UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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): December 19, 2014
ACCURIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-32483 | | 61-1109077 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
| 7140 Office Circle, Evansville, IN | | 47715 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (812) 962-5000
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 19, 2014, Gunite Corporation ("Gunite"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accuride Corporation ("Accuride") entered into a Modification Agreement (the "Modification Agreement") with GE Capital Commercial Inc. ("GE"). The Modification Agreement, made effective as of December 1, 2014, modifies the terms of that certain Master Lease Agreement and related schedules previously entered into by Gunite and GE as disclosed by Accuride in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2012. Pursuant to the Modification Agreement, the term of the equipment lease has been extended through November 30, 2019 and the monthly lease payments have been reduced to the following amounts:
| · | $205,000 each month for the first 48 months; and |
| · | $108,309 each month for the following 12 months. |
The above summary of the Modification Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and provisions of the Modification Agreement and the related documents, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
| 10.1 | Modification Agreement, dated December 19, 2014 and made effective as of December 1, 2014, by and between Gunite Corporation and GE Capital Commercial Inc. |
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.
ACCURIDE CORPORATION
| /s/ STEPHEN A. MARTIN | | Dated: December 22, 2014 | |
| Stephen A. Martin | | | |
| Senior Vice President / General Counsel | | | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 10.1 | Modification Agreement, dated December 19, 2014 and made effective as of December 1, 2014, by and between Gunite Corporation and GE Capital Commercial Inc. |
