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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report
Dated March 21, 2003
of
ARRIS GROUP, INC.
A Delaware Corporation
IRS Employer Identification No. 58-2588724
SEC File Number 001-16631
11450 Technology Circle
Duluth, Georgia 30097
(678) 473-2000
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Item 5. Other Events.
As used in this Current Report, the terms "ARRIS," "we," "our" and "us"
each refer to ARRIS Group, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries, as
appropriate in the context. ARRIS is filing in this Current Report on Form 8-K
under Item 5, the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth amendments to our credit
agreement.
On March 21, 2003, we modified the terms of our credit agreement to
permit our purchase of the assets of Atoga Systems, Inc. We further modified the
terms of our credit agreement on August 20, 2003 to permit our sale of the stock
of our subsidiary Electronic System Products, Inc. ("ESP") to Rare Medium, Inc.
and to assign a few patents pursuant to a previous agreement to which ESP was a
party. The Atoga purchase and the impending ESP sale were described in our
previous filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
By our August 28, 2003 amendment, we reduced by $22.5 million the
aggregate revolving loan commitments under our credit facility to $92.5 million.
In addition, we previously announced that we were seeking from the lenders a
waiver to the fixed charge covenant ratio in our credit agreement and, on August
29, 2003, we obtained the waiver and made other modifications to our credit
agreement.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated March 21, 2003.
10.2 Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Consent, dated August
20, 2003.
10.3 Eleventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 28, 2003.
10.4 Twelfth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated August
29, 2003.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 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.
ARRIS Group, Inc.
By: /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis
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Lawrence A. Margolis
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
Dated: September 8, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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10.1 Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated March 21, 2003.
10.2 Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Consent, dated August
20, 2003.
10.3 Eleventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 28, 2003.
10.4 Twelfth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated August
29, 2003.