Form 8-K SPX FLOW, Inc. For: Nov 02

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S&P Downgrades SPX Flow (FLOW) to 'BB-'; Outlook Negative

November 4, 2016 1:12 PM EDT

S&P Global Ratings said that it has lowered its corporate credit rating on SPX Flow Inc. (NYSE: FLOW) to 'BB-' from 'BB'. The outlook is negative.

At the same time, we lowered our issue-level rating on the company's $600 million senior unsecured notes to 'BB-' from 'BB'. The '4' recovery rating remains unchanged, indicating our expectation for negligible (30%-50%; lower half the range) recovery in a default scenario.

"The downgrade reflects SPX FLOW's weaker-than-expected operating performance through the first... More