UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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): August 27, 2014
PREMIERE
GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
GEORGIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-13577 |
59-3074176 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3280 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia |
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30305 |
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404-262-8400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
(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 registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
On August 27, 2014,
Premiere Global Services, Inc., or PGi, entered into amendment no. 4 to our credit agreement. A copy of the press release announcing
the closing of the amendment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The amendment provides for, among other things: (i) increasing the overall borrowing capacity to $500 million from $400 million;
(ii) extending the maturity of the credit facility for one additional year to August 27, 2019; (iii) reducing the applicable interest
rates across the pricing grid; and (iv) increasing our maximum consolidated leverage ratio to 3.5 to 1.0.
The foregoing description
of the amendment is qualified in its entirety by its full text, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein
by reference.
We previously filed
our credit agreement in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, amendment no. 1 to our credit agreement
in our current report on Form 8-K dated October 21, 2010, amendment no. 2 to our credit agreement in our current report on Form
8-K dated December 20, 2011 and amendment no. 3 to our credit agreement in our current report on Form 8-K dated August 27, 2013.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set
forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 10.1 |
Amendment No. 4 dated as of August 27, 2014 by and among American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., (the “Borrower”), Premiere Global Services, Inc. (the “Parent”) and certain Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Borrower (the “Guarantors”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Administrative Agent”), which amends that certain Credit Agreement (as so amended and as amended from time to time) dated May 10, 2010 among the Borrower, the Parent, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent. |
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| 99.1 |
Press Release dated August 27, 2014. |
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.
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PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. |
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| Date: August 27, 2014 |
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/s/ Scott Askins Leonard |
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Scott Askins Leonard |
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Executive Vice President - Legal |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 10.1 |
Amendment No. 4 dated as of August 27, 2014 by and among American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., (the “Borrower”), Premiere Global Services, Inc. (the “Parent”) and certain Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Borrower (the “Guarantors”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Administrative Agent”), which amends that certain Credit Agreement (as so amended and as amended from time to time) dated May 10, 2010 among the Borrower, the Parent, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent. |
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Press Release dated August 27, 2014. |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT
NO. 4
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4, dated as of August
27, 2014 (this “Amendment”), of that certain Credit Agreement referenced below is by and among AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING
SERVICES, LTD., a Missouri corporation (“ATS” or the “Borrower”), PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES,
INC., a Georgia corporation (the “Parent”), and the other Guarantors identified on the signature pages hereto,
the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto, and Bank of America, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, for the Lenders.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, a $300 million credit facility,
consisting of a $250 million revolving credit facility and a $50 million term loan, was established pursuant to the terms of that
Credit Agreement dated as of May 10, 2010 (as amended and modified, the “Credit Agreement”) among ATS, as Borrower,
the Parent and certain Subsidiaries, as Guarantors, the Lenders identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and Collateral Agent;
WHEREAS, the Credit
Agreement has been amended and modified as follows:
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Amendment No. 1 |
October 21, 2010 |
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Amendment No. 2 |
December 20, 2011 |
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Amendment No. 3 |
August 27, 2013 |
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WHEREAS, before giving effect to this Amendment,
there exists a $400 million credit facility, consisting of a $350 million revolving credit facility and a $50 million non-amortizing
term loan, under the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain
modifications to the Credit Agreement, including, among other things, an increase in the amount of the term loan, an extension
of the maturity dates and a re-pricing of the credit facilities thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to the
requested modifications on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the
premises and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree
as follows:
Section 1. General Description of
Changes to the Senior Credit Facilities.
1.1 Reconstitution and Increase
of Term Loan A. A $50 million amortizing term loan (the “Original Term Loan A”) was established under the
Credit Agreement on the Closing Date and subsequently repaid in full. A new $50 million non-amortizing term loan (as referenced
and defined in the Credit Agreement before giving effect to this Amendment, the “New Term Loan A”) was established
under the Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms provided in Amendment No. 2 on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the outstanding
principal balance of the New Term Loan A on the date of this Amendment is Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000). The aggregate principal
amount of the New Term Loan A is being increased by One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) on the Amendment No. 4 Effective
Date to One Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($150,000,000), and the interests therein reallocated, as provided herein. Schedule
2.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated as attached hereto to give effect to the increase and reallocation of
Term Loan A Commitments, as amended and increased hereby.
