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): August 29, 2014
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-21174 | 04-2977748 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
75 Network Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 640-6789
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 29, 2014 Avid Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC (“Wells Fargo”) amending the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company, and Wells Fargo, in its capacity as lender and as Administrative Agent. The Amendment (i) extends the maturity of the Credit Agreement entered into between the parties in October 2010 from October 1, 2014 to October 1, 2015, (ii) changes the maximum amounts available under each of the revolving credit facilities, and (iii) adds certain covenants, as described below.
Under the Amendment, the maximum amount available for the Company was increased to $45.0 million (from $40.0 million) and the maximum amount available for its subsidiary Avid Europe was decreased to $15.0 million (from $20.0 million). The maximum amount available under the combined revolvers continues to be $60.0 million, subject to certain limitations on borrowing and other terms and conditions as provided in the Credit Agreement filed as
The Amendment also requires the Company to comply with certain additional covenants, including (i) achieving EBITDA (as defined in the Amendment) of $33.8 million for the year ending December 31, 2014, and (ii) not incurring more than $16.0 million of capital expenditures (as defined in the Amendment) during the year ending December 31, 2014.
The Amendment also requires the Company to deliver to Wells Fargo (i) its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 no later than September 15, 2014, (ii) its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and preliminary financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014, no later than September 22, 2014, and (iii) its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, no later than November 3, 2014.
Furthermore, the Amendment requires that the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 as well as the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the six months ended June 30, 2014, to be delivered to Wells Fargo under the Credit Agreement, as amended, shall be substantially similar, in all material respects, to the drafts thereof delivered to Wells Fargo prior to the entry into the Amendment.
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. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement." of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 13 dated August 29, 2014 to the Credit Agreement by and among Avid Technology, Inc., Avid Technology International B.V., Avid Systems, Inc., Avid General Partner B.V., each of the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as agent, dated October 1, 2010. |
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.
| AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| Date: September 4, 2014 | By: /s/ John W. Frederick Name: John W. Frederick Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |