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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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) December 10, 1999
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LaRoche Industries Inc.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
Delaware 33-79532 13-3341472
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
1100 Johnson Ferry Road Atlanta, Georgia 30342
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 851-0300
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(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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Item 5. Other Matters.
On December 10, 1999, LaRoche Industries Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), amended its existing senior secured credit facility (the "Credit
Facility") in order to postpone certain reductions in the Borrowing Base under
its revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), which were
scheduled to occur on December 10, 1999. In addition, its lenders agreed to
waive the Company's obligation to comply with certain financial covenants under
the Credit Facility from November 30, 1999 through January 10, 2000. The
amendment was necessary to provide the Company additional time to complete its
ongoing efforts to secure alternative sources of financing to meet its
short-term and long-term cash needs.
The amendment to the Credit Facility, among other things, allows the
Company to continue to include certain non-trade receivables in its Borrowing
Base through January 10, 2000, which, based on current expectations, will allow
the Company to borrow up to $90 million under the Revolving Credit Facility.
After January 10, 2000 these non-trade receivables together with certain deemed
foreign assets would not be included in the Borrowing Base. As a result of such
reductions, based on current forecasts, amounts available under the Revolving
Credit Facility after January 10, 2000 will not likely be adequate to meet the
Company's cash needs. In addition, the Company does not expect to be in
compliance on that date with the financial covenants for which it received a
temporary waiver. Accordingly, additional amendments to the Credit Facility
will be necessary if the Company has been unable to secure alternative
sources of financing on or before January 10, 2000, though there can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to secure any amendments at such
time. As of December 10, 1999, the Company has approximately $85.9 million in
outstanding borrowings and letters of credit under the Revolving Credit
Facility.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 10.44 Amendment No. 3 dated as of November 15, 1999 to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 1999 and
amended as of May 31, 1999 and September 14, 1999.
Exhibit 10.45 Amendment No. 4 dated as of December 10, 1999 to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 1999 and
amended as of May 31, 1999, September 14, 1999, and November 15,
1999.
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.
LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Gerald B. Curran
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 10, 1999
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Exhibit 10.44
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT dated as of November __, 1999 (the "AMENDMENT") to the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 1999 and amended
as of May 31, 1999 and September 14, 1999 (as amended, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT")
among LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC. (the "BORROWER"), the LENDERS party thereto (the
"LENDERS") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative Agent (the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to amend a
provision of the Credit Agreement requiring the receipt by the Borrower of
certain receivables from third parties by a date certain; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Lenders have agreed to make the requested amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS; REFERENCES. Unless otherwise specifically
defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement
has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to
"hereof", "hereunder", "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference
and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference
contained in the Credit Agreement shall, from and after Amendment No. 3
Effective Date (defined below), refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 2. SECTION 5.09(e). Section 5.09(e) of the Credit Agreement is
amended by replacing the expression "November 15, 1999" therein with the
expression "December 10, 1999".
SECTION 3. NO OTHER WAIVERS. Other than as specifically provided
herein, nothing contained herein and no action by, or inaction on the part of,
any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall, or shall be deemed to, operate as
a waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege of the Administrative Agent or
of any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or of any
other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower represents and
warrants that, on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (i) the
representations and warranties of the Obligors set forth in the Loan Documents,
including but not limited to the representation and warranty contained in
Section 3.12 of the Credit Agreement but excluding the representation and
warranty contained in section 3.04(c) of the Credit Agreement, are true and
correct, (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing, (iii) the Borrower has
no reason to believe that either the Crilar Payment Amount or the UOP Payment
Amount will not be paid in full (with the exception of an agreed $646,000
reduction in the UOP Payment Amount) on or prior to December 10, 1999 and (iv)
the Borrower has no reason to believe that the Insurance Payment Amount (as
defined in the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) will not be paid in full by
the Insurance Providers (as defined in the Credit Agreement as amended hereby)
on or prior to March 15, 2000.
