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): February 12, 2020

 

ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Colorado 0-04041 84-0518115
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   Identification No.)

 

495 Commerce Drive
Amherst, New York 14228
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

 

(716) 242-8634
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock AMOT NASDAQ

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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      ¨

 

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.      ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 12, 2020, Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) for a $225 million revolving credit facility (the “Amended Revolving Facility”). The significant changes made to the Company’s existing credit facility by the Amended Credit Agreement include (i) increasing the maximum principal amount from $175 million to $225 million, (ii) providing for a $75 million accordion amount, (iii) decreasing certain interest-rate margins and fees, and (iv) extending the term to February 2025. HSBC Bank USA, National Association is the administrative agent, and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., KeyBank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Citizens Bank, N.A. are joint lead arrangers.

 

Borrowings under the Amended Revolving Facility will bear interest at the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus a margin of 1.00% to 1.75% or the Alternative Base Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus a margin of 0% to 0.75%, in each case depending on the Company’s ratio of Funded Indebtedness (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) to Consolidated EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”). Borrowings under the Amended Revolving Facility will bear interest at a weighted average rate of 3.05% at February 12, 2020 (compared to 3.30% prior to the Amended Revolving Facility). In addition, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee of between 0.10% and 0.225% quarterly (currently 0.175%) on the unused portion of the Amended Revolving Facility, also based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio. The Amended Revolving Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s non-realty assets and is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

Financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement require the Company to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of at least 3.0:1.0 at the end of each fiscal quarter. In addition, the Company’s Leverage Ratio at the end of any fiscal quarter shall not be greater than 3.5:1.0; provided that the Company may elect to temporarily increase the Leverage Ratio to 4.0:1.0 during the twelve-month period following a material acquisition under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement also includes covenants and restrictions that limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets and enter into transactions with an affiliate of the Company on other than an arms’ length transaction. These covenants, which are described more fully in the Amended Credit Agreement, to which reference is made for a complete statement of the covenants, are subject to certain exceptions.

 

The Amended Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default, including failure to pay principal, interest or fees when due, failure to comply with covenants, if any representation or warranty made by the Company is false or misleading in any material respect, default under certain other indebtedness, certain insolvency or receivership events affecting the Company and its subsidiaries, the occurrence of certain material judgments, the occurrence of certain ERISA events, the invalidity of the loan documents or a change in control of the Company. The amounts outstanding under the Amended Revolving Facility may be accelerated upon certain events of default.

 

The above description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 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.

 

See Item 1.01 above.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

10.1 First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 12, 2020 among Allied Motion Technologies Inc. and Allied Motion Technologies B.V. as Borrowers, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent and The Other Lenders Party thereto, and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., KeyBank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Joint Lead Arrangers

 

 

 

 

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: February 13, 2020  
   
  ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
   
  By: /s/ Michael R. Leach
   
      Michael R. Leach
      Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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