Director Alan B. Howe filed a Form 4 with the SEC on August 20, 2026, reporting a gift of 165,994 shares of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. common stock into the Alan & Penny Howe Trust on August 18, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Alan B. Howe, Director of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW)
  • Transaction: Gift (Code G) of 165,994 shares of common stock on August 18, 2026, at a price of $0
  • Recipient: The Alan & Penny Howe Trust (dated November 2012), of which Howe is a trustee and which benefits the reporting person or their family
  • Indirect ownership following transaction: 238,600 shares held indirectly through the Alan & Penny Howe Trust
  • Direct ownership following transaction: 0 shares directly; 13,000 shares held indirectly through an IRA

Alan B. Howe Gifts Shares Into Family Trust at Babcock & Wilcox

According to the filing, Alan B. Howe, a director of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., transferred 165,994 shares of company common stock via a gift transaction (transaction code G) on August 18, 2026. The stated price for the transfer was $0. The filing identifies the recipient as the Alan & Penny Howe Trust (dated November 2012), described as a trust of which Howe serves as trustee and which "benefits the reporting person or their family."

Following the transaction, Howe reported holding 0 shares directly in the common stock row from which the gift originated. The Alan & Penny Howe Trust now holds 238,600 shares indirectly attributable to Howe as trustee. Additionally, the filing shows a separate indirect holding of 13,000 shares through an IRA, which was not part of the reported transaction. No derivative securities were reported in Table II of the filing.

The Form 4 was signed by Amy M. Saus as attorney-in-fact for Alan B. Howe and filed on August 20, 2026. The filing notes that the trust "benefits the reporting person or their family," and Howe's role as trustee means the shares remain included in his beneficial ownership count under applicable SEC reporting rules.

What Was Disclosed

Director Alan B. Howe reported gifting 165,994 shares of Babcock & Wilcox common stock into a family trust at $0, resulting in 238,600 shares held indirectly through that trust and 13,000 shares held indirectly through an IRA.