company”) announced the consummation of the previously announced merger of Finn Merger Corporation (“Merger Sub”)~~address, aif ~~Delaware~~changed ~~corporation and~~since alast ~~wholly-owned~~report: subsidiary of Finn Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), with and into the Company (the “Merger”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 18, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub. As a result of the Merger, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. N/A

InCheck ~~connection with~~ the ~~Merger,~~appropriate ~~each~~box ~~share~~below ofif the ~~Company’s~~Form ~~common~~8-K ~~stock,~~filing ~~par~~is ~~value~~intended ~~$0.01 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior~~ to ~~the~~simultaneously ~~effective~~satisfy ~~time of~~ the ~~Merger,~~filing ~~other~~obligation ~~than~~of ~~shares held by~~ the ~~Company,~~registrant ~~Parent~~under ~~or Merger Sub, or held by GVI Holdings, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (“GVI Stockholders”), or by~~ any stockholders who are entitled to, and who properly exercised, appraisal rights under Delaware law, were canceled and converted into the right to receive $33.00 in cash, without interest thereon (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”). GVI Stockholders received $1.75 in cash less than the Per Share Merger Consideration for each share of ~~Company Common Stock. Based on~~ the ~~per~~following share consideration of $33.00 per share and $31.25 per share for the GVI Stockholders, the amount of consideration used was approximately $419 million. The consideration received by the Company’s stockholders was funded through investment capital available to certain private investment funds controlled by Platinum Equity, LLC. Concurrently with the Merger, the Company obtained debt financing pursuant to a credit agreement entered into with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC and certain other lenders party thereto. The Company intends to keep its existing senior secured notes outstanding and will comply with the indenture governing the notes, including making any required offer to purchase the notes upon a change in control. provisions:

~~The~~o ~~foregoing~~Written ~~description~~communications ofpursuant ~~the Merger Agreement is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference~~ to ~~the~~Rule ~~Merger~~425 ~~Agreement,~~under ~~which is set forth on Exhibit 2.1 to~~ the ~~Company’s Current~~Securities ~~Report~~Act on(17 ~~8-K,~~CFR ~~filed on October 18, 2010 and which is incorporated by reference herein~~230. 425)

~~Item 3.01.~~o ~~Notice~~Soliciting ofmaterial ~~Delisting~~pursuant ~~or Failure~~ to ~~Satisfy~~Rule a14a-12 ~~Continued~~under ~~Listing~~the ~~Rule~~Exchange orAct ~~Standard;~~(17 ~~Transfer~~CFR ~~of Listing~~240. 14a-12)

Ino ~~connection~~Pre-commencement ~~with~~communications ~~the Merger,~~ pursuant to aRule ~~written request submitted by the Company on December 21, 2010 to the Nasdaq Stock Market~~ 14d-2(~~“Nasdaq”~~b), after the close of the Nasdaq Global Select Market on December 21, 2010, trading of the Company Common Stock ceased and the listing of the Company Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market was suspended. The Company also requested that Nasdaq file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an application on Form 25 to delist the Company Common Stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market and deregister the Company Common Stock under ~~Section 12(b) of~~ the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act ~~of 1934~~ (~~the~~17 ~~“Exchange~~CFR ~~Act”)~~240. 14d-2(b))

~~The~~o ~~Company~~Pre-commencement ~~intends~~communications pursuant to ~~file~~Rule ~~with the Securities and Exchange Commission a certification on Form 15 requesting the deregistration of the Company Common Stock under Section 12~~13e-4(gc) ofunder the Exchange Act ~~and~~ ~~the suspension of the Company’s reporting obligations under Section 15~~(d)17 ofCFR ~~the Exchange Act~~240. 13e-4(c))

~~Item 3.03.~~TABLE ~~Material~~OF ~~Modification to Rights of Security Holders.~~ CONTENTS

~~The~~Item ~~information~~1.01. ~~set~~Entry ~~forth~~into ina Material Definitive Agreement Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant Item 9.01 isFinancial ~~incorporated~~Statements ~~herein~~and byExhibits ~~reference~~SIGNATURE Item 9. 01 Financial Statements and Exhibits EX-10.1 EX-10.2 EX-10.3 EX-10.4

Item 5.01.Table Changes in Control of Registrant. Contents

~~As a result of the Merger, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The description of the Merger is contained in~~ Item 21.01. ~~above~~Entry ~~and~~into isa ~~incorporated~~Material ~~herein~~Definitive ~~by reference~~Agreement.

