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UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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FORM 8-K |
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CURRENT REPORT |
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2024 |
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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware | 001-39589 | 85-1800912 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation ) | File No.) | Identification No.) |
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| 1800 North Mason Road | |
| Katy, Texas 77449 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code) | |
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| (281) 646-5200 | |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
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| Not Applicable | |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |
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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: |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | ASO | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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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 ☐ | | | |
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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. ☐ |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 8, 2024 Academy, Ltd. (“Academy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the “Company”), as borrower, New Academy Holding Company, LLC, Associated Investors, L.L.C. and Academy Managing Co., L.L.C., each a direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as guarantors, entered into an amendment (the “ABL Amendment”) to the First Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2015, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the administrative agent and collateral agent, letter of credit issuer and swingline lender, and the several lenders party thereto, which ABL Amendment, among other things, extended the maturity of Academy’s asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Credit Facility”) to March 8, 2029, unless if (i) more than $100 million of the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Senior Notes (as defined in the ABL Amendment) or the Term Loans (as defined in the ABL Amendment), or any refinancing thereof, in each case, is outstanding on the date that is 91 days prior to the earliest maturity date of any such indebtedness or (ii) equal to or less than $100 million of the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Senior Notes or the Term Loans, in either case, is outstanding on the date that is 91 days prior to the earliest maturity date of any such indebtedness and a Reserve (as defined in the ABL Amendment) in the ABL Credit Facility has not been taken for such amount, then the maturity date of the ABL Credit Facility will be the date that is 91 days earlier than the earlier maturity date of the 2027 Senior Notes and the Term Loans.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the ABL Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
| | | | | | Amendment No. 4, dated March 8, 2024, to the First Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2015, among Academy, Ltd., as borrower, New Academy Holding Company, LLC, Associated Investors, L.L.C., and Academy Managing Co., L.L.C., as guarantors, the several lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the letter of credit issuer, swingline lender, administrative agent and collateral agent. |
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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.
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ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC. |
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March 8, 2024 | | By: | /s/ | Rene G. Casares |
| | Name: | Rene G. Casares |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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