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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
December 20, 2004
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
QUAKER FABRIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-7023 04-1933106
(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
941 Grinnell Street, Fall River, Massachusetts 02721
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (508) 678-1951
(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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(17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Quaker Fabric Corporation (the "Company") historically has financed its
operations and capital requirements through a combination of internally
generated funds, borrowings under the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined),
and debt and equity offerings. The Company's capital requirements have arisen
principally in connection with (i) the purchase of equipment to expand
production capacity, introduce new technologies to broaden and differentiate the
Company's products, and improve the Company's quality and productivity
performance, (ii) increases in the Company's working capital needs related to
its sales growth, and (iii) investments in the Company's information technology
systems.
The primary source of the Company's liquidity and capital resources in recent
years has been operating cash flow. The Company's net cash provided by operating
activities was $15.2 million and $22.8 million in the first nine months of 2004
and 2003, respectively. Cash provided by operating activities decreased during
2004 due principally to a reduction in net income of $4.8 million and a
reduction in the deferred tax provision. Historically, the Company has
supplemented its operating cash flow with borrowings under the Credit Agreement.
Capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2004 and 2003 were $12.1
million and $6.6 million, respectively. Capital expenditures during the first
nine months of 2004 were funded by operating cash flow. Management believes that
cash on hand, operating income and borrowings under the Credit Agreement (as
hereinafter defined), will provide sufficient funding for the Company's capital
expenditures, working capital and debt service needs for the foreseeable future,
subject to the favorable resolution of discussions with its Lenders (as
hereinafter defined) described below.
Quaker Fabric Corporation of Fall River, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company ("Quaker") issued $45.0 million of Senior Notes due October 2005 and
2007 (the Senior Notes) during 1997 under a Note Agreement (as amended, the
"Senior Note Agreement") with an insurance company (the "Insurance Company").
The Senior Notes are unsecured and bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.09% on
$15.0 million and 7.18% on $30.0 million. The Senior Notes may be prepaid in
whole or in part prior to maturity, at Quaker's option, subject to a yield
maintenance premium, as defined. Annual principal payments began on October 10,
2003 with a final payment due October 10, 2007. Annual principal payment amounts
are three payments of $5.0 million beginning in October 2003 (of which only the
October 2005 payment is unpaid as of December 20, 2004), followed by two
payments of $15.0 million beginning in 2006.
On February 14, 2002, Quaker issued $5.0 million of 7.56% Series A Notes due
February 2009 (the "Series A Notes") under a Note Purchase Agreement (as
amended, the "Series A Note Agreement" and together with the Senior Note
Agreement, the "Note Agreements") with the Insurance Company. The Series A Notes
are unsecured and bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.56%, payable semiannually.
The Series A Notes may be prepaid in whole or in part prior to maturity, at
Quaker's option, subject to a yield
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maintenance premium, as defined. In addition, the Series A Note Agreement
includes a $45.0 million non-committed shelf note provision pursuant to which,
if the conditions to borrowing, including the consent of the Insurance Company,
were met, Quaker could issue additional senior notes prior to February 14, 2005
with maturity dates of up to ten years. Quaker does not anticipate issuing any
additional senior notes under the Series A Note Agreement.
The long term portion of the amounts outstanding under the Note Agreements was
classified as "current" on the Balance Sheet as of October 2, 2004 in accordance
with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 86-30, "Classification of Obligations When
a Violation is Waived by the Creditor."
Quaker, two other subsidiaries of the Company and the Company, as guarantor, are
parties to a $60.0 million Credit Agreement with a bank (the "Bank," and the
Bank, together with the Insurance Company, the "Lenders") which expires January
31, 2007 (the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving
credit facility and a letter of credit facility. See Note 5 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 2003 Annual Report
on Form 10-K.
