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Issuer:     Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH)
CIK:        0000914122
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-11-10T22:12:53+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-036229
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Perma-Pipe buys 51% of new Welspun India coating JV for INR 51,000; Welspun Corp holds 49%
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- Perma-Pipe Qatar, a PPIH wholly owned subsidiary, agreed Nov 4, 2026 to buy 5,100 shares (51%) of Welspun Special Coating Private Limited for INR 51,000 cash; Welspun Corp pays INR 49,000 for 49%.
- Target WSCPL is newly formed to provide internal fusion-bonded epoxy (IFBE) coating for steel pipe in India, adding IFBE to Perma-Pipe's service offering and an export platform.
- Closing due within five days of the last required document (valuation certificates, authorizing resolutions); deal auto-terminates if not closed within 10 days of the Nov 4 execution date.
- Board to expand to five directors, with Perma-Pipe nominees Saleh Sagr and Paras Devidas Karani; Ketan Hasmukhlal Patel resigns; articles amended for a shareholders' agreement with Welspun.
- CEO Saleh Sagr said the JV expands Perma-Pipe's global coating capabilities and presence in strategically important markets such as India.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/914122/000143774926036229/0001437749-26-036229-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/914122/000143774926036229/ppih20261106c_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-036229

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