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11-Jun-2009
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligati
On June 5, 2009, Interface, Inc. (the "Company") completed a private offering
(the "Offering") of $150 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 11
3/8% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2013 (the "Notes") pursuant to
Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. The Notes are
guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of the Company's material U.S.
subsidiaries (the "Guarantors"), all of which also currently guarantee the
obligations of the Company under its domestic revolving credit facility and
under its other series of outstanding notes. Banc of America Securities LLC,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and BB&T Capital
Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC served as the initial
purchasers of the Notes (the "Initial Purchasers") with respect to the offer and
sale by the Company of the Notes, which were sold at an offering price of
96.301% of face amount.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of
June 5, 2009, among the Company, as issuer, the Guarantors, as guarantors, and
U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Indenture
contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company
and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, make dividend payments or
other restricted payments, create liens on their assets, make assets sales, sell
securities of subsidiaries, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, and
enter into mergers, consolidations or sales of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets.
The Notes and the guarantees are secured by a second-priority lien on
substantially all the assets of the Company and the Guarantors (except Interface
Global Company ApS), including without limitation a second-priority lien on 100%
of the capital stock of our principal domestic subsidiaries and up to 65% of the
capital stock of our principal first-tier foreign subsidiaries. These same
assets also constitute first-priority security for the obligations of the
Company and the Guarantors under our domestic revolving credit facility. The
liens on the collateral securing the Notes are expressly subordinated to the
first-priority liens on the collateral securing the domestic revolving credit
facility pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement (the "Intercreditor Agreement")
by and among the Company, the Guarantors, the domestic agent and collateral
agent under the domestic revolving credit facility (the "First Lien Agent") and
U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent under the Indenture. As a
result, while the Notes represent senior secured obligations of the Company that
will rank pari passu with all of the Company's and the Guarantors' existing and
future senior debt, effectively senior in right of payment to all of the
Company's and the Guarantors' senior unsecured debt to the extent of the assets
securing the Notes and senior to all of the Company's and the Guarantors'
subordinated debt, the Notes will effectively be subordinate to the obligations
of the Company and the Guarantors under our domestic revolving credit facility.
The Intercreditor Agreement applies at all times prior to, during and after
any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding involving the
Company or any Guarantor, and, among other things: (i) provides for the
subordination of the liens securing the Notes to the first priority liens
securing the first lien obligations under the domestic revolving credit
facility; (ii) prohibits the grant of additional second priority liens on any
property or assets of the Company and the Guarantors unless the First Lien Agent
has been granted a valid perfected first priority lien on such property and
assets; (iii) prohibits holders of the Notes from exercising certain rights and
remedies with respect to the collateral securing the Notes; (iv) provides for
the automatic and unconditional release of the second priority liens on the
collateral securing the Notes following the release of first priority liens in
such collateral, with certain limitations; (v) prohibits certain amendments to,
or the refinancing of, the
Indenture, the Notes or certain related security documents without the prior
written consent of the First Lien Agent to the extent such amendments or
refinancing would contravene the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or the
domestic revolving credit facility loan documentation; (vi) provides for the
right of the holders of Notes to exercise rights and remedies as unsecured
creditors against the Company or any Guarantor; (vii) grants to the holders of
the Notes the option to purchase all of the first lien obligations of the
Company or Guarantors under the domestic revolving credit facility upon certain
purchase events as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, subject to certain
terms, conditions and limitations as more fully set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement; and (viii) limits certain rights of holders of the Notes upon any
bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding involving the Company
or any Guarantor. The terms of the Intercreditor Agreement will terminate upon
the discharge of the Company's first lien obligations, except to the extent any
such term or provision, by its terms, survives any discharge of the first lien
obligations or is reinstated in accordance with its terms.
In addition to serving as trustee and collateral agent under the Indenture,
U.S. Bank National Association also serves as trustee under the indentures
related to the Company's other series of outstanding notes. From time to time,
the Company may enter into other relationships with the trustee or its
affiliates.
Also in connection with the Offering, the Company and the Guarantors entered
into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2009, with the Initial
Purchasers. Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company
agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and cause to become effective a registration statement
relating to an offer (the "Exchange Offer") to (i) exchange the Notes for
registered notes (the "Exchange Notes") having substantially the same terms as
the Notes, and (ii) exchange the guarantees related to the Notes for registered
guarantees relating to the Exchange Notes having substantially the same terms as
the original guarantees. The Company has agreed to use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be completed within 180 days after the
issuance of the Notes. In addition, in certain circumstances, the Company has
agreed to file a shelf registration statement that would allow certain holders
to offer some or all of the Notes to the public. If the Exchange Offer is not so
completed, or if the shelf registration statement is not effective in certain
. . .
As discussed above under Item 1.01, on June 5, 2009, the Company completed a
private offering of 11.375% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2013 (the
"Notes"). Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on May 1 and
November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2009. The Company may redeem
all or a part of the Notes from time to time at a price equal to 100% of the
principal amount plus a make-whole premium. Prior to May 1, 2012, the Company
may redeem up to 35% of the Notes with cash proceeds from specified equity
offerings at a price equal to 111.375% of the principal amount, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. Other summary terms of the
Notes and the related Indenture under which they were issued are discussed in
Item 1.01.
A copy of the press release relating to the announcement of the closing of
the Notes is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
On June 5, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing its acceptance for payment of approximately $127.2 million in aggregate principal amount (or approximately 89.7%) of its outstanding 10.375% Senior Notes due 2010 tendered pursuant to the Company's previously announced offer to purchase any and all of the 10.375% Senior Notes due 2010. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2. Subsequently, on June 5, 2009, the Company made the required payment to purchase and cancel these tendered notes.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
4.1 Indenture governing the Company's 11 3/8% Senior Secured Notes Due
2013.
4.2 Intercreditor Agreement, dated June 5, 2009, by and among the Company,
the Guarantors, Wachovia Bank, National Association, in its capacity
as domestic agent and collateral agent under the Company's domestic
revolving credit facility, and U.S. Bank National Association as
collateral agent under the Indenture.
4.3 Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 5, 2009, by and among the
Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
99.1 Press Release of Interface, Inc., dated as of June 5, 2009, announcing
closing of private offering.
99.2 Press Release of Interface, Inc., dated as of June 5, 2009, announcing
initial settlement of tender offer.
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