E. James Ferland Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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1 The Harris Building Ballantyne Corporate Place Suite 700 Charlotte, NC June 19, 2015 To Stockholders of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.: I am pleased to inform you that, on June 8, 2015, the board of directors of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (the Company ) approved the separation of its Power Generation business from its Government and Nuclear Operations business into two publicly traded companies through a spin-off. After the spin-off, the Power Generation business will be called Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. and the Company will change its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. For ease of reference, the Power Generation business will be referred to in this letter and in the enclosed information statement as New B&W. As a result of the spin-off, Company stockholders will receive one share of New B&W common stock for every two shares of the Company s common stock held as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on June 18, 2015, the record date. The distribution of New B&W shares is expected to occur on June 30, Stockholder approval of the spin-off is not required, and you do not need to take any action to receive your shares of New B&W common stock in the spin-off. You do not need to pay any consideration or surrender or exchange your shares of Company common stock. The shares you will receive in the spin-off, which is subject to several conditions, will be issued in book-entry form only, which means that no physical stock certificates representing interests in New B&W will be issued. A book-entry account statement reflecting your ownership of shares of New B&W common stock will be mailed to you, or your brokerage account will be credited for the shares on or about July 3, Following the spin-off, we will continue to be a leading technology-based provider of advanced fossil and renewable power generation equipment with a broad suite of new build boiler and environmental products, and will continue to provide one of the most comprehensive platforms of aftermarket services to a large global installed base of power generation facilities. In addition, we will be a leading provider of technology and services in the growing market for industrial environmental systems. Across all our capabilities, we will continue to specialize in engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and erection of equipment and technology for a large and global customer base. We believe that our strengths, including our leading market position and recurring aftermarket services business in the global power generation market, established platform in the global industrial environmental market, proven track record of success and innovation, global diversified client base, demonstrated success with large and complex projects and experienced management and engineering team, position us well for continued success. Our strategy as an independent company will focus on four important areas: enhancing our operating model and asset base to optimize our approach to profitable organic growth and enhanced free cash flow across our range of global markets; pursuing growth opportunities in the international power generation market by expanding our market and operational presence in regions around the world where we expect continued demand growth for our traditional and new, renewable technology and services; seeking and executing additional strategic acquisitions that focus on expanding our existing capabilities as well as entering adjacent markets; and maintaining our commitment to safety and exceeding our customer expectations. We are very excited about our prospects and believe that, as an independent company, we will deliver enhanced shareholder value through a more targeted and effective focus on our operations and growth strategies. We intend to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BW. We thank you in advance for your support as a holder of New B&W common stock, and I invite you to learn more about New B&W by reviewing the enclosed information statement. Sincerely, E. James Ferland Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

2 INFORMATION STATEMENT Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) This information statement is being furnished in connection with the separation of and distribution by The Babcock & Wilcox Company of its Power Generation business. The Power Generation business will be spun off through a pro rata distribution to holders of Company common stock. Concurrent with the spin-off, the Power Generation business will be called Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. and the Company will change its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. For ease of reference, the Power Generation business will be referred to in this information statement as New B&W. As of the date of this information statement, the Company owns all of New B&W s outstanding common stock. On June 8, 2015, after consultation with financial and other advisors, the Company s board of directors approved the distribution of 100% of the Company s interest in New B&W. You, as a holder of Company common stock, will be entitled to receive one share of New B&W common stock for every two shares of Company common stock held as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date, June 18, The distribution date for the spin-off will be June 30, You will not be required to pay any cash or other consideration for the shares of New B&W common stock that will be distributed to you or to surrender or exchange your shares of Company common stock in order to receive shares of New B&W common stock in the spin-off. The distribution will not affect the number of shares of Company common stock that you hold. No approval by Company stockholders of the spin-off is required or being sought. You are not being asked for a proxy and you are requested not to send a proxy. As discussed under The Spin-Off Trading of Company Common Stock After the Record Date and Prior to the Distribution, if you sell your shares of Company common stock in the regular way market after the record date and on or prior to the distribution date, you also will be selling your right to receive shares of New B&W common stock in connection with the spin-off. You are encouraged to consult with your financial advisor regarding the specific implications of selling your shares of Company common stock on or prior to the distribution date. There is no current trading market for our common stock. However, we expect that a limited market, commonly known as a when-issued trading market, for New B&W common stock will begin prior to the distribution date on or about June 16, 2015 and will continue up to and including the distribution date, and we expect that regular way trading of New B&W common stock will begin the first day of trading following the distribution date. We intend to list New B&W common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BW. In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under the caption Risk Factors beginning on page 14. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The Company first mailed this information statement to its stockholders on or about June 23, The date of this information statement is June 19, 2015.

