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) October 8, 2015
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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Sale of Bemis, LLC
On October 9, 2015, Willbros Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the sale of Bemis, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, to Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. The full text of the Company’s press release relating to the sale of Bemis, LLC is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of 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.
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| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished herewith.
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 9, 2015, issued by the Company. |
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: October 9, 2015 | By: | /s/ Van A. Welch | ||||
| Van A. Welch | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 9, 2015, issued by the Company. | |
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