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Issuer:     WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS)
CIK:        0000795403
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-24-013102
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Watts Water begins consultation to close foundry in France; material charges expected if approved
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- On Oct 1, 2024, Watts Water initiated works council consultations for closing the foundry at its Hautvillers-Ouville, France facility.
- Other production at the site will be relocated primarily to other Watts facilities in France and Europe.
- Consultation process expected to last ~3 months; Board will then decide whether to approve the restructuring plan.
- If approved, charges related to the plan are anticipated to be material, though no amount has been specified.
- The closure targets foundry operations; no timeline for completion given beyond Board decision.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/795403/000155837024013102/0001558370-24-013102-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/795403/000155837024013102/wts-20241001x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-013102

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