1.2 Assignment of Interests.
The Lenders shall purchase and sell assignment interests in the loans and commitments under the Credit Agreement to give effect
to the increase and reallocation of loans and commitments as provided herein and reflected on Schedule 2.01, as revised,
attached hereto.
Section 2. Defined Terms. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
Section 3. Amendments to the Credit
Agreement. The Credit Agreement is amended in the following respects:
3.1 Definitions. In
Section 1.01 (Definitions) the following terms are amended and/or added to read as follows:
“Amendment No. 4”
means that certain Amendment No. 4 to this Credit Agreement dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.
“Amendment No. 4 Effective
Date” means the date that the conditions to effectiveness for Amendment No. 4 shall have been satisfied, being August
27, 2014.
“Applicable Percentage”
means the following percentages per annum, based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio determined as of the last day of the immediately
preceding fiscal quarter:
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Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit | |
| Pricing Level | |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio | |
Eurocurrency Rate Loans
and Letters of Credit | | |
Base Rate
Loans | | |
Commitment
Fee | |
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Less than 1.50:1.0 | |
| 1.50% | | |
| 0.50% | | |
| 0.20% | |
| 2 | |
Less than 2.00:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.50:1.0 | |
| 1.75% | | |
| 0.75% | | |
| 0.25% | |
| 3 | |
Less than 2.50:1.0 but greater than or equal to 2.00:1.0 | |
| 2.00% | | |
| 1.00% | | |
| 0.30% | |
| 4 | |
Less than 3.00:1.0 but greater than or equal to 2.50:1.0 | |
| 2.25% | | |
| 1.25% | | |
| 0.35% | |
| 5 | |
Greater than or equal to 3.00:1.0 | |
| 2.50% | | |
| 1.50% | | |
| 0.40% | |
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Term Loan A | | |
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| Pricing Level | |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio | |
Eurocurrency Rate
Loans | | |
Base Rate
Loans | | |
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| 1 | |
Less than 1.50:1.0 | |
| 1.50% | | |
| 0.50% | | |
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| 2 | |
Less than 2.00:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.50:1.0 | |
| 1.75% | | |
| 0.75% | | |
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| 3 | |
Less than 2.50:1.0 but greater than or equal to 2.00:1.0 | |
| 2.00% | | |
| 1.00% | | |
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| 4 | |
Less than 3.00:1.0 but greater than or equal to 2.50:1.0 | |
| 2.25% | | |
| 1.25% | | |
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| 5 | |
Greater than or equal to 3.00:1.0 | |
| 2.50% | | |
| 1.50% | | |
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Any increase or decrease in the
Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective not later than the date
five (5) Business Days immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section
7.02(a); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance therewith,
then Pricing Level 5 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required
to have been delivered until the date not later than five (5) Business Days immediately following delivery thereof. The Applicable
Percentage in effect from the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date through the date for delivery of the Compliance Certificate for the
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2014 shall be determined based upon Pricing Level 4. Determinations by the Administrative Agent
of the appropriate Pricing Level shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Consolidated EBITDA”
means, for any period for the Consolidated Group, the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus (b) to the extent deducted
in determining net income for such period, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization,
(iv) non-cash charges for non-cash equity compensation unless and until payment thereof is made in cash (with an adjustment being
made to reduce Consolidated EBITDA in the case of any such cash payments), (v) non-cash charges for impairment of assets under
Financial Accounting Standards 142 and 144, (vi) deferred financing costs relating to the Existing Credit Agreement, the refinancing
thereof and amendments, consents and modifications to this Credit Agreement, (vii) non-recurring net legal settlements and related
expenses and excise and sales tax expenses and actual cash and non-cash restructuring and related costs and/or acquisition and
integration related costs in each case as determined by the Borrower taken in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, December
31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth on Annex A attached hereto for any such
fiscal year or any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, and (viii) other restructuring expenses acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders in their discretion, in each case on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP. For
purposes herein, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Permitted Acquisition”
means any Acquisition that satisfies the following conditions:
(a) the business or division
acquired is for use, or the Person acquired is engaged, in businesses reasonably related or complementary to the extent reasonably
comparable to the lines of business engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date;
(b) the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio shall not exceed the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio then in effect under Section 8.12 hereof, after giving effect
thereto on a Pro Forma Basis;
(c) in the case of an Acquisition
of the Capital Stock, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such other Person shall have approved the
Acquisition; and
(d) (i) no Default or Event
of Default shall exist and be continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect thereto, and (ii) a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower shall provide a compliance certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
affirming compliance with each of the items set forth in clauses (a) through (d) hereof, (A) at least two (2) Business
Days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition if proceeds of Loans hereunder are utilized to consummate such Acquisition or
(B) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of such Acquisition if no proceeds of Loans hereunder are utilized
to consummate such Acquisition.
