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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): April 24, 2018

John Bean Technologies Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-34036
91-1650317
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

70 West Madison Street, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60602
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(312) 861-5900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 24, 2018, John Bean Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of July 31, 2008, by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor rights agent to National City Bank.
The Amendment accelerates the expiration of the Company’s preferred share purchase rights (the “Rights”) from 5:00 p.m., Chicago time, on July 31, 2018 to 5:00 p.m., Chicago time, on April 27, 2018, and has the effect of terminating the Rights Agreement on that date. At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement, all of the Rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement will expire.
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Amendment. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
In connection with the adoption of the Rights Agreement, on July 31, 2008, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware setting forth the rights, powers and preferences of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights (the “Preferred Shares”). Promptly following the expiration of the Rights and the termination of the Rights Agreement, the Company will file a Certificate of Elimination (the “Certificate of Elimination”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware eliminating the Preferred Shares and returning them to authorized but undesignated shares of the Company’s preferred stock.
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Certificate of Elimination. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Elimination, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
 
 
 
4.1
 





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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Bean Technologies Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 27, 2018
 
By:
 
/s/ Megan J. Rattigan
 
 
Name
 
Megan J. Rattigan
 
 
Title
 
Vice President, Controller, and duly authorized officer