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): November 7, 2012
MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Michigan | 001-32401 | 42-1628978 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation ) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois | 60455 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(708) 430-7500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Company and Comerica Bank Amend Credit Agreement to increase the amount of foreign subsidiary debt that can be guaranteed by the Company.
Manitex International, Inc. (the “Company”) currently has a U.S. credit facility with Comerica Bank (“Comerica”). On November 7, 2012, the Company and Manitex, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and Comerica executed Amendment No. 11 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”). The purpose of the Amendment was to increase the amount that the Company is permitted to guarantee of CVS Ferrari s.r.l’s debt to foreign banks in respect to working capital financing.
In accordance with the Amendment, the Company is now permitted to guarantee foreign subsidiary debt up to $7,500,000.
The above summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Amendment attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off- Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. |
Not applicable.
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. |
Not applicable.
| (c) | Shell Company Transactions. |
Not applicable.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
See the Exhibit Index set forth below for a list of exhibits included with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David H. Gransee | |
| Name: | David H. Gransee | |
| Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: November 8, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 11 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment to Revolving Credit Note. | |