SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 29, 2006
Advanstar Communications Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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641 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 951-6600
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement..
On November 29, 2006, Advanstar Communications Inc. (“Advanstar”) amended its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2006. This first amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) amends the definition of EBITDA with respect to certain compensation expenses that represent additional consideration paid in connection with Permitted Acquisitions (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement).
The foregoing description of the First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
C. Exhibits
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10.1 |
| First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2006. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 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: December 4, 2006 | By: | /s/ THEODORE S. ALPERT |
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| Name: Theodore S. Alpert | |
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| Title: Vice President - Finance, | |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |
| First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2006. |
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