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): November 30, 2016
Global Power Equipment Group Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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001-16501 |
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73-1541378 |
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(IRS Employer |
400 E. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 400
Irving, Texas 75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 214-574-2700
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:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (the Company) previously disclosed that it entered into certain amendments (the Prior Amendments) to its Credit Agreement, dated February 21, 2012, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Syndication Agent, and the various financial institutions (the Lenders) party thereto (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Credit Agreement). Under the Prior Amendments, the Lenders agreed, among other things, to temporarily waive certain existing and anticipated events of default, however such waivers terminated on November 11, 2016. The Company entered into an Eleventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement (the New Amendment), dated as of November 30, 2016.
Under the New Amendment, the Lenders have, among other things, agreed to extend the temporary waiver of certain known certain existing and anticipated events of default for a limited period of time ending on the earlier of January 31, 2017 or the occurrence of any waiver termination event set forth in the New Amendment.
The foregoing description does not constitute a complete summary of the terms of the New Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits |
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10.1 |
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Eleventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2016, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, and the various financial institutions party thereto as lenders. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 6, 2016
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Global Power Equipment Group Inc. | |
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By: |
/s/ Tracy D. Pagliara |
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Tracy D. Pagliara |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Eleventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2016, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, and the various financial institutions party thereto as lenders. |