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): January 20, 2006

 


 

U.S. HOME SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-18291   75-2922239

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Building A, Suite 250

Lewisville, Texas

  75067
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 488-6300

 

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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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Effective January 20, 2006, First Consumer Credit, Inc., (“FCC”) the consumer finance subsidiary of U.S. Home Systems, Inc., (the “Company”), amended certain of its credit facility agreements (the “Credit Facility”) dated February 11, 2003, with Autobahn Funding Company LLC (“Autobahn”) as the lender, and DZ Bank AG Duetsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt AM Main (“DZ Bank” or the “Agent”). FCC Acceptance Corporation (“FCCA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FCC, is the borrower under the Credit Facility. FCC is the servicer under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility term will end in February, 2008, unless extended. The Credit Facility is funded out of DZ Banks’ conduit, Autobahn, pursuant to which Autobahn funds loans made to FCCA through the issuance of commercial paper. DZ Bank provides a standby liquidity facility necessary for Autobahn to issue the commercial paper. The Credit Facility is restricted to the purchase and financing of retail installment obligations (“RIOs”), and is secured by the RIOs under the Credit Facility.

 

Currently, FCC purchases RIOs from select home improvement contractors, including RIOs generated by the Company’s U.S. Remodelers, Inc. subsidiary. The Credit Facility provides financing for 90% of the amount of eligible RIOs purchased, with FCC providing the remaining 10%. The Credit Facility, as amended, provides a borrowing base of $50 million which may be increased to $75 million under certain conditions. FCC has utilized approximately $37 million of the $50 million Credit Facility and has an outstanding loan portfolio of approximately $42 million. The amended facility reduces FCC’s cost of funds which management believes will enable FCC to provide a more comprehensive and competitive array of credit programs for home improvement contractors to offer to their customers.

 

Subject to the borrowing limit, the maximum advance under the amended Credit Facility is 90% of the amount eligible RIOs. If a RIO ceases to be an eligible RIO, FCCA is required to pay down the line of credit in an amount by which the outstanding borrowings do not exceed the maximum advance rate applied to the outstanding balance of the eligible RIOs. Among other provisions, the amended Credit Facility provides that each advance under the facility will be an amount no less than $250,000 and will be funded by the issuance of commercial paper at various terms with interest payable at the rate of the Agent’s then current commercial paper rate plus a fee ranging from 1% to 2% depending on the credit scores of the eligible RIOs.

 

The amended Credit Facility provides for a non-utilization fee of one-half of one percent on the unused portion of the credit limit if the amount is less than specified levels at specified dates. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, FCCA accrued approximately $21,000 and $46,000 for non-utilization fees, which were included in “interest expense on financing loan portfolios” in the consolidated financial statements, included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10Q, for the three month period ended September 30, 2005. As of result of the revisions to the Credit Facility, it will not be necessary for the Company to provide for any accruals for non-utilization fees during 2005.

 

The Credit Facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants as is customary in a commercial transaction of this nature which among other matters (1) limit the ability to merge, consolidate or sell substantially all of the assets of the FCC subsidiary, (2) require the maintenance of a certain tangible net worth, and (3) restrict the purchase of RIOs unless certain

 

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underwriting criteria are met. The Company has guaranteed to FCCA, the lender and Agent, the performance by FCC of its obligations and duties under the Credit Facility in the event of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional failure to act by FCC.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description of Exhibit


10.52    Fifth Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2006, to the Receivables Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2003, among FCC Acceptance Corp., as Borrower, First Consumer Credit, Inc. (“FCC”) as Servicer, Autobahn Funding Company LLC, as Lender, DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossneschaftsbank, Frankfurt Am Main, as agent, U.S. Bank, National Association and Compu-Link Corporation. Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted.
10.53    First Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2006, to the Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2003, among FCC Acceptance Corp., as Borrower, and First Consumer Credit, Inc. (“FCC”).
10.54    First Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2006, to the Fee Letter, dated as of February 11, 2003, among FCC Acceptance Corp., as Borrower, First Consumer Credit, Inc., as Servicer, Autobahn Funding Company LLC, as Lender, and DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossneschaftsbank, Frankfurt Am Main, as 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 the 25th day of January, 2006 on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

U.S. HOME SYSTEMS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Murray H. Gross


   

Murray H. Gross

   

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description of Exhibit


10.52    Fifth Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2006, to the Receivables Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2003, among FCC Acceptance Corp., as Borrower, First Consumer Credit, Inc. (“FCC”) as Servicer, Autobahn Funding Company LLC, as Lender, DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossneschaftsbank, Frankfurt Am Main, as agent, U.S. Bank, National Association and Compu-Link Corporation. Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted.
10.53    First Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2006, to the Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2003, among FCC Acceptance Corp., as Borrower, and First Consumer Credit, Inc. (“FCC”).
10.54    First Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2006, to the Fee Letter, dated as of February 11, 2003, among FCC Acceptance Corp., as Borrower, First Consumer Credit, Inc., as Servicer, Autobahn Funding Company LLC, as Lender, and DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossneschaftsbank, Frankfurt Am Main, as agent.

 

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