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): November 2, 2006
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 1-7564 | 13-5034940 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation ) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK | 10281 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(212) 416-2000
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 November 2, 2006, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) amended its $250,000,000 18-Month Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated March 27, 2006, among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. Among other things, the amendment reduces the applicable fees, reduces the total loan commitment to $175,000,000, requires the Company to reduce the loan commitments under the Credit Agreement with the net cash proceeds of an asset sale, and eliminates the Maintenance of Ratio of Annualized Consolidated Cash Flow to Annualized Consolidated Interest Expense covenant.
The foregoing description of the amendment to the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment itself, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | First Amendment dated as of November 2, 2006 to the Company’s 18-Month Credit Agreement, dated March 27, 2006. |
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.
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Dated: | November 2, 2006 | | By: | /s/ Robert Perrine |
| | | | | Robert Perrine |
| | | | | Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | First Amendment dated as of November 2, 2006 to the Company’s 18-Month Credit Agreement, dated March 27, 2006. |
