Form 8-K

 

 

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: June 18, 2013

Date of earliest event reported: June 18, 2013

 

 

MRC GLOBAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35479   20-5956993

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 3100,

Houston, TX 77010

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 294-7574

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 18, 2013, MRC Global Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s U.S. operating subsidiary, McJunkin Red Man Corporation, has signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Dan H. Brown, Inc. D/B/A Flow Control Products, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press release dated June 18, 2013

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

Date: June 18, 2013

 

MRC GLOBAL INC.
By:  

/s/ Daniel J. Churay

  Daniel J. Churay
  Executive Vice President – Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated June 18, 2013

 

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    Contacts:
   James E. Braun, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   Jim.Braun@mrcglobal.com
   832-308-2845
  

 

Ken Dennard, Managing Partner

        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Dennard • Lascar Associates, LLC
   ken@dennardlascar.com
   713-529-6600

MRC GLOBAL INC. TO ACQUIRE FLOW CONTROL PRODUCTS

HOUSTON – June 18, 2013 — MRC Global Inc. (NYSE:MRC) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Dan H. Brown, Inc., D/B/A Flow Control Products (Flow Control).

Founded in Odessa, Texas in 1981, Flow Control is a leading provider of pneumatic, electric and electro-hydraulic valve automation packages and related field support to the Permian Basin energy industry, including production facilities, pipelines, and plant operations. Flow Control employs 25 people and will operate as an MRC Valve Automation Center. Flow Control reported 2012 revenues of $28 million.

Concurrent with this transaction, MRC is expanding its existing facility in Odessa into a 110,000 square foot Regional Distribution Center. When completed in 2014, the Flow Control business will operate from this newly expanded facility. The combined acquisition and expansion further extends MRC’s commitment to service the valve and valve automation markets. The new facility will be MRC’s 25th global automation center and be fully capable to service the upstream production and midstream pipeline markets.

The Permian Basin is the most active oil drilling and production region in the United States. Currently, more than 440 rigs are operating within the region. The Odessa, TX Valve Automation Center will serve customers’ complete valve automation needs alongside MRC’s current network of 25 service locations throughout the Permian Basin and Texas Panhandle.

“This acquisition is part of MRC’s continued commitment to support our customers’ growth in a major oil producing region of the U.S.,” stated Andrew R. Lane, MRC Chairman, President and CEO. “I am pleased to welcome Flow Control’s experienced and technically knowledgeable valve professionals to our team in the Permian Basin.”

“Both of our companies have succeeded by focusing on providing superior customer service,” added Dan Brown, Flow Control President. “MRC will help us continue our rapid growth and provide our dedicated employees with additional opportunities in a large, global company.”

The completion of the acquisition is subject to customary and usual conditions and is expected to close early in the third quarter.

About MRC Global Inc.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MRC, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest global distributor of pipe, valves, and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy industry, based on sales, and supplies these products and services across each of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. More information about MRC can be found at www.mrcglobal.com.

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