secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CHART INDUSTRIES INC (GTLS)
CIK:        0000892553
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-264472
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Chart Industries sells American Fan to Fairbanks Morse for $111M cash; debt reduction
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- All-cash sale of American Fan business to Fairbanks Morse Defense for $111 million.
- Proceeds used for debt paydown; 2023 divestiture proceeds total ~$500 million.
- American Fan designs fans for US Navy and specialty industrial; facility in Fairfield, OH included.
- Transaction signed and closed simultaneously on Oct 26, 2023.
- Chart CEO says sale accelerates deleveraging; target net leverage 2.5-2.9 by mid-2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312523264472/0001193125-23-264472-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312523264472/d845636d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-264472

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