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPIN-OFF... 1 SUMMARY... 6 SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION RISK FACTORS CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION THE SPIN-OFF CAPITALIZATION DIVIDEND POLICY SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK BUSINESS CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY AFTER THE SPIN-OFF MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION INDEX TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS... F-1 Page Unless we otherwise state or the context otherwise indicates, all references in this information statement to New B&W, we, our, ours or us mean Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of the distribution date, and all references to the Company mean The Babcock & Wilcox Company and its subsidiaries for all periods prior to the spin-off and following the spin-off. In connection with the spin-off, the Company will change its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information to Company stockholders who will receive shares of New B&W common stock in connection with the spin-off. It is not provided as an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any securities. This information statement describes our business, the relationship between the Company and us, and how the spin-off affects the Company and its stockholders, and provides other information to assist you in evaluating the benefits and risks of holding or disposing of our common stock that you will receive in the spin-off. You should be aware of the material risks relating to the spin-off, our business and ownership of our common stock, which are described under the heading Risk Factors. You should not assume that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of any date other than the date set forth on the front cover. Changes to the information contained in this information statement may occur after that date, and we undertake no obligation to update the information contained in this information statement, unless we are required by applicable securities laws and regulations to do so. The transaction in which New B&W will be separated from the Company and become an independent, publicly traded company is referred to in this information statement alternatively as the distribution or the spinoff. -i-

4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPIN-OFF Q: What is the spin-off? A: The spin-off is the method by which New B&W will separate from the Company. The spin-off involves the Company s pro rata distribution to its stockholders of all the shares of our common stock. Following the spinoff, we will be a separate, publicly traded company, and the Company will not retain any ownership interest in New B&W. You do not have to pay any consideration or give up any of your shares of Company common stock to receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off. Q: Why is the Company separating New B&W from the Company s business? A: The Company s board and management believe the benefits of the spin-off will include: (1) the flexibility to allocate resources and deploy capital internally in a manner consistent with the strategic priorities of each business, (2) increased opportunities to pursue external growth strategies as independent companies, (3) the ability to attract an investor base suited to the particular operational and financial characteristics of each company, and (4) greater management focus on the distinct businesses of power generation and government and nuclear operations. Q: What is New B&W? A: New B&W is a Delaware corporation that will consist of the Company s Power Generation business following the spin-off. This business represents the Company s Power Generation segment combined with related captive insurance operations. The Company s Power Generation segment comprises the operations of Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except for subsidiaries associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment that will be transferred to the Company before the spin-off. Q: Who will manage New B&W after the spin-off? A: We will be led by E. James Ferland, who will be our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (prior to the spinoff, the Company s President and Chief Executive Officer). The rest of our management team includes Jenny L. Apker, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (prior to the spin-off, the Company s Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations), Mark A. Carano, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Corporate Development (prior to the spin-off, the Company s Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Development Officer), Elias Gedeon, our Senior Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer (prior to the spin-off, the Company s Senior Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer), and J. André Hall, our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (prior to the spin-off, the Company s Assistant General Counsel, Transactions and Compliance). We will also benefit from the knowledge, experience and skills of our board of directors. For more information regarding our management team and our board of directors following the spin-off, see Management. Q: What is being distributed in the spin-off? A: The Company will distribute one share of New B&W common stock for every two shares of Company common stock outstanding as of the record date for the spin-off. Approximately 53.7 million shares of our common stock will be distributed in the spin-off, based upon the number of shares of Company common stock outstanding on June 18, The shares of our common stock to be distributed by the Company and any replacement incentive awards granted in connection with the spin-off will constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. For more information on the shares being distributed in the spin-off, see Description of Capital Stock. Q: What is the record date for the spin-off, and when will the spin-off occur? A: The record date is June 18, 2015, and ownership is determined as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on that date. Shares of New B&W common stock will be distributed on June 30, 2015, which we refer to as the distribution date.

