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): December 8, 2017
Generac Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
001-34627 |
20-5654756 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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of incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
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S45 W29290 Hwy. 59 |
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Waukesha, Wisconsin |
53189 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(262) 544-4811
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Amendment of Term Loan
On December 8, 2017, the Company amended its Term Loan dated as of February 9, 2012 which amendment, among other items, modified the Term Loan pricing by favorably reducing certain applicable margin rates. Previously, the Term Loan bore an interest rate that included an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25%, and a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. Effective with this amendment, the applicable margin is now reduced to a fixed rate of 2.00%. In addition, certain covenants were amended to increase the Company’s flexibility regarding repayment obligations. The Term Loan amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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2017 Replacement Term Loan Amendment, dated as of December 8, 2017, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2012, as amended and restated as of May 30, 2012, as further amended and restated as of May 31, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of May 18, 2015, as amended by the Replacement Term Loan Amendment dated as of November 2, 2016, and as amended by the Replacement Term Loan Amendment dated May 11, 2017, among Generac Power Systems, Inc., Generac Acquisition Corp., the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the other agents named therein. |
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.
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GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. |
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/s/ Raj Kanuru |
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Name: |
Raj Kanuru |
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Date: December 11, 2017 |
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SVP, General Counsel & Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |