0001415889-14-002466.txt : 20140814 0001415889-14-002466.hdr.sgml : 20140814 20140814091520 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001415889-14-002466 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140814 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20140814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BlueLinx Holdings Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001301787 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-LUMBER, PLYWOOD, MILLWORK & WOOD PANELS [5031] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0101 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32383 FILM NUMBER: 141039739 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30339 BUSINESS PHONE: 770-953-7000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4300 WILDWOOD PARKWAY CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30339 8-K 1 bluelinx8k.htm FORM 8-K bluelinx8k.htm



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): August 14, 2014


BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

 
 Delaware  001-32383  77-0627356
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission  File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
4300 Wildwood Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia    30339
  (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)
                                                                                                
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (770) 953-7000

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Item 1.01                 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 14, 2014, BlueLinx Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlueLinx Holdings Inc., reached an agreement (the "Ninth Amendment") with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association and the other signatories thereto to amend the terms of its existing Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated August 4, 2006, as amended (the "Credit Agreement").  The Ninth Amendment modifies the Credit Agreement as follows:

(a) 
extends the maturity date of the $20 million Tranche A Loan to June 30, 2015;
(b)
provides for monthly step-downs in the maximum amount of the Tranche A Loan, each in the amount of $2 million, commencing on April 1, 2015, but such step-downs will not occur if, after giving effect to the applicable reduction, Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Agreement) will be less than $50 million or an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) will exist or will have occurred and be continuing;
(c) 
Tranche A Loan will then be reduced to zero on June 30, 2015; and
(d) 
certain updates and clarifying modifications regarding the ERISA representations and provisions.

Except as described above, all other material terms of the Credit Agreement remain unchanged.  The foregoing description of the Ninth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Ninth Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
    
Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
The Ninth Amendment, dated August 14, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated August 4, 2006, as amended, by and between BlueLinx Corporation, Wells Fargo and the other signatories listed therein.
99.1
Press release, dated August 14, 2014, regarding the Ninth Amendment.
 

 
 

 

 
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.

 
BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.
 
By: /s/ Susan C. O’Farrell
Susan C. O’Farrell
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

 
Dated:  August 14, 2014

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
The Ninth Amendment, dated August 14, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated August 4, 2006, as amended, by and between BlueLinx Corporation, Wells Fargo and the other signatories listed therein.
99.1
Press release, dated August 14, 2014, regarding the Ninth Amendment.


EX-10.1 2 bluelinx101.htm THE NINTH AMENDMENT, DATED AUGUST 14, 2014, TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATED AUGUST 4, 2006, AS AMENDED, BY AND BETWEEN BLUELINX CORPORATION, WELLS FARGO AND THE OTHER SIGNATORIES LISTED THEREIN bluelinx101.htm
Exhibit 10.1
NINTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

NINTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 14, 2014 (this “Amendment No. 9”), is by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the Loan Agreement defined below (in such capacity, “Agent” as hereinafter further defined), BlueLinx Corporation, a Georgia corporation (“BlueLinx”), BlueLinx Services Inc., a Georgia corporation (“BSI”), and BlueLinx Florida LP, a Florida limited partnership (“BFLP”, and together with BlueLinx and BSI, each individually a “Borrower” and collectively, “Borrowers”), BlueLinx Florida Holding No. 1 Inc., a Georgia corporation (“BFH1”) and BlueLinx Florida Holding No. 2 Inc., a Georgia corporation (“BFH2”, and together with BFH1, each individually a “Guarantor” and collectively, “Guarantors”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, Agent, the parties to the Loan Agreement as lenders (collectively, “Lenders”), Borrowers and Guarantors have entered into financing arrangements pursuant to which Lenders (or Agent on behalf of Lenders) have made and may make loans and advances and provide other financial accommodations to Borrowers as set forth in the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated August 4, 2006, by and among Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors, as amended by First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2008, Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2010, Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2011, Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2011, Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Lender Joinder, dated as of March 29, 2013, Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2013, Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2014, and Eighth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2014 (as from time to time further amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”, and together with all agreements, documents and instruments at any time executed and/or delivered in connection therewith or related thereto, as from time to time amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, or replaced, collectively, the “Financing Agreements”);
 
