UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 28, 2006
Carters, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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1170 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(404) 745-2700
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 28, 2006, The William Carter Company (the Company) entered into Amendment No. 1 (Amendment No. 1) among the Company, each lender from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders, the Term Lenders and the Additional Term 1 Lenders, in each case listed on the signature pages thereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2005 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the Credit Agreement) by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer and Collateral Agent, Credit Suisse, as Syndication Agent, Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., U.S. Bank National Association and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents and the other Lenders party thereto. Capitalized terms used in this section without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.
Amendment No. 1 reduced the pricing of the Companys Loans by refinancing the existing Term Loan B (initially priced at LIBOR + 175 bps with a leverage-based pricing grid ranging from LIBOR +150 bps to LIBOR + 175 bps) with a new Term 1 Loan having an Applicable Rate of LIBOR + 150 bps with no leverage-based pricing grid. If the Company makes any optional prepayment of its Term 1 Loans prior to the one-year anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction, the Company will be required to pay to a prepayment premium of 1% of the amount of such Term 1 Loans being repaid.
Amendment No. 1 also amended the restricted payments covenant to allow for future restricted payments so long as the Leverage Ratio is equal or less than 2.5x, there is no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing and a certain level of Revolving Loan Commitments is available.
Amendment No. 1 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.
On April 28, 2006, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement. A brief description of the terms and conditions of Amendment No. 1 are included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report, which description is incorporated into this item by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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Amendment No. 1 among the Company, each lender from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders, the Term Lenders and the Additional Term 1 Lenders, in each case listed on the signature pages thereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2005. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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/S/ MICHAEL D. CASEY |
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Michael D. Casey |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is furnished with this report:
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Amendment No. 1 among the Company, each lender from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders, the Term Lenders and the Additional Term 1 Lenders, in each case listed on the signature pages thereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2005. |
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of April 28, 2006 (this Amendment No. 1), among THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY, a Massachusetts corporation (the Borrower), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the Lenders and individually, a Lender), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders, the Term Lenders and the Additional Term 1 Lenders (as defined below), in each case listed on the signature pages hereto, to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 14, 2005 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time) (the Credit Agreement) among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders named therein. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to create a new Class of Term 1 Loans under the Credit Agreement having identical terms with, having the same rights and obligations under the Loan Documents as and in the same aggregate principal amount as, the Term Loans, as set forth in the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents, except as such terms are amended hereby;
WHEREAS, each Term Loan Lender who executes and delivers this Amendment No. 1 shall be deemed, upon effectiveness of this Amendment No. 1, to have exchanged its Term Loan Commitment and Term Loans (which Term Loan Commitment and Term Loans shall thereafter be deemed terminated) for a Term 1 Loan Commitment and Term 1 Loans in the same aggregate principal amount as such Lenders Term Loans, and such Lender shall thereafter become a Term 1 Loan Lender;
WHEREAS, each Person who executes and delivers this Amendment No. 1 as an Additional Term 1 Loan Lender will make Term 1 Loans on the effective date of this Amendment No. 1 to the Borrower, the proceeds of which will be used by the Borrower to repay in full the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of Non-Consenting Term Loan Lenders;
WHEREAS, the Borrower shall pay to each Term Loan Lender all accrued and unpaid interest on its Term Loans to, but not including, the date of effectiveness of this Amendment No. 1 on such date of effectiveness;
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to make certain other changes to the Credit Agreement as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
(b)(i) 0.50% with respect to Term 1 Loans that are Base Rate Loans and (ii) 1.50% with respect to Term 1 Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, 100% of the proceeds of all Term 1 Loans shall be used to repay Term Loans and the requirements of Sections 2.05(g) and (h) shall not apply to such proceeds and any repayments made with such proceeds.
(j) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Borrower makes any optional prepayment of Term 1 Loans prior to the one year anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Term 1 Loan Lender, a prepayment premium of 1% of the amount of such Term 1 Loans being prepaid.
The Term 1 Loan Commitment of each Term 1 Loan Lender shall be automatically terminated on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date upon the Borrowing of the Term 1 Loans on such date.
The Borrower further covenants and agrees that the proceeds of all Term 1 Loan Borrowings hereunder will be used to refinance the existing Term Loans.
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Additional Term 1 Loan Commitment means, with respect to an Additional Term 1 Loan Lender, the commitment of such Additional Term 1 Loan Lender to make Additional Term 1 Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, in an amount set forth next to the signature of such Additional Term 1 Loan Lender on Amendment No. 1. The aggregate amount of the Additional Term 1 Loan Commitments of all Additional Term 1 Loan Lenders shall equal the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of Non-Consenting Term Loan Lenders.
Additional Term 1 Loan Lender means a Person with an Additional Term 1 Loan Commitment to make Additional Term 1 Loans to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, which for the avoidance of doubt may be an existing Term Loan Lender.
Additional Term 1 Loan means a Loan that is made pursuant to Section 2.01(d)(ii) of the Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
Amendment No. 1 means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement dated as of April 28, 2006.
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date means April 28, 2006, the date on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of Amendment No. 1 are satisfied.
Non-Consenting Term Loan Lender means each Term Loan Lender that has not executed and delivered a counterpart of Amendment No. 1 on or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
Repricing Transaction means the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any new or additional term loans under this Agreement) that is secured or is broadly marketed or syndicated to banks and other institutional investors in financings similar to the Credit Agreement (i) having an effective interest rate margin or weighted average yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practice) that is less than the Applicable Rate for, or weighted average yield (to be determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis) of, the Term 1
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Loans and (ii) the proceeds of which are used to repay, in whole or in part, principal of outstanding Term 1 Loans.
Term 1 Loan Commitment means, with respect to a Term Loan Lender, the agreement of such Term Loan Lender to exchange its Term Loans for an equal aggregate principal amount of Term 1 Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, as evidenced by such Term Loan Lender executing and delivering Amendment No. 1.
Term 1 Loan Lender means a Lender with outstanding Term 1 Loans.
Term 1 Loan means an Additional Term 1 Loan or a Loan that is deemed made pursuant to Section 2.01(d)(i).
(d) (i) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of Amendment No. 1, each Term Loan Lender with a Term 1 Loan Commitment severally agrees to exchange its Term Loans for a like principal amount of Term 1 Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date;
(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of Amendment No. 1, each Additional Term 1 Loan Lender severally agrees to make Additional Term 1 Loans to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in a principal amount not to exceed its Additional Term 1 Loan Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. The Borrower shall prepay all Term Loans of Non-Consenting Term Loan Lenders with the gross proceeds of the Additional Term 1 Loans;
(iii) The Borrower shall pay to the Term Loan Lenders all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loans to, but not including, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date on such Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and to the Non-Consenting Term Loan Lenders any breakage loss or expense under Section 3.05. The Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall be deemed the first day of a new Interest Period with respect to the Term 1 Loans; and
(iv) The Term 1 Loans shall have the same terms as the Term Loans as set forth in the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents, except as modified by this Amendment No. 1. For the avoidance of doubt, the Term 1 Loans (and all principal, interest and other amounts in respect thereof) will constitute Obligations under
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the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall have the same rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents as the Term Loans.
Other Amendments.
(g) auction rate securities with interest rate or dividend reset date intervals not greater than thirty-five (35) days duration, and whose underlying securities are rated at least AAA or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poors Rating Service or at least Aaa or the equivalent thereof by Moodys Investors Service Inc.; (h) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (g) above; and (i) in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, Investments made locally of a type comparable to those described in clauses (a) through (h) of this definition.
Amendment No. 1 Transaction Costs means the fees, costs and expenses payable by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Subsidiaries in connection with entering into Amendment No. 1.
; provided that immediately following any such Restricted Payment, Borrower shall have not less than $75,000,000 of current availability under the Revolving Loan Commitments
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Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders as of the date hereof and the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date that:
Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment No. 1 shall become effective on the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied:
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Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its and the other Agents reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with this Amendment No. 1, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent.
Counterparts. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment No. 1 by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Headings. The headings of this Amendment No. 1 are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment No. 1 shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agents under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. The Required Lenders agree that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to give effect to this Amendment No. 1. By executing and delivering a copy hereof, each Loan Party hereby agrees and confirms that all Loans and Obligations (including, without limitation, the Term 1 Loans) shall be fully guaranteed by Holdings and Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement and shall be fully secured pursuant to the Security Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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