Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): September 30, 2019

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Michigan

001-32401

42-1628978

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(708) 430-7500

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	MNTX	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Preferred Share Purchase Rights	N/A	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on July 20, 2016, Manitex International, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”) with CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”) (formerly known as The Private Bank and Trust Company). The Loan Agreement provides the Company with a revolving credit facility. The Loan Agreement was subsequently amended by a First Amendment dated as of August 4, 2016, a Second Amendment dated as of September 30, 2016, a Third Amendment dated as of November 8, 2016, a Fourth Amendment dated February 10, 2017, a Fifth Amendment dated April 26, 2017, a Sixth Amendment dated March 9, 2018 and a Seventh Amendment dated July 23, 2018.

On September 30, 2019, the parties to the Loan Agreement entered into an eighth amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”). The main modifications to the Loan Agreement resulting from the Eighth Amendment are as follows:

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increasing the amount of the revolving loan commitment from $25 million to $30 million;

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consenting to the use of certain funds for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of subsidiary debt;

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modifying certain financial covenants, including the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio;

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providing for the replacement of the LIBOR Rate with an alternative interest rate upon the phasing out of the LIBOR Rate; and

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extending the Maturity Date from July 20, 2021 to July 20, 2023.

The foregoing description of the Eighth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Eighth Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

10.1		Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2019, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Manitex, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA (f/k/a The PrivateBank and Trust Company) and the lenders party thereto.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.