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): June 20, 2007
ASHTON WOODS USA L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 333-129906 | 75-2721881 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1080 Holcomb Bridge Road
Building 200, Suite 350
Roswell, GA 30076
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(770) 998-9663
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 15, 2007, Ashton Woods USA L.L.C. (the “Company”) entered into a Second Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the lenders party thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent, and the guarantors party thereto, which amends certain terms of the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 16, 2005, as amended by that certain First Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 11, 2007. The Amendment provides for a permanent reduction in the interest coverage ratio to 2.00 to 1.00, from 2.50 to 1.00, and includes a provision allowing such ratio to fall to no less than 1.75 to 1.00 for up to three consecutive fiscal quarters in any rolling four fiscal quarter period ending on or before May 31, 2009. The Amendment also provides that in the event the interest coverage ratio for any fiscal quarter is less than 2.00 to 1.00, (1) the leverage ratio decreases to 2.00 to 1.00, from 2.25 to 1.00, for such fiscal quarter and (2) certain interest rates and margins are adjusted as set forth in the amendment.
A copy of the Amendment is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 20, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the Amendment. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 | Second Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2007, by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent, and the guarantors party thereto. |
99.1 | Press release dated June 20, 2007 |
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.
ASHTON WOODS USA L.L.C.
Date: June 20, 2007 | By: Robert Salomon |
| Robert Salomon |
| Chief Financial Officer |