- Current report filing (8-K)
January 27 2009 - 9:58AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
January 27, 2009
FOSTER
WHEELER LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
Bermuda
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001-31305
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22-3802649
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Perryville Corporate Park, Clinton, New Jersey
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08809-4000
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(908) 730-4000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e
-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other
Events.
On January 27, 2009, Foster Wheeler Ltd. (the Company)
announced that it had received the necessary shareholder approval to complete its
previously-announced redomestication to move the place of organization of the
parent company of its group of companies from Bermuda to Switzerland (the Redomestication). The completion of the Redomestication is
subject to approval by the Supreme Court of Bermuda of a scheme of arrangement
under Bermuda law. Assuming the Company
receives the necessary court approval, and certain other conditions are
satisfied, the Company expects the Redomestication to be completed on February 2,
2009. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by
reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release, dated January 27, 2009
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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FOSTER
WHEELER LTD.
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By:
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/s/
Peter J. Ganz
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DATE:
January 27, 2009
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Name:
Peter J. Ganz
Title: Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release, dated January 27, 2009
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