Form 8-K

 

 

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) August 7, 2008

 

 

BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

VIRGINIA   0-209   54-0135270

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File No.)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3525 FAIRYSTONE PARK HIGHWAY

BASSETT, VIRGINIA

   24055
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 276/629-6000

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 7, 2008, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) amended its existing credit facility with Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”) by extending the agreement through November 30, 2010, increasing the commitment by $5 million and amending certain covenants. The credit facility, as amended, provides for borrowings of up to $45 million at a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.5% to 1.75% and is secured by substantially all of the Company’s receivables and inventories. The amended agreement also requires the Company to maintain at least $16 million of marketable securities with selected institutions.

The foregoing does not constitute a complete summary of the terms of the credit facility, which is filed as exhibit 10.1 to this

Form 8 - K.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information provided in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

10.1 First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 7, 2008, to the credit facility dated October 31, 2007, between the Registrant and Branch Banking and Trust Company.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Date: August 14, 2008   By:  

/s/    Barry C. Safrit

    Barry C. Safrit
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer