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) June 1, 2005
FOSTER WHEELER LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-31305 | | 22-3802649 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Perryville Corporate Park, Clinton, New Jersey | | 08809-4000 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(908) 730-4000
(Registrant’s 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 1, 2005, Foster Wheeler Ltd. issued a press release announcing that it has received approval from The Nasdaq Stock Market to begin trading on or about June 3, 2005 on The Nasdaq National Market. Three categories of the Company’s securities will be listed on the NASDAQ: The Company’s Common Shares and its Class A and Class B Common Stock Purchase Warrants. The Common Shares will trade under the symbol FWLT and the Class A and Class B Common Stock Purchase Warrants will trade under the symbols FWLTA and FWLTB, respectively. The Company currently trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol OTCBB: FWHLF. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated June 1, 2005, issued by Foster Wheeler Ltd.
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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.
| FOSTER WHEELER LTD. |
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DATE: June 2, 2005 | By: | /s/ Lisa Fries Gardner | |
| | Lisa Fries Gardner |
| | Vice President and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release, dated June 1, 2005, issued by Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
