8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): November 30, 2020

MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Not Applicable	033-80655	06-1436334
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT		06382
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(860) 862-8000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	None	None

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, in September 2018, MGE Niagara Entertainment Inc. (“MGE Niagara”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority d/b/a Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (“MGE”), was selected by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (the “OLG”) to be the service provider for the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Casino Niagara and the 5,000-seat Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre, all in Niagara Falls, Canada (collectively, the “MGE Niagara Resorts”). In June 2019, MGE Niagara completed the acquisition of the MGE Niagara Resorts and assumed the day-to-day operations of the properties and, in conjunction therewith, entered into a Credit Agreement with, among others, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, providing for senior secured credit facilities in the aggregate principal amount of 300,000,000 Canadian dollars (the “Credit Facilities”). MGE Niagara is an “unrestricted subsidiary” under MGE’s existing credit facilities and indenture and the Credit Facilities are non-recourse to MGE and its “restricted subsidiaries” thereunder.

On March 16, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, the OLG directed the MGE Niagara Resorts to close, and the MGE Niagara Resorts have remained closed since that time. Because of the closure, MGE Niagara has entered into several limited waivers with respect to the Credit Facilities which have, among other things, waived the occurrence of an event of default that would have been caused under the Credit Facilities due to the closure of the MGE Niagara Resorts.

On November 30, 2020, MGE Niagara entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Waiver (the “Fifth Waiver”) which, among other things: (i) waived anticipated breaches of certain financial covenants under the Credit Facilities as a result of the closure of the MGE Niagara Resorts until March 31, 2021, (ii) waived the requirement for MGE Niagara to deliver (a) compliance certificates under the Credit Facilities for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and (b) an annual business plan for the year ending March 31, 2020 and (iii) extended the waiver of the occurrence of an event of default that would have been caused under the Credit Facilities due to the closure of the MGE Niagara Resorts, through March 31, 2021 (the “Extended Waiver Period”).

In connection with the Fifth Waiver, MGE Niagara agreed, among other things, during the Extended Waiver Period, to: (i) continue to not make any request for advances under the Credit Facilities, (ii) continue pricing under the Credit Facilities at pricing level 5, (iii) continue to maintain minimum liquidity of $15.0 million, (iv) continue to deliver to the administrative agent a weekly liquidity report and (v) refrain from making certain Distributions (as defined under the Credit Facilities).

The summary of certain terms of the Fifth Waiver set forth above is qualified by reference to the full text thereof, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Reference is also made to the full text of the Credit Agreement, dated June 10, 2019, among MGE Niagara Entertainment Inc., the lenders named therein, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, and the other parties thereto, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to MGE’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

No.	Exhibit
10.1	Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Waiver, dated as of November  30, 2020, granted by Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, on behalf of and at the direction of the Required Lenders in favor of MGE Niagara Entertainment Inc.

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.

Date: December 10, 2020	MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY D/B/A MOHEGAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT
	By:	/s/ Ralph James Gessner Jr.
	Name:	Ralph James Gessner Jr.
	Title:	Chairman, Management Board

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy

FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED WAIVER

THIS FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED WAIVER dated as of November 30, 2020 (the “A&R Limited Waiver”) is granted by Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), on behalf of and at the direction of the Required Lenders in favour of MGE Niagara Entertainment Inc. (the “Borrower”);

WHEREAS the Borrower entered into a credit agreement dated as of June 10, 2019 (as amended on July 17, 2019 and as may be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) with, among others, Complex Services Inc., as guarantor, the Administrative Agent, and each of the lenders party thereto from time to time, as lenders (the “Lenders”);

AND WHEREAS in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with Applicable Law, OLG has authorized and directed the temporary closure of the Casino Facilities (the “Closure”) until the date on which such Casino Facilities are permitted to open to the public in accordance with Applicable Law, subject to any other re-opening date by agreement of the parties;

AND WHEREAS OLG has agreed to provide certain financial relief to the Borrower under the COSA, as further described in the letters from OLG to the Borrower dated April 19, 2020, June 11, 2020 and June 12, 2020, copies of which have been provided to the Lenders;

AND WHEREAS, the Closure has been for a duration of more than 60 consecutive days which, in the absence of the Previous Limited Waivers (as defined below), would have resulted in an Event of Default under Section 11.1.11 of the Credit Agreement (the “Closure Default”);

AND WHEREAS the Closure was anticipated to result in a breach of the financial covenants set forth in Sections 9.4.1 and 9.4.2 of the Credit Agreement as at June 30, 2020 (the “Anticipated June Financial Covenant Breach”), and the Borrower had requested, and the Required Lenders had agreed, in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Waiver dated as of June 30, 2020 (the “Second June Limited Waiver”), which amended and restated an earlier limited waiver dated June 15, 2020 (the “First June Limited Waiver”), which amended and restated an earlier limited waiver dated May 15, 2020 (the “May Limited Waiver” together with the First June Limited Waiver, the Second June Limited Waiver, the July Limited Waiver (as defined below) and the September Limited Waiver (as defined below), collectively, the “Previous Limited Waivers”) to, among other things, extend the waiver of the Closure Default and waive the Anticipated June Financial Covenant Breach until July 31, 2020, and waive the delivery of the Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2020 pursuant to Section 9.1.1.3(a) of the Credit Agreement (the “Q1 Compliance Certificate”) until July 31, 2020;

AND WHEREAS, pursuant to a Third Amended and Restated Limited Waiver dated as of July 31, 2020 (the “July Limited Waiver”), which amended and restated the Second June Limited Waiver, the Administrative Agent on behalf of and at the direction of the Required Lenders (i) extended the waiver of the Closure Default, the Anticipated June Financial Covenant Breach and the delivery of the Q1 Compliance Certificate, and (ii) waived any additional breaches of the financial covenants set forth in Sections 9.4.1 and 9.4.2 of the Credit Agreement (together with the Anticipated June Financial Covenant Breach, collectively, the “Financial Covenant Breaches”), and any consequences thereof under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, to September 30, 2020;

AND WHEREAS, pursuant to a Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Waiver dated as of September 30, 2020 (the “September Limited Waiver”), which amended and restated the July Limited Waiver, the Administrative Agent on behalf of and at the direction of the Required Lenders (i) extended the waiver of the Closure Default, the Financial Covenant Breaches and the delivery of the Q1 Compliance Certificate, and (ii) waived any additional Financial Covenant Breaches, and the delivery of the Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2020 pursuant to Section 9.1.1.3(a) of the Credit Agreement (the “Q2 Compliance Certificate”) and the delivery of the Annual Business Plan for the Operating Year ending March 31, 2020 pursuant to Section 9.1.1.4 of the Credit Agreement (the “Annual Business Plan”), and any consequences thereof under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, to September 30, 2020;

AND WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders extend the waiver of (i) the Financial Covenant Breaches, (ii) the requirement to deliver the Q1 Compliance Certificate, the Q2 Compliance Certificate and the Annual Business Plan, (iii) any occurrence of the Closure Default, and any consequences thereof, under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case from the date hereof until March 31, 2021 (such period being referred to herein as the “Extended Waiver Period”);

AND WHEREAS the Borrower has requested, and the Required Lenders have agreed, to also waive the delivery of the Compliance Certificates for the Third Quarter ending December 31, 2020, the Fourth Quarter ending March 31, 2021 and the Operating Year ending March 31, 2021, each pursuant to Section 9.1.1.3(a) of the Credit Agreement (together with the Q1 Compliance Certificate and the Q2 Compliance Certificate, collectively, the “Compliance Certificates”), in each case, until the end of the Extended Waiver Period;

AND WHEREAS the Required Lenders have agreed to the requested waivers on the terms and conditions specified herein;

NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this A&R Limited Waiver shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement or Schedule A attached hereto, as applicable.

2. The Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders hereby waives any occurrence of the Closure Default, the Financial Covenant Breaches and the requirement to deliver the Compliance Certificates and the Annual Business Plan and any consequences thereof, under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, during the Extended Waiver Period; provided that the Borrower agrees that the waivers and consents set out herein continue to be subject to the terms and conditions set out in Section 2 of the July Limited Waiver which, for greater certainty, are:

(a) the Borrower shall not request, and the Lenders shall have no obligation to make available, any Advances under either Credit Facility;

(b) Schedule B of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule B attached hereto, and the Applicable Margin shall be deemed to be at Level 5;

(c) it shall at all times maintain Liquidity of not less than $15,000,000;

(d) it shall not make any Distributions pursuant to clause (c) or (e) of the definition of Permitted Distributions;

(e) it shall not (i) amend, modify, supplement or waive provisions of the Leases, the MGE Management Agreement, the CNHI Consulting Agreement or the Convertible Debentures unless such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver would not increase payments by the Borrower thereunder or otherwise be adverse to the interests of the Lenders, or (ii) make any Acquisitions; and

(f) by no later than the Tuesday of each week commencing August 4, 2020, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a report on its Liquidity which sets out (i) the Liquidity of the Borrower as at the last Business Day of the prior one week period, and (ii) a reconciliation to the Liquidity Forecast (updated to reflect the Extended Waiver Period) and management commentary as to any material variations.

