UNITED STATES
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: May 31, 2012
Date of earliest event reported: May 30, 2012
MRC GLOBAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35479 | 20-5956993 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 3100, Houston, TX 77010 | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 294-7574
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 30, 2012, MRC Global Inc. (“MRC”) issued a press release reporting that it has signed a five year global Enterprise Framework Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Shell for the distribution of valves and automation services. The Agreement covers Shell’s upstream, midstream and downstream project and maintenance, repair and operations requirements in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. The agreement also covers carbon steel, stainless and alloy pipe fittings and flanges in the United States as well as stainless steel and alloy pipe, fitting and flanges in Canada. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 30, 2012 |
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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.
Date: May 31, 2012
| MRC GLOBAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel J. Churay | |
| Daniel J. Churay Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 30, 2012 | |
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