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): January 9, 2014
Steel Excel Inc. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Delaware |
0-15071 |
94-2748530 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222, White Plains, New York |
10604 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (914) 461-1300
n/a |
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 9, 2014, the Board of Steel Excel Inc. (the “Company”) approved an Amendment Number 2 to the previously disclosed Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement with SP Corporate Services LLC to adjust the annual fee payable by the Company to SP Corporate Services LLC from $3,600,000 to $8,000,000, such Amendment to be effective as of January 1, 2014. SP Corporate Services LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Partners Holdings L.P., which owns approximately 55.1% of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company.
The foregoing description of Amendment Number 2 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment Number 2, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description |
10.1 |
Amendment Number 2 to the Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement. |
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: January 14, 2014 |
Steel Excel Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Leonard J. McGill | ||
Name: |
Leonard J. McGill | ||
Title: |
Vice President, General Counsel |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment Number 2 to an Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement (the “Amendment”) is dated as of January 1, 2014, and is between SP Corporate Services LLC (“SP Corporate ”), a Delaware limited liability company having an office at 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10022, and Steel Excel Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company ”), having an office at 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222, White Plains, NY 10604.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have previously entered into an Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement dated as of January 1, 2012 (the “Agreement”), as amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 5, 2013, whereby SP Corporate furnishes certain services to the Company and its subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to modify the fee payable to SP Corporate by the Company under the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. In Section 3.01, the amount “$3,600,000” shall be changed to read “$8,000,000” and the year “2014” shall be changed to read “2015.”
2. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
The parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
SP CORPORATE SERVICES LLC | STEEL EXCEL INC. | |||
By: /s/ James F. McCabe, Jr. |
By: /s/ Jack L. Howard |
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Name: James F. McCabe, Jr. | Name: Jack L. Howard | |||
Title: President | Title: Principal Executive Officer |