UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 30, 2017

 

 

WILLBROS GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-34259   30-0513080
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(713) 403-8000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)     On July 30, 2017, Van A. Welch, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Willbros Group, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company of his intention to resign from the Company to accept a similar position with a company in a different industry. Mr. Welch will continue to serve the Company until August 30, 2017 in his current capacities to ensure an orderly transition as the Company initiates a search process to fill the position. There were no disagreements between Mr. Welch and the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices that caused Mr. Welch to resign, in whole or in part.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 1, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Welch’s intention to resign, which event is reported in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and 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 it 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 a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated August 1, 2017, issued by the Company.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
Date: August 1, 2017     By:   /s/ Linnie Freeman
      Linnie Freeman
      Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated August 1, 2017, issued by the Company.

 

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