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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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2000
System Software Associates, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-15322 36-3144515
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
500 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60661
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(312) 258-6000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
N/A
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On May 26, 2000, the Company and its senior secured lenders agreed to
extend the $5,000,000 revolving credit facility (the "DIP Facility") under the
Company's Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Loan and Security
Agreement (dated as of May 3, 2000) until June 2, 2000 and agreed upon an
acceptable budget for that period. Extension of the DIP Facility beyond June 2,
2000 is subject to, among other things, approval by the Company's senior secured
lenders of an acceptable budget for any such extended period.
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SIGNATURE
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.
System Software Associates, Inc.
By: /s/ Kirk J. Isaccson
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Kirk J. Isaacson
Secretary
Dated: May 30, 2000
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