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): May 3, 2015
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Delaware | 001-35493 | 13-3727655 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York | 10022 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 520-2300
N/A |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 1, 2012, Handy & Harman Ltd. (“HNH”) and Handy & Harman Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HNH, entered into a Management Services Agreement (the “Management Services Agreement”) with SP Corporate Services LLC (“SP Corporate”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (the “Company”). Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, SP Corporate provides HNH with the continued executive and corporate services, as previously reported on HNH’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2012. On May 3, 2015, HNH and SP Corporate entered into a Second Amendment to the Management Services Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) to clarify the corporate services to be provided pursuant to the Management Services Agreement and to adjust the fee thereunder.
The foregoing description of the Second Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
In connection with the Second Amendment, HNH and Steel Partners LLC (“Steel Partners”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Transfer Agreement, dated May 3, 2015, pursuant to which three employees of HNH and its subsidiaries will be transferred to Steel Partners, which will assume the cost of compensating those employees and providing applicable benefits.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Second Amendment to Management Services Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2015, by and among SP Corporate Services LLC, Handy & Harman Ltd. and Handy & Harman Group Ltd. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 5, 2015 | STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. | |
By: | Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. | |
Its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ James F. McCabe, Jr. | |
James F. McCabe, Jr. | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Second Amendment to Management Services Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2015, by and among SP Corporate Services LLC, Handy & Harman Ltd. and Handy & Harman Group Ltd. |