SECTION 5. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 6. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective on the
date (the "AMENDMENT NO. 3 EFFECTIVE DATE") on which the Administrative Agent
shall have received:
(i) from each of the Borrower and the Required Lenders a counterpart
hereof signed by such party or facsimile or other written confirmation (in form
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that such party has signed a
counterpart hereof;
(ii) a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer (x) certifying that
the representations and warranties made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4 of
this Amendment are true and correct on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective
Date;
(iii) evidence satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have paid in
full all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent payable pursuant to
Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement with respect to which the Borrower shall
have received any invoice delivered to the Borrower at least one Business Day
prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, it being understood that the
failure of the Administrative Agent to have provided invoices with respect to
such fees and expenses prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date does not
constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect, the Administrative Agent's right to
reimbursement for such fees and expenses.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Amendment
to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By:
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Name:
Title:
HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK
By:
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Name:
Title:
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
AMSOUTH BANK
By:
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Name:
Title:
BHF-BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
By:
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Name:
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By:
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Name:
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COMERICA BANK
By:
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Name:
Title:
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
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Name:
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Name:
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PARIBAS
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Exhibit 10.45
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT dated as of December 10, 1999 (the "AMENDMENT") to the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 1999 and amended
as of May 31, 1999, September 14, 1999 and November 15, 1999 (as amended, the
"CREDIT AGREEMENT") among LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC. (the "BORROWER"), the LENDERS
party thereto (the "LENDERS") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative
Agent (the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree (i) to amend
the provisions of the Credit Agreement requiring (a) certain reductions in the
Borrowing Base scheduled to occur on December 10, 1999 and (b) the receipt by
the Borrower of certain receivables from third parties by December 10, 1999 and
(ii) to waive the Borrower's obligation to comply with certain covenants solely
for the period November 30, 1999 through January 10, 2000; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Lenders have agreed to make certain amendments and waivers as provided for
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS; REFERENCES. Unless otherwise specifically
defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement
has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to
"hereof", "hereunder", "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference
and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference
contained in the Credit Agreement shall, from and after Amendment No. 4
Effective Date (defined below), refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 2. SECTION 1.01. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is
amended:
(a) by amending the definition of "BORROWING BASE" to read in its
entirety as follows:
"BORROWING BASE" means, at any date, the amount of the
Borrowing Base as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then
most recently delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(l)
(the "BORROWING BASE
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DATE"), determined by calculating the sum of (i) 85% of the aggregate
amount of Eligible Receivables at the Borrowing Base Date PLUS (ii) 50%
of the aggregate amount of Eligible Inventory at the Borrowing Base
Date PLUS (iii) the Facilities Domestic Amount at the Borrowing Base
Date PLUS (iv) (A) as of any Borrowing Base Date occurring on or prior
to January 10, 2000, the greater of the Deemed Foreign Assets Amount or
the Facilities Foreign Amount and (B) as of any Borrowing Base Date
occurring subsequent to January 10, 2000, the Facilities Foreign Amount
PLUS (v) the Crilar Payment Amount at the Borrowing Base Date PLUS (vi)
the Insurance Payment Amount at the Borrowing Base Date PLUS (vii) the
UOP Payment Amount at the Borrowing Base Date; PROVIDED that the sum of
the amounts set forth in clauses (v) through (vii), inclusive, will in
no event, for purposes of the Borrowing Base, exceed $7,343,000 and
shall not be included in the Borrowing Base determined as of any
Borrowing Base Date occurring after January 10, 2000.
and (b) by inserting therein in appropriate alphabetical order
the following defined term:
"AMENDMENT NO. 4 EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date of
effectiveness of Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement.
SECTION 3. SECTION 2.11. Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement
is amended by relettering clause (e) thereof as clause (f) and by
adding a new clause (e) immediately after clause (d) thereof, to read
in its entirety as follows:
(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent,
for the account of each Lender, an amendment fee in connection with
Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the
sum of such Lender's Revolving Commitment and the aggregate Dollar
Amount of such Lender's outstanding Term Loans, in each case as in
effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date. This fee shall be fully
earned as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, and shall be paid by
the Borrower on or before January 10, 2000.
SECTION 4. SECTION 4.03. Solely with respect to any Loan to be
made on the occasion of any Borrowing occurring on or after the
Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and on or prior to January 10, 2000 or
any Letter of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended on or
after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and on or prior to January 10,
2000, the Lenders waive any failure by the Borrower to satisfy the
condition precedent set forth in Section 4.03(b) of the Credit
Agreement solely with respect to the
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truth and correctness of the representation and warranty contained in
Section 3.04(c) of the Credit Agreement, but solely to the extent that
such representation and warranty is not true and correct because of
facts, conditions or events that have been disclosed in writing by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to December
7, 1999.
SECTION 5. SECTION 5.09. Section 5.09 of the Credit Agreement
is amended as follows:
(a) Section 5.09(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended by
adding the following text to the end thereof: "Any such mortgages or
other documents delivered to the Borrower prior to December 20, 1999
shall be executed no later than December 20, 1999. Any such mortgages
or other documents delivered to the Borrower subsequent to December 20,
1999 shall be executed not later than three Business Days of their
receipt by the Borrower."
(b) Section 5.09(e) of the Credit Agreement is amended by
replacing the final sentence thereof with the following sentence: "In
addition, the Borrower shall have received, subsequent to December 10,
1999 and prior to January 10, 2000, not less than $5.3 million on
account of the Crilar Payment Amount, the UOP Payment Amount and the
Insurance Payment Amount (collectively), all of which funds shall be
applied as provided for in Section 2.09 of this Agreement."
SECTION 6. SECTIONS 6.12, 6.13 AND 6.14. The Lenders hereby
waive, solely for the period from and including the Amendment No. 4
Effective Date and to and including January 10, 2000 (the "Waiver
Period") (i) the requirement that the Borrower comply with Sections
6.12, 6.13 and 6.14 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) any Default
arising under clause (d) of Article 7 of the Credit Agreement as a
result of the Borrower's failure to comply with Sections 6.12, 6.13 and
6.14 during the Waiver Period.
SECTION 7. NO OTHER WAIVERS. Other than as specifically
provided herein, nothing contained herein and no action by, or inaction
on the part of, any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall, or shall
be deemed to, operate as a waiver of any right, remedy, power or
privilege of the Administrative Agent or of any Lender under the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document or of any other term or condition
of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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SECTION 8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower represents and
warrants that, on and as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and
after giving effect to this Amendment, (i) the representations and
warranties of the Obligors set forth in the Loan Documents, including
but not limited to the representation and warranty contained in Section
3.12 of the Credit Agreement but excluding the representation and
warranty contained in section 3.04(c) of the Credit Agreement, are true
and correct, (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing, (iii) the
Borrower has no reason to believe that either the Crilar Payment Amount
or the UOP Payment Amount will not be paid in full (with the exception
of an agreed $646,000 reduction in the UOP Payment Amount) on or prior
to January 10, 2000 and (iv) the Borrower has no reason to believe that
the Insurance Payment Amount (as defined in the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby) will not be paid in full by the Insurance Providers (as
defined in the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) on or prior to March
15, 2000.
SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the
same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument.
SECTION 11. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become
effective on the date (the "AMENDMENT NO. 4 EFFECTIVE DATE") on which
the Administrative Agent shall have received:
(i) from each of the Borrower and the Required Lenders a
counterpart hereof signed by such party or facsimile or other written
confirmation (in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that
such party has signed a counterpart hereof;
(ii) a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer certifying
that the representations and warranties made by the Borrower pursuant
to Section 8 of this Amendment are true and correct on and as of the
Amendment No. 4 Effective Date; and
(iii) evidence satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have
paid in full all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent payable
pursuant to Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement with respect to
which the Borrower shall have received any invoice delivered to the
Borrower at least one Business Day prior
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to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, it being understood that the
failure of the Administrative Agent to have provided invoices with
respect to such fees and expenses prior to the Amendment No. 4
Effective Date does not constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect,
the Administrative Agent's right to reimbursement for such fees and
expenses.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth
Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC.
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Name:
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
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Name:
Title:
HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK
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Name:
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WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
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Name:
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Name:
Title:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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Name:
Title:
AMSOUTH BANK
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Name:
Title:
BHF (USA) CAPITAL CORPORATION
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COMERICA BANK
By:
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Name:
Title:
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
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Name:
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PARIBAS
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