WHEREAS, Borrowers and Guarantors have requested that Agent, Required Lenders and Tranche A Loan Lenders (a) extend the maturity of the Tranche A Loan Maturity Date and (b) enter into certain other amendments to the Loan Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Amendment No. 9 to evidence and effectuate such amendments under the Loan Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions and to the extent set forth herein;

 
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
Section 1. Amendments.
 
1.1 Additional Definition.  As used herein or in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, the following term shall have the meaning set forth below and the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and are hereby amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the following definition:
 
“Amendment No. 9” shall mean the Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2014, by and among Agent, Borrowers and Guarantors, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.
 
1.2 Amendments to Definitions.
 
(a) All references to the term “Administrative and Collateral Agent” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements (including UCC financing statements) are hereby amended to mean the following:
 
           “Agent” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent  on behalf of Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof, and any replacement or successor agent hereunder.
 
All references to “Administrative and Collateral Agent” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are hereby redesignated to “Agent”; provided, that, to the extent that any Financing Agreement (including any UCC financing statement) that is filed with any Governmental Authority refers to “Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent”, Agent need not amend such filed Financing Agreements (including UCC financing statements) and the failure to amend such Financing Agreements shall not affect the rights or remedies of Agent.
 
(b) All references to the term “ERISA Event” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and each such reference is hereby amended by adding the following proviso at the end of such definition:  “; provided, that, neither the issuance of the Funding Waiver Letter nor any of the events for which the Funding Waiver Letter was obtained shall constitute an ERISA Event.”
 
(c) All references to the term “Tranche A Loan Limit” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and each such reference is hereby replaced with the following:
 
“Tranche A Loan Limit” shall mean (a) from March 14, 2014 through and including March 31, 2015, $20,000,000, (b) from April 1, 2015 through and including April 30, 2015, $18,000,000, (c) from May 1, 2015 through and including May 31, 2015, $16,000,000, (d) from June 1, 2015 through and including June 29, 2015, $14,000,000, and  (e) on and after June 30, 2015, $-0-; provided, that, (i) on and after giving effect to each such reduction in the immediately preceding clauses (b) through (e), Excess Availability shall be not less than $50,000,000, and (ii) on and after giving effect to such payment or prepayment, no Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing.

 
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(d) All references to the term “Tranche A Loan Maturity Date” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and each such reference is hereby replaced with the following:
 
“Tranche A Loan Maturity Date” shall mean June 30, 2015 or earlier in accordance with the terms and conditions of Amendment No. 7 and Amendment No. 9.
 
Section 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement.
 
2.1 ERISA.  Employee Benefits.
 
(a) Section 8.9(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the second and third sentences thereof with the following:
 
“Each Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has received or Borrowers and Guarantors will file an application to receive a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service within the remedial amendment period prescribed by Section 401(b) of the Code and, or (ii) is entitled to rely on a determination letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service to the sponsor of a prototype or volume submitter plan, and (iii) to the best of each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s knowledge, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of such qualification. Except for the Funding Waiver Letter and the express events for which it was obtained, (x) each Borrower and each Guarantor and their respective ERISA Affiliates have made all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and (y) no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.”
 
(b) Section 8.9(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
 
           “(c)           (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, except as set forth in clause (iii) below; (ii) except for events for which the Funding Waiver Letter was obtained, no Borrower, Guarantor, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates have incurred or reasonably expect to incur, any material liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA and any contributions to be made timely under the Code and ERISA); (iii) no Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates have incurred or reasonably expect to incur, any liability in excess of $3,000,000 in the aggregate (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (iv) no Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates have engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.”
 
