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SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. (NASDAQ:SPAR) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. (NASDAQ:SPAR) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 9, 2019, Spartan Motors USA, Inc. (the “Company” or “Spartan”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc., entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement\”) with Fortress Resources, LLC D/B/A Royal Truck Body (“Royal”), the owners of Royal, and Dudley D. De Zonia, to which the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Royal. Royal is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing and installing service truck bodies and accessories.

to the Purchase Agreement, the Company paid approximately $90.0 million in cash, or approximately $80.0 million net of an estimated tax benefit to Spartan of approximately $10.0 million. The purchase price is subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. 

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Concurrent with the close of the acquisition and effective September 9, 2019, the Credit Agreement dated August 8, 2018, by and among Spartan Motors, Inc. and its affiliates (including the Company), as borrowers; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent; and the lenders party to such Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) was amended by a Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement which increased Spartan Motors, Inc.\’s revolving credit facility by $25.0 million, increased swing line loans by $5.0 million and joined Royal as a borrower. Under the Credit Agreement, as amended by the Second Amendment, Spartan Motors, Inc. may borrow up to $175.0 million under a secured revolving credit facility, maturing August 8, 2023. Spartan Motors, Inc. may also request an increase in the facility of up to $50.0 million in the aggregate, subject to customary conditions. The credit facility is also available for the issuance of letters of credit of up to $25.0 million and swing line loans of up to $20.0 million, subject to certain limitations and restrictions.  This line carries an interest rate of either (i) the highest of prime rate, the federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.5%, or the one month adjusted LIBOR plus 1.0%; or (ii) adjusted LIBOR plus margin based upon our ratio of debt to earnings from time to time.  The credit facility is secured by security interests in all assets of the borrowers, other than real property and certain other excluded assets.

The foregoing descriptions of the Second Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended, are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Second Amendment and the Credit Agreement, copies of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Item 2.01     Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On September 9, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of Royal to the Purchase Agreement.

The consideration paid by the Company at closing consisted of approximately $90.0 million paid in cash. The cash consideration was funded primarily through borrowings from the $175.0 million line of credit provided to the Credit Agreement, as amended September 9, 2019.

 

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Item .01     Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 10, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of Royal, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Royal is currently expected to generate revenues of approximately $45.0 to $50.0 million for the full 2019 calendar year. Adjusted EBITDA margins for Royal are currently expected to be significantly higher than the 12.2% achieved by the Company\’s Specialty Chassis & Vehicles (SCV) segment for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

The information in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibit

(a)     Financial Statements of Business Acquired

The financial statements required by this Item 9.01(a) will be filed as an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed no later than 71 days after the date this Current Report is required to be filed.

(b)     Pro Forma Financial Information

The pro forma financial information required by this Item 9.01(b) will be filed as an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed no later than 71 days after the date this Current Report is required to be filed.

(d)      Exhibit

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.

SPARTAN MOTORS INC Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 ex_157540.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_157540.htm Exhibit 99.1       Spartan Motors Acquires Royal Truck Body Acquisition Expands Spartan’s West Coast and Southwest Geographic Reach with Six Additional Manufacturing,…
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About SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. (NASDAQ:SPAR)

Spartan Motors, Inc. is an engineer and manufacturer in the heavy-duty, custom vehicles marketplace. The Company operates through three segments: Emergency Response Vehicles, Delivery and Service Vehicles, and Specialty Chassis and Vehicles. The Company’s Emergency Response Vehicles segment engineers and manufactures emergency response chassis, emergency response bodies and aerial equipment. The Delivery and Service Vehicles segment manufactures delivery and service vehicles through the Company’s subsidiary, Utilimaster Corporation (Utilimaster). The Company’s Specialty Chassis and Vehicles segment consists of the operations of Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) that engineer and manufacture motor home chassis, defense vehicles and other specialty chassis, and distribute related aftermarket parts and assemblies. The Company markets its products under brands, such as Spartan ERV, Aeromaster, Trademaster, Metromaster and Utilivan.