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 reported): October 30, 2024
| BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | | 001-36876 | | 47-2783641 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1200 East Market Street
Suite 650
Akron, Ohio | | 44305 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (330) 753-4511
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of Each Exchange on which
Registered |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | | BW | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 8.125% Senior Notes due 2026 | | BWSN | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.50% Senior Notes due 2026 | | BWNB | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.75% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | | BW PRA | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On October 30, 2024, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), through B&W PGG Luxembourg Finance Sárl and Babcock & Wilcox A/S, each a subsidiary of the Company (the “Seller”), closed its previously-disclosed sale of the entire issued and outstanding share capital of its (i) Italian subsidiary SPIG S.p.A. (“SPIG”), and, indirectly, its subsidiaries, and (ii) Swedish subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Vølund AB f/k/a Götaverken Miljö AB (“GMAB”) to Auctus Neptune Holding S.p.A. (the “Buyer” and the agreement governing such sale, the “Purchase Agreement”).
The total base purchase price paid pursuant to the Purchase Agreement was approximately €36.7 million, subject to certain adjustments for specified indemnity obligations or specified payments, dividends, encumbrances, releases, share issuances or other payments made (or obligations assumed) by SPIG or GMAB, other than as permitted in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement also provides for a three-year non-competition covenant limited to the Company’s continuing Wet and Dry Cooling Business and a three-year non-solicitation covenant.
The Company does not have any material relationship with the Buyer other than in respect of the transaction.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 31, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the sale of SPIG and GMAG to the Buyer. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2, and the information contained in Exhibit 99.2 is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing 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
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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| November 5, 2024 | By: | /s/ Louis Salamone |
| | | Louis Salamone |
| | | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
| | | (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Representative) |