“Revolving
Termination Date” means August 27, 2019.
“Term
Loan A Maturity Date” means August 27, 2019.
3.2 Section 2.01(d) is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Term Loan A. A $50
million term loan (the “Original Term Loan A”) was established on the Closing Date and paid off in full prior
to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date. A new non-amortizing term loan in the original principal amount of Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000) (the “New Term Loan A” or “Term Loan A”) was established on the Amendment No.
2 Effective Date and the outstanding principal balance of the New Term Loan A on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is Fifty Million
Dollars ($50,000,000). On the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Term Loan A Commitments will be increased by One Hundred Million
Dollars ($100,000,000) (the “Additional Term Loan A Commitments”) to One Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($150,000,000)
and the interests of the Term Loan A Lenders therein reallocated as shown on Schedule 2.01, as amended and restated pursuant
to Amendment No. 4. Subject to terms and conditions provided in Amendment No. 4, the Term Loan A Lenders with Additional Term Loan
A Commitments will make available to the Borrower their share of the increase in the Term Loan A in a single advance on the Amendment
No. 4 Effective Date whereupon the Outstanding Amount of the Term Loan A will be ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($150,000,000).
The Term Loan A may consist of Base Rate Loans, Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request.
Amounts repaid on the Term Loan A may not be reborrowed.
3.3 Section 2.05(c) is amended
to read as follows:
(c) Term Loan A. The
Term Loan A is repayable in quarterly installments as follows:
| Payment Date | |
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Payment Date | |
Amount | | |
Percent | |
| Nov 30. 2014 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
May 31, 2017 | |
$ | 937,500.00 | | |
| 0.625% | |
| Feb 28, 2015 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
Aug 31, 2017 | |
$ | 937,500.00 | | |
| 0.625% | |
| May 31, 2015 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
Nov 30. 2017 | |
$ | 1,875,000.00 | | |
| 1.250% | |
| Aug 31, 2015 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
Feb 28, 2018 | |
$ | 1,875,000.00 | | |
| 1.250% | |
| Nov 30. 2015 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
May 31, 2018 | |
$ | 1,875,000.00 | | |
| 1.250% | |
| Feb 28, 2016 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
Aug 31, 2018 | |
$ | 1,875,000.00 | | |
| 1.250% | |
| May 31, 2016 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
Nov 30. 2018 | |
$ | 1,875,000.00 | | |
| 1.250% | |
| Aug 31, 2016 | |
$ | 0 | | |
| 0% | | |
Feb 28, 2019 | |
$ | 1,875,000.00 | | |
| 1.250% | |
| Nov 30. 2016 | |
$ | 937,500.00 | | |
| 0.625% | | |
May 31, 2019 | |
$ | 1,875,000.00 | | |
| 1.250% | |
| Feb 28, 2017 | |
$ | 937,500.00 | | |
| 0.625% | | |
Term Loan Maturity Date | |
$ | 133,125,000.00 | | |
| 88.750% | |
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3.4 Section 8.12(b) is amended
to read as follows:
(b) Consolidated Leverage
Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Parent to be greater than 3.50:1.0.
3.5 The Term Loan A Commitments
are increased and reallocated, and the Revolving Commitments are reallocated, among the Lenders as provided in Schedule 2.01
(Lenders and Commitments) attached hereto. The Lenders hereby acknowledge the increase and reallocation of the Term Loan A Commitments,
and the reallocation of the Revolving Commitments, and agree to the assignment of commitments and interests, as necessary and appropriate,
to give effect thereto.
3.6 Annex A attached
hereto is hereby added to the Agreement as Annex A thereto.
Section 4. Conditions Precedent.
