form8k.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): January 16, 2013


 
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 

 
New York
001-33861
11-2153962
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
2929 California Street, Torrance CA
 
90503
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(310) 212-7910
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 16, 2013, Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Option Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Selwyn Joffe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “Holder”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company would purchase the Holder’s options to purchase 100,000 shares and 1,500 shares of the Company’s common stock granted on March 3, 2003 and April 30, 2003, respectively, under the Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan at a purchase price of $454,675 (the difference per share of common stock between $6.87, the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five consecutive trading days preceding, and including, January 14, 2013, and the exercise price of the respective stock option, discounted 5 percent and multiplied by the total number of shares under Mr. Joffe’s stock options).  A copy of the Agreement is being filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

On January 16, 2013, in connection with the transaction described above, the Company amended its existing Financing Agreement (as amended to date, the “Financing Agreement”) by entering into the Fifth Amendment to Financing Agreement (the “Cerberus Fifth Amendment”) with the lenders party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, (“Cerberus”) as collateral agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.  The Cerberus Fifth Amendment permits the Company to purchase the Holder’s stock options pursuant to the Agreement.  A copy of the Cerberus Fifth Amendment is being filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

Item 2.03       Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
 
To the extent applicable, the information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
No
 
Description
     
 
Option Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2013, by and between Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. and Selwyn Joffe.
     
 
Fifth Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2013, among Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., each lender from time to time party thereto, Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as collateral agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.
     
Date: January 17, 2013
By:
/s/ David Lee
   
David Lee
   
Chief Financial Officer