-----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, Uf9CGQvx+Barch43GYhheLu3RKT7GQTO9CtmCfaeLtDZNnMa2BoXgiMN07aEadhD 39yKOzcum1UBT8Tywepihg== 0000026058-07-000017.txt : 20070316 0000026058-07-000017.hdr.sgml : 20070316 20070316111112 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000026058-07-000017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070313 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070316 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070316 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CTS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000026058 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES [3670] IRS NUMBER: 350225010 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04639 FILM NUMBER: 07698525 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 905 WEST BOULEVARD NORTH CITY: ELKHART STATE: IN ZIP: 46514 BUSINESS PHONE: 5742937511 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 905 W BLVD NORTH CITY: ELKHART STATE: IN ZIP: 46514 8-K 1 form8-k.htm FORM 8-K 3-13-2007 Form 8-K 3-13-2007


 
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 Filing (Date of Report and Earliest Event Reported):     March 16, 2007 (March 13, 2007)

CTS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Indiana
1-4639
35-0225010
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Numbers)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.)
     
905 West Boulevard North
   
Elkhart, Indiana
 
46514
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (574) 293-7511
 

(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 Company under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 13, 2007, CTS Corporation entered into the First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement (the "Amendment") with its lenders under the Credit Agreement dated June 27, 2006 (the "Agreement"). The Amendment includes a technical correction to the Agreement and waives until June 30, 2007 the requirements under the Agreement that CTS deliver quarterly financial statements, annual financial statements, auditor certifications and compliance certificates with respect to the quarter ending April 1, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006. The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10(a) and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(a)
Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
              Not applicable.
 
 
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information.
              Not applicable.
 
(c)    Shell Company Transactions.
  Not applicable.
 
(d)    Exhibits.
 
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
 
Exhibit No.  Exhibit Description
 
10(a)      First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement
 
 



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.
 

 
CTS CORPORATION


/s/ Richard G. Cutter        
By:    Richard G. Cutter
Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel

 
Date: March 16, 2007
 
 
EX-10.A 2 ex10_a.htm EXHIBIT 10.A Exhibit 10.a
EXHIBIT 10(a)


FIRST AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement dated as of March 13, 2007 (this “Amendment”), among CTS CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation (the “Borrower”), the guarantors party hereto, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof as Lenders and HARRIS N.A. (“Harris”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereof as Lenders and the Administrative Agent have heretofore entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2006 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Harris, as L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent; and
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested an amendment and waiver to certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
 
SECTION 1.1     Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in the Credit Agreement shall have such meanings when used in this Amendment.
 
ARTICLE II.
AMENDMENT
 
SECTION 2.1     Section 9.1(f)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the proviso appearing at the end thereof and inserting in its place the following:
 
provided that the redemption, purchase or conversion of the Notes by the Borrower under sections 3, 4 or 12 of the Subordinated Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;
 

 
ARTICLE III.
WAIVER
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 8.5(a), (b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders hereby waive the requirement for the Borrower to deliver the (w) quarterly financial statements as set forth in Section 8.5(a), (x) annual financial statements as set forth in Section 8.5(b), (y) auditor certifications as set forth in Section 8.5(c) and (z) compliance certificate as set forth in Section 8.5(j), in each case as required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending April 1, 2007 and for the fiscal year of the Borrower ended December 31, 2006 until June 30, 2007.
 




 
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
In order to induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby reaffirms, as of the date hereof, its representations and warranties contained in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement, except to the extent qualified by the Borrower’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2007, and additionally represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as set forth in this Article III.
 
SECTION 4.1     Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment are within the Borrower’s powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not:
 
(a) contravene the Borrower’s constituent documents;
 
(b) contravene any contractual restriction, law or governmental regulation or court decree or order binding on or affecting the Borrower; or
 
(c) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien on any of the Borrower’s properties.
 
SECTION 4.2     Government Approval, Regulation, etc. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or other Person is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Amendment.
 
SECTION 4.3     Validity, etc. This Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms.
 

 
ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
SECTION 5.1     Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders.
 

 
ARTICLE VI.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
SECTION 6.1     Ratification of and References to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in each and every respect.
 
SECTION 6.2     Headings. The various headings of this Amendment are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
 
SECTION 6.3     Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single agreement.
 



SECTION 6.4      No Other Amendment. Except for the amendment and waiver expressly set forth above, the text of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent expressly reserve the right to require strict compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
SECTION 6.5     Governing Law; Entire Agreement. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
 
“Borrower”

CTS Corporation,
an Indiana corporation


By  /s/ Matthew W. Long       
Name: Matthew W. Long
Title: Treasurer
 
“Guarantors”

CTS Corporation,
a Delaware corporation


By  /s/ Matthew W. Long       
Name: Matthew W. Long
Title: Treasurer
 
CTS Electronic Components, Inc.
 
By  /s/ Richard G. Cutter       
Name: Richard G. Cutter
Title: Vice President and Secretary
 
Dynamics Corporation of America
 
By  /s/ Matthew W. Long       
Name: Matthew W. Long
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
 
LTB Investment Corporation
 
By  /s/ Matthew W. Long       
Name: Matthew W. Long
Title: Vice President and Treasurer



 
CTS Electronics Manufacturing Solutions, Inc.
 
By  /s/ Richard G. Cutter       
Name: Richard G. Cutter
Title: Vice President and Secretary
 
CTS Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (Santa Clara), Inc.
 
By  /s/ Richard G. Cutter       
Name: Richard G. Cutter
Title: Vice President and Secretary
 
CTS Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (Moorpark), Inc.
 
By  /s/ Richard G. Cutter           
Name: Richard G. Cutter
Title: Vice President and Secretary




“Lenders”
 
Harris N.A., in its individual capacity as a Lender, as L/C Issuer, and as Administrative Agent
 
By  /s/ Thad D. Rasche       
Name: Thad D. Rasche
Title: Director




 
National City Bank of Indiana
 
By  /s/ Chris D. Thornton           
Name: Chris D. Thornton
Title: Vice President




 
The Northern Trust Company
 
By  /s/ Jared T. Hall            
Name: Jared T. Hall
Title: Vice President



 
Comerica Bank
 
By  /s/ Catherine M. Young      
Name: Catherine M. Young
Title: Vice President



 
LaSalle Bank National Association
 
By  /s/ John  Beardslee        
Name: John  Beardslee
Title: Senior Vice President

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