3. The Borrower agrees that it shall be an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement if, during the Extended Waiver Period, OLG ceases to either (i) provide the Borrower with full relief from the Threshold (as defined in the COSA) payments otherwise due under the COSA for more than five (5) Business Days in aggregate during such period, or (ii) pay to the Borrower the Fixed Component Per Diem (as defined in the COSA) for more than five (5) Business Days in aggregate during such period.

4. This A&R Limited Waiver and the amendments and waivers herein shall become effective on the date on which (a) the Administrative Agent has received executed counterparts of this A&R Limited Waiver, and (b) an extension fee of 5 basis points on the Commitment of each Lender which provides its consent to this A&R Limited Waiver shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for each such Lender’s account.

5. The waivers contained in this A&R Limited Waiver shall be effective only in this instance for the duration of the Extended Waiver Period and for the specific purpose for which they were intended and shall not be deemed to be consents to any other transaction or matter or waivers of compliance in the future, or waivers of any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other covenant or provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

6. This A&R Limited Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This A&R Limited Waiver may be executed by way of electronic signature (including through an information system such as DocuSign or OneSpan or by any other electronic means) and any such execution of this A&R Limited Waiver shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this A&R Limited Waiver by telecopier or by electronic transmission of a pdf formatted copy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this A&R Limited Waiver.

7. The Borrower, by countersigning this A&R Limited Waiver, confirms that, after taking into account the waivers provided for herein (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties made in or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except such representations and warranties which are specified to be made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct as of such date).

8. This A&R Limited Waiver constitutes a Loan Document for the purposes of the Credit Agreement, and amends and restates the September Limited Waiver in its entirety.

9. This A&R Limited Waiver shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

- signature pages follow -

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Administrative Agent has signed this A&R Limited Waiver on behalf of and at the direction of the Required Lenders effective as of the first date written above.

BANK OF MONTREAL, as Administrative Agent
By:	/s/ James Di Giacomo
	Name: James Di Giacomo Title:   Managing Director, Loan Syndications
By:	/s/ Francois Wentzel
	Name: Francois Wentzel Title:   Managing Director

[Signature Page – November 2020 A&R Waiver]

The undersigned acknowledges and agrees to the foregoing as of the date first above written.

MGE NIAGARA ENTERTAINMENT INC., as Borrower
	By:	/s/ Richard Taylor
		Name: Richard Taylor Title:   Vice President
	By:	/s/ Navtej Sandhawalia
		Name: Navtej Sandhawalia Title:   Secretary

[Signature Page – November 2020 A&R Waiver]

SCHEDULE A – DEFINITIONS

“Cage Cash” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of cash float held by, or for the account of, any Obligor that is maintained by such Obligor under Applicable Law or any Material Authorization for the purpose of making change, redeeming chips and paying winnings to any Person entitled thereto in connection with the slot machines, table games, and other lottery and related promotional schemes conducted, managed and operated by any Obligor in the Casino Facilities. For certainty, Cage Cash does not include any cash float that is supplied by, or the property of, a Gaming Authority.”

“Liquidity” means the sum of (i) the amount by which the aggregate amount of the Revolving Facility Commitments then in effect exceed the then outstanding Obligations plus (ii) Unrestricted Cash of the Obligors.”

“Liquidity Forecast” means the forecast prepared by a senior officer of the Borrower of the Borrower’s Liquidity determined on a weekly basis for the period commencing April 1, 2020 and ending on March 31, 2021 attached hereto as Schedule C.”

“Unrestricted Cash” means the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents held by the Obligors which is subject to a valid first charge under the Security Documents and not otherwise subject to any Lien or restriction which would restrict the use thereof by the Obligors and, for greater certainty, “Unrestricted Cash” includes Cage Cash.”

SCHEDULE B – APPLICABLE MARGIN

Pricing Level	Total Leverage Ratio	Bankers’ Acceptances/ Letters of Credit / LIBOR Loans	Prime Rate Loans / USBR Loans	Undrawn Fee
5	N/A	5.00%	3.50%	1.25%
4	>4.00x £ 5.00x	4.00%	2.50%	1.00%
3	< 4.00x ³ 3.00x	3.50%	2.00%	0.875%
2	< 3.00x ³ 2.00x	3.25%	1.75%	0.8125%
1	<2.00x	3.00%	1.50%	0.75%

SCHEDULE C - LIQUIDITY FORECAST

(see attached)