This Amendment shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions, in each case in form and substance satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent:
4.1 Receipt by the Administrative
Agent of executed signature pages to this Amendment from (i) the Borrower and the Guarantors, (ii) the Administrative Agent, and
(iii) the Lenders.
4.2 Receipt by the Administrative
Agent of executed promissory notes and amendments to the Collateral Documents, as appropriate, to evidence or otherwise give effect
to this Amendment.
4.3 Receipt by the Administrative
Agent of legal opinions of counsel for the Borrower and the Guarantors, including local counsel, where appropriate, regarding,
among other things, existence, due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of this Amendment and the other loan documentation,
no conflicts with organizational documents, material debt documents or applicable law, and perfection of security interests, in
each case in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
4.4 Receipt by the Administrative
Agent of copies of supporting resolutions, Organization Documents, certificates of good standing, incumbency certificates and other
corporate documentation from the Borrower and the Guarantors.
4.5 Confirmation of payment
of all fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment, including amendment and upfront fees payable to the Lenders and
fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
This Amendment shall not be effective until
the Administrative Agent shall have given confirmation of satisfaction of all of the foregoing conditions.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties.
Each of the Credit Parties hereby represents and warrants that:
5.1 it has full power and authority,
and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
5.2 it has executed and delivered
this Amendment and the Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except to the extent that the enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and by equitable principles of law (regardless whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law); and
5.3 as of the date hereof,
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof,
except to the extent that they specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier
date, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist immediately before or immediately after giving effect to this Amendment
and the transactions contemplated herein.
Section 6. Acknowledgment of Guaranty
Obligations and Liens.
6.1 Each of the Guarantors
acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, affirms its guaranty obligations under and in respect
of the Credit Documents, the increase in Term Loan A Commitments established hereby and the extension of the final maturity of
the Loans granted hereunder and agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to
reduce or discharge any Guarantor’s obligations under the Credit Documents, except as expressly set forth therein.
6.2 Each of the Credit Parties
hereby affirms the Liens and security interests created and granted in the Credit Documents and agrees that this Amendment is not
intended to adversely affect or impair such Liens and security interests in any manner.
Section 7. New Lender Acknowledgment.
Each of the Lenders providing incremental commitments hereunder that is not already party to the Credit Agreement hereby acknowledges
and agrees (i) that it has received copies of the Credit Agreement (and amendments and modifications) and other Credit Documents,
and the most recent quarterly company-prepared and annual audited financial statements available as referenced in Section 7.01of
the Credit Agreement, and such other documents and information that it may deem appropriate for its own credit analysis and decision
making, (ii) that it has made its own credit decision and entered into this Amendment independently based on the foregoing documents
and information without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (iii) to acceptance of the appointment of the
Administrative Agent as such under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, with all of the rights and powers delegated
thereunder, and (iv) that from the date hereof, it will be a party to the Credit Agreement and a “Lender” for all purposes
with all of the rights and obligations attendant thereto.
Section 8. Full Force and Effect;
Affirmation. Except as modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents
(including schedules and exhibits thereto) shall remain in full force and effect. Each of the Credit Parties hereby (a) affirms
all of its obligations under the Credit Documents to which it is party and (b) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed
in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge their obligations under any Credit Document, except as expressly stated
therein.
Section 9. Expenses. The Borrower
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery
of this Amendment, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.
Section 10. Counterparts. This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original,
and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. Delivery
by any party hereto of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic format (i.e. “pdf”
or “tif”) shall be effective as such party’s original executed counterpart.
Section 11. Credit Document. Each
of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Amendment is a Credit Document.
Section 12. Governing Law. This
Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made
and to be performed entirely within such state.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above
written.
