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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 9, 2020

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-12984

 

75-2520779

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5960 Berkshire Ln., Suite 900

Dallas, Texas

 

75225

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (214) 432-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

 

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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

 

EXP

 

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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Credit Agreement Amendment

On April 9, 2020, Eagle Materials Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 4 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with the lenders identified therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, issuing bank and swingline lender thereunder (“Amendment No. 4”), which amended that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2014, by and among the same parties (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2015, that certain Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2016, and that certain Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2019, and as supplemented by that certain Increasing Lender Supplement, dated as of May 24, 2019, the “Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” and, as further amended by Amendment No. 4, the “Amended Revolving Credit Agreement”).

Amendment No. 4 amends the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date with respect to certain of the lender commitments thereunder from August 2, 2021 to August 2, 2022, (ii) modify the financial covenants to increase the maximum leverage that the Company (on a consolidated basis) is required to maintain, (iii) increase the pricing of borrowings based on the then-existing Leverage Ratio, which is defined in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement and which is based on the ratio of the Company’s consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, and (iv) further restrict the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement) from making Restricted Payments (as defined in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement) with certain exceptions, including no Default (as defined in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement) and based on a pro forma consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement).

The foregoing description of Amendment No. 4 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 4, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Term Loan Agreement

On April 9, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement Amendment”), among the Company, certain banks and financial institutions party thereto as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, which amended that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2019, by and among the same parties (the “Existing Term Loan Agreement” and, as amended by the Term Loan Agreement Amendment, the “Amended Term Loan Agreement”).

The Term Loan Agreement Amendment amends the Existing Term Loan Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date from August 2, 2021 to August 2, 2022, (ii) modify the financial covenants to increase the maximum leverage that the Company (on a consolidated basis) is required to maintain, (iii) increase the pricing of borrowings based on the Leverage Ratio, which is defined in the Amended Term Loan Agreement and which is based on the ratio of the Company’s consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, and (iv) further restrict the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Amended Term Loan Agreement) from making Restricted Payments (as defined in the Amended Term Loan Agreement) with certain exceptions, including no Default (as defined in the Amended Term Loan Agreement) and based on a pro forma consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Term Loan Agreement).

The foregoing description of the Term Loan Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Term Loan Agreement Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 13, 2020, the Company issued a press release providing business updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

   

 

Description

             
 

10.1

   

 

Amendment No. 4 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2020, by and among Eagle Materials Inc., as the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender thereunder.

             
 

10.2

   

 

Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2020, among Eagle Materials Inc., as the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

             
 

99.1

   

 

Press Release of Eagle Materials Inc., dated April 13, 2020.

             
 

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.

EAGLE MATERIALS INC.

     

By:

 

/s/ James H. Graass

 

James H. Graass

 

Executive Vice President, General

 

Counsel and Secretary

Date: April 13, 2020