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): January 28, 2019

Colfax Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

420 National Business Parkway, 5th Floor

Annapolis Junction, MD 20701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 323-9090

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 28, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing commencement of a proposed offering of senior notes (the “Notes”) by CFX Escrow Corporation in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and to certain persons outside the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), subject to market and other conditions. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any such state securities laws. The information set forth herein regarding the proposed offering is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes. The proposed offering will be made only to eligible offerees pursuant to documentation relating specifically thereto and will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable offering documents.

The information contained under this Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information included in Exhibits 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and, as a result, such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 28, 2019

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