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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | July 16, 2007 |
The Shaw Group Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Louisiana | 1-12227 | 72-1106167 |
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(State or other jurisdiction | _____________
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(I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 4171 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | | 70809 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 225-932-2500 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The Shaw Group Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the "Company" or "Shaw"), entered into a Waiver dated as of July 16, 2007, which is described in more detail below, and a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference (the "Waiver"), with respect to that certain Credit Agreement dated April 25, 2005, among the Company, as borrower; BNP Paribas, as administrative agent; BNP Paribas Securities Corp., as joint lead arranger and sole bookrunner; Bank of Montreal, as joint lead arranger; Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through its Cayman Islands branch, as co-syndication agent; UBS Securities LLC, as co-syndication agent; Regions Bank as co-documentation agent, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, as co-documentation agent, the guarantors signatory thereto and the other lenders signatory thereto (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 28, 2005) (the "Credit Agreement"), as a mended by Amendment No. 1 dated October 3, 2005 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 4, 2005) ("Amendment No. 1"), Amendment No. 2 dated February 27, 2006 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 28, 2006) ("Amendment No. 2"), Amendment No. 3 dated June 20, 2006 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006) ("Amendment No. 3), and Amendment No. 4 dated October 13, 2006 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 18, 2006) ("Amendment No. 4", and together with the Credit Agreement, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3, the "Amended Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings specified in the Amended Credit Agreement.
As previously reported by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on Ap ril 16, 2007, and in a corresponding press release of the same date, the Company and the Lenders entered into a Waiver dated as of April 16, 2007, by and between the Company and the Agent (pursuant to authority granted by the Required Lenders) (the "Existing Waiver"), pursuant to which the Required Lenders waived compliance by the Borrower with the 45 day period set forth in Section 6.1(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement, with respect to the furnishing by the Borrower of certain financial statements relating to its fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2007 (the "February 28, 2007 Financial Statements"). Despite the Company’s efforts, it is unable to meet the extended deadline provided for in the Existing Waiver to furnish the Lenders the February 28, 2007 Financial Statements and other information required under the Amended Credit Agreement. Unless the Company obtains another waiver from the Lenders, the Company’s failure to furnish the Lenders its February 28, 2007 Financial Statements, within the extended period under the Existing Waiver, would constitute a violation of certain debt covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Because the Company is unable to comply with the extended deadline for furnishing the February 28, 2007 Financial Statements provided for under the Existing Wavier, the Company requested, and the Agent (acting with the written consent of the Required Lenders) under the Amended Credit Agreement agreed to, (i) a further extension of the deadline for delivery of the February 28, 2007 Financial Statements under the Existing Waiver, and (ii) an extension of the deadline for delivery of its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2007, required under Section 6.1(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement.
In recognition of the foregoing, solely with respect to the Company’s fiscal quarters ended February 28, 2007, and May 31, 2007, the Company and the Agent (acting with the written consent of the Required Lenders) entered into the Waiver pursuant to which the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, agreed to waive compliance by the Company with the 45 day period set forth in Section 6.1(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement (and, in the case of the February 28, 2007 Financial Statements, as extended by the Existing Waiver), and the Company covenanted and agreed to furnish to the Lenders its unaudited consolidated financial statements required under Section 6.1(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement (and accompanied by the other certificates and information required under Sections 6.1(d), 6.1(k) and 6.1(l) of the Amended Credit Agreement) within 45 days after the date of the Waiver (July 16, 2007).
The Waiver became effective upon (i) execution by the Company and by the Agent, and (ii) payment by the Company of such fees and expenses as the Company shall have agreed to pay to any Lender or the Agent in connection with the Wavier (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent); provided that the Waiver shall cease to be in effect if (but only if) the Company fails to furnish to the Lenders the financial statements, certificates and information referred to above within 45 days after the date of the Waiver (July 16, 2007). The Company is making every effort to furnish the Lenders the required financial statements, certificates and other information referred to above within this 45 day period.
The summary of the provisions of the Waiver is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
10.1 Waiver dated as of July 16, 2007, among the Company, as borrower; BNP Paribas, as administrative agent; in respect of that certain Credit Agreement dated April 25, 2005, as amended.
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.
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| | | The Shaw Group Inc. |
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| July 16, 2007 | | By: | | Clifton S. Rankin
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| | | | | Name: Clifton S. Rankin |
| | | | | Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | Waiver dated as of July 16, 2007, among the Company, as borrower; BNP Paribas, as administrative agent; in respect of that certain Credit Agreement dated April 25, 2005, as amended. |
