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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - MRC GLOBAL INC.d306822dex991.htm
EX-3.1 - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION - MRC GLOBAL INC.d306822dex31.htm

 

 

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: March 1, 2012

Date of earliest event reported: February 29, 2012

 

 

MRC GLOBAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   333-153091   20-5956993

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2 Houston Center

909 Fannin, Suite 3100, Houston, TX 77010

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

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):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 1, 2012, MRC Global Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being “furnished” pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for 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 is it deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any filing under the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing, if any.

The press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements may relate to the Company’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the Company’s other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward looking statements.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, Change in Fiscal Year

On February 29, 2012, the company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effectuate a two-for-one reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock and reduce the authorized shares of common stock from 800,000,000 to 400,000,000. The Certificate of Amendment was approved by the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors and received the majority written consent of shareholders. The Certificate of Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:

 

3.1 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 29, 2012.

 

99.1 Press Release of MRC Global Inc. dated March 1, 2012


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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 1, 2012

 

MRC GLOBAL INC.
By:  

/s/ James E. Braun

  James E. Braun
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 29, 2012.
99.1    Press Release of MRC Global Inc. dated March 1, 2012