SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): September 1, 2004
THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION
| Delaware | 1-1597 | 22-3725387 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
103 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ
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07078 | |||||
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) | |||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(973) 921-5500
(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 September 1, 2004, we entered into a new multi-year credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agents, The Bank of New York and Suntrust Bank, as Documentation Agents, and the banks that are lenders under the agreement, and terminated our existing multi-year and 364-day credit agreements. Our aggregate availability under the new facility is $300 million, while our aggregate availability under the terminated facilities was $275 million ($175 million under the multi-year facility and $100 million under the 364-day facility). Borrowings under the new facility will be available at prevailing short-term interest rates. The new facility will also support our commercial paper borrowings up to $300 million. The new facility expires in September 2009 and requires the maintenance of interest coverage and total debt to EBITDA ratios (each as defined in the agreement). There is no material relationship between us, or our affiliates, and the parties to the new credit agreement.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
As discussed under Item 1.01 above, on September 1, 2004, we entered into a new multi-year $300 million credit agreement. We do not have any borrowings under the facility at this time.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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Description |
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4.1
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Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated September 1, 2004, among The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, the Borrowing Subsidiaries Party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agents, The Bank of New York and Suntrust Bank, as Documentation Agents and the Lenders Party thereto. |
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.
| The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | ||||
| By: | /s/ David J. Lewinter | |||
| David J. Lewinter | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||||
| & Corporate Secretary |
DATE: September 1, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description |
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4.1
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Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated September 1, 2004, among The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, the Borrowing Subsidiaries Party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company and Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agents, The Bank of New York and Suntrust Bank, as Documentation Agents and the Lenders Party thereto. |