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 1934
August 20, 2009
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
West Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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| 000-21771 | | 47-0777362 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11808 Miracle Hills Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68154
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (402) 963-1200
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 (see General instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 20, 2009, West Corporation (“West” or the “Company”), issued a press release announcing lender consent to an amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2006, by and among West, Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., as initial administrative agent and the various lenders party thereto, as lenders, as previously amended as of February 14, 2007, May 11, 2007, May 16, 2008 and August 10, 2009 (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The Fifth Amendment would permit West to, among other things, (i) agree with individual lenders to extend the maturity of their term loans or extend or refinance their revolving credit commitments under the Credit Agreement, and pay a different interest rate or otherwise modify certain terms of their loans or revolving commitments in connection with such an extension, and (ii) issue new secured notes, which may include indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the obligations under the Credit Agreement, so long as, among other things, the net cash proceeds from any such issuance are used to prepay certain loans under the Credit Agreement at par.
In connection with the execution of the Fifth Amendment, West expects to extend the maturity date for $1 billion of its existing term loans from October 24, 2013 to July 15, 2016 (or July 15, 2014, under certain circumstances related to the amount of outstanding senior notes and the senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date) and the interest rate margins of such extended term loans would be increased. The interest rate margins for the extended term loans would be based on the Company’s corporate debt rating based on a grid, which ranges from 3.625% to 4.25% for LIBOR rate loans (as of August 24, 2009, LIBOR plus 3.875%), and from 2.625% to 3.25% for base rate loans (as of August 24, 2009, base rate plus 2.875%).
The foregoing description of the Fifth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fifth Amendment, which is expected to be filed following execution.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press release, dated August 20, 2009, reporting lender consent to amend the Senior Secured Credit Agreement. |
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SIGNATURES
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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| | WEST CORPORATION
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| Dated: August 25, 2009 | By: | /s/ Nancee R. Berger | |
| | | Nancee R. Berger | |
| | | President and Chief Operating Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press release, dated August 20, 2009, reporting lender consent to amend the Senior Secured Credit Agreement. |
