Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. ("B&W" or the "Company") (NYSE: BW) announced the commencement of an underwritten registered public offering of shares of $50 million aggregate amount of its Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). B&W expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional shares of the Preferred Stock in connection with the offering. The dividend rate and certain other terms of the Preferred Stock will be determined at the time of the pricing of the offering