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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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Form 8-K
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Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2019
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-7463 | 95-4081636 |
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer identification number) |
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1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas | 75201 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant's telephone number (including area code): (214) 583-8500
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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 20, 2019, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (the “Company”) and WorleyParsons Limited (“WorleyParsons”) received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) with respect to the previously announced pending sale of the Company’s Energy, Chemicals and Resources business (“ECR”) to WorleyParsons (the “Transaction”). The Company and WorleyParsons have now received all required approvals under the competition laws of the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions in which ECR operates. Subject to the satisfaction of the remaining conditions to closing, the Company anticipates that the closing of the Transaction will occur by the end of April 2019.
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.
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| | | | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. |
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Date: March 20, 2019 | | | | By: | | /s/ Kevin C. Berryman |
| | | | | | Kevin C. Berryman |
| | | | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |