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): April 13, 2014
THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE |
001-34658 |
80-0558025 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE SUITE 700 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA |
28277 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (704) 625-4900
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) |
| ¨ | 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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As of April 13, 2014, Mr. Christofer M. Mowry, President of our subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc., is no longer an employee of The Babcock & Wilcox Company or its affiliates. Mr. Mowry had been Chief Executive Officer of Generation mPower LLC and Mr. William A. Fox, III has been appointed as his successor in that position. Mr. Mowry’s termination was without cause under his previously disclosed retention agreement.
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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.
| THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ James D. Canafax | |
| James D. Canafax Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||
April 14, 2014
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