5 Q: As a holder of shares of Company common stock as of the record date, what do I have to do to participate in the spin-off? A: Nothing, although you are urged to read this document carefully. You will receive one share of New B&W common stock for every two shares of Company common stock held as of the record date and retained through the distribution date. You may also participate in the spin-off if you purchase Company common stock in the regular way market after the record date and retain your Company shares through the distribution date. See The Spin-Off Trading of Company Common Stock After the Record Date and Prior to the Distribution. Q: If I sell my shares of Company common stock before or on the distribution date, will I still be entitled to receive New B&W shares in the spin-off? A: If you sell your shares of Company common stock prior to or on the distribution date, you may also be selling your right to receive shares of New B&W common stock. See The Spin-Off Trading of Company Common Stock After the Record Date and Prior to the Distribution. You are encouraged to consult with your financial advisor regarding the specific implications of selling your Company common stock prior to or on the distribution date. Q: How will fractional shares be treated in the spin-off? A: Any fractional share of our common stock otherwise issuable to you will be sold on your behalf, and you will receive a cash payment with respect to that fractional share. For an explanation of how the cash payments for fractional shares will be determined, see The Spin-Off Treatment of Fractional Shares. Q: Will the spin-off affect the number of shares and trading price of Company common stock I currently hold? A: The number of shares of Company common stock held by a stockholder will be unchanged. The market value of each Company share, however, will decline to reflect the impact of the spin-off because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the combined businesses. We cannot provide you with any guarantees as to the price at which shares of the Company or New B&W common stock will trade following the spin-off. Q: Will my shares of Company common stock continue to trade on a stock market? A: Yes, shares of Company common stock will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol BWXT following the completion of the spin-off. Q: What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution of our shares of common stock to U.S. stockholders? A: The Company intends to obtain an opinion of counsel, substantially to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off will qualify under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), and certain transactions related to the spin-off will qualify under Sections 355 and/or 368 of the Code. The tax opinion will be subject to certain qualifications and limitations. Assuming the spin-off so qualifies, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss will be recognized by you, and no amount will be included in your taxable income (other than with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares), as a result of the spin-off. The material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spinoff are described in more detail under The Spin-Off Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off. Q: How will I determine the tax basis I will have in the shares of stock I receive in the spin-off? A: Generally, your aggregate basis in the stock you hold in the Company and the shares of our common stock received in the spin-off will equal the aggregate basis of Company common stock held by you immediately before the spin-off. This aggregate basis should be allocated between your Company common stock and our common stock you receive in the spin-off in proportion to the relative fair market value of each immediately after the distribution. You should consult your tax advisor about how this allocation will work in your situation (including a situation where you have purchased Company shares at different times or for different amounts) -2-

6 and regarding any particular consequences of the spin-off to you, including the application of state, local, and foreign tax laws. The material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off are described in more detail under The Spin-Off Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off. Q: Is the spin-off tax free to non-u.s. stockholders? A: Non-U.S. stockholders will generally not be subject to U.S. tax on the spin-off. However, non-u.s. stockholders may be subject to tax on the spin-off in jurisdictions outside the U.S. The foregoing is for general information purposes and does not constitute tax advice. Stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the particular consequences of the spin-off to them. Q: Will I receive a stock certificate for New B&W shares distributed as a result of the spin-off? A: Registered holders of Company common stock who are entitled to participate in the spin-off will receive a book-entry account statement reflecting their ownership of New B&W common stock. For additional information, registered stockholders in the United States should contact the Company s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., at , or through its website at Stockholders from outside the United States may call See The Spin-Off When and How You Will Receive New B&W Shares. Q: What if I hold my shares through a broker, bank or other nominee? A: Company stockholders who hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee will have their brokerage account credited with shares of New B&W common stock. For additional information, those stockholders should contact their broker or bank directly. Q: What are the conditions to the spin-off? A: The spin-off is subject to a number of conditions, including, among others, (1) the receipt of an opinion of counsel, substantially to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off will qualify under Section 355 of the Code and certain transactions related to the spin-off will qualify under Sections 355 and/or 368 of the Code and (2) the SEC declaring effective