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): ~~September 17~~October 28, 2025

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New York

1-13179

31-0267900

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 700, Irving, Texas		75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(972) 443-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.25 Par Value	FLS	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5 2.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

On ~~September~~October 1728, 2025, Flowserve Corporation ~~(the “Company”) announced that Kirk Wilson~~, ~~the~~a ~~Company’s~~New ~~President~~York ofcorporation ~~its Flow Control Division~~ (~~“FCD~~”Parent”), ~~will~~issued ~~step~~a ~~down~~press ~~from~~release ~~this~~announcing ~~role~~financial ~~effective~~results ~~October 13,~~for ~~2025. Mr. Wilson has agreed to continue his employment with~~ the ~~Company~~third asquarter aended ~~senior advisor to help with strategic projects and transition responsibilities until January~~September 930, ~~2026~~2025. ~~Mr. Wilson’s~~A ~~separation~~copy ~~constitutes~~of athis ~~termination~~press ~~without~~release ~~Cause~~is asattached ~~defined in the Flowserve Corporation Executive Officer Severance Plan and~~ as aExhibit ~~result,~~99.1 ~~he will receive severance payments~~ and ~~benefits~~incorporated ~~under~~herein ~~that~~by ~~plan~~reference.

The Company also announced that it has appointed Alice DeBiasio, as the Company’s President of FCD, effective October 13, 2025. Ms. DeBiasio has served as the Vice President, General Manager at Carrier Corporation since 2021, where she led multiple business segments, including Truck Trailer Americas, Sensitech and Digital Solutions for the entire Climate Solutions Transportation divisions.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

~~The~~Third ~~information~~Quarter in2025 ~~this~~Financial ~~Item 7.01 of Form 8-K~~ and inOperating ~~Exhibit~~Results 99.1 attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

On October 29, 2025, Parent will make a presentation about its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2025, as noted in the press release described in Item 2.02 above. Parent has posted the presentation on its website at http://www.flowserve.com under the “Investors” section.

Flowserve Divests Legacy Asbestos Liabilities

On October 28, 2025, Parent and its wholly owned subsidiaries Flowserve International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FL International”), Flowserve US Company, a Delaware statutory trust (“FL US Company” and together with Parent and FL International, the “Sellers”) and BW/IP – New Mexico, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to permanently divest all of their legacy asbestos liabilities by selling the Company, which holds these liabilities and the related insurance and deferred tax assets (the “Divestiture”). The Divestiture will be made to Ajax HoldCo LLC (“Buyer”), an affiliate of Acorn Investment Partners, a portfolio company of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P.

Closing of the Divestiture is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2025. At closing of the Divestiture, the Company will be capitalized with the related assets and a total of approximately $219,000,000 in cash, of which Parent will contribute $199,000,000 and Buyer will contribute $20,000,000. In connection with the Divestiture, the board of directors of each Seller has received a solvency opinion from an independent advisory firm that will form the basis (along with other inputs) for its determination that the Company is solvent and adequately capitalized as of the date of, and after giving effect to the consummation of, the Divestiture.

As a result of the Divestiture, the divested asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets will be removed from Parent’s consolidated balance sheet. Following the closing of the Divestiture, Buyer will assume management of the Company, including the management of its claims and insurance policy reimbursements.

On October 28, 2025, Parent issued a press release announcing entry into the Purchase Agreement in connection with the Divestiture, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.

Parent believes the Divestiture will provide greater long-term financial certainty for Parent’s investors and will enable Parent to continue to focus on organic and inorganic investments to advance its capabilities and expand its addressable markets, while ensuring responsible stewardship of the legacy asbestos liabilities.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Sellers in connection with the Divestiture, and Baker McKenzie LLP has acted as legal counsel.

The information furnished in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Statements

This Current Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Words or phrases such as, “may,” “should,” “expects,” “could,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “forecasts,” “predicts” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which include, without limitation, earnings forecasts, statements relating to our business strategy and statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies and anticipated developments concerning our industry, business, operations and financial performance and condition.

The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report are based on our current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. These statements are only predictions, not guarantees. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from what is forecast in such forward-looking statements, and include, without limitation, the following: global supply chain disruptions and the current inflationary environment could adversely affect the efficiency of our manufacturing and increase the cost of providing our products to customers; a portion of our bookings may not lead to completed sales, and our ability to convert bookings into revenues at acceptable profit margins; changes in global economic conditions and the potential for unexpected cancellations or delays of customer orders in our reported backlog; our dependence on our customers’ ability to make required capital investment and maintenance expenditures; if we are not able to successfully execute and realize the expected financial benefits from any restructuring and realignment initiatives, our business could be adversely affected; the substantial dependence of our sales on the success of the energy, chemical, power generation and general industries; the adverse impact of volatile raw materials prices on our products and operating margins; economic, political and other risks associated with our international operations, including military actions, trade embargoes, epidemics or pandemics and changes to tariffs or trade agreements that could affect customer markets, particularly North African, Latin American, Asian and Middle Eastern markets and global oil and gas producers, and non-compliance with U.S. export/re-export control, foreign corrupt practice laws, economic sanctions and import laws and regulations; the impact of public health emergencies, such as outbreaks of epidemics, pandemics, and contagious diseases, on our business and operations; increased aging and slower collection of receivables, particularly in Latin America and other emerging markets; potential adverse effects resulting from the implementation of new tariffs and related retaliatory actions and changes to or uncertainties related to tariffs and trade agreements; our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, including in hyperinflationary countries such as Argentina; potential adverse consequences resulting from litigation to which we are a party, such as litigation involving asbestos-containing material claims; expectations regarding acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses; the potential adverse impact of an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets; our dependence upon third-party suppliers whose failure to perform timely could adversely affect our business operations; the highly competitive nature of the markets in which we operate; if we are not able to maintain our competitive position by successfully developing and introducing new products and integrate new technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning; environmental compliance costs and liabilities; potential work stoppages and other labor matters; access to public and private sources of debt financing; our inability to protect our intellectual property in the United States, as well as in foreign countries; obligations under our defined benefit pension plans; our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud; the recording of increased deferred tax asset valuation allowances in the future or the impact of tax law changes on such

deferred tax assets could affect our operating results; our information technology infrastructure could be subject to service interruptions, data corruption, cyber-based attacks or network security breaches, which could disrupt our business operations and result in the loss of critical and confidential information; ineffective internal controls could impact the accuracy and timely reporting of our business and financial results; and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements included in this Current Report are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

ExhibitNo.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated ~~September~~October 1728, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
99.2		Press Release, dated October 28, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document).

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.

	FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
Dated: September 17, 2025	By:	/S/ SUSAN C. HUDSON
Dated: October 28, 2025	By:	/s/ Amy B. Schwetz
		Susan C. Hudson
		Amy B. Schwetz
		Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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