UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) June 10, 2009
NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-13581 | 38-3139487 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 601 Troy, Michigan |
48098 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number including area code: (248) 519-0700
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
As previously disclosed, Noble International, Ltd. (the Company) entered into an Accommodation Agreement (the Accommodation Agreement) with the Customers on April 15, 2009, whereby the Customers agreed to expedite payment of amounts owed to the Company, to refrain from resourcing their purchases of certain roll-formed products to other suppliers and to cooperate with the Companys efforts to sell its roll-forming operations. The Accommodation Agreement expired on May 31, 2009.
On June 10, 2009, the Company and the Customers executed an amendment to the Accommodation Agreement effective as of June 1, 2009 (the Amendment). Pursuant to the Amendment, the accommodations with respect to the Companys roll-forming operations have been extended until the earlier of June 30, 2009, completion of the Customers resourcing of the roll forming business or the occurrence of an event of default. The Customers have also agreed not to mandate that their suppliers resource purchases relating to the Companys Spring Lake, Michigan facility until after June 30, 2009. In addition, the Customers will not resource purchases relating to the Companys Quertero and Puebla, Mexico operations (the Mexican Operations) in order to allow the Company to consummate a sale of the Mexican Operations, provided that a purchase agreement for the Mexican Operations is executed by June 30, 2009 and a sale of the Mexican Operations is consummated by July 31, 2009.
On June 10, 2009, the Company executed an agreement (the Agreement) with Multimatic Inc. (Multimatic), pursuant to which Multimatic will purchase assets relating to operation of the Companys Butler, Indiana facility for $1.66 million. Multimatic will also purchase existing finished goods, work-in-process and raw materials at cost. Conditions to Multimatics obligations under the Agreement include completion of a satisfactory due diligence review, entry of a sale order by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Michigan (the Sale Order) and the receipt of certain third party consents and approvals. If the Sale Order is not received by June 18, 2009, and all other conditions are not satisfied prior to the hearing on the Sale Order, then the Agreement shall terminate with neither party having any rights, liabilities or claims against the other.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, LTD., | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Richard P. McCracken | |
Richard P. McCracken | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
June 16, 2009