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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio 45764

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:          (740) 753-1951

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

 

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

The disclosures in Item 2.03 below relating to the execution of the Financing Agreements (as defined below) are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

 

As previously reported, on March 15, 2021, Rocky Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into (i) an ABL Loan and Security Agreement (the “ABL Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. as Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner and the other lenders from time to time party thereto, and (ii) a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) with TCW Asset Management Company LLC (as Agent for certain term loan lenders, “TCW”). The ABL Loan Agreement and the Term Loan Agreement, each as amended, are referred to as the “Financing Agreements”. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the respective Financing Agreements. On December 10, 2021, the Company entered into a First Amendment to the ABL Loan Agreement (the “ABL Amendment”) resulting in an increase in the revolving credit facility by $25,000,000 to $175,000,000 for the period from December 10, 2021 to June 10, 2022, which thereafter will be reduced to $165,000,000. After the increase and subsequent decrease, the Company’s uncommitted accordion will be in the amount of $35,000,000.

 

In addition, on December 10, 2021, the Company and TCW entered into a First Amendment to the Term Loan Agreement (“Term Loan Amendment”), among other things, to consent to the increase and decrease in the revolving credit facility as described above, amend reporting requirements, and adjust the performance pricing grid for the period beginning December 10, 2021 through and including June 10, 2022.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the ABL Amendment and the Term Loan Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the ABL Amendment and the Term Loan Amendment, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, attached hereto.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

*Exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any of the omitted schedules or exhibits upon request of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Date: December 15, 2021