Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 15 2017 - 4:32PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): June 14, 2017
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Rand
Logistics, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33345
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20-1195343
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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333 Washington Street, Suite 201, Jersey City, New Jersey
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07302
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 863-9427
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
First Lien
Credit Agreement Waiver Amendment
Effective as of
June 14, 2017, Rand Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries entered into a First Amendment to
Amendment No. 4 and Waiver to Credit Agreement (“First Lien Waiver Amendment No. 1”) with Bank of America, N.A.
and the other lenders party thereto, pursuant to which the waiver provided in the previously disclosed May 31
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First Lien Waiver (as defined below) was extended to June 30, 2017, subject to the other terms and conditions of the
Amendment No. 4 and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31 , 2017, with Bank of America, N.A. and the other lenders
party thereto (the “May 31
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First Lien Waiver”), which remain in effect.
Second Lien
Credit Agreement Waiver Amendment
Effective as of
June 14, 2017, the
Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Fifth Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement (“Second Lien Waiver Amendment
No. 1”) with Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC and Lightship Capital LLC, pursuant to which the waiver provided in the previously
disclosed May 31
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Second Lien Waiver (as defined below) was extended to June 30, 2017, subject to the other terms and
conditions of the Fifth Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017, with Guggenheim Corporate Funding,
LLC and Lightship Capital LLC (the “ May 31
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Second Lien Waiver”).
The disclosure herein
regarding the First Lien Waiver Amendment No. 1 and the Second Lien Waiver Amendment No. 1 does not purport to be complete and
is qualified in its entirety to the full text of the First Lien Waiver Amendment No. 1 and the Second Lien Waiver Amendment No.
1, which are filed as exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On June 15, 2017, the Company issued
a press release announcing the launch of its second annual Marine Miracle Month, a program to benefit children’s charities.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Limitation on Incorporation by
Reference
. The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
. Except for historical information contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, the press
release contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary notes in the press release regarding
these forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
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Description
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10.1
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First Amendment to Amendment No. 4 and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2017, by and among Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., Lower Lakes Transportation Company, Grand River Navigation Company, Inc., Black Creek Shipping Company, Inc., as borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as agent, and the lenders party thereto.
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10.2
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First Amendment to Fifth Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2017, by and among Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., Grand River Navigation Company, Inc., Black Creek Shipping Company, Inc., as the credit parties, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, as agent, and Lightship Capital LLC, as the lender.
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99.1
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Press Release, dated June 15, 2017.
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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: June 15, 2017
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RAND LOGISTICS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Mark S. Hiltwein
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Name:
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Mark S. Hiltwein
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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