Wabash National Corporation (NYSE:WNC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Wabash National Corporation (NYSE:WNC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December21, 2018, Wabash National Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries as borrowers (together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the lenders from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner (the “Revolver Agent”), and Citizens Business Capital, a division of Citizens Asset Finance, Inc., as syndication agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner (the “Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the Company’s existing amended and restated revolving credit agreement, dated as of May8, 2012.

The Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company (the “Revolver Guarantors”) and is secured by (i)first priority security interests (subject only to customary permitted liens and certain other permitted liens) in substantially all personal property of the Borrowers and the Revolver Guarantors, consisting of accounts receivable, inventory, cash, deposit and securities accounts and any cash or other assets in such accounts and, to the extent evidencing or otherwise related to such property, all general intangibles, licenses, intercompany debt, letter of credit rights, commercial tort claims, chattel paper, instruments, supporting obligations, documents and payment intangibles, and (ii)second-priority liens on and security interests in (subject only to the liens securing the Company’s credit agreement, dated as of May8, 2012, among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (the “Term Agent”), as amended (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), customary permitted liens and certain other permitted liens) (A)equity interests of each direct subsidiary held by the Borrower and each Revolver Guarantor (subject to customary limitations in the case of the equity of foreign subsidiaries), and (B)substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of the Borrowers and the Revolver Guarantors, including equipment, general intangibles, intercompany notes, insurance policies, investment property and intellectual property, but excluding real property. The respective priorities of the security interests securing the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Credit Agreement are governed by an Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May8, 2012, between the Revolver Agent and the Term Agent, as amended (the “Intercreditor Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement has a scheduled maturity date of December21, 2023, subject to certain springing maturity events.

Under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, the lenders agree to make available to the Company a $175million revolving credit facility. The Company has the option to increase the total commitment under the facility to up to $275million, subject to certain conditions, including obtaining commitments from any one or more lenders, whether or not currently party to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, to provide such increased amounts. Availability under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement will be based upon quarterly (or more frequent under certain circumstances) borrowing base certifications of the Borrowers’ eligible inventory and eligible accounts receivable, and will be reduced by certain reserves in effect from time to time. Subject to availability, the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a letter of credit subfacility in an amount not in excess of $15million, and allows for swingline loans in an amount not in excess of $17.5million. Outstanding borrowings under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement will bear interest at an annual rate, at the Borrowers’ election, equal to (i)LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75% or (ii)a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75%, in each case depending upon the monthly average excess availability under the revolving loan facility. The Borrowers are required to pay a monthly unused line fee equal to 0.20% times the average daily unused availability along with other customary fees and expenses of the Revolver Agent and the lenders.

The Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary covenants limiting the ability of the Company and certain of its affiliates to, among other things, pay cash dividends, incur debt or liens, redeem or repurchase stock, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge, dissolve, repay subordinated indebtedness, make investments and dispose of assets. In addition, the Company will be required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0 as of the end of any period of 12 fiscal months (commencing with the month ending on December31, 2018) when excess availability under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement is less than 10.0% of the total revolving commitment.

If availability under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement is less than 15% of the total revolving commitment or if there exists an event of default, amounts in any of the Borrowers’ and the Revolver Guarantors’ deposit accounts (other than certain excluded accounts) will be transferred daily into a blocked account held by the Revolver Agent and applied to reduce the outstanding amounts under the facility.

Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if the covenants under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement are breached, the lenders may, subject to various customary cure rights, require the immediate payment of all amounts outstanding and foreclose on collateral. Other customary events of default in the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement include, without limitation, failure to pay obligations when due, initiation of insolvency proceedings, defaults on certain other indebtedness, and the incurrence of certain judgments that are not stayed, satisfied, bonded or discharged within 30days.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

On December21, 2018, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May8, 2012, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent (the “Existing Revolving Credit Agreement”), was amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement. The Existing Revolving Credit Agreement was to mature on June4, 2020, subject to certain springing maturity events.

The information set forth under “Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference. As of December21, 2018, the Company had no advances and letters of credit in the aggregate face amount of approximately $8.2million outstanding under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

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WABASH NATIONAL CORP /DE Exhibit
EX-10.1 2 cmw27a.htm SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT by and among WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION,…
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About Wabash National Corporation (NYSE:WNC)

Wabash National Corporation is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing standard and customized truck and tank trailers, intermodal equipment and transportation related products. The Company’s segments include Commercial Trailer Products, Diversified Products, Retail, and Corporate and Eliminations. The Commercial Trailer Products segment manufactures standard and customized van and platform trailers. The Commercial Trailer Products segment produces and sells new trailers to the Retail segment and to customers who purchase trailers directly from the Company or through independent dealers. The Diversified Products segment focuses to expand its customer base, and diversify its product offerings and revenues. The Retail segment includes the sale of new and used trailers, as well as the sale of after-market parts and service, through its retail branch network. It offers products under the brand names, including Walker Transport, Brenner Tank, DuraPlate and Beall Trailers.