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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2006
PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware | | 1-14770 | | 43-1813160 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
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3231 Southeast Sixth Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66607-2207 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (785) 233-5171 |
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Not Applicable |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 28, 2006, Payless ShoeSource, Finance, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Payless ShoeSource, Inc.) and the other parties to the Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of April 15, 2004 (the “Credit Agreement”) entered into the First Amendment to the Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of April 28, 2006 by and among Payless ShoeSource Finance, Inc., a Nevada corporation, as Borrower, each of the Guarantors, and the Lenders and Wells Fargo Retail Finance, LLC, as Arranger and Administrative Agent (the “First Amendment”).
The following summary of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment (including all annexes, schedules and exhibits thereto), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the same meanings ascribed to them Credit Agreement, as amended. The First Amendment among other things, amends the following provisions of the Credit Agreement: extends the term of the Credit Agreement until January 15, 2011, allows the Borrower to increase the Maximum Revolver Amount once (at Borrower’s sole option) up to $250,000,000 from $200,000,000 at any time prior to expiration of the Credit Agreement, amends the Applicable Margin grid so that the fee for a LIBOR Rate Loan and all Letters of Credit were reduced by 25 basis points and level IV pricing was eliminated, the unused line fee was decreased from .30% to 0.25%, and the amount of indebtedness which may be incurred as a result of Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness was increased to $75,000,000 from $20,000,000.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | | Exhibits. |
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Exhibit 10.1 | | First Amendment to Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of April 28, 2006 |
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SIGNATURE
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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Date: May 2, 2006 | By: | /s/ Ullrich E. Porzig |
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| | Ullrich E. Porzig |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 10.1 | | First Amendment to Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of April 28, 2006 |
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