AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Flowserve (FLS)

Flowserve to combine with Chart Industries in all-stock merger of equals

Mixed Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Flowserve and Chart Industries signed a merger agreement on June 3, 2025, to combine in an all-stock deal. Chart shareholders would receive 3.165 Flowserve shares for each Chart share, and Chart holders would own about 53.5% of the combined company versus 46.5% for Flowserve holders. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.

Key points

  • Exchange ratio: 3.165 Flowserve common shares for each Chart common share
  • Expected close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals
  • Combined company expected to have about $300 million of annual cost synergies within three years
  • Scott Rowe to be CEO and Jillian Evanko to be non-executive chair of the combined company

The filing

CompanyFlowserve (FLS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 4, 2025, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-134449

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement8.01 Other Events

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 04, 2025.

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