UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) | March 31, 2010 (March 31, 2010) |
Gray Television, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Georgia | 001-13796 | 58-0285030 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS employer Identification No.) |
| 4370 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia | 30319 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (404) 504-9828 |
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.
Effective as of March 31, 2010, Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”), certain of its subsidiaries, the Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (as successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association “Wachovia”), as administrative agent, entered into a Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2007, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries thereof, the Lenders party thereto; and Wachovia, as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”).
The Amendment provides for, among other things: (i) an increase in the maximum total net leverage ratio covenant under the Credit Agreement through March 30, 2011 and (ii) a potential issuance of capital stock and/or senior or subordinated debt securities, which could include securities with a second lien security interest (the “Replacement Debt”). The Amendment also provides for a reduction in the revolving loan commitment under the senior credit facility from $50.0 million to $40.0 million.
From March 31, 2010 until the date the Company completes an offering of Replacement Debt resulting in the repayment of not less than $200 million of our term loan outstanding under the Credit Agreement, (i) the Company is required to pay an annual incentive fee equal to 2.0%, which fee will be eliminated upon the consummation of such offering and repayment, (ii) the annual facility fee will remain at 3.0%, which fee will, following such repayment, be reduced to 1.25% per year, with a potential for further reductions in future periods, and (iii) the Company will remain subject to a maximum total net leverage ratio, which will, following such repayment, be replaced by a first lien leverage test, as described in the following paragraph. In addition, from and after such repayment, the Company will be required to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 0.90x to 1.0x.
Upon the completion of an offering of Replacement Debt that results in the repayment of not less than $200 million of our term loan outstanding under the Credit Agreement, we will, from the date of such repayment, be subject to a maximum first lien leverage ratio covenant, which will replace our current maximum total leverage ratio covenant. The covenant will range from 7.5x to 6.5x, depending upon the amount of any such repayment.
The use of proceeds from any issuance of Replacement Debt will generally be limited to the repayment of amounts outstanding under the term loan under the Credit Agreement and, in certain circumstances, to the repurchase of outstanding shares of the Company’s Series D Perpetual Preferred Stock. We cannot provide any assurances that such a sale of Replacement Debt, or any repurchase of such preferred stock, will be completed by us, or of the terms or timing thereof.
Beginning April 30, 2010 and thereafter, all interest and fees accrued under the Credit Agreement will be payable in cash upon their respective due dates, with no portion of such accrued interest and fees being subject to deferral.
A summary of certain significant terms contained in our Credit Agreement (i) before the Amendment, (ii) as so amended, and (iii) as amended and after giving affect to a potential issuance of Replacement Debt and repayment of at least $200 million of term loans under the Credit Agreement, are summarized in the table below:
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| As Amended and | ||||||
| After Giving Effect | ||||||
| As Amended and | to a Potential | |||||
| Prior to Potential | Issuance of | |||||
| Issuance of | Replacement Debt | |||||
| Prior to | Replacement Debt | and Related | ||||
| Amendment on | and Related | Repayment of Term | ||||
| Description | March 31, 2010 | Repayment of Term Loan | Loan | |||
| Annual interest rate on outstanding term loan balance | LIBOR plus 3.5% | Same | Same | |||
| or BASE plus 2.5% | ||||||
| Annual interest rate on outstanding revolving loan balance | LIBOR plus 3.5% | Same | Same | |||
| or BASE plus 2.5% | ||||||
| Annual facility fee rate | 3% with a | 3% with a | 1.25% with a | |||
| potential reduction | potential reduction | potential reduction | ||||
| in future periods. | in future periods. | in future periods. | ||||
| Annual incentive fee rate | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | |||
| Annual commitment fee on undrawn revolving loan balance | 0.50% | Same | Same | |||
| Revolving loan commitment | $50 million | $40 million | $40 million | |||
| Maximum total net leverage ratio at: | ||||||
| March 31, 2010 through June 29, 2010 | 7.00x | 9.00x | Replaced with | |||
| June 30, 2010 through September 29, 2010 | 6.50x | 9.50x | first lien leverage | |||
| September 30, 2010 through March 30, 2011 | 6.50x | 9.75x | test described | |||
| March 31, 2011 and thereafter | 6.50x | 6.50x | above. | |||
| Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio | None | Same | 0.90x to 1.0X | |||
| Maximum cash balance that can be deducted from total debt to calculate total net debt in the total net leverage ratio (or first lien leverage test, as applicable) | $10.0 million | Same | $15.0 million |
As of December 31, 2009, we had a deferred loan cost balance of $1.6 million. If the Amendment constitutes a significant modification to the Credit Agreement in the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, we may be required to expense all or a portion of our deferred loan cost balance. As of March 31, 2010, after giving effect to the Amendment, we expect to be in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.
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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.
| GRAY TELEVISION, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ James C. Ryan | |||
| Name: | James C. Ryan | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President | |||
Date: March 31, 2010
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