UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 10, 2007

 

SPX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-6948

 

38-1016240

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

13515 Ballantyne Corporate Place

Charlotte, North Carolina 28277

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (704) 752-4400

 

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 



 

Item 8.01.  Other Events

 

On December 10, 2007, SPX Corporation (the “Company”) issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued December 10, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SPX CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: December 10, 2007

 

By: 

/s/    Patrick J. O’Leary

 

 

 

 

Patrick J. O’Leary

 

 

 

Executive Vice President Finance,

 

 

 

Treasurer and

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued December 10, 2007.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

SPX CORPORATION PRICES SENIOR NOTES

 

CHARLOTTE, NC – December 10, 2007 – SPX Corporation (NYSE:SPW) today announced the pricing of $500 million principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2014 to be sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

Subject to customary conditions, the offering is expected to close on December 13, 2007.

 

The notes will be unsecured senior obligations of the company guaranteed by each of the company’s domestic subsidiaries and future domestic subsidiaries that guarantee obligations under the company’s U.S. senior credit facilities and will pay interest at 7.625 percent per annum. The company may redeem the notes at any time prior to maturity at a price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount subject to a make-whole premium. Upon the occurrence of a change in control, holders of the notes will have the right to require the company to repurchase some of or all their notes.

 

The company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for general corporate purposes, which may include the financing of the acquisition of APV, a division of Invensys PLC. Pending any such uses, the company intends to pay down outstanding amounts under various debt facilities and invest in cash and equivalents.

 

The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under or an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of offers to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.

 

SPX Corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a Fortune 500 multi-industry manufacturing leader. The company offers highly-specialized engineered solutions to solve critical problems for customers.

 

SPX is focused on providing solutions that support the expansion of global infrastructure, with particular emphasis on the growing worldwide demand for energy and power. Its innovative product portfolio, containing many environmentally friendly products, includes cooling systems for all types of power plants throughout the world; custom engineered pumps, valves and mixers that assist a variety of flow processes including oil and gas exploration, distribution and refinement; handheld diagnostic tools that aid in vehicle

 



 

maintenance and repair, and power transformers that regulate voltage for electrical transmission and distribution by utility companies.

 

Certain statements in this press release may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Please refer to our public filings for a discussion of certain important factors that relate to forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The word “expected,” “may,” “intend” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.

 

Contact:

Jeremy W. Smeltser (Investors)

Jennifer H. Epstein (Media)

704-752-4478

704-752-7403

E-mail: investor@spx.com

E-mail: jennifer.epstein@spx.com