UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): May 4, 2007
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ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-33267 (Commission File Number) | 43-1723043 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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717 North Harwood Street, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) | | 75201 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 922-9711
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and certain of its subsidiaries, including Odyssey HealthCare Operating A, LP, Odyssey HealthCare Operating B, LP, Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc., Odyssey HealthCare Holding Company, Odyssey HealthCare GP, LLC, Odyssey HealthCare LP, LLC and Odyssey HealthCare Management LP, entered into Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007 (the “Fifth Amendment”), to the Company’s revolving line of credit with General Electric Capital Corporation (as previously amended, the “Credit Agreement”), which Credit Agreement provides the Company with a $20 million revolving line of credit, subject to three separate $10 million increase options. The Fifth Amendment increases the Company’s annual limitation on stock repurchases from $10 million to $51 million.
The revolving line of credit is secured by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ existing and after-acquired personal property assets. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to affirmative and negative covenants under the Credit Agreement. No debt is currently outstanding under the revolving line of credit, which is scheduled to expire May 14, 2007.
A copy of the Fifth Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing summary description of the Fifth Amendment is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Fifth Amendment.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| | 10.1 | Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated May 4, 2007, by and among General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, individually as sole Lender and as Agent for the Lenders, Odyssey HealthCare Operating A, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Odyssey HealthCare Operating B, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation, and the other Credit Parties signatory thereto. |
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.
| | ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE, INC. |
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| Date: May 8, 2007 | By: | /s/ R. Dirk Allison |
| | | R. Dirk Allison |
| | | Senior Vice President and Chief |
| | | Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 10.1 | Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated May 4, 2007, by and among General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, individually as sole Lender and as Agent for the Lenders, Odyssey HealthCare Operating A, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Odyssey HealthCare Operating B, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Hospice of the Palm Coast, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation, and the other Credit Parties signatory thereto. |
