8-K filed June 2, 2026, 6:41 AM ET ticker ESAB CIK 0001877322

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ESAB completes $1.45B acquisition of Eddyfi Technologies

ESAB Corp

Acquired Eddyfi for $1.45 billion in cash, subject to customary working capital adjustments.
Financed with cash on hand, 5.625% senior notes due 2031, $175M Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and $143M common stock private placements.
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock carries 6.50% cumulative dividend and mandatory conversion into common after ~3 years at rates between 7.1806 and 8.2576 shares per $1,000.
Eddyfi adds advanced inspection and monitoring technology to ESAB's end-to-end workflow solutions.
Q2 results to include one month of Eddyfi; updated full-year guidance to be provided on Q2 earnings call.

item 2.01 item 3.02 item 5.03 item 3.03 item 7.01 item 8.01 item 9.01

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ESAB Corp: Filed Certificate of Designations to establish terms of 6.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (effective 2026-06-01).

On June 1, 2026, the Company filed the Certificate of Designations with the Delaware Secretary of State to establish the preferences, limitations and relative rights of its 6.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ”), which became effective upon filing.

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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ESAB Corp completed an acquisition involving 9559-2796 Québec Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of ESAB Corporation, acquired Eddyfi Holding Inc. from the vendors for cash equal to $1.45 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (closed 2026-06-01).

Québec and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company (the “ Purchaser ”), acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Eddyfi from the vendors for cash equal to $1.45 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments set forth in the Purchase Agreement relating to cash, indebtedness, transaction expenses, and net working capital of Eddyfi, its

SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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