Kenneth M. Young, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW), filed a Form 4 on August 13, 2026, disclosing an open-market purchase of common stock on August 12, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Purchase transaction: Kenneth M. Young acquired 7,000 shares of Babcock & Wilcox common stock on August 12, 2026.
  • Price paid: The shares were purchased at $9.65 each, according to the filing.
  • Direct ownership after transaction: Young directly holds 1,709,254 shares of common stock following the reported purchase.
  • Indirect ownership: An additional 272,767 shares are held indirectly through the Kenneth M. Young Revocable Trust U/A 5/8/15.
  • Transaction code: The filing records a transaction code of P, indicating an open-market purchase.
  • Roles: The reporting person is identified as both a Director and Chief Executive Officer of the issuer.

Kenneth M. Young's August 2026 Common Stock Purchase at Babcock & Wilcox

According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2026, Kenneth M. Young, serving as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW), purchased 7,000 shares of the company's common stock on August 12, 2026. The transaction was coded P in the filing, designating an open-market purchase, at a price of $9.65 per share.

Following the reported transaction, the filing discloses that Young directly beneficially owns 1,709,254 shares of Babcock & Wilcox common stock. The filing further discloses an indirect beneficial ownership position of 272,767 shares, held of record by the Kenneth M. Young Revocable Trust U/A 5/8/15. No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II of the filing.

The Form 4 was signed by Amy M. Saus as attorney-in-fact for Kenneth M. Young and filed on August 13, 2026. The filing does not reference any Rule 10b5-1 plan in connection with this transaction, and no amendment date is indicated, meaning this is reported as an original filing.

What Was Disclosed

Babcock & Wilcox CEO Kenneth M. Young reported a purchase of 7,000 shares of common stock at $9.65 per share on August 12, 2026, bringing his direct beneficial ownership to 1,709,254 shares, with an additional 272,767 shares held indirectly through a revocable trust.