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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On July 6, 2021, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Alion Science and Technology (“Alion”) from Veritas Capital for $1.65 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. Alion is a high value, technology-driven solutions provider for the global defense marketplace. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release and a copy of the investor presentation to be used on the conference call referenced below are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Company also announced a conference call to discuss the transaction beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 6, 2021. Conference call details are provided in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report and in the accompanying exhibits is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 6, 2021 | |
| 99.2 | Investor Presentation dated July 6, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 6, 2021 | By: | /s/ Charles R. Monroe, Jr. | ||||
| Charles R. Monroe, Jr. | ||||||
| Corporate Vice President, | ||||||
| Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||