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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 November 4, 2025, BWX Technologies, Inc. (“BWXT” or the “Company”) announced that Ronald O. Whitford, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary (“GC”), has stepped down from this role and as an executive officer of BWXT effective as of November 4, 2025. Mr. Whitford’s decision is not related to any legal issue or any disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to its operation, policies or practices. He is expected to remain employed with the Company in a non-executive role as Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer to assist with the transition of the GC role for a period of time (the “Transition Period”). The Company expects to appoint a successor within the coming week.
Mr. Whitford is expected to receive his base salary during the Transition Period and he is entitled to receive benefits consistent with a termination without cause under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2025.
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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.
| BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| Dated: | November 4, 2025 | /s/ Mike T. Fitzgerald |
| Name: Mike T. Fitzgerald | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |