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):March 18, 2020
AMERICA’S CAR-MART, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 0-14939 | 63-0851141 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
802 SE Plaza Avenue, Suite 200, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(479) 464-9944
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | CRMT | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company [ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
Draw Down on Credit Facility
As previously disclosed, America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries, Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“Colonial”), America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“ACM”), and Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation (“TCM”), entered into the Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of September 30, 2019, by and among the Company, Colonial, ACM, TCM and a group of lenders. The Agreement provided for total permitted borrowings to $241 million and expires on September 30, 2022. The material terms of the Agreement are described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on October 1, 2019.
On March 18, 2020, the Company provided notice to the group of lenders that the Company would borrow an additional $30 million under the Agreement and may possibly continue to draw as needed. The Company borrowed under the Agreement as a precautionary measure in order to increase its cash position and preserve financial flexibility in light of the current uncertainty in the global markets due to the global pandemic. The Company may use the proceeds from the Agreement borrowing for working capital, ongoing operating needs and general corporate purposes.
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.
| | | America’s Car-Mart, Inc. | |
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| Date: March 23, 2020 | | /s/ Vickie D. Judy | |
| | | Vickie D. Judy |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
| | | (Principal Financial Officer) |
