CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CY) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CY) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (the Company) entered into
Amendment No. 5 to Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2017, among the Company, the
subsidiaries of the Company party thereto as Guarantors, the
lenders party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as
administrative agent (the Amendment). The Amendment amends the
Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of
March 12, 2015, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the
Company party thereto as Guarantors, the lenders party thereto,
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and
as collateral agent, and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as issuing
bank (as amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit
Agreement).
The Amendment reduced the applicable margin for certain term
loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement. After giving effect
to the Amendment, the $100.0 million aggregate original principal
amount of term loans borrowed in 2015 will bear interest, at the
option of the Company, at the base rate plus an applicable margin
of 1.75% or the Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin of
2.75%.
Certain of the lenders and their affiliates have engaged in, and
may in the future engage in, other commercial dealings in the
ordinary course of business with the Company or its affiliates.
They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees
and commissions for those transactions and advisory services.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Amendment which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 5 to the Amended and Restated Credit and
Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2017, by and
among Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, the guarantors
party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Morgan
Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent.


About CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CY)

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation delivers solutions from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to interactive consumer and mobile devices. The Company’s segments include Programmable Systems Division, Memory Products Division, Data Communications Division and Emerging Technologies Division. The Programmable Solutions Division designs and develops solutions for end-product manufacturers. The Memory Products Division designs and manufactures portfolio of high-performance memories for embedded systems. The Data Communications Division focuses on solutions for industrial, handset and consumer applications. The Emerging Technologies Division consists of its subsidiaries, AgigA Tech, Inc. and Deca Technologies, Inc. Its product portfolio includes NOR flash memories, Traveo microcontrollers, programmable system-on-chip solutions, CapSense capacitive touch-sensing controllers, and Wireless Bluetooth Low-Energy and universal serial bus (USB) connectivity solutions.

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CY) Recent Trading Information

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CY) closed its last trading session up +0.30 at 13.89 with 9,222,057 shares trading hands.