2.2 Interpretation.  Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.
 

 
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Section 3. Representations and Warranties. Borrowers and Guarantors, jointly and severally, represent and warrant with and to Agent and Lenders as follows, which representations and warranties, together with the representations and warranties in the other Financing Agreements, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, and the truth and correctness thereof, in all material respects, being a continuing condition of the making of any Loans by Lenders (or Agent on behalf of Lenders) to Borrowers:
 
3.1 This Amendment No. 9 has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary action on the part of Borrowers and Guarantors which is a party hereto and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, as the case may be, and the obligations of Borrowers or Guarantors contained herein constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrowers and Guarantors, as the case may be, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
 
3.2 All of the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement as amended hereby, and the other Financing Agreements, are true and correct in all material respects after giving effect to the provisions of this Amendment No. 9, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date.
 
3.3 After giving effect to the provisions of this Amendment No. 9, no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing.
 
Section 4. Conditions Precedent.  Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, and as a further condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 9 and the agreement of Agent to the modifications and amendments set forth in this Amendment No. 9:
 
4.1 Agent shall have received an executed copy of an original or executed original counterparts of this Amendment No. 9 by electronic mail or facsimile (with the originals to be delivered within five (5) Business Days after the date hereof), duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Borrower and Guarantor; and
 
4.2 each Borrower and Guarantor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Agent a true and correct copy of any consent, waiver or approval to or of this Amendment No. 9, which any Borrower or Guarantor is required to obtain from any other Person, and such consent, approval or waiver shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to Agent in its good faith determination;
 
4.3 Agent shall have received approvals of the Lenders required to consent to the amendments to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, set forth in this Amendment No. 9;
 
4.4 Agent shall have received payment, or shall be authorized to charge the Borrowers' Loan Account for payment, of all fees set forth in any fee letter between Agent and Borrowers with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment No. 9;
 

 
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4.5 all of the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, each as amended by this Amendment No. 9, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date; and
 
4.6 after giving effect to the amendment contemplated by this Amendment No. 9, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing.
 
Section 5. Effect of this Amendment No. 9.  Except as expressly set forth herein, no other amendments, changes or modifications to the Financing Agreements are intended or implied, and in all other respects the Financing Agreements are hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the date hereof and Borrowers and Guarantors shall not be entitled to any other or further amendment by virtue of the provisions of this Amendment No. 9 or with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment No. 9.  To the extent of conflict between the terms of this Amendment No. 9 and the other Financing Agreements, the terms of this Amendment No. 9 shall control.  The Loan Agreement and this Amendment No. 9 shall be read and construed as one agreement.
 
Section 6. Further Assurances. Borrowers and Guarantors shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by Agent to effectuate the provisions and purposes set forth in this Amendment No. 9.
 
Section 7. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Amendment No. 9 and any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York but excluding any principles of conflict of laws or other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York.
 
Section 8. Binding Effect. This Amendment No. 9 shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Lenders and their respective successors and assigns.
 
Section 9. Waiver, Modification, Etc.  No provision or term of this Amendment No. 9 may be modified, altered, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom such modification, alteration, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced.
 
Section 10. Entire Agreement.  This Amendment No. 9 represents the entire agreement and understanding concerning the subject matter hereof among the parties hereto, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, representations, warranties, commitments, proposals, offers and contracts concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.
 
Section 11. Headings.  The headings listed herein are for convenience only and do not constitute matters to be construed in interpreting this Amendment No. 9.
 

 
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Section 12.  Counterparts.  This Amendment No. 9 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 9 by telefacsimile or a substantially similar electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 9.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 9 by telefacsimile or a substantially similar electronic transmission shall also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of this Amendment No. 9.
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 9 to be duly executed and delivered by their authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
BORROWERS
 
 
BLUELINX CORPORATION
 
By:                  /s/ Susan C. O’Farrell   
                                                  
Name: Susan C. O’Farrell
Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
            Officer, Treasurer and Chief
      Accounting Officer
 
 
BLUELINX FLORIDA LP
 
By: BlueLinx Florida Holding No. 2 Inc.,
its General Partner
 
By:                   /s/ Sara E. Epstein 
                                                    
Name: Sara E. Epstein
Title:  Vice President, General Counsel
     and Secretary
 
 
BLUELINX SERVICES INC.
 