~~Item~~On December 521, 2010, American Commercial Lines Inc.02 (the “Company ”) entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) as a guarantor, with Commercial Barge Line Company, American Commercial Lines LLC, ACL Transportation Services LLC and Jeffboat LLC, as borrowers (the “Borrowers”), Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as agent (“WFCF”) and the lenders from time to time party thereto. ~~Departure~~The Credit Agreement consists of ~~Directors~~a orrevolving ~~Certain~~credit ~~Officers;~~facility ~~Election~~(the “Revolving Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of ~~Directors;~~$475.0 million ~~Appointment~~with a final maturity date of December 21, ~~Certain~~2015. ~~Officers;~~Proceeds ~~Compensatory~~of ~~Arrangements~~the Revolving Facility are available for use by the Borrowers and their subsidiaries for working capital and general corporate purposes, including certain amounts payable by the Company in connection with the acquisition of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers~~Company by Finn Holding Corporation, through its subsidiary, Finn Intermediate Holding Corporation (“Finn”), on December 21, 2010. The Borrowers may use the Revolving Facility in connection with the issuance of letters of credit up to $50,000,000. Availability under the Revolving Facility is capped at a borrowing base, calculated based on certain percentages of the value of the Borrowers’ vessels, inventory and receivables and subject to certain blocks and reserves, all as further set forth in the Credit Agreement. At the Borrowers’ option, the Revolving Facility may be increased by $75.0 million, subject to certain requirements set forth in the Credit Agreement.

On December 21, 2010, atthe Company and the ~~effective~~other ~~time~~parties ofto the ~~Merger,~~Credit ~~each~~Agreement ofalso ~~Clayton~~entered K.into ~~Yeutter,~~a Security ~~Richard~~Agreement ~~L. Huber,~~(the ~~Nils~~“Security E.Agreement”) ~~Larsen,~~and ~~Emanuel~~a supplement L.to ~~Rouvelas,~~the ~~Michael~~Intercreditor P.Agreement ~~Ryan~~(the ~~and~~“Supplement R.to the ~~Christopher~~Intercreditor ~~Weber,~~Agreement”) ~~who constituted~~and the ~~Board~~Company ofand ~~Directors~~Finn, of the Company’s ~~prior~~direct toparent, ~~the~~entered into ~~Merger~~a Guaranty (the “~~Prior Directors~~Guaranty”)~~, resigned~~. ~~from~~Pursuant ~~their~~to ~~directorships~~the ofGuaranty, the ~~Company~~obligations ~~and from all committees~~ of ~~which~~the ~~they~~Borrowers ~~were~~under ~~members,~~the ~~and~~Credit ~~Eva~~Agreement M.are ~~Kalawski,~~guaranteed by the ~~sole~~Company, ~~director~~and, ofon ~~Merger~~a ~~Sub~~limited ~~immediately~~recourse ~~prior~~basis, toby ~~the~~Finn. ~~effective~~In ~~time~~accordance ofwith the ~~Merger~~Security Agreement, ~~became~~ the ~~sole~~Borrowers’ ~~director~~obligations ofunder the ~~Company.~~Credit ~~The~~Agreement ~~resignation of the Prior Directors~~are ~~did~~secured ~~not~~by, ~~result~~among ~~from~~other ~~any~~things, ~~disagreements~~a ~~with~~lien ~~the~~on ~~Company~~substantially ~~regarding~~all ~~any~~of ~~matter~~their ~~related~~tangible toand ~~the~~intangible personal ~~Company’s~~property ~~operations,~~(including ~~policies~~but ornot ~~practices.~~limited ~~Merger~~to ~~Sub~~vessels, ~~has~~accounts ~~advised~~receivable, ~~the~~inventory, ~~Company that~~equipment, ~~to the best~~general ofintangibles, ~~its~~investment ~~knowledge~~property, ~~neither~~deposit ~~Ms. Kalawski~~and ~~nor~~securities ~~any~~accounts, ofcertain ~~her~~owned ~~immediate~~real ~~family~~property ~~members~~and intellectual (iproperty) ~~has~~, a ~~familial relationship~~pledge ~~with~~of ~~any~~the ~~directors~~capital orstock ~~executive~~of ~~officers~~each of the Company’s orwholly-owned restricted ~~any~~domestic ~~of its~~ subsidiaries, orsubject to certain exceptions and ~~(ii) has~~thresholds. ~~been~~The ~~involved~~respective inrights, ~~any~~obligations ~~transactions~~and remedies with respect to the ~~Company~~collateral orare ~~any~~set offorth ~~its~~in ~~subsidiaries,~~the inSupplement ~~each~~to the ~~case,~~Intercreditor ~~that~~Agreement. ~~are~~In ~~required~~addition, pursuant to bea ~~disclosed~~Stock ~~pursuant~~Pledge toAgreement, ~~the~~Finn ~~rules~~pledged ~~and~~the ~~regulations~~capital stock of the ~~Securities~~Company ~~and~~in support of ~~Exchange~~the ~~Commission~~Borrowers’ obligations under the Credit Agreement.

~~Item~~Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Borrowers’ option, at either (i) 5an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin.03 Such applicable margin will, depending on average availability under the revolving Facility, range from 2.00% ~~Amendments~~to 2.50% in the case of base rate loans and 2.75% to ~~Articles~~3.25% in the case of ~~Incorporation~~LIBOR orrate ~~Bylaws;~~loans. Interest ~~Change~~is payable (a) in ~~Fiscal~~the ~~Year~~case of base rate loans, monthly in arrears, and (b) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, at the end of each interest period, but in no event less often than every 3 months. A commitment fee is payable monthly in arrears at a rate per annum equal to 0.50% of the daily unused amount of the commitments in respect of the Revolving Facility.

~~Pursuant~~The Borrowers toat ~~the~~their ~~Merger Agreement~~option, ~~the~~may ~~certificate~~prepay ofborrowings ~~incorporation~~under of the ~~Company~~Revolving ~~was~~Facility ~~amended~~ and reborrow such ~~restated~~amounts, at ~~the~~any ~~effective~~ time of(subject ~~the~~to ~~Merger,~~applicable aborrowing ~~copy~~conditions) ofwithout ~~which~~penalty, isin ~~attached~~whole toor ~~this~~in part, ~~report~~in asminimum ~~Exhibit 3.1.~~amounts ~~Pursuant~~and subject to ~~the~~other ~~Merger~~conditions ~~Agreement,~~set forth in the ~~bylaws~~Revolving ofFacility. ~~Merger~~The Borrowers ~~Sub~~may asalso inreduce ~~effect~~or atterminate the ~~Effective~~commitments ~~Time became~~under the ~~bylaws~~Revolving ofFacility ~~the~~at ~~Company~~any time, without apremium ~~copy~~or ofpenalty, ~~which~~in ~~are~~minimum ~~attached~~amounts to ~~this~~be ~~report as Exhibit 3~~agreed.2.

~~Item~~In addition, if the amount of all then outstanding borrowings, including letters of credit, exceeds $475 ~~8.01.~~million ~~Other~~or ~~Events.~~the applicable borrowing base (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Borrowers will be obligated to pay the excess.

OnFor any period that availability is less than a certain defined level set forth in the Credit ~~December~~Agreement and until no longer less than such level for a 30 ~~21,~~day ~~2010~~period, ~~each~~the ofCredit Agreement imposes several financial covenants on the Company and ~~Platinum~~its ~~Equity~~subsidiaries, ~~issued~~including (a) a ~~press~~minimum fixed ~~release~~charge ~~regarding~~coverage ratio (as defined in the ~~closing~~Credit Agreement) of ~~the~~at ~~merger~~least 1.1 to 1; and (b) a maximum first lien leverage ratio) of 4.25 to 1.0.

ATable copy of each press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. Contents

~~Item 9.01~~In ~~Financial~~addition, ~~Statements~~the ~~and~~Borrowers ~~Exhibits.~~have agreed to maintain all cash (subject to certain exceptions) in deposit or security accounts with financial institutions that have agreed to control agreements whereby WFCF has been granted control under specific circumstances.

The Credit Agreement requires that the Company and its subsidiaries comply with covenants relating to customary matters (din addition to those financial covenants described above) ~~Exhibits~~, including with respect to incurring indebtedness and liens, using the proceeds received under the Credit Agreement, transactions with affiliates, making investments and acquisitions, effecting mergers and asset sales, prepaying indebtedness, and paying dividends.