| BORROWER: |
AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES, LTD., |
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a Missouri corporation |
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/s/ Scott Askins Leonard |
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Name: |
Scott Askins Leonard |
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Title: |
EVP - Legal |
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| GUARANTORS: |
AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES, LTD., |
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a Missouri corporation |
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PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC., |
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a Georgia corporation |
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NETSPOKE, INC., |
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a Delaware corporation |
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IMEET, INC., |
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a Delaware corporation |
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ACT Teleconferencing, Inc., |
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a Colorado corporation |
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ACT Teleconferencing Services, Inc., |
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a Colorado corporation |
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By: |
/s/ Scott Askins Leonard |
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Name: |
Scott Askins Leonard |
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Title: |
EVP - Legal |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent |
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By: |
/s/ Ryan Maples |
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Name: |
Ryan Maples |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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| Lenders: |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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as L/C Issuer, Swingline Lender and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Ryan Maples |
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Name: |
Ryan Maples |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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CITIZENS BANK, National Association, |
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as Joint Lead Arranger and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/
Jason Upham |
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Name: |
Jason Upham |
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Title: |
Assistant Vice President |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., |
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as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Zachariah Corn |
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Name: |
Zachariah Corn |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President |
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Regions bank, |
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as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/
Knight D. Kieffer |
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Name: |
Knight D. Kieffer |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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fifth third bank, an Ohio banking corporation, |
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as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/
Dan Komitor |
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Name: |
Dan Komitor |
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Title: |
Senior Relationship Manager |
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HSBC
Bank usa, national association |
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By: |
/s/
Devin Moore |
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Name: |
Devin Moore |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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synovus BANK |
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By: |
/s/
John R. Frierson |
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Name: |
John R. Frierson |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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comerica
bank |
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By: |
/s/
Vontoba Terry |
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Name: |
Vontoba Terry |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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atlantic
capital bank |
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Exhibit 99.1
Media Contact:
Blakely Thomas-Aguilar
(404) 262-8429
Blakely.Thomas-Aguilar@pgi.com
PGi Amends its Credit Facility with Increased
Capacity, an Extended Term and
Improved Pricing and Covenants
ATLANTA — August 27, 2014 — Premiere
Global Services, Inc. (NYSE: PGI), a global leader in collaboration software and services for over 20 years, today
announced it has closed an amendment to its credit facility that provides for, among other things: (i) increasing the overall
borrowing capacity to $500 million from $400 million; (ii) extending the maturity of the credit facility for one additional year
to August 27, 2019; (iii) reducing the applicable interest rates across the pricing grid; and (iv) increasing PGi’s maximum
consolidated leverage ratio to 3.5x.
“We are pleased to have, once again, extended the term
and improved the pricing and covenants of our credit facility, providing us greater flexibility to execute our strategic growth
plans, while also lowering our cost of capital,” said Boland T. Jones, PGi founder, chairman and CEO. “We believe this
improved and expanded facility demonstrates continuing confidence in our business model and will enable us to continue to invest
and grow our business for the future.”
About Premiere Global Services, Inc. │ PGi
PGi has been a leading global provider of collaboration software
and services for over 20 years. PGi’s cloud-based software applications empower business users to connect, collaborate and
share ideas and information from their desktop, tablet or smartphone, enabling greater productivity in the office or on the go.
PGi has a global presence in 25 countries, and its award-winning solutions provide a collaborative advantage to over 45,000
enterprise customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100™. In the last five years, PGi has hosted more than 1.1 billion
people from 137 countries in over 250 million virtual meetings. For more information, visit PGi at pgi.com.
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Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning
historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond our control. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are made based on management's current expectations or beliefs as well as assumptions
made by, and information currently available to, management. A variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated in PGi's forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following factors: competitive pressures,
including pricing pressures; technological changes and the development of alternatives to our services; market acceptance of PGi’s
SaaS products, including iMeet® and GlobalMeet®; our ability to attract new customers and to retain
and further penetrate our existing customers; our ability to establish and maintain strategic reseller and distribution relationships;
risks associated with challenging global economic conditions; price increases from our telecommunications service providers; service
interruptions and network downtime, including undetected errors or defects in our software; technological obsolescence and our
ability to upgrade our equipment or increase our network capacity; concerns regarding the security and privacy of our customers’
confidential information; future write-downs of goodwill or other intangible assets; greater than anticipated tax and regulatory
liabilities; restructuring and cost reduction initiatives and the market reaction thereto; our level of indebtedness; risks associated
with acquisitions and divestitures; indemnification claims from the sale of our PGiSend business; our ability to protect our intellectual
property rights, including possible adverse results of litigation or infringement claims; regulatory or legislative changes, including
further government regulations applicable to traditional telecommunications service providers and data privacy; risks associated
with international operations and market expansion, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other factors
described from time to time in our press releases, reports and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including but not limited to the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2013. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or a person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update or to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking
statements contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release or
the date of the statement, if a different date, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.