Current Report Filing (8-k)
July 11 2019 - 4:02PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): July 9, 2019
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-5286
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38-0715562
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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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2700 West Front Street
Statesville, North Carolina
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28677
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code:
704-873-7202
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Common Stock, $2.50 par value
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KEQU
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NASDAQ Global Market
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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))
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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.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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(a)
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On July 9, 2019, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the Company) entered into a Seventh
Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement and Third Amendment to Revolving Line of Credit Note (the Amendment) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the Bank). The Amendment made certain changes to the Credit and
Security Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2013, as amended (the Credit Agreement), between the Company and the Bank, and to the Revolving Line of Credit Note, dated May 6, 2013, made by the Company and payable to the order of the
Bank, as amended (the Revolving Note). The changes included (i) changing the Asset Coverage Ratio under the Credit Agreement from 1.0 to 1.0 to 1.25 to 1.0; (ii) providing that the Senior Funded Debt to
EBITDA ratio will be used to calculate the Applicable Margin on advances from the amendment effective date through the termination date (with the margin on LIBOR advances ranging from 1.50% (if the ratio is below 2.50) to 3.00% (if the ratio is over
3.50), and the margin on prime rate advances ranging from 0.50% to 1.00% at those ratios); (iii) suspending the Senior Funded Debt to EBITDA ratio as a covenant until the quarter ending April 30, 2020 at which point the ratio shall not exceed
2.5 to 1.0; (iv) changing the Fixed Charge Coverage ratio such that it is not less than 1.30 to 1.0 as of each fiscal quarter end, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2019, determined (A) on a quarterly basis for the
fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2019, (B) on a rolling
2-quarter
basis for the fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2020, and (C) on a rolling
4-quarter
basis commencing with the fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2020 until the Termination Date; (v) adding a minimum EBITDA requirement under the Credit Agreement for the quarter ending July 31, 2019; and (vi) certain other related
and/or immaterial changes.
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The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy
of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2019.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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(Registrant)
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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
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Date: July 11, 2019
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/s/ Thomas D. Hull III
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Thomas D. Hull III
President
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Chief Executive Officer
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