- Current report filing (8-K)
December 19 2008 - 6:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 12, 2008
CLST Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
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0-22972
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75-2479727
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of Incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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17304 Preston Road, Suite 420
Dallas, Texas, 75252
(Address of principal executive offices
including Zip Code)
(972)
267-0500
(Registrants
telephone number, including area code)
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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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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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.
On
December 12, 2008, we, through CLST Asset Trust II (the
Trust
), a newly formed trust wholly owned by CLST Asset II,
LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CLST Financo, Inc. (
Financo
), which is one of our direct,
wholly owned subsidiaries, entered into a purchase agreement, effective as of December 10,
2008, to acquire from time to time certain receivables, installment sales
contracts and related assets owned by third parties (the
Purchase Agreement
). Our board of
directors unanimously approved the transaction. The Trust has committed to purchase, subject
to certain limitations, from the sellers on or before February 28, 2009 receivables
of at least $2 million pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. We or the sellers under the Purchase
Agreement can terminate the Purchase Agreement at any time (with notice) after March 29,
2009. We have the right to require the
sellers to repurchase any accounts, for the original purchase price applicable
to such account plus interest accrued thereon, that do not satisfy certain
specified eligibility requirements set out in the Purchase Agreement.
Financo
has historically conducted our financing business, including ownership of
receivables generated by our businesses and providing internal financing to our
other operating subsidiaries. Substantially all of the assets to be
acquired by the Trust will consist of a portfolio of home improvement consumer
receivables, some of which are collateralized or otherwise secured by interests
in real estate. We are engaging in the
business of holding and collecting the receivables with the intention of
generating a higher rate of return on our assets than we currently receive on
our cash and cash equivalent balances. At the same time, we will continue
to review the relative benefits to our stockholders of continuing to wind down
our businesses pursuant to our plan of liquidation and dissolution or
continuing to do business in one or more of our historic lines of business or
related businesses or in a new line of business. Although we are now
engaged in the business of holding and collecting consumer accounts receivable,
we have not abandoned our plan of liquidation and dissolution. We believe
that should we decide that continuing with the plan of liquidation and
dissolution is in the best interest of our stockholders, we will be able to
dispose of the Trust on favorable terms prior to the time that we would be in a
position to make a final distribution to stockholders and terminate our
corporate existence.
The
purchases of receivables by the Trust from the sellers under the Purchase
Agreement and other approved sellers or dealers will be financed by cash on
hand and by advances under a non-recourse, revolving facility provided by a
third party lender. The revolving
facility was initially established by an affiliate of the sellers under the
Purchase Agreement. The Trust has become
a co-borrower under that facility and has pledged its assets to secure
performance by the borrowers thereunder.
The revolving facility permits an aggregate borrowing of all
co-borrowers thereunder of up to $50,000,000.
Financo has the ability to direct that not less than $15 million to be borrowed under the revolving facility
be utilized by the Trust to purchase receivables, installment sales contracts
and related assets for the Trust.
With the consent of its co-borrowers, the Trust may utilize more than
$15,000,000 of the aggregate availability under the revolving facility. Receivables purchased by the Trust will be
owned by the Trust, and the Trust will receive the benefits of collecting them,
subject to the third party lenders rights in those assets as collateral under
the revolving facility. The terms and
conditions of the revolver are set forth in the second amended and restated
revolving credit agreement, effective as of December 10, 2008, among the
Trust, the originator, the co-borrowers (who are the sellers under the Purchase
Agreement), the lender, the initial servicer, the backup servicer, the
guarantor, and the collateral custodian (the
Credit
Agreement
) and the letter agreement, effective as of December 10,
2008, among the Trust, Financo, the originator, the co-borrowers, the initial
servicer, and the guarantor (the
Letter Agreement
). Advances under the revolver are limited to an
amount equal to, net of certain concentration limitations set forth in the
Credit Agreement, (a) the lesser of (1) the product of 85% and the
purchase price being paid for eligible receivables with a credit score greater
than or equal to 650 (
Class A Receivables
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or (2) the product of 80% and the then-current aggregate balance of
principal and accrued and unpaid interest outstanding for Class A
Receivables plus (b) the lesser of (1) the product of 75% and the
purchase price being paid for eligible receivables with a credit score less
than 650 (
Class B Receivables
) or (2) the
product of 50% and the then-current aggregate balance of principal and accrued
and unpaid interest outstanding for Class B Receivables (
Maximum Advance
).
