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19-May-2009
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financi
On May 14, 2009, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (the "Company") and all of its operative subsidiaries, except Oil-Chem Research Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Guarantors"), entered into a Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Banc of America Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several initial purchasers (the "Initial Purchasers"), for the issuance and sale (the "Transaction") to the Initial Purchasers of $275 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 8 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Notes"). The Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification obligations.
In order to allow for the issuance of the Notes, on May 14, 2009 the Company also entered into the Eighth Amendment (the "Eighth Amendment") to its Credit Agreement dated May 16, 2003, as amended (the "2003 Credit Facility"), among the Company, the guarantors identified on the signature pages thereto and the various lenders identified on the signature pages thereto (the "Lenders"), which include Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, Wachovia Bank N.A., as Syndication Agent, Calyon New York Branch and SunTrust Bank, as the Documentation Agents, and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Lead Arranger and Book Manager for the Lenders. The Eighth Amendment is described further below.
The Transaction was consummated on May 19, 2009 (the "Closing Date"). As part of the closing, the Company entered into an Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date (the "Indenture"), among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), and a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers. The Indenture and Registration Rights Agreement are described further below. The offering price of the Notes was 96.826% of the principal amount of the Notes. Net proceeds from the Transaction, after deducting estimated offering expenses and the Initial Purchasers' commissions and discounts, were approximately $260.5 million. The company will use the net proceeds to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the 2003 Credit Facility.
Eighth Amendment
The Eighth Amendment allows the Company to incur the $275 million principal amount of indebtedness under the Notes as permitted indebtedness. Also, as a condition to the incurrence of such additional indebtedness, the Eighth Amendment reduces permitted borrowings under the 2003 Credit Facility from $500 million to $350 million and requires the Company to use the proceeds from the Transaction to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the 2003 Credit Facility.
Indenture
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued and sold to the Initial Purchasers $275 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes under the Indenture. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The Notes were offered to the Initial Purchasers by the Company in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act, and resold by the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Act.
Maturity. The Notes mature on June 1, 2016.
Guarantees. The Guarantors unconditionally guarantee the Company's obligations under the Notes, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis.
Ranking. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and (i) rank
equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior debt, (ii) are
senior in right of payment to any subordinated debt, including the Company's
outstanding $330.0 million of 6 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013,
(iii) are effectively subordinated to all secured debt, including the 2003
Credit Facility, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing those
obligations, and (iv) are structurally subordinated to any obligations of the
Company's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes.
Optional Redemption. The Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time
on or after June 1, 2013 at the following redemption prices (expressed as a
percentage of principal amount for each twelve-month period beginning June 1 of
the relevant year) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of
redemption (plus liquidated damages, if any): (i) 104.375% in 2013,
(ii) 102.188% in 2014, and (iii) 100% in and after 2015. In addition, the
Company may redeem, at a premium, up to 35% of the Notes before June 1, 2012
with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings. The Company may also
redeem some or all of the Notes before June 1, 2013 at a redemption price of
100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
redemption date, plus a "make-whole" premium.
Change of Control. If the Company consummates certain sales of assets or experiences certain types of change of control transactions, it must offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.
Other Covenants. The Indenture contains customary affirmative and negative covenants.
Events of Default. The Indenture provides for customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), which include nonpayment; breach of covenants in the Indenture; payment defaults or acceleration of other indebtedness; failure to pay certain judgments; and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs, the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, and accrued but unpaid interest on, the Notes to be due and payable.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to
(i) file an exchange offer registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") on or before August 17, 2009, (ii) use its
reasonable best efforts to have such exchange offer registration statement
declared effective by the SEC by October 16, 2009, (iii) use its reasonable best
efforts to commence the exchange offer within 30 business days from the date on
which the registration statement is declared effective and thereby exchange the
Notes for a new issue of identical debt securities registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (iv) under certain circumstances, file a
shelf registration statement to cover resales of the Notes and use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared
effective on or prior to 90 days after the obligation to file the shelf
registration statement arises.
If the Company and the Guarantors fail to satisfy these and certain other related obligations, the Company must pay liquidated damages to holders of the Notes. In the first 90-day period following any such "registration default," the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages in an amount equal to $0.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. This amount will increase by an additional $0.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount of Notes with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until such registration default is cured, up to a maximum amount of liquidated damages equal to $0.30 per week per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.
The foregoing descriptions of the Purchase Agreement, Eighth Amendment, Indenture, Notes and Registration Rights Agreement are summary in nature and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
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4.1 Indenture, dated May 19, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantors and
the Trustee.
4.2 Forms of 8 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.1).
4.3 Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 19, 2009 among the Company,
the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
10.1 Purchase Agreement, dated May 14, 2009 among the Company, the
Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
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Exhibit
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10.2 Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated May 14, 2009, among the
Company, the guarantors identified on the signature pages thereto and
the Lenders.
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