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)   October 15, 2018

 

Hudson Technologies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-13412

  

13-3641539

(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

PO Box 1541, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York

  

10965

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(845) 735-6000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

On October 15, 2018, Hudson Technologies Company (“HTC”), an indirect subsidiary of Hudson Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), and HTC’s affiliates Hudson Holdings, Inc. and Aspen Refrigerants, Inc. (formerly known as Airgas-Refrigerants, Inc.), as borrowers (collectively, the “Borrowers”), and the Company as a guarantor, entered into an Extension Letter (the “Extension Letter”) with U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and administrative agent, and the various lenders thereunder (the “Lenders”).

 

As previously reported, on August 14, 2018, the Borrowers, and the Company as a guarantor, entered into a Waiver and Second Amendment to Term Loan Credit and Security Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) with U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and administrative agent, and the various lenders thereunder. The Second Amendment superseded interim waivers and amended the Term Loan Credit and Security Agreement dated October 10, 2017 (the “Term Loan Agreement”) to waive compliance with the existing total leverage ratio financial covenant at June 30, 2018, as previously amended. The Second Amendment also provided that on October 15, 2018, the Company and the Borrowers were required to provide a certificate setting forth the total leverage ratio as of the four fiscal quarter period ending September 30, 2018 and the failure to maintain, as of the end of such four fiscal quarter period, the total leverage ratio required under the Term Loan Agreement, or deliver the aforementioned certificate would, in each case, constitute an immediate event of default under the Term Loan Agreement. The Extension Letter extends the delivery deadline of the above referenced compliance certificate to November 14, 2018. The Extension Letter also requires the Company and the Borrowers to deliver to Lenders by October 31, 2018 a financial model in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and provides that the failure to deliver such model by October 31, 2018 shall constitute an immediate event of default under the Term Loan Agreement.

 

The description of the Extension Letter does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Extension Letter which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report.

 

Item 8.01Other Events

 

On August 9, 2018, the Company filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 (the “Form 12b-25”) in which it reported that the Company was operating under a waiver and amendment to its term loan credit and security agreement with U.S. Bank National Association, as agent, and the term loan lenders (“Term Loan”). The prior waiver ran through August 14, 2018, and discussions were continuing with respect to an amendment of the Term Loan’s existing total leverage ratio financial covenant and certain other terms, which the Company previously expected to complete on or before August 14, 2018. As a result of the potential balance sheet impact of foregoing discussions, the Company was not in a position to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (the “10-Q”) on a timely basis.

 

On August 14, 2018, the Company entered into the Second Amendment described in Item 2.03 above. On October 15, 2018, the Company entered into the Extension Letter described in Item 2.03 above. The Second Amendment, as amended by the Extension Letter, while providing a further waiver, does not resolve the potential balance sheet impact described above and the Company, the Borrowers and the Lenders are continuing discussions with respect to a further amendment of the Term Loan’s existing total leverage ratio financial covenant and certain other terms not later than November 14, 2018. There can be no assurance that the Company will reach timely agreement with respect to a further amendment on acceptable terms or at all. Failure to reach such an agreement could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

 

Based upon the foregoing additional information, the Company has determined that such discussions would not be completed in time to allow the 10-Q to be filed in the timeframe previously disclosed.

 

The Company is working diligently to resolve these matters and management currently believes that the Company will be in a position to file the aforementioned 10-Q by November 14, 2018.

 

The Company issued a press release with respect to the foregoing matters, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

 

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Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits

 

10.1Extension Letter dated October 15, 2018

 

99.1Press Release dated October 15, 2018

 

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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. 

 

Date: October 16, 2018

 

  HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Stephen P. Mandracchia
  Name:  Stephen P. Mandracchia
  Title:  Vice President Legal & Regulatory

 

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