Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 07 2017 - 5:31PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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) April 4, 2017
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-34259
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30-0513080
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(713)
403-8000
(Registrants 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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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(b) On April 4, 2017, Andrew M. Jack, Senior Vice President of Willbros Group, Inc. (the Company) and President of the Companys
Canada
segment, resigned from the Company and as President of the
Canada
segment effective April 7, 2017 to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Jacks resignation was in connection with the Companys decision to
consolidate the roles of President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Canada
segment. Effective April 7, 2017, Jeremy Kinch, currently Chief Operating Officer of the
Canada
segment, will also assume the role of President of the
segment and also become a Senior Vice President of the Company.
Item 7.01.
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On April 4, 2017, the Company issued a press release
announcing the resignation of Mr. Jack and the promotion of Mr. Kinch, which events are reported in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K.
The press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this
Current Report on 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.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
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99.1
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Press release dated April 4, 2017, issued by the Company.
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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.
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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
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Date: April 7, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Van A. Welch
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Van A. Welch
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Executive Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press release dated April 4, 2017, issued by the Company.
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