Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZEUS) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 8, 2017, Olympic Steel, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and certain of its wholly-owned domestic direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”) entered into a Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders.

The Loan Agreement provides for, among other things: (i) a revolving credit facility of up to $370 million, including a $20 million sub-limit for letters of credit and (ii) a first in, last out revolving credit facility of up to $30 million. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers may, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, request additional commitments under the revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $200 million to the extent that existing or new lenders agree to provide such additional commitments.

The obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future personal property of the Company and the other Borrowers, including 65% of the voting capital stock of certain of the Borrowers’ direct foreign subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. Each of the Company and each other Borrower is jointly and severally liable for the obligations under the Loan Agreement.

The interest rates per annum applicable to loans, other than swing line loans, under the Loan Agreement will be, at the Borrowers’ option, equal to either a base rate or a LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage. The applicable margin percentage is based on excess availability under the credit facilities provided in the Loan Agreement.

The Loan Agreement matures on December 8, 2022.

The Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and certain covenants that limit the ability of the Borrowers and certain subsidiaries to, among other things: (i)incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii)pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; (iii)make investments; (iv)sell assets; (v)enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to the Company; (vi)incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness; (vii)consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of their assets; and (viii)engage in transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Loan Agreement contains a financial covenant that measuresthe ratio of the amount of the Borrowers’ consolidated EBITDA to the Borrowers’ cash interest expense.

The Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default. If such an event of default occurs, the Lenders would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Loan Agreement and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.

The above summary of the Loan Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Loan Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.25 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.01 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 1.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

OLYMPIC STEEL INC Exhibit
EX-4.25 2 ex_101957.htm EXHIBIT 4.25 ex_101957.htm Exhibit 4.25   OLYMPIC STEEL,…
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About Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZEUS)

Olympic Steel, Inc. is a metals service center. The Company provides metals processing and distribution services for a range of customers. The Company operates through three segments: carbon flat products, specialty metals flat products, and tubular and pipe products. The Company’s carbon flat products segment’s focus is on the direct sale and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon and coated flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate products and fabricated parts. The Company’s specialty metals flat products segment’s focus is on the direct sale and distribution of processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheet and coil products, flat bar products and fabricated parts. The Company’s tubular and pipe products segment consists of the Chicago Tube and Iron Company (CTI) business. Through its tubular and pipe products segment, it distributes metals tubing, pipe, bar, valve and fittings, and fabricate pressure parts supplied to various industrial markets.