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 23, 2018
| COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada | 001-32491 | 11-2238111 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York | 10314 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 832-0800
| 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.
Amendment to Loan Agreement
On March 23, 2018, Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Organic Products Trading Company LLC (“OPTCO,” and together with the Company “the Borrowers”) entered into a Loan Modification Agreement and Waiver (the “Amendment”) with Sterling National Bank (“Lender”), which amended that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), dated April 25, 2017, by and among Borrowers and Lender. The Amendment modifies the Loan Agreement to, among other things: (i) provide for a new loan maturity date of March 31, 2020 (ii) increase the maximum principal amount limit available to $14,000,000; and (iii) reduce the interest rate per annum to the sum of the LIBOR rate plus 2.0%.
Other than as modified above, the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Guaranty Agreement, dated April 25, 2017 related thereto, remain in full force and effect.
The foregoing summary of the terms of the Amendment is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
As of March 23, 2018, the Amendment constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company, the material terms of which are described above under Item 1.01 and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| The following exhibits are furnished with this report: |
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.
| COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. | ||
| Dated: March 27, 2018 | By: | /s/ Andrew Gordon |
| Name: | Andrew Gordon | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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