In March 2009, after due deliberation, the Board of Directors of Orion Marine Group, Inc. (the "Company") authorized management to pursue the transfer of the listing of the Company's common stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), and the Company has filed an application to list its common stock on the NYSE. The Company anticipates that its common stock will begin trading on the NYSE on May 14, 2009, and that the withdrawal of the Company's listing on NASDAQ will become effective on the same date.

On May 1, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing its plans to list its common shares on the NYSE . A copy of its press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the press release shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 under the Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01           Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

Exhibit No.           Description
             99.1   Press Release issued May 1, 2009 (filed herewith)