8-K 1 h83837e8-k.txt NATCO GROUP INC - DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2001 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 5, 2001 NATCO Group Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE ----------- 22-2906892 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 2950 North Loop West, 7th Floor 77092 Houston, Texas (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 683-9292 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On January 31, 2001, NATCO Group Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Company had entered into an agreement to acquire Axsia Group Limited, a privately held process design company based in the United Kingdom which specializes in the design and supply of water reinjection systems for oil and gas fields, oily water treatment, oil separation, hydrogen production and other process equipment systems. This press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the contents of such Exhibit are incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated January 31, 2001 3 SIGNATURE 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. Dated: February 5, 2001 NATCO Group Inc. By: /s/ J. MICHAEL MAYER ----------------------------------- J. Michael Mayer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 4 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated January 31, 2001