The Company and/or Quaker are required to comply with a number of affirmative
and negative convenants under the Credit Agreement and the Note Agreements,
including, but not limited to, maintenance of certain financial tests and ratios
(including interest coverage ratios, net worth related ratios, and net worth
requirements); limitations on certain business activities of the Company and
Quaker; restrictions on the Company's and/or Quaker's ability to declare and pay
dividends, incur additional indebtedness, create certain liens, incur capital
lease obligations, make certain investments, engage in certain transactions with
stockholders and affiliates, and purchase, merge, or consolidate with or into
any other corporation.
On October 12, 2004, Quaker and the Company, as guarantor, entered into an
amendment, effective as of October 1, 2004, to the Note Agreements with the
Insurance Company. The amendment provides for a reduction in the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Note Agreements) required to be maintained by
Quaker from 1.75 to 1.00, to 1.50 to 1.00 for the twelve (12) month period ended
on October 2, 2004 (the last day of the third fiscal quarter of 2004). In August
2004, Quaker, two other subsidiaries of the Company and the Company, as
guarantor, entered into a similar amendment to the Credit Agreement with the
Bank. The amendment to the Note Agreements also provides that (a) neither Quaker
nor any of its subsidiaries will create or permit to exist any Lien (as defined
in the Note Agreements) securing obligations under the Credit Agreement and (b)
before December 31, 2004 or at any time when a Default (as defined in the Note
Agreements) has occurred and is continuing, the Company will not declare or pay
any dividends on or make any distributions with respect, or purchase, redeem or
retire, any of its capital stock. As a result of the October 12, 2004 amendments
to the Note Agreements and the Credit Agreement, Quaker and the Company were in
compliance with their affirmative and negative covenants under those agreements
as of October 2, 2004.
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On December 20, 2004, Quaker, two other subsidiaries of the Company and the
Company, as guarantor, entered into a Waiver and Amendment to the Credit
Agreement (the "Bank Waiver"). Pursuant to the terms of the Bank Waiver, Quaker,
the Company and the other signatories acknowledged that in the absence of a
waiver from the Bank, they anticipated that they would be in breach of both the
debt service coverage ratio covenant and the profitable operations covenant in
the Credit Agreement at year-end 2004 and that these breaches would constitute
Events of Default, as defined in the Credit Agreement (the "Specified Bank
Defaults"). In the Bank Waiver, the Bank agreed to waive the Specified Bank
Defaults through the period ending February 27, 2005 (the "Limited Bank Waiver
Period"), subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, a
reduction in the Bank's Commitment, as defined in the Credit Agreement, from
$60.0 million to $40.0 million and the Bank's receipt of fully executed copies
of a similar waiver from the Insurance Company with respect to the fixed charge
coverage requirements set forth in the Note Agreements. In the Bank Waiver,
Quaker, the Company and the other signatories agreed that an Event of Default
under the Credit Agreement will exist on February 28, 2005 and that at such time
the Bank will have all of its rights and remedies as a result of the existance
of an Event of Default. As of December 20, 2004, there were no loans outstanding
under the Credit Agreement, approximately $4.7 million of letters of credit and
unused availability (after the reduction of the Bank's Commitment described
above) of $35.3 million.
On December 22, 2004, Quaker and the Company, as guarantor, entered into a
waiver agreement with respect to the Note Agreements with the Insurance Company
(the "Insurance Company Waiver"). Pursuant to the terms of the Insurance Company
Waiver, Quaker and the Company acknowledged that in the absence of a waiver from
the Insurance Company, Quaker and the Company anticipated that they would be in
breach of the fixed charge coverage covenant in the Note Agreements at year-end
2004 and that this breach would constitute an Event of Default, as defined in
the Note Agreements (the "Specificied Insurance Company Default"). In the
Insurance Company Waiver, the Insurance Company agreed to waive the Specified
Insurance Company Default through the period ending February 27, 2005 (the
"Limited Insurance Company Waiver period"), subject to certain conditions
including, but not limited to, the Insurance Company's receipt of fully executed
copies of a similar waiver from the Bank with respect to the debt service
coverage ratio covenant and the profitable operations covenant set forth in the
Credit Agreement. In the Insurance Company Waiver, Quaker and the Company agreed
that an Event of Default under the Note Agreements will exist on February 28,
2005 and that at such time the Insurance Company will have all of its rights and
remedies as a result of the existance of an Event of Default. As of December 22,
2004, Quaker owed $40.0 million of principal plus accrued interest under the
Note Agreements.