	3.1		Certificate of Incorporation
	3.2		Bylaws
	99.1		Press Release, dated December 21, 2010, issued by American Commercial Lines Inc.
	99.2		Press Release, dated December 21, 2010, issued by Platinum Equity

The Credit Agreement includes events of default relating to customary matters, including, among other things, nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts; violation of covenants; incorrectness of representations and warranties in any material respect; cross default and cross acceleration with respect to indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million or more; bankruptcy or similar proceedings or events; judgments involving liability of $20.0 million or more that are not paid; ERISA events; actual or asserted invalidity of guarantees or security documents; and change of control.

~~SIGNATURE~~Certain of the terms of the credit facility are subject to change on or prior to March 21, 2011 in connection with the syndication of the credit facility to additional lenders. The Company does not expect any such changes to materially affect its rights under the credit agreement or its liquidity and access to capital resources.

~~Pursuant~~The Credit Agreement, Security Agreement, Supplement to the ~~requirements~~Intecreditor ofAgreement ~~the~~and ~~Securities~~Guaranty ~~Exchange~~are filed ~~Act~~as ofExhibit 10.1, ~~1934~~10.2, ~~the~~10.3 ~~registrant~~and ~~has~~10.4, ~~duly caused~~respectively, to this ~~report~~Current toReport beon ~~signed~~Form on8-K ~~its~~and are ~~behalf~~incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summaries of the ~~undersigned~~Credit ~~thereunto~~Agreement, ~~duly~~Security Agreement, ~~authorized~~Supplement to the Intercreditor Agreement and Guaranty are qualified in their entirety by reference to such Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

	AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES INC. (REGISTRANT)
Date: December 21, 2010	By:	/s/ Thomas R. Pilholski
		Thomas R. Pilholski
		Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer

In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, on December 21, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries terminated their four-year, $390 million credit agreement, dated as of July 7, 2009, among Commercial Barge Line Company and certain of its direct wholly owned subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, collateral agent and security trustee, the lending institutions from time to time party thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as joint lead arrangers, Bank of America Securities LLC, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as joint book runners, Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as syndication agent, and UBS Securities LLC, Suntrust Bank and RBS Business Capital, as co-documentation agents (the “Old Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company and its subsidiaries had a revolving credit facility. Outstanding borrowings under the Old Credit Agreement accrued interest at an annual rate of interest equal to (i) LIBOR plus the applicable spread, as described below, or (ii) a base rate plus the applicable spread, as described below. The base rate was the greater of the prime rate publicly announced by the Bank of America, N.A., the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and LIBOR for a one month interest period plus 1.00%. The applicable spread was the percentage described in the following chart based upon the unused availability under the Credit Facility:

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


			Base Rate			LIBOR
Tier		Unused Availability	Loans			Loans
	1	Greater than or equal to $175,000,000		2.75	%		3.75	%
	2	Greater than or equal to $75,000,000 and less than $175,000,000		3.00	%		4.00	%
	3	Less than $75,000,000		3.25	%		4.25	%

~~(d) Exhibits~~In connection with such termination, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a cash collateral agreement with Bank of America, N.A. whereby they provided to Bank of America, N.A. certain cash collateral to support outstanding letters of credit issued under the Old Credit Agreement.

	3.1		Certificate of Incorporation
	3.2		Bylaws
	99.1		Press Release, dated December 21, 2010, issued by American Commercial Lines Inc.
	99.2		Press Release, dated December 21, 2010, issued by Platinum Equity

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

	10.1		Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2010, by and among American Commercial Lines Inc., Commercial Barge Line Company, American Commercial Lines LLC, ACL Transportation Services LLC and Jeffboat LLC, as borrowers, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto.

	10.2		Security Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2010, by and among American Commercial Lines Inc., Commercial Barge Line Company, American Commercial Lines LLC, ACL Transportation Services LLC and Jeffboat LLC, as grantors, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as agent.

	10.3		Supplement to Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2010 among Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC as administrative agent, collateral agent and security trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Commercial Barge Line Company, American Commercial Lines LLC, ACL Transportation Services and Jeffboat LLC.

	10.4		General Continuing Guaranty, dated as of December 21, 2010, by Finn Intermediate Holding Corporation and American Commercial Lines Inc., as guarantors, in favor of Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as agent.

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: December 23, 2010	By:	/s/ Thomas R. Pilholski
		Thomas R. Pilholski
		Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer

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