The
revolver matures on September 28, 2010. The revolver bears interest at an annual rate
of 4.5% over the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The Trust pays an additional fee to the
co-borrowers equal to an annual rate of 0.5% for loans attributable to the
Trust equal to or below $10 million and an annual rate of 1.5% for loans
attributable to the Trust in excess of $10 million. In addition, a commitment fee is due to the
lender equal to an annual rate of 0.25% of the unused portion of the maximum
committed amount. The obligations under
the
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Credit
Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially
all of the assets of the Trust and the co-borrowers, including portfolio
collections.
The
Credit Agreement provides the material terms and conditions for the services to
be performed by the servicer. In return, the Trust pays the servicer a
monthly servicing fee equal to 0.5% of the then aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the receivables.
Portfolio
collections are distributed on a monthly basis. Absent an event of
default, after payment of the servicing fee and other amounts, fees and
expenses due under the Credit Agreement and the required principal, interest,
unused commitment fee payments to the lenders under the Credit Agreement and fees
due to the co-borrowers under the Letter Agreement, all remaining amounts from
portfolio collections are paid to the Trust and are available for distribution
to CLST Asset II, LLC and subsequently to Financo.
Principal
payments on the revolver are due monthly to the extent that the aggregate
principal amount of the loan outstanding exceeds the lesser of (1) $50
million or (2) the Maximum Advance plus the amount on deposit in the
collection account net of any accrued and unpaid interest on the loan and fees
due to the lenders, the servicer, the backup servicer, the collateral custodian
and the owner trustee (the
Maximum Outstanding Loan
Amount
). The borrowers are
also required to either make principal payments or add additional eligible
receivables as collateral within 5 business days of any time that the aggregate
principal amount of the revolver exceeds the Maximum Outstanding Loan Amount. The remaining outstanding principal amount of
the loan plus all accrued interest, fees and expenses is due on the maturity
date. The Trust may, at its option,
repay in whole or in part borrowings under the revolver but prepayments made
before September 28, 2010 are subject to a prepayment premium equal to
2.0%. Interest payments on the term loan
are due monthly.
The
Credit Agreement contains customary covenants for facilities of its type,
including among other things maintenance of the Trusts special purpose vehicle
status and covenants that restrict the Trusts ability to incur indebtedness,
grant liens, dispose of property, pay dividends, and make certain acquisitions.
Generally, these covenants do not impact the activities that may be undertaken
by CLST Holdings, Inc. The Credit Agreement contains various events
of default, including failure to pay principal and interest when due, breach of
covenants, materially incorrect representations, default under certain other
agreements of the Trust, bankruptcy or insolvency of the Trust, the occurrence
of an event which causes a material adverse effect on the Trust, the occurrence
of certain defaults by the servicer, entry of certain material judgments
against the Trust, and the occurrence of a change of control or certain
material events and the issuance of a qualified audit opinion with respect to
the Trusts financials. In addition, an event of default occurs if the
three-month rolling average delinquent accounts rate exceeds 15.0% for Class A
Receivables or 30.0% for Class B Receivables, or the three-month rolling
average annualized default rate exceeds 5.0% for Class A Receivables or
12.0% for Class B Receivables. If an event of default occurs, all of
the Trusts obligations under the Credit Agreement could be accelerated by the
lender, causing the entire remaining outstanding principal balance plus accrued
and unpaid interest and fees to be declared immediately due and payable.
The
foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the
Letter Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the full text of the agreement which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 2.03.
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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See
the information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,
all of which is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
*10.1
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Purchase
Agreement, effective as of December 10, 2008.
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*10.2
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Credit
Agreement, effective as of December 10, 2008.
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*10.3
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Letter
Agreement, effective as of December 10, 2008.
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Portions
of these exhibits have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CLST HOLDINGS, INC.
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Dated:
December 18, 2008
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By:
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/s/
ROBERT A. KAISER
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Robert
A. Kaiser
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President, Chief Executive
Officer,
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Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and
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Assistant
Secretary
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