Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Effective as of September 8, 2009, TLC Vision Corporation (the "Company")
secured from its lenders an extension to September 30, 2009 of the previously
announced limited waiver with respect to its credit facility. The credit
facility, dated June 21, 2007, amended as of February 28, 2008, March 31, 2009,
June 5, 2009 and June 30, 2009, provides for an $85 million term loan and a $25
million revolving credit line. As of August 31, 2009, the amount outstanding
under the credit facility was approximately US$101.1 million.
The extension agreement and forbearance agreement is contained in the
Amendment to Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement and
Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2009 (the
"Limited Waiver"), which, among other things, provides a limited waiver through
September 30, 2009 of specified defaults and provides that the lenders will,
until October 1, 2009, forbear from exercising their rights arising out of the
non-payment of certain principal, interest and other payments previously due.
The Limited Waiver also provides for the Company to negotiate in good faith and
use its best efforts to agree by September 28, 2009 to (i) a term sheet
reflecting terms of proposed additional financing acceptable to lenders
representing a majority of the outstanding debt under the credit agreement, and
(ii) a term sheet reflecting terms of a debt and/or equity restructuring
acceptable to those lenders required to approve such debt and/or equity
restructuring under applicable law. The foregoing description of the Limited
Waiver is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of
the Limited Waiver, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated
by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 10, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the
extension of the limited waiver. A copy of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
10.1 Amendment to Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement and
Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2009.
99.1 Press Release entitled "TLC Vision Secures Extension of Credit Facility
Limited Waiver to September 30, 2009" issued by TLC Vision Corporation on
September 10, 2009.
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