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) December 14, 2006

 


Jarden Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-21052   35-1828377

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York   10580
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (914) 967-9400

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 14, 2006, Jarden Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 6 (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2005 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the lenders and letter of credit issuers parties thereto, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”), as administrative agent, Citicorp USA, Inc., as syndication agent, and Bank of America, N.A., National City Bank of Indiana and SunTrust Bank, as co-documentation agents. The Company entered into the Amendment to clarify and modify certain provision of the Credit Agreement relating to mandatory prepayments resulting from excess cash flow and the issuances of equity securities. In connection with the execution of the Amendment, each existing guarantor under the Credit Agreement consented to the terms of the Amendment by executing that certain Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty (the “Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty”).

A copy of the Amendment and Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty are attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference as though they were fully set forth herein. The foregoing summary description of the Amendment and the Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty and the transactions contemplated thereby are not intended to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by the complete text of the Amendment and the Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits. The following Exhibits are filed herewith as part of this report:

 

Exhibit  

Description

10.1   Amendment No. 6 to the Credit Agreement dated December 14, 2006 by and between the Company and CIBC, as Administrative Agent.
10.2   Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty.


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.

Dated: December 19, 2006

 

JARDEN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Desiree DeStefano

Name:   Desiree DeStefano
Title:   Executive Vice President of Finance and Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number  

Exhibit

10.1   Amendment No. 6 to the Credit Agreement dated December 14, 2006 by and between the Company and CIBC, as Administrative Agent.
10.2   Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty.