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): March 16, 2010
Conn's, Inc.
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
000-50421 (Commission File Number) |
06-1672840 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3295 College Street
Beaumont, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
77701
(Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (409) 832-1696
Not applicable
(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:
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Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 16, 2010, Conn Funding II, L.P., a qualified special purpose entity of the Company, entered an “Amendment No. 6 to Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement”, with Conn Appliances, Inc., Three Pillars Funding LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Park Avenue Receivables Company, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., amending and modifying the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2008, as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time, to provide for, among other provisions:
The Amended and Restated Series 2002-A Supplement was also amended by Supplement No. 2 to Amended and Restated Series 2002-A Supplement, that provides for, among other things, additions to the Section 2002-A Pay Out Event of, in the event of failure of the Seller, Servicer or Issuer, as applicable
In connection with the above agreements, Conn Funding II, L.P. delivered commitment reduction notices that will reduce the total commitments under the Series 2002-A Variable Funding Note from $200 million currently, to $170 million during April 2010, then to $130 million during April 2011 and to $0 by August 14, 2011, effectively shortening the ultimate maturity date to August 14, 2011 from September 10, 2012.
Additionally, the effect of the above amendments and commitment reduction notices, and the amendments to the fee letters, will result in the Servicer paying a fee equal to the total outstanding commitments as of the date indicated times the rate shown:
Beginning on the August 14, 2011, maturity date, outstanding balances under the 2002-A Variable Funding Note will bear interest at the default rate, which will equal the prime rate plus 680 basis points.
Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD. |
On March 17, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing these amendments and modifications. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c) | Exhibits |
Exhibit |
Exhibit Title | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 6 to Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement | |
10.2 | Supplement No. 2 to Amended and Restated Series 2002-A Supplement | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated March 17, 2010 |
All of the information contained in Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of Item 9.01(c) in this Form 8-K and the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURE
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.
CONN'S, INC. |
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Date: |
March 17, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Michael J. Poppe |
Name: |
Michael J. Poppe |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |