SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Black David S (Last) (First) (Middle) 13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE SUITE 700 (Street) CHARLOTTE NC 28277 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Babcock & Wilcox Co [ BWC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President and CAO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/09/2010		A(1)	V	610	A	$0	16,192(2)	D
Common Stock								1,511(3)	I	401k Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)	$10.58	08/02/2010		A(4)	V	12,023		(5)	03/05/2014	Common Stock	12,023	$0	12,023	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	$24.55	08/02/2010		A(4)	V	9,815		(6)	03/04/2017	Common Stock	9,815	$0	9,815	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0	08/09/2010		A(7)	V	8,474		(8)	03/05/2012	Common Stock	8,474	$0	8,474	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0	08/09/2010		A(7)	V	6,619		(9)	03/04/2013	Common Stock	6,619	$0	6,619	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0	08/09/2010		A(10)	V	7,357		(11)	03/05/2012	Common Stock	7,357	$0	7,357	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0	08/09/2010		A(10)	V	6,614		(12)	03/03/2011	Common Stock	6,614	$0	6,614	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of restricted stock received in connection with the pro-rata distribution of BWC common stock from McDermott International, Inc. ("MII") (the "Spin-off") and converted from MII restricted stock held by the Reporting Person as of the Spin-off.

2. Includes shares of BWC common stock acquired in the spin-off.

3. Based on number of units held in the BWC Thrift Plan and the fair market value of BWC common stock as of August 9, 2010.

4. Grant of stock options received in connection with the Spin-off and converted from MII stock options held by the Reporting Person as of the Spin-off.

5. The stock options will vest in two equal annual installments beginning March 5, 2011.

6. Stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 4, 2011.

7. Grant of restricted stock units received in connection with the Spin-off and converted from MII restricted stock units held by the Reporting Person as of the Spin-off. RSUs represent the right to receive one share of BWC common stock for each unit that vests.

8. RSUs vest in two equal annual installments beginning March 5, 2011.

9. RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 4, 2011.

10. Grant of restricted stock units received in connection with the Spin-off and converted from MII performance shares held by the Reporting Person as of the Spin-off. RSU represent the right to receive one share of BWC common stock for each unit that vests.

11. 100% of the RSUs vest on March 5, 2012.

12. 100% of the RSUs vest on March 3, 2011.

Remarks:

	Angela P. Winter, attorney-in-fact	08/11/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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