Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 24, 2008, Champion Home Builders Co. ("Champion Homes"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Champion Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company"), the
Company and certain additional subsidiaries of the Company entered into a Fourth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment") with
certain financial institutions and other parties thereto as lenders (the
"Lenders") and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch ("Credit Suisse"), as
Administrative Agent, which modifies the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of April 7, 2006, as amended, among Champion Homes, the Company, the
Lenders and Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent (the "Credit Agreement"). The
Fourth Amendment includes: (i) for the covered period beginning September 27,
2008 and ending January 2, 2010, amendments to the financial covenants to
eliminate the maximum senior leverage ratio, minimum interest coverage ratio and
minimum fixed charge ratio in lieu of new minimum quarter-end liquidity and
minimum twelve-month EBITDA covenants; and (ii) a provision for the repayment of
no less than $10 million of revolving loans and a prepayment of $23.5 million of
term loans.
Other than the Credit Agreement, as amended, there are no material
relationships between Credit Suisse or the Lenders and the Company or any of
their respective affiliates, other than as follows: (i) the Company and its
affiliates may have customary banking relationships with one or more of the
Lenders and (ii) affiliates of Credit Suisse have in the past provided
investment banking and investment banking-related services to the Company and
certain of its subsidiaries, and these entities may continue to do so in the
future.
The foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth Amendment, which is filed
as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Number Description
Exhibit 10.1 Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
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