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): September 24, 2019
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-36557 | 51-0105665 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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4640 Trueman Boulevard, Hilliard, Ohio |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (614) 658-0050
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | WMS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 24, 2019, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) pursuant to which the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2019, by and among the Company, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners, syndication agents and documentation agents (the “Credit Agreement”), was amended as described herein. Among other things, the First Amendment amends the Credit Agreement by repricing the Initial Term Loans by reducing the maximum rate per annum for the Eurocurrency Loans from 3.25% to 2.25% and the Applicable Margin Rate for Base Rate Loans from 2.25% to 1.25%. In connection with the First Amendment, the Company also prepaid outstanding Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information contained in and incorporated into Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
The following exhibits are being filed as part of this report:
Exhibit No. | Description |
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10.1 | |
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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Date: September 30, 2019 | By: | /s/ Scott A. Cottrill | |
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| Name: | Scott A. Cottrill |
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| Title: | EVP, CFO & Secretary |
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