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): August 9, 2021
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 1-34910 | 90-0607005 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4101 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia | 23607 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(757) 380-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 | HII | 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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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 9, 2021, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued press releases announcing the launch and pricing of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 0.670% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) and $600 million aggregate principal amount of 2.043% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and, together with the 2023 Notes, the “Notes,” and such offering, the “Notes Offering”). The Notes Offering is part of the financing for the previously announced acquisition of Alion Science and Technology.
Copies of the press releases announcing the launch and pricing of the offering are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The Notes are being sold in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States, to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the Notes, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated August 9, 2021. | |
99.2 | Press release dated August 9, 2021. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
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.
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||
Date: August 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Charles R. Monroe, Jr. | ||||
Charles R. Monroe, Jr. | ||||||
Corporate Vice President, | ||||||
Associate General Counsel and Secretary |