8-K 1 gtls-20180419x8kearningsre.htm 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) April 19, 2018
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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-11442 | 34-1712937
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3055 Torrington Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia |  | 30107
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (ZIP Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 721-8800
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 19, 2018, Chart Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of the news release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. All information in the news release is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise be subject to the liability of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporated it by reference.
The news release furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 includes an adjusted earnings per share amount that excludes restructuring and transaction-related costs. Also included for purposes of comparison is an adjusted earnings per share amount for the three months ended March 31, 2017, which excludes restructuring and transaction-related costs, and an adjusted earnings per share amount for the three months ended December 31, 2017, which excludes a one-time net favorable tax benefit, restructuring and transaction-related costs, an accrual related to a litigation award in China, and loss on extinguishment of debt. In addition, with respect to the Company’s full year earnings outlook, the Company uses an adjusted earnings per share amount that excludes restructuring and transaction-related costs. These adjusted earnings per share measures are not recognized under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are referred to as “non-GAAP financial measures” in Regulation G under the Exchange Act. The Company believes these adjusted earnings per share amounts are of interest to investors and facilitate useful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s financial results, and this information is used by the Company in evaluating internal performance. The adjusted earnings per share amounts are reconciled to earnings per share in a table at the end of the news release, except for the adjusted earnings per share amount included in the full year outlook, which the Company is not able to reconcile because certain items have not yet occurred or are out of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Chart Industries, Inc. News Release, dated April 19, 2018, announcing the Company’s 2018 first quarter results.
99.2 | Chart Industries, Inc. Supplemental Information for 2018 first quarter results.

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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.

| Chart Industries, Inc.
Date: April 19, 2018 |
| By: /s/ Jillian C. Evanko Jillian C. Evanko Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Chart Industries, Inc. News Release, dated April 19, 2018, announcing the Company’s 2018 first quarter results.
99.2 | Chart Industries, Inc. Supplemental Information for 2018 first quarter results.

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