The Company is in discussions with the Lenders regarding additional amendments
to the Note Agreements and the Credit Agreement seeking to reduce the financial
covenant maintenance and incurrence requirements under those agreements going
forward to levels that the Company believes will be achievable by them under
anticipated conditions in the industry. Any such further amendments to the Note
Agreements or the Credit Agreement
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may also include other changes to the terms of those agreements which may be
unfavorable to the Company including, but not limited to, the grant of security
interests to the Lenders to secure the payment and performance of Quaker's and
the Company's obligations under the Note Agreements and the Credit Agreement and
restrictions on Quaker's and the Company's capital expenditures going forward.
There can be no assurance that the Company will reach agreement with the Lenders
to amend the Note Agreements or the Credit Agreement on terms acceptable to the
Company, or at all. The Company may be required to seek alternate financing
sources, the terms of which financing, if obtainable, may be disadvantageous to
the Company. Based upon the anticipated performance of the Company for the
foreseeable future, and absent appropriate additional waivers from the Lenders,
the failure to obtain such amendments would likely result in an Event of Default
under the Note Agreements and the Credit Agreement and the inability to borrow
under the Credit Agreement no later than February 28, 2005.
No dividends were paid on the Company's common stock prior to fiscal 2003.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the Board of Directors adopted a new
dividend policy. This policy provides for future dividends to be declared at the
discretion of the Board of Directors, based on the Board's quarterly evaluation
of the Company's results of operations, cash requirements, financial conditions
and other factors deemed relevant by the Board. In the first nine months of 2004
and in 2003, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.5 million or $0.09 per common
share and $1.3 million or $0.075 per common share, respectively. As noted above,
the Company has agreed with its Lenders not to declare or pay any dividends or
distributions before December 31, 2004 or at any time when a Default has
occurred and is continuing. It is anticipated that any further amendments to the
Note Agreements or the Credit Agreement, or any agreements for alternate
financing, may prohibit the declaration or payment of dividends.
The foregoing descriptions of the Bank Waiver and the Insurance Company Waiver
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Bank Waiver and the
Insurance Company Waiver, which are filed as Exhibits 10.10 and 10.11 to this
Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
10.10 Waiver Agreement dated as of December 22, 2004 to the Note Agreement
dated as of October 10, 1997 and the Note Purchase and Private Shelf
Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2002 by and among Quaker Fabric
Corporation of Fall River, Pruco Life Insurance Company and The
Prudential Insurance Company of America.
10.11 Waiver and Amendment dated as of December 20, 2004 to Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 14, 2002 by and
among Quaker Fabric Corporation of Fall River, Quaker Textile
Corporation and Quaker Fabric Mexico, S.A. de C.V., as Borrowers,
Quaker Fabric Corporation, as Parent, and Fleet National Bank, as the
Lender.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
QUAKER FABRIC CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: December 23, 2004 /s/ Paul J. Kelly
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Paul J. Kelly
Vice President - Finance and
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
10.10 Waiver Agreement dated as of December 22, 2004 to the Note Agreement
dated as of October 10, 1997 and the Note Purchase and Private Shelf
Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2002 by and among Quaker Fabric
Corporation of Fall River, Pruco Life Insurance Company and The
Prudential Insurance Company of America.
10.11 Waiver and Amendment dated as of December 20, 2004 to Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 14, 2002 by and
among Quaker Fabric Corporation of Fall River, Quaker Textile
Corporation and Quaker Fabric Mexico, S.A. de C.V., as Borrowers,
Quaker Fabric Corporation, as Parent, and Fleet National Bank, as the
Lender.
STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES
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