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 13, 2006
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) |
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(908) 730-4000
(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
On October 16, 2006, Foster Wheeler Ltd. issued a press release announcing that it had closed on a new $350 million, five-year senior secured domestic credit facility, effective October 13, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits | |
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| | 99.1 | Press Release dated October 16, 2006. |
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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: October 16, 2006 | By: | /s/ Peter J. Ganz Peter J. Ganz Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated October 16, 2006. |
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