--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-26-305482" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "GTLS" cik: "0000892553" company_name: "CHART INDUSTRIES INC" filed_at: "2026-07-16T13:02:00+00:00" generated_at: "2026-07-16T13:03:09.526124+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 1.0 calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Baker Hughes completes acquisition of Chart Industries for $210 per share in cash ## Summary - Merger closed July 16, 2026; Chart shareholders receive $210.00 per share in cash. - Baker Hughes funded via $6.5B and €3.0B senior notes, term loans, and cash on hand. - Chart's $1.457B Secured Notes and $510M Unsecured Notes redeemed; credit agreement prepaid. - All Chart directors and most executive officers (except CTO Joseph Belling) removed; board replaced. - Chart common stock to be delisted from NYSE and deregistered with SEC. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-26-305482 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: GTLS - cik: 0000892553 - company_name: CHART INDUSTRIES INC - filed_at: 2026-07-16T13:02:00+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 1.0 - calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 - confidence: high - sec_items: 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/d10289d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-305482 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-305482.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-305482.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Roger A. Strauch departed as Director at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: ceased to serve - Role: Director source text: The directors who ceased to serve were: Andrew R. Cichocki, Paula M. Harris, Linda A. Harty, Paul E. Mahoney, David M. Sagehorn, Spencer S. Stiles, and Roger A. Strauch. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Gerald F. Vinci was removed as President at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: removed - Role: President source text: The executive officers who were removed were: Gerald F. Vinci, President, Joseph R. Brinkman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Herbert G. Hotchkiss, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Andrew R. Cichocki departed as Director at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: ceased to serve - Role: Director source text: The directors who ceased to serve were: Andrew R. Cichocki, Paula M. Harris, Linda A. Harty, Paul E. Mahoney, David M. Sagehorn, Spencer S. Stiles, and Roger A. Strauch. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Herbert G. Hotchkiss was removed as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: removed - Role: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary source text: The executive officers who were removed were: Gerald F. Vinci, President, Joseph R. Brinkman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Herbert G. Hotchkiss, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Spencer S. Stiles departed as Director at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: ceased to serve - Role: Director source text: The directors who ceased to serve were: Andrew R. Cichocki, Paula M. Harris, Linda A. Harty, Paul E. Mahoney, David M. Sagehorn, Spencer S. Stiles, and Roger A. Strauch. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change David M. Sagehorn departed as Director at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: ceased to serve - Role: Director source text: The directors who ceased to serve were: Andrew R. Cichocki, Paula M. Harris, Linda A. Harty, Paul E. Mahoney, David M. Sagehorn, Spencer S. Stiles, and Roger A. Strauch. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Joseph R. Brinkman was removed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: removed - Role: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer source text: The executive officers who were removed were: Gerald F. Vinci, President, Joseph R. Brinkman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Herbert G. Hotchkiss, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Paula M. Harris departed as Director at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: ceased to serve - Role: Director source text: The directors who ceased to serve were: Andrew R. Cichocki, Paula M. Harris, Linda A. Harty, Paul E. Mahoney, David M. Sagehorn, Spencer S. Stiles, and Roger A. Strauch. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Paul E. Mahoney departed as Director at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: ceased to serve - Role: Director source text: The directors who ceased to serve were: Andrew R. Cichocki, Paula M. Harris, Linda A. Harty, Paul E. Mahoney, David M. Sagehorn, Spencer S. Stiles, and Roger A. Strauch. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm - Executive change Linda A. Harty departed as Director at CHART INDUSTRIES INC. - Action: ceased to serve - Role: Director source text: The directors who ceased to serve were: Andrew R. Cichocki, Paula M. Harris, Linda A. Harty, Paul E. Mahoney, David M. Sagehorn, Spencer S. Stiles, and Roger A. Strauch. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312526305482/0001193125-26-305482-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.