the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part. However, even if all of the conditions have been satisfied, the Company may amend, modify or abandon any and all terms of the distribution and the related transactions at any time prior to the distribution date. In the event that the Company s board of directors waives a material condition or amends, modifies or abandons the spin-off, the Company will notify its stockholders in a manner reasonably calculated to inform them of such modifications with a press release, Current Report on Form 8-K or other means. The Company is not aware of any circumstances under which the spin-off would be abandoned. For additional information regarding the conditions to the spin-off, see The Spin-Off Spin-Off Conditions and Termination. Q: Will New B&W incur any debt prior to or at the time of the spin-off? A: We entered into a new credit facility on May 11, We expect that the new credit facility will close immediately prior to completion of the spin-off. We do not currently anticipate borrowing any amounts under the new revolving credit facility prior to or at the time of the spin-off, but we do expect to have outstanding letters of credit issued under this new facility at the time of the spin-off. See Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources. Q: Are there risks to owning shares of New B&W common stock? A: Yes. New B&W s business is subject both to general and specific business risks relating to its operations. In addition, the spin-off involves specific risks, including risks relating to New B&W being an independent, publicly traded company. See Risk Factors. Q: Does New B&W plan to pay cash dividends? A: No. We do not currently plan to pay a regular dividend on our common stock following the spin-off. The declaration and amount of future dividends, if any, will be determined by our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, financial covenants, industry practice and other factors our board of directors deems relevant. See Dividend Policy. -3-

7 Q: Will New B&W common stock trade on a stock market? A: Currently, there is no public market for our common stock. We intend to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BW. We anticipate that limited trading in shares of New B&W common stock will begin on a when-issued basis shortly before the record date and will continue up to and including through the distribution date and that regular-way trading in shares of New B&W common stock will begin on the first trading day following the distribution date. The when-issued trading market will be a market for shares of New B&W common stock that will be distributed to Company stockholders on the distribution date. If you owned shares of Company common stock at the close of business on the record date, you would be entitled to shares of our common stock distributed pursuant to the spin-off. You may trade this entitlement to shares of New B&W common stock, without the shares of Company common stock you own, on the whenissued market. We cannot predict the trading prices for our common stock before, on or after the distribution date. Q: What will happen to Company stock options, restricted stock units, deferred stock units and performance shares? A: We currently expect that, subject to approval of the compensation committee of the Company s board of directors, equity-based compensation awards will generally be treated as follows: Each outstanding option to purchase shares of Company common stock that is granted during 2015 prior to the distribution date to an officer or employee of the Company who will remain an officer or employee of the Company and will not become an officer or employee of New B&W in connection with the spin-off will be replaced with an adjusted option to purchase Company common stock. Each of those adjusted options will reflect adjustments that will be generally intended to preserve the intrinsic value of the original option and the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the stock subject to the option. To the extent the options being adjusted are vested, the adjusted options will also be vested. Each outstanding option to purchase shares of Company common stock that is granted during 2015 prior to the distribution date to a person who is or will become an officer or employee of New B&W in connection with the spin-off will be replaced with substitute options to purchase shares of New B&W common stock. Each of those substitute options will have terms that will be generally intended to preserve the intrinsic value of the original option and the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the stock subject to the option. To the extent the options being replaced are vested, the substitute options will also be vested. Each outstanding option to purchase shares of Company common stock that was granted prior to 2015 will be replaced with both an adjusted Company stock option and a substitute New B&W stock option. Both options, when combined, will have terms that will be generally intended to preserve the intrinsic value of the original option and the ratio of the exercise price to the fair market value of the stock subject to the option. To the extent the options being replaced are vested, the substitute options will also be vested. Company restricted stock unit awards granted during 2015 prior to the distribution date to officers or employees of the Company who will remain officers or employees of the Company and will not become directors, officers or employees of New B&W in connection with the spin-off will be replaced with adjusted Company awards, each of which will generally preserve the value of the original award. Company restricted stock unit awards granted during 2015 prior to the distribution date to persons who are or will become officers or employees of New B&W in connection with the spin-off will be converted into substitute New B&W awards, each of which will generally preserve the value of the original award. Outstanding Company restricted stock unit awards granted prior to 2015, any restricted stock unit awards granted to the Company s directors prior to the distribution date that have been deferred by such directors, if any, and any Company restricted stock awards granted pursuant to retention agreements entered into with certain employees of the Company in contemplation of the spin-off, will be replaced with -4-

