ESAB: Acquisition or asset disposal · Unregistered securities sale · Company disclosure · Other company developments

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On June 2, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the acquisition of Eddyfi. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained under this Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information included in Exhibit 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 8.01. Other Events. On June 1, 2026, the Company and the purchasers of the Common Shares entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC within 30 calendar days following the Closing Date for purposes of registering the resale of the Common Shares and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective no later than 30 calendar days following the Closing Date (or, in the event the SEC reviews and has written comments on such registration statement, 90 calendar days following the Closing Date). The Company agreed to keep such registration statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) three years from the Closing Date and (ii) the date that all Common Shares covered by such registration statement have been sold thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale and without the