13D Filing: Steel Partners and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE:BW): Warren Lichtenstein’s Steel Partners filed an amended 13D.

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Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS 5,821,962 5,821,962 13.2%
SPH GROUP 5,821,962 5,821,962 13.2%
SPH GROUP HOLDINGS 5,821,962 5,821,962 13.2%
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS GP INC 5,821,962 5,821,962 13.2%
STEEL EXCEL INC 5,821,962 5,821,962 13.2%
STEEL PARTNERS LTD 75,000 75,000 LESS THAN 1%
WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN 75,000 75,000 LESS THAN 1%

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Page 1 of 13 – SEC Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED
IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a)
AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 2)1

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.

(Name
of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01

(Title of Class of Securities)

05614L 10 0

(CUSIP Number)

Warren G. Lichtenstein

Steel Partners Holdings L.P.

590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor

New York, New York 10022

(212) 520-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)

March 2, 2018

(Date of Event Which Requires
Filing of This Statement)

If
the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following
box
¨.

Note:  Schedules
filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See
§ 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

1
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required
on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject
to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY – 0 –
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 5,821,962
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
– 0 –
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,821,962
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,821,962
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.2%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SPH GROUP LLC
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY – 0 –
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 5,821,962
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
– 0 –
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,821,962
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,821,962
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.2%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SPH GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY – 0 –
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 5,821,962
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
– 0 –
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,821,962
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,821,962
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.2%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS GP INC.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY – 0 –
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 5,821,962
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
– 0 –
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,821,962
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,821,962
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.2%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
STEEL EXCEL INC.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, AF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY – 0 –
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 5,821,962
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
– 0 –
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,821,962
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,821,962
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.2%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
STEEL PARTNERS LTD.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY – 0 –
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 75,000
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
– 0 –
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
75,000
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
75,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY – 0 –
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 75,000
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
– 0 –
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
75,000
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
75,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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The following constitutes
Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 2”). This Amendment No. 2 amends the Schedule
13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended
and restated to read as follows:

The aggregate purchase
price of the 5,821,962 Shares owned directly by Steel Excel is approximately $32,530,626, including brokerage commissions. Such
Shares were acquired with funds of Steel Excel and an affiliated entity that initially purchased a portion of the Shares prior
to being transferred to Steel Excel.

The aggregate purchase
price of the 75,000 Shares owned directly by SPL is approximately $310,175, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly
by SPL were acquired with the working capital of SPL.

The Reporting Persons
effect purchases of securities primarily through margin accounts maintained for them with prime brokers, which may extend margin
credit to them as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations,
stock exchange rules and the prime brokers’ credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts
are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the accounts.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 is hereby amended
to add the following:

On March 2, 2018,
the Reporting Persons requested that the Board of the Issuer adopt a resolution exempting the Reporting Persons from the limitations
of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Reporting Persons have been advised that the Board of the Issuer has
granted such exemption up to an aggregate beneficial ownership by the Reporting Persons of 30% of the outstanding Shares. In addition,
the Reporting Persons are exploring potential options with respect to the Issuer, including (a) negotiating a confidentiality agreement
with the Issuer with respect to Steel Holdings’ prior proposal to acquire all of the Shares not owned by Steel Holdings or
its subsidiaries and (b) participating in the Issuer’s proposed rights offering (including any backstop thereof).

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5(a) is hereby
amended and restated to read as follows:

(a)       The
aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 44,084,680 Shares outstanding, which is
the total number of Shares outstanding as of January 31, 2018 as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2018.

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As of the close of
business on March 2, 2018, Steel Excel owned directly 5,821,962 Shares, constituting approximately 13.2% of the Shares outstanding.
By virtue of their relationships with Steel Excel discussed in further detail in Item 2, each of Steel Holdings, SPHG, SPHG Holdings
and Steel Holdings GP may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned directly by Steel Excel.

As of the close of
business on March 2, 2018, SPL owned directly 75,000 Shares, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of
his relationship with SPL discussed in further detail in Item 2, Warren G. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares
owned directly by SPL.

The filing of this
Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any Shares he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically
disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

Item 5(c) is hereby
amended to add the following:

(c)       The
transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D are set forth in Schedule
B and are incorporated herein by reference.

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Page 11 of 13 – SEC Filing

SIGNATURES

After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 5, 2018 STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
By: Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
General Partner
By:

/s/ Douglas B. Woodworth

Douglas B. Woodworth,

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SPH GROUP LLC
By: Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
Managing Member
By:

/s/ Douglas B. Woodworth

Douglas B. Woodworth,

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SPH GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
By: Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
Manager
By:

/s/ Douglas B. Woodworth

Douglas B. Woodworth,

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS GP INC.
By:

/s/ Douglas B. Woodworth

Douglas B. Woodworth,

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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STEEL EXCEL INC.
By:

/s/ Douglas B. Woodworth

Douglas B. Woodworth,

Treasurer

STEEL PARTNERS LTD.
By:

/s/ Mario Marcon

Mario Marcon,

Chief Financial Officer

/s/ Mario Marcon

Mario Marcon
as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein
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Page 13 of 13 – SEC Filing

SCHEDULE B

Transactions in the Shares Since
the Filing of Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D

Shares of Common Stock

Purchased

Price Per

Share($)

Date of

Purchase

Steel
Excel inc.

 

200,000 6.8921 2/23/2018

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