UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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 Earliest Event reported):
November 20, 2017 (November 15, 2017)
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38095 | 46-2393770 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
222 East Erie Street, Suite 500
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 212-4700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 15, 2017, Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company, KKR Renaissance Aggregator L.P. and the other selling stockholders named therein (collectively, the “Selling Stockholders”), and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten offering of 25,300,000 shares (inclusive of the Underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 3,300,000 shares) (the “Shares”), of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-221519), filed on November 13, 2017. The offering, including the exercise in full of the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, was completed on November 20, 2017. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters purchased the Shares at a price of $26.4325 per share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the offering.
The description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2017, by and among Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc., the Selling Stockholders named therein and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | GARDNER DENVER HOLDINGS, INC. |
| | |
| Date: November 20, 2017 | By: | /s/ Andrew Schiesl |
| | | Name: | Andrew Schiesl |
| | | Title: | Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |
