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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-063775"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESAB"
cik: "0001877322"
company_name: "ESAB Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-02T10:41:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T10:45:32.732155+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESAB completes $1.45B acquisition of Eddyfi Technologies

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-063775
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESAB
- cik: 0001877322
- company_name: ESAB Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-02T10:41:21+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 3.02, 5.03, 3.03, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000121390026063775/0001213900-26-063775-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000121390026063775/ea0292710-8k_esab.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: a687d261a37131a88f5395a784b264ffdc1c1072
  claim: ESAB Corp: Filed Certificate of Designations to establish terms of 6.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (effective 2026-06-01).
  evidence_excerpt: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000121390026063775/0001213900-26-063775-index.htm
- claim_id: 18fad0451a2264ea2739b6a8b9b27f5221e97cf7
  claim: 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).
  evidence_excerpt: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000121390026063775/0001213900-26-063775-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.