Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): December 23, 2019

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		001-14962	04-3477276
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

30 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 200
Burlington,	MA		01803-4238
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)			(Zip Code)

(781) 270-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:




Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	CIR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

CIRCOR Announces Agreement to Sell Non-Core Instrumentation & Sampling Business

Consistent with its strategy to simplify the company, sharpen focus on core mission-critical flow control platforms, and reduce debt, CIRCOR International, Inc. (“CIRCOR”) today disclosed a definitive agreement, dated December 23, 2019, to sell its Instrumentation & Sampling business (“I&S”) to Crane Co. for $172 million, subject to a working capital adjustment. CIRCOR expects to use the net proceeds from the sale to pay down outstanding debt. For the full year ended December 31, 2018, I&S generated $83 million in revenue with operating income margin of 19%. I&S manufactures valves, fittings, regulators and sampling systems primarily serving energy end markets.

This transaction is expected to close early in the first quarter of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

Safe Harbor Statement

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond the control of CIRCOR. Any statements in this report that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the expected closing of the sale of the Instrumentation and Sampling business and the expected amounts and uses of cash from the proceeds of such sale. Actual events, performance or results could differ materially from the anticipated events, performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to vary from expectations include, but are not limited to: the satisfaction of all closing conditions to the sale of the Instrumentation and Sampling business; any required post-closing adjustments to the purchase price of such sale; our ability to respond to competitive developments and to grow our business, both domestically and internationally; changes in the cost, quality or supply of raw materials; our ability to comply with our debt obligations; our ability to successfully implement our acquisition, divesture or restructuring strategies, including our integration of the Fluid Handling business; changes in industry standards or government regulations, both in the United States and internationally; and our ability to operate our manufacturing facilities at current or higher levels and respond to increases in manufacturing costs. BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISIONS REGARDING OUR COMPANY, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO READ THE SECTION ENTITLED "RISK FACTORS" IN OUR MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND SUBSEQUENT QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FORMS 10-Q, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED UNDER THE "INVESTORS" LINK OF OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.CIRCOR.COM. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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.