BW offering history
Every offering-related filing in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 1,002 filings back to May 3, 2016.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| May 21, 2026 | RW → | WITHDRAWN | Registration withdrawn |
| May 21, 2026 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| May 15, 2026 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| May 14, 2026 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Nov 21, 2024 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 424B7 → | UPDATE | Resale prospectus — existing holders registering to sell |
| Dec 10, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Dec 9, 2021 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Dec 6, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Nov 22, 2021 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Nov 8, 2021 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jul 16, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Jul 7, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Jun 29, 2021 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Jun 22, 2021 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jun 4, 2021 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| May 6, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| May 5, 2021 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| May 3, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Apr 30, 2021 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Apr 22, 2021 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Apr 1, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 29, 2021 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Mar 29, 2021 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Mar 9, 2021 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 9, 2021 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Feb 12, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 12, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 10, 2021 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Feb 9, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 9, 2021 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| May 15, 2020 | 8-K → | EXECUTED | Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02) |
| Feb 13, 2020 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes — EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
BW offering FAQ
When did BW last execute an offering?
Per SEC filings, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s most recent priced offering document is a 424B5 filed 2026-05-15. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.
When did BW last announce or register an offering?
The most recent registration is a S-3 filed 2026-05-21. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.
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