8 both (1) adjusted Company awards and (2) substitute New B&W awards, which, when combined, will generally preserve the value of the original award. Outstanding Company performance share awards granted prior to 2015 will generally be converted into unvested rights to receive the value of deemed target performance in unrestricted shares of Company common stock and New B&W common stock, in each case with the same vesting terms as the original awards. For additional information on the treatment of Company equity-based compensation awards, see The Spin- Off Treatment of Stock-Based Awards. Q: What will the relationship between the Company and New B&W be following the spin-off? A: After the spin-off, the Company will not own any shares of New B&W common stock, and each of the Company and New B&W will be an independent, publicly traded company with its own management team and board of directors. However, in connection with the spin-off, we will enter into a number of agreements with the Company that will govern the spin-off and allocate responsibilities for obligations arising before and after the spin-off, including, among others, obligations relating to our employees and taxes. See Relationship with the Company After the Spin-Off. Q: Will I have appraisal rights in connection with the spin-off? A: No. Holders of shares of Company common stock are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the spin-off. Q: Who is the transfer agent for your common stock? A: Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 250 Royall Street Canton, Massachusetts Q: Who is the distribution agent for the spin-off? A: Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 250 Royall Street Canton, Massachusetts Q: Whom can I contact for more information? A: If you have questions relating to the mechanics of the distribution of New B&W shares, you should contact the distribution agent: Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 250 Royall Street Canton, Massachusetts Telephone: Before the spin-off, if you have questions relating to the spin-off, you should contact the Company s Corporate Secretary at: The Babcock & Wilcox Company The Harris Building Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 700 Charlotte, North Carolina Attention: Corporate Secretary Telephone:

9 SUMMARY The following is a summary of some of the information contained in this information statement. It does not contain all the details concerning us or the spin-off, including information that may be important to you. We urge you to read this entire document carefully, including the risk factors, the historical combined financial statements and the notes to those financial statements. Unless the context requires otherwise or we specifically indicate otherwise, the terms New B&W, we, our, ours and us refer to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware, and its subsidiaries as of the distribution date; and the term the Company refers to The Babcock & Wilcox Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, and its subsidiaries prior to the spin-off and following the spin-off. In connection with the spin-off, the Company will change its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. We describe in this information statement the business to be held by us after the spin-off as if it were our business for all historical periods described. However, we are an entity that will not have independently conducted any operations before the spin-off. References in this document to our historical assets, liabilities, products, business or activities generally refer to the historical assets, liabilities, products, business or activities of the New B&W business as it was conducted as part of the Company before the spin-off and excludes the assets and liabilities of subsidiaries of Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. ( PGG OpCo ) associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment that will be transferred to the Company before the spin-off. The historical combined financial results as part of the Company contained in this information statement may not be indicative of our financial results in the future as an independent company or reflect what our financial results would have been had we been an independent company during the periods presented. Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement assumes the completion of the separation of New B&W from the Company and the related distribution of our common stock. Our Company We are currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company is a successor to a business founded in 1867, which was acquired by McDermott International, Inc. ( MII ) in In July 2010, MII spun-off the businesses that comprised its then Power Generation and Government Operations segments into the Company. Our assets and business will consist of those that the Company reports as its Power Generation segment in its financial statements combined with related captive insurance operations. Prior to the spin-off, PGG OpCo will transfer the assets and liabilities associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment to the Company. Following the spin-off, we will be an independent, publicly traded company that operates the Company s Power Generation business. The Company will not retain any ownership interest in us. New B&W will be a leading technology-based provider of advanced fossil and renewable power generation equipment with a broad suite of boiler products and environmental systems. In addition, we will provide one of the most comprehensive platforms of aftermarket services to a large global installed base of power generation facilities. Finally, we will be a leading provider of technology and services in the growing market for industrial environmental systems. Across all our capabilities, we specialize in engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and erection of equipment and technology across a large and global customer base. New B&W will operate in three reportable segments: Global Power, Global Services and Industrial Environmental. Through our Global Power segment, we engineer, manufacture, procure, construct and commission steam generating and environmental systems and other related equipment. Through our Global Services segment, we provide a comprehensive mix of aftermarket products and services to support peak efficiency and availability of steam generating and associated environmental and auxiliary equipment. Our global installed base represents more than 300,000 MW of equivalent steam-generating capacity in more than 800 facilities in over 90 countries. We also provide aftermarket services for installed units delivered by other original equipment suppliers. Through our Industrial Environmental segment, we design, engineer and manufacture products including oxidizers, solvent and distillation systems, wet and dry electrostatic precipitators, scrubbers and heat recovery systems. This segment is comprised of the operations of MEGTEC Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries ( MEGTEC ), which we acquired on June 20,

10 We participate in the ownership of a variety of entities with third parties, primarily through corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, which we refer to as joint ventures. As of March 31, 2015, we employed approximately 6,000 people worldwide, not including approximately 2,500 joint venture employees. We have a number of competitive strengths that we believe position us for continued success in our markets. They include: Leading Market Position in the Global Power Generation Market: We are a proven leader and brand in the design, engineering, manufacture, supply, construction and maintenance of steam generating and environmental control systems for power generation providers worldwide. Recurring Global Aftermarket Services Revenues in the Power Generation Market: We provide a comprehensive mix of aftermarket products, services and technical solutions to a large global installed base for our and our competitors power generation and industrial plants globally. Established Platform in the Global Industrial Environmental Market: We are a leading provider of technology and services in the highly fragmented and growing market for industrial environmental systems. Proven Track Record of Success and Innovation: We have served the global power generation industry for over 145 years and have a rich legacy of advanced technology development for the power generation and industrial markets. Global, Diversified Client Base: We have a broad customer base, consisting of a wide range of utilities, independent power producers and industrial companies globally. Demonstrated Success with Large and Complex Projects: We have demonstrated success in executing large delivered and erected projects, both at new power plants and as retrofits at existing facilities. Experienced Management and Engineering Team: Our senior management team has broad power and industrial market experience and is supported by a strong operating management team, which possesses extensive operational and managerial experience. Our strategy as an independent company will focus on four important areas: Optimize Our Business to Align with the Market Opportunity: We will continue enhancing our operating model and asset base to optimize our approach to profitable organic growth and enhanced free cash flow across our range of global markets. Pursue Growth Opportunities in the International Power Generation Market: We will continue to pursue growth opportunities in the international power generation market by expanding our marketing and operational presence in regions around the world where we expect continued demand growth and increased need for new plant aftermarket services for both fossil and renewable (waste to energy and biomass) power generation. Continue Disciplined Acquisition Program with Successful Integration: Our management team has demonstrated its ability to identify business acquisition opportunities, consummate acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses effectively. Maintain our Commitment to Safety: We value the health and safety of all employees and seek to provide a workplace that is free of accidents and injuries. In connection with the spin-off, we and the Company are entering into agreements, including a master separation agreement, a tax sharing agreement and an employee matters agreement, under which we and the Company will, among other things, indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. See Relationship with the Company After the Spin-Off Agreements Between the Company and Us. The address of our principal executive offices is The Harris Building, Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 700, Charlotte, NC Our main telephone number is (704)

11 Summary of the Spin-Off The following is a brief summary of the terms of the spin-off. Please see The Spin-Off for a more detailed description of the matters described below. Distributing company Distributed company Distribution ratio Fractional shares Distribution procedures Distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for our shares of common stock The Company. After the distribution, the Company will not retain any shares of our common stock. New B&W, which is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Prior to the distribution, PGG OpCo will transfer the assets and liabilities associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment to the Company. After the distribution, New B&W will be an independent, publicly traded company that operates the Company s Power Generation business. Each holder of Company common stock will receive one share of our common stock for every two shares of Company common stock held on the record date. Approximately 53.7 million shares of our common stock will be distributed in the spin-off, based upon the number of shares of Company common stock outstanding on June 