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30-Oct-2009
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Completion of Acquisition or Dis
Effective as of October 26, 2009, Sypris Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") amended its revolving credit facility (the "Loan Agreement") and outstanding senior notes (the "Note Agreements") (together, the "Credit Agreements"). The Company, together with its domestic subsidiaries (Sypris Technologies, Inc., Sypris Technologies Kenton, Inc., Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC, Sypris Technologies Mexican Holdings, LLC, Sypris Data Systems, Inc. and Sypris Electronics, LLC) (the "Subsidiary Guarantors") and its current bank group (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and National City Bank (collectively, the "Banks")) signed the 2009B Amendment to Loan Agreement (the "Loan Amendment") on October 26, 2009. In addition, the Company, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and its current noteholders (The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (collectively, the "Noteholders")) signed the Fifth Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement (the "Note Amendments") on October 26, 2009 (the Loan Amendment and the Note Amendments, collectively, the "Amendments").
The Loan Amendment extends the maturity date of the Loan Agreement from January 15, 2010 through January 15, 2012, while the Note Amendments implement the same maturity date for the Note Agreements. The Company used certain net proceeds from the sale of Sypris Test & Measurement, Inc. ("STM") and of the Company's holdings of Dana Holding Corporation common stock to permanently reduce the lending commitments under the Loan Agreement from $50.0 million to approximately $21.0 million and under the Note Agreements from $30.0 million to approximately $13.3 million. The Amendments waive certain violations or potential violations of the Company's covenants as of October 26, 2009, and substituted new financial covenants regarding: quarterly minimum net worth and liquidity levels, cumulative quarterly "EBITDAR" levels, cumulative quarterly fixed charge ratios and cumulative quarterly debt to EBITDAR ratios, among others. The Amendments also commit the Company to obtain the consent of the Banks and the Noteholders before making any dividend payments and impose certain fees and interest rates increases. To the extent that marketable securities or other collateral is sold outside of the ordinary course of business, the Amendments also provide for certain prepayments to the Banks and the Noteholders. The Company expects to be able to comply with the amended covenants. However, no assurances can be given that changing business, regulatory or economic conditions might not cause the Company to violate one or more covenants which could result in default or acceleration of any debt under the Agreements.
On October 26, 2009 the Company completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, STM, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the "Agreement") with Textronix Inc. (the "Buyer"). The Company sold all of the outstanding shares of STM stock to the Buyer for $39.0 million of cash consideration ($3.0 million of which was to be held in escrow for up to 18 months in connection with certain customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnifications of the Company). The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Seller and the Buyer as further set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement also includes provisions governing the retention by the Seller of certain responsibilities with regard to environmental, tax, intellectual property and other liabilities; transition of employees and responsibility for employee compensation and benefits; information technology, use of trademarks and logos; and post-closing indemnities between the Seller and the Buyer for losses arising from specified events.
The Company executed the Amendments on October 26, 2009, effective in each case as of execution. Among other things, the Amendments require the Company to obtain the consent of the Banks and the Noteholders before making any dividend payments to holders of the Company's outstanding common stock par value $.01.
Effective as of October 26, 2009, Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
("Computershare") was appointed to be the successor rights agent for the Company
pursuant to a Letter Amendment to the Rights Agreement. In addition to the
appointment as successor rights agent, the Company appointed Computershare as
transfer agent, registrar, and dividend disbursing agent effective as of October
26, 2009. The addresses and phone numbers to contact Computershare regarding the
Company's shareholder accounts are provided below.
Shareholder Inquiries: Street Address
Computershare Computershare
P.O. Box 43078 250 Royall Street
Providence, RI 02940 Canton, MA 02021
Telephone: 800-622-6757
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(b) Pro Forma Information
The following pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of Sypris Solutions, Inc. are included in this Form 8-K:
(i) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended July 5, 2009;
(ii) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 29, 2008;
(iii) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2008; and
(iv) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 5, 2009.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared to illustrate the effect of the sale of the STM segment on Sypris Solutions, Inc.'s historical consolidated results of operations and financial position. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations give effect to the disposition of STM as if it occurred at the beginning of the fiscal period presented. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet assumes the sale occurred on July 5, 2009. The actual effect of the sale could differ from the pro forma adjustments presented. However, management believes that the assumptions used and the adjustments made are reasonable under the circumstances and given the information available.
The pro forma information is based on the historical financial statements of STM and Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries after giving effect to the proposed transaction and the assumptions and adjustment in the accompanying notes to the pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and are not necessarily indicative of the consolidated financial position or results of operations of Sypris Solutions, Inc. that would have actually occurred had the transaction been in effect as of the date or for the periods presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information should be read in conjunction with Sypris Solutions, Inc.'s historical consolidated financial statements, including notes thereto.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
99 Press Release issued October 29, 2009.
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