Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 13, 2009, WESCO Distribution, Inc. ("WESCO Distribution"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of WESCO International, Inc., entered into an amendment
and restatement of its existing accounts receivable securitization facility (the
"Receivables Facility"), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Third
Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2009
(the "Restated Agreement"), by and among WESCO Receivables Corp., WESCO
Distribution, the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents party thereto and PNC Bank,
National Association (as successor to Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC), as
Administrator. The Restated Agreement decreases the purchase commitment under
the Receivables Facility from $500 million to $400 million, subject to the right
of WESCO Distribution to increase the purchase commitment from time to time up
to $450 million with the voluntary participation of existing Purchasers and/or
the addition of new Purchasers to fund such increase. The Restated Agreement
also extends the term of the Receivables Facility to April 13, 2012.
Under the Receivables Facility, WESCO Distribution will sell, on a continuous
basis, an undivided interest in all domestic accounts receivable to WESCO
Receivables Corp., a wholly-owned special purpose entity (the "SPE"). The SPE
will sell, without recourse, a senior undivided interest in the receivables to
third-party conduits and financial institutions for cash while maintaining a
subordinated undivided interest in a portion of the receivables, in the form of
overcollateralization. WESCO Distribution has agreed to continue servicing the
sold receivables for the third-party conduits and financial institutions at
market rates.
The Restated Agreement provides for certain Termination Events, including
breach of covenants, including payment covenants, certain bankruptcy events,
certain change of control events, certain cross defaults with other material
indebtedness, failure to satisfy specified fixed charge coverage ratios and the
occurrence of specified excess account default and delinquency events. Upon the
occurrence of a Termination Event, the Purchasers can declare that a Facility
Termination Date has occurred. A Facility Termination Date can also occur if one
or more Purchasers fail to cause the amendment of any transaction documents as
required by rating agencies. Upon the occurrence of a Facility Termination
Event, the Purchasers under the facility can elect to terminate the ability of
the SPE to sell additional receivables under the facility and thereafter all
collections shall be paid over to the Purchasers, to the extent of their
entitlement thereto under the Restated Agreement, and not reinvested in new
receivables sold under the facility.
The foregoing is a summary of the material terms and conditions of the
Restated Agreement and not a complete discussion of the agreement. Accordingly,
the foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Restated Agreement attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by
reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 10.1 Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as
of April 13, 2009, by and among WESCO Receivables Corp., WESCO
Distribution, Inc., the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents party
thereto and PNC Bank, National Association (as successor to Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC), as Administrator (filed herewith).
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