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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): January 22, 2009 (January 15, 2009)
BUTLER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
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MARYLAND | | 0-14951 | | 06-1154321 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1730A, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices/Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 761-2200
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 1.01 | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
On January 15, 2009, Butler Service Group, Inc. (“BSG”) and its affiliates, including Butler International, Inc. (the “Registrant”), entered into a Ninth Amendment and Consent to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Ninth Amendment”) with General Electric Capital Corporation as Agent and Lender (“GECC”). The Ninth Amendment provides, among other matters, that GECC will waive compliance with certain financial covenants until March 1, 2009.
The foregoing description of the Ninth Amendment is not, and does not purport to be, complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Ninth Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.
ITEM 2.03 | CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | The exhibits listed below are being furnished pursuant to Item 9.01. |
Exhibit Number | Description |
10.1 | Ninth Amendment and Consent to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 15, 2009, by and among Butler Service Group, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, certain of its affiliates, and General Electric Capital Corporation in its individual capacity and as agent for the Lenders (“GECC”). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 22, 2009 | BUTLER INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
SVP, Finance & Accounting
BUTLER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit Number | Description |