By:                  /s/ Susan C. O’Farrell 
                                                     
Name: Susan C. O’Farrell
Title:   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
   
 
GUARANTORS
 
 
BLUELINX FLORIDA HOLDING NO. 1 INC.
 
By:                  /s/ Susan C. O’Farrell      
                                               
Name: Susan C. O’Farrell
Title:   Treasurer
 
 
BLUELINX FLORIDA HOLDING NO. 2 INC.
 
By:                  /s/ Susan C. O’Farrell      
                                               
Name: Susan C. O’Farrell
Title:   Treasurer


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AGENT AND LENDERS
 
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent and a Lender
 
By:           /s/  Marc J. Breier                                          
 
Name:  Marc J. Breier
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 



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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
  as a Documentation Agent and a Lender
 
By:           /s/ Douglas Cowan        
                                  
Name:  Douglas Cowan
Title: Senior Vice President
   



 


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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
  as a Documentation Agent and a Lender
 
By:           /s/ Eric A. Anderson         
                                            
Name:  Eric A. Anderson
Title:    Authorized Officer
   




 



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REGIONS BANK,
  as Syndication Agent and a Lender
 
By:           /s/ Kathy Myers     
                                     
Name:   Kathy Myers
Title:    Vice President


 
 

 

 

EX-99.1 3 ex991.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED AUGUST 14, 2014, REGARDING THE NINTH AMENDMENT ex991.htm
Exhibit 99.1


 

4300 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta, GA  30339
1-888-502-BLUE
www.BlueLinxCo.com

BlueLinx Contacts:
Susan O’Farrell, CFO & Treasurer         Investor Relations:
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.                           Caroline Lowden, Director Finance
(770) 953-7525                                           (770) 953-7522

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BlueLinx Announces $20 Million Liquidity Extension

ATLANTA – August 14, 2014 – BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BXC), a leading distributor of building products in North America, announced today it entered into an amendment to its U.S. revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of banks led by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The amendment extends the $20 million loan component of the U.S. revolving credit facility through a maturity date of June 2015.

“This extension of the existing loan demonstrates our strong relationship with our banking partners and their confidence in BlueLinx,” said Mitch Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer. “This step continues to enhance our liquidity position and provides a solid foundation to continue to improve our financial performance and grow our business into the future.”

Further details concerning the amendment are contained in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


About BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., operating through its wholly owned subsidiary BlueLinx Corporation, is a leading distributor of building products in North America. Employing approximately 1,800 people, BlueLinx offers greater than 10,000 products from over 750 suppliers to service approximately 11,500 customers nationwide, including dealers, industrial manufacturers, manufactured housing producers and home improvement retailers. The Company operates its distribution business from sales centers in Atlanta and Denver, and its current network of 49 distribution centers.  BlueLinx is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BXC. Additional information about BlueLinx can be found on its Web site at www.BlueLinxCo.com.

Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to our ability to return to profitability and our outlook on the housing industry and our guidance regarding anticipated financial results.  All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by BlueLinx to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of BlueLinx’ control that may cause its business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include, among other things: changes in the supply and/or demand for products that it distributes, especially as a result of conditions in the residential housing market; general economic and business conditions in the United States; the activities of competitors; changes in significant operating expenses; the ability to achieve greater operating efficiencies as a result of the restructuring; changes in the availability of capital, including the availability of residential mortgages; the ability to identify acquisition opportunities and effectively and cost-efficiently integrate acquisitions; adverse weather patterns or conditions; acts of war or terrorist activities; variations in the performance of the financial markets; and other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 4, 2014, and in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. BlueLinx undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectation or otherwise, except as required by law.


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