Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 24, 2022, Hayward Holdings, Inc. (the "Company) issued a press release announcing certain preliminary financial results of the Company for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing information (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished and 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 it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.




Item 8.01 Other Information.

As part of the Company's previously announced $450 million share repurchase program, on January 24, 2022 the Company agreed to repurchase 4.08 million shares of common stock from certain affiliates of the Company's controlling shareholders (collectively, the "Sponsors") at a price per share of $19.80, for an aggregate of $81 million. The price per share was approved by an independent committee of the board of the directors and is the same price at which the Sponsors have agreed to sell their shares in a block trade in compliance with Rule 144. Following this repurchase, the Company has approximately $369 million remaining under its repurchase authorization.




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Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.    Description
     99.1      Press Release of the Company, dated January 24, 2022

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