18, The shares of our common stock to be distributed by the Company, together with the replacement incentive awards granted in connection with the spin-off, will constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. For more information on the shares being distributed in the spin-off, see Description of Capital Stock. The transfer agent identified below will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares and sell them on behalf of stockholders in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the proceeds pro rata to each Company stockholder who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the spin-off. You will not be entitled to any interest on the amount of payment made to you in lieu of a fractional share. See The Spin-Off Treatment of Fractional Shares. On or about the distribution date, the distribution agent identified below will distribute the shares of our common stock to be distributed by crediting those shares to book-entry accounts established by the transfer agent for persons who were stockholders of the Company as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date. Shares of New B&W common stock will be issued only in book-entry form. No paper stock certificates will be issued. You will not be required to make any payment or surrender or exchange your shares of Company common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of our common stock. However, as discussed below, if you sell shares of Company common stock in the regular way market after the record date and prior to or on the distribution date, you will be selling your right to receive the associated shares of our common stock in the spin-off. Registered stockholders will receive additional information from the transfer agent shortly after the distribution date. Beneficial stockholders will receive information from their brokerage firms. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Record date 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 18, Distribution date June 30,

12 Trading prior to or on the distribution date Assets and liabilities of the distributed company Relationship with the Company after the spin-off Indemnities U.S. federal income tax consequences It is anticipated that, beginning shortly before the record date, the Company s shares will trade in two markets on the New York Stock Exchange, a regular way market and an ex-distribution market. Investors will be able to purchase Company shares without the right to receive shares of our common stock in the ex-distribution market for Company common stock. Any holder of Company common stock who sells Company shares in the regular way market after the record date and on or before the distribution date will also be selling the right to receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off. You are encouraged to consult with your financial advisor regarding the specific implications of selling Company common stock prior to or on the distribution date. Before the distribution date, we and the Company will enter into a master separation agreement that will contain the key provisions relating to the separation of our business from the Company and the distribution of our shares of common stock. The master separation agreement will identify the assets to be transferred, liabilities to be assumed and contracts to be assigned either to us by the Company or by us to the Company in the spinoff and will describe when and how these transfers, assumptions and assignments will occur. See Relationship with the Company After the Spin-Off Agreements Between the Company and Us Master Separation Agreement. Before the distribution date, we and the Company will enter into agreements to define various continuing relationships between the Company and us in various contexts. In particular, we will enter into transition services agreements under which we and the Company will provide each other with transition services on an interim basis. We and the Company will also enter into an agreement providing for the sharing of taxes incurred before and after the distribution, various indemnification rights with respect to tax matters and restrictions to preserve the tax-free status of the distribution to the Company. See Relationship with the Company After the Spin-Off Agreements Between the Company and Us. Under the terms of the tax sharing agreement we will enter into in connection with the spin-off, the Company and we will generally share responsibility for any taxes imposed on the Company and its subsidiaries or us or our subsidiaries in the event that certain transactions related to the spin-off were to fail to qualify for tax-free treatment. However, if these transactions were to fail to qualify for tax-free treatment because of actions or failures to act by us or by the Company, we or the Company, respectively, would be responsible for all such taxes. Please see The Spin-Off Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin- Off. Please see also Relationship with the Company After the Spin-Off Agreements Between the Company and Us Tax Sharing Agreement. Under the master separation agreement we will enter into in connection with the spin-off, we will also indemnify the Company and its remaining subsidiaries against various claims and liabilities relating to the past operation of our business. Please see Relationship with the Company After the Spin-Off Agreements Between the Company and Us Master Separation Agreement. The Company expects to obtain an opinion of counsel substantially to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off will qualify under Section 355 of the Code and certain transactions related to the spinoff will qualify under Sections 355 and/or 368 of the Code. The material -9-

