gd8k_11232011.htm


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
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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 21, 2011
 
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Gardner Denver, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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Delaware
  
1-13215
  
76-0419383
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
1500 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 3000                                                               
         Wayne, PA                                                                      
                                             19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                               
                                             (Zip Code)
(610) 249-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 
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Item 1.01
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment to Credit Agreement

On November 21, 2011, Gardner Denver, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which amended the Company’s credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders dated September 19, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment adds a $200 million term loan (the “2011 Term Loan”) to the credit facility. The 2011 Term Loan matures on October 15, 2013 and is payable in seven quarterly installments beginning on March 31, 2012, each equal to 2.5% of the aggregate 2011 Term Loan, with one final installment payable at maturity.
 
The interest rate applicable to the 2011 Term Loan is, at the Company’s option, either a base rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an adjustable applicable margin percentage or a Eurocurrency rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an adjustable applicable margin percentage. The initial applicable margin percentages are 0.5% and 1.5%, respectively.
 
Customary event of default provisions contained in the Credit Agreement are applicable to the 2011 Term Loan, including a change of control.  Under the Credit Agreement, if an event of default occurs, the lenders will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due.
 
The Credit Agreement, listed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Relationship to Lenders

The Company has, may have had or may yet have customary banking relationships with the lenders under the Amendment, including but not limited to investment banking, underwriting, lending, commercial banking and other advisory services.
 
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth above in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits. 
     
Exhibit 10.1
Credit Agreement, dated September 19, 2008, between Gardner Denver, Inc., Gardner Denver Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, GD First (UK) Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and as Agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as the Syndication Agent, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. and U.S. Bank, National Association, individually and as Documentation Agents, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., individually and as sole Lead Arranger and sole Book Runner, and the other Lenders named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Gardner Denver, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 21, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 
 

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.
 
 
GARDNER DENVER, INC.
 
Date: November 28, 2011
By:
  
 
/s/ Brent A. Walters
     
Brent A. Walters
     
Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
& Secretary


 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
     
Exhibit
Number
  
Description of Exhibits
Exhibit 10.1
  
Credit Agreement, dated September 19, 2008, between Gardner Denver, Inc., Gardner Denver Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, GD First (UK) Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and as Agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as the Syndication Agent, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. and U.S. Bank, National Association, individually and as Documentation Agents, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., individually and as sole Lead Arranger and sole Book Runner, and the other Lenders named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Gardner Denver, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 21, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.