UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) ofThe Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 31, 2005BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)| Delaware | 0-27478 | 36-3228107 |
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| 8700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, Illinois | 60631 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (773) 380-3000N/A
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BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORPORATIONFORM 8-KCurrent Report| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
| | On March 31, 2005, Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment and waiver to its existing term loan and revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank as Agent and the several banks and other financial institutions as parties thereto. The amendment and waiver, among other things, (i) amends the formula for the calculation of certain of the financial covenants in order to make such covenants less restrictive by exempting from the calculation thereof (a) certain costs incurred by the Company in connection with the pending SEC and Department of Justice investigations and other matters and (b) adjustments to rent expense as a result of the application of straight-line amortization to the Company’s real property leases, (ii) reduces the amount of permitted capital expenditures, (iii) imposes additional financial reporting requirements and (iv) waives certain defaults relating to, among other items, delivery of required financial information and certain leasehold mortgages. |
| | The preceding description of the terms of the amendment and waiver is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amendment and waiver, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. |
| | On April 5, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that it will hold an investor conference call on April 12, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| | 10.1 | First Amendment and Waiver, dated as of March 31, 2005, under the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 18, 1997, as amended and restated as of October 14, 2004, among Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent for the lenders, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as syndication agent, and LaSalle Bank National Association, as documentation agent. |
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| | 99.1 | Press Release dated April 5, 2005. |
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: April 5, 2005 | /s/ Marc D. Bassewitz |
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| | Marc D. Bassewitz |
| | Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