13 United States federal income tax consequences of the spin-off are described in more detail under The Spin-Off Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off. Conditions to the spin-off Reasons for the spin-off Stock exchange listing Risk factors We expect that the spin-off will be completed on June 30, 2015, provided that the conditions set forth under the caption The Spin-Off Spin-Off Conditions and Termination have been satisfied in the Company s sole and absolute discretion. However, even if all of the conditions have been satisfied, the Company may amend, modify or abandon any and all terms of the distribution and the related transactions at any time prior to the distribution date. The Company is not aware of any circumstances under which the spin-off would be abandoned. The Company s board and management believe the benefits of the spin-off include: (1) the flexibility to allocate resources and deploy capital internally in a manner consistent with the strategic priorities of each business, (2) increased opportunities to pursue external growth strategies as independent companies, (3) the ability to attract an investor base suited to the particular operational and financial characteristics of each company, and (4) greater management focus on the distinct businesses of power generation and government and nuclear operations. For more information, see The Spin-Off Reasons for the Spin-Off. Currently there is no public market for our common stock. We intend to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the symbol BW. We anticipate that trading will commence on a whenissued basis shortly before the record date. When-issued trading refers to a transaction made conditionally because the security has been authorized but not yet issued. On the first trading day following the distribution date, when-issued trading in respect of our common stock will end and regular way trading will begin. Regular way trading refers to trading after a security has been issued and typically involves a transaction that settles on the third full business day following the date of the transaction. We cannot predict the trading prices for our common stock following the spin-off. In addition, following the spin-off, Company common stock will remain outstanding and will continue to trade on the NYSE. We also cannot predict the trading prices for Company common stock following the spin-off. You should review the risks relating to the spin-off, our industry and our business and ownership of our common stock described in Risk Factors. -10-

14 SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following table presents summary historical and unaudited pro forma combined financial information. We derived the historical condensed combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and the balance sheet information as of March 31, 2015, from our unaudited condensed combined financial statements included in this information statement. We derived the statement of operations information for each of the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and the balance sheet information as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 from the audited combined financial statements included in this information statement. We derived the balance sheet information as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2012 from the unaudited combined financial statements not included in this information statement. The summary unaudited pro forma combined financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 has been prepared to reflect the transfer of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment to the Company. The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations data presented for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, assumes the transfer of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment to the Company occurred on January 1, The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet data assumes the transfer of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment to the Company occurred on December 31, The assumptions used and pro forma adjustments derived from such assumptions are based on currently available information and we believe such assumptions are reasonable. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations or financial condition had the transfer of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company s Nuclear Energy segment to the Company been completed on the dates assumed. They may not reflect the results of operations or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly traded company during such periods. You should read the summary historical and unaudited pro forma combined financial information in conjunction with the combined financial statements and the accompanying notes, the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and the accompanying notes, Selected Historical Combined Financial Information, and Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in this information statement. The financial information presented below is not necessarily indicative of our future performance or what our financial position and results of operations would have been had we operated as an independent public company during the periods presented. Pro Forma Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands, except per share data) Statement of Operations Information: Revenues... $ 397,155 $ 312,078 $ 419,842 $ 347,892 Costs and expenses , , , ,681 Equity in income (loss) of investees... (2,071) 2,366 (2,071) 2,366 Operating income (loss)... 18,718 5,842 19,079 10,577 Other income (expense)... (295) 1,740 (416) 1,832 Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes... 18,423 7,582 18,663 12,409 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes... 6,045 (667) 5,921 1,204 Net income attributable to The Power Generation Operations of The Babcock & Wilcox Company... $ 12,326 $ 8,133 $ 12,690 $ 11,089 Earnings Per Share Data: Basic... $ 0.23 $ 0.15 Diluted... $ 0.23 $ 0.15 Weighted average common stock outstanding (1): Basic... 53,388 55,220 Diluted... 53,573 55,443 Non-GAAP Data: Adjusted net income attributable to The Power Generation Operations of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (2)... $ 13,788 $ 9,059 $ 14,220 $ 12,015 Adjusted diluted earnings per common share (2)... $ 0.26 $ 0.16 Other Data: Depreciation and amortization... $ 11,505 $ 5,564 $ 13,075 $ 6,739 Capital expenditures... 5,915 2,675 6,221 3,