Woodward Signs Agreement to Divest Its Heavy Duty Gas Turbines Combustion Parts Business Based in Greenville, S.C., to GE Vernova
November 18 2024 - 4:54PM
Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD), a leader in aerospace and industrial energy
control solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement under which GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) is to acquire
Woodward’s heavy duty gas turbines combustion parts business based
in Greenville, S.C. Under the terms of the agreement and subject to
meeting all closing terms and conditions, GE Vernova will acquire
assets related to the business that are dedicated to supplying
parts and services to GE Vernova.
“We are pleased to sign this agreement with GE
Vernova,” said Chip Blankenship, Chairman and CEO of Woodward.
“This targeted transaction is good for our customer and members and
will allow us to focus resources on products that will drive the
most value as part of Woodward. I am grateful for our Greenville
members’ longtime dedication to Woodward and to serving the
customer. They will have opportunities to continue their great work
as GE Vernova takes on ownership of the operations.”
For more than 50 years, GE Vernova has held a
significant presence in the Greenville area, supporting several
local charities including the United Way, Roper Mountain Science
Museum and American Heart Association, and other organizations,
like the Greenville Drive, Peace Center and others. GE Vernova’s
Greenville operations include manufacturing gas turbines and
providing global engineering support, in addition to other
activities.
“We are excited to acquire and integrate this
critical capability for our domestic supply chain as we continue to
see increasing demand for our heavy duty gas turbines and upgrades
globally,” said Eric Gray, President & CEO, GE Vernova’s Gas
Power business. “Welcoming these experts to our Greenville, S.C.,
team will further enable us to address this growing demand from our
customers and meet the electrification needs of our country while
serving as an indicator of our commitment to the industry and the
community.”
The transaction is expected to close in early 2025,
subject to certain closing conditions. Woodward has determined
that the transaction is not financially material, and the amount of
the transaction is not disclosed. Woodward is working closely with
the GE Vernova team to enable a smooth transition for members who
work in Greenville.
About Woodward, Inc.
Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD) is the global leader in the
design, manufacture, and service of energy conversion and control
solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets. Our
purpose is to design and deliver energy control solutions our
partners count on to power a clean future. Our innovative fluid,
combustion, electrical, propulsion and motion control systems
perform in some of the world’s harshest environments. Woodward is a
global company headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Visit
our website at www.woodward.com.
About GE Vernova:
GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) is purpose-built global
energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification
segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building
on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE
Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition
by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working
to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and
deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and
improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, U.S., with more than 75,000 employees across 100+
countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s
purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology
helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure
energy future. GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced,
efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with
decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon
future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and gas power plant
technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed
base of approximately 7,000 gas turbines.
GE Vernova’s mission is embedded in its name – it
retains its legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of
quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and
lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new,
innovative era of lower carbon energy. Learn more: GE
Vernova and LinkedIn.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The
forward-looking statements include statements related to the
pending sale of Woodward’s heavy duty gas turbines combustion parts
business to GE Vernova and related timing, the conditions to the
completion of that sale, and the expected benefits and
opportunities and possible implications of the transaction. Factors
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, the risk that the transaction may not be completed
within the expected time frame or at all, including as a result of
delays associated with the receipt of required approvals and risks
associated with the announcement and pendency of the transaction on
relationships with third parties, including employees, or
otherwise. Neither Woodward nor GE Vernova undertake any obligation
to update these forward-looking statements except as required by
applicable law.
For more information, contact:
Woodward: Jennifer Regina
Jennifer.regina@woodward.com970-559-8840
GE Vernova:Sara Cobbsara.cobb@ge.com
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