UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) July 29, 2010
GT SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware |
| 001-34133 |
| 03-0606749 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
243 Daniel Webster Highway
Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(603) 883-5200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.02. Termination of Material Definitive Agreements.
On July 29, 2010, GT Solar International, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated its $90.0 million senior credit facility with lenders for which Bank of America acted as sole administrative and collateral agent (the “Credit Facility”). As of July 29, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings and approximately $30 million of outstanding stand-by letters of credit under the Credit Facility. During the term of the Credit Facility it was primarily used to issue standby letters of credit. The Company has deposited $30 million in accounts with Bank of America to cash-collateralize the standby letters of credit under the Credit Facility outstanding immediately prior to termination. On the same date, the Company terminated its $150 million cash-collateralized letter of credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Cash-Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility”). The Company had never utilized the Cash-Collateralized Letter Credit of Facility and no amounts were outstanding on July 29, 2010.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On July 29, 2010, the Company acquired Crystal Systems, Inc. In connection with the acquisition, a portion of the consideration paid by the Company to Crystal Systems, Inc. shareholders consisted of 5,389,517 shares of Company common stock.
The exemptions claimed by the Company from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), for the offer, sale and issuance by the Company of its common stock pursuant to the transactions described in Item 8.01 include Section 4(2) of the Act and Regulation D promulgated under the Act.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 30, 2010, the Company announced that it acquired Crystal Systems, Inc. In connection with the acquisition, the Company paid an aggregate amount of consideration to Crystal Systems, Inc.’s shareholders of approximately $24 million in cash, 5.4 million shares of Company common stock and a $21 million cash earn-out. The cash earn-out provision is based on the attainment of certain financial and technical targets. A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition of Crystal Systems, Inc. is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
| Press release issued on July 30, 2010. |
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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| /s/ Hoil Kim | |
Date: July 30, 2010 |
| By: | Hoil Kim |
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| Its: | Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary |