8-K

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

Dated: February 11, 2025

/s/ Susan C. Hudson

Susan C. Hudson

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2025

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New York

1-13179

31-0267900

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 700, Irving, Texas				75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(972) 443-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $1.25 Par Value

FLS

New York Stock Exchange

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 6, 2025, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of Flowserve Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”), reviewed and accepted the resignation of Carlyn R. Taylor from her position as a director of the Company effective immediately. Ms. Taylor was recently appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Sirva Worldwide, Inc. In connection therewith and pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Ms. Taylor tendered her resignation as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Ms. Taylor’s resignation was due to a change in her occupational responsibilities and business association and not as the result of any disagreement with the management or the Board.

The Board thanks Ms. Taylor for her contributions to the Company during her service as a director.

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On February 7, 2025, the Board approved an amendment the Bylaws, effective immediately. Article III, Section 2 of the Bylaws, which sets forth the number of directors of the Company, was amended by the Board to reduce the number of directors of the Company from eleven to ten.

The foregoing description of the amendment contained in the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Flowserve Corporation By-Laws, as amended and restated effective February 7, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the 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.