Mitcham Industries, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   December 7, 2015

Mitcham Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Texas 000-25142 76-0210849
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
8141 SH 75 South, P.O. Box 1175, Huntsville, Texas   77342
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   936-291-2277

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 7, 2015, Mitcham Industries, Inc. (the "Company") and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. ("HSBC") entered into an amendment (the "Third Amendment") to the Company's existing credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with HSBC. Pursuant to the terms of the Third Amendment (a) the maturity of the Credit Agreement was extended to August 31, 2017 from August 2, 2016; (b) the maximum amount available under the Credit Agreement was reduced to $40.0 million from $50.0 million and (c) the definition of Adjusted EBITDA was amended to exclude up to $1.8 million of charges related to the termination of the employment agreement of the Company’s late President and Chief Executive Officer. The Third Amendment also imposes certain restrictions on the use of proceeds of the Credit Agreement in countries subject to economic sanctions by the United States and other countries, including those imposed on Russia. Terms used in this Form 8-K and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Third Amendment.

The descriptions of the Third Amendment set forth above do not purport to be complete statements of the parties’ rights under the amendment and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.





Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

As described above in Item 1.01, on December 7, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment to its Credit Agreement. The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated December 7, 2015 among Mitcham Industries, Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.





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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.

         
    Mitcham Industries, Inc.
          
December 10, 2015   By:   /s/ Robert P. Capps
       
        Name: Robert P. Capps
        Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated December 7, 2015 among Mitcham Industries, Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.