-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CN/3H1GVHxqpEpQJcYXHb8VIbstYTDMAI5foEU57QO55CvXTr1lNdgbh1br124WQ y9aurBdEa9oBvc+r+NVR0Q== 0001193125-06-125798.txt : 20060607 0001193125-06-125798.hdr.sgml : 20060607 20060607125402 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-125798 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060601 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant FILED AS OF DATE: 20060607 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060607 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QEP CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017815 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420] IRS NUMBER: 132983807 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21161 FILM NUMBER: 06891076 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1081 HOLLAND DRIVE CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 BUSINESS PHONE: 5619945550 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1081 HOLLAND DRIVE CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): June 1, 2006

 


Q.E.P. CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

DELAWARE   0-21161   13-2983807

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1001 Broken Sound Parkway NW Suite A

Boca Raton, Florida 33487

(Address of principal executive offices)

561-994-5550

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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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Section 1- Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 1, 2006, Q.E.P. Co., Inc. (the “Company”), Bank of America, N.A., successor-in-interest to Fleet Capital Corporation (“BOA”), and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, successor-by-merger to HSBC Bank USA (“HSBC” and together with BOA, the “Lenders”), executed a Seventh Amendment and Waiver Agreement by and among the Company, certain affiliates of the Company, the Lenders, and BOA as Agent (the “Amendment”), which amended the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002 (as amended and in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company (i) modified several of the financial covenants in the Loan Agreement, including covenants that require the Company to maintain a certain senior debt to trailing EBITDA ratio, a certain fixed charge coverage ratio and a certain liabilities to tangible net worth ratio (all as defined in the Loan Agreement); (ii) waived the Company’s violation of the leverage ratio covenant previously disclosed on a Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 14, 2006; (iii) amended the Loan Agreement to require that lockbox deposits will be applied against the revolving loan on a daily basis; and (iv) amended the interest rate applicable to the Company’s term loan and the revolving loan. As amended, interest accrues on the term loan at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of the Company, (a) the Prime rate; or (b) LIBOR plus 2.13 % to LIBOR plus 2.63 %, while the revolving loan accrues interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of the Company, (a) the Prime Rate; or (b) LIBOR plus 1.5 % to LIBOR plus 2.25 %. The Company’s obligations under the Loan Agreement are collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets.

At June 1, 2006, the rate applicable to the revolving loan was LIBOR (5.07 % at June 1, 2006) plus 2.0 %, and the Company had $ 2,833,075 available for future borrowings under its revolving loan facility net of $ 3,024,925 in outstanding letters of credit and reserves. At June 1, 2006, the rate applicable to the term loan was LIBOR (5.07 % at June 1, 2006) plus 2.63 %, and the Company had $ 3,833,333 in principal and interest outstanding under the term loan.

Section 2- Financial Information

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

See Item 1.01 above.


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.

 

  Q.E.P. Co., Inc.
Date: June 7, 2006   By:  

/s/ Randall Paulfus

  Name:   Randall Paulfus
  Title:   Interim Chief Financial Officer
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