BWEN Broadwind Inc

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): July 1, 2014

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

3240 South Central Avenue, Cicero, Illinois 60804

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (708) 780-4800

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 1, 2014, Broadwind Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an $8 million gearing order to be produced by its Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc. subsidiary for 2015 delivery.  The press release is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in, or incorporated into, this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “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, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

Please refer to Exhibit 99.1 for a discussion of certain forward-looking statements included therein and the risks and uncertainties related thereto.

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                                                                                 Exhibits

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 99.1

Broadwind Energy Announces Significant Gearing Orders

Company Transformation Progresses as Labor Negotiations Conclude

Cicero, Ill., July 1, 2014 — Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWEN) announced an $8 million gearing order to be produced by its Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc. subsidiary for 2015 delivery.

Broadwind President and CEO Peter Duprey stated, “I am encouraged to see our transformation efforts in this business segment starting to bear fruit. With this order, our second quarter Gearing orders totaled nearly $19 million, the highest quarterly order rate in over four years, including a mix of wind and industrial orders. Industrial orders have strengthened in recent weeks due to increased demand for gears used in natural gas production equipment and growth in demand from steel customers. In addition, we recently concluded our Gearing plant labor union negotiation, and with our plant consolidation essentially complete, we are seeing visible incremental improvement in our production flow. Together, these factors indicate to us that our turnaround of the Gearing business is gaining traction.”

About Broadwind Energy, Inc.

Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ: BWEN) applies decades of deep industrial expertise to innovate integrated solutions for customers in the energy and infrastructure markets. From gears and gearing systems for wind, steel, oil and gas and mining applications, to wind towers, to comprehensive remanufacturing of gearboxes and blades, to operations and maintenance services and industrial weldments, we have solutions for the energy needs of the future. With facilities throughout the U.S., Broadwind Energy’s talented team of over 800 employees is committed to helping customers maximize performance of their investments — quicker, easier and smarter. Find out more at www.bwen.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes various forward-looking statements related to future, not past, events. Statements in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this release. Such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from those stated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: expectations regarding our business, end-markets, relationships with customers and our ability to diversify our customer base; the impact of competition and economic volatility on the industries in which we compete; our ability to realize revenue from customer orders and backlog; the impact of regulation on our end-markets, including the wind energy industry in particular; the sufficiency of our liquidity and working capital; our restructuring plans and the associated cost savings; our ability to preserve and utilize our tax net operating loss carry-forwards; and other risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those contained in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

BWEN INVESTOR CONTACT: Joni Konstantelos, 708.780.4819 joni.konstantelos@bwen.com

LHA CONTACT: Jody Burfening/Carolyn Capaccio, 212.838.3777 ccapaccio@lhai.com