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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 14, 2011
MedQuist Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey | 0-19941 | 22-2531298 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer I.D. No.) |
9009 Carothers Parkway | ||
Franklin, Tennessee | 37067 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(866) 295-4600
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:
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
o | 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. |
Debt Modifications
On September 14, 2011, MedQuist Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the Company), entered into
the Second Amendment (the Second Amendment) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010
(as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, Waiver and Consent, dated as of July 11,
2011, the Credit Agreement), by and among the Company, MedQuist Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation (Holdings), CBay Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of
Holdings (CBay), MedQuist Transcriptions, Ltd., a New Jersey corporation and indirect subsidiary
of Holdings (MedQuist Transcriptions and, together with CBay and the Company, the Borrowers),
the other Loan Parties signatory thereto, the Lenders signatory thereto, and General Electric
Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Agent for the Lenders.
The Second Amendment amended the Credit Agreement primarily in order (i) to increase the limit
on the aggregate amount payable set forth in clause (a)(i) of the definition of Permitted
Acquisitions under the Credit Agreement from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000 in any fiscal year and
$75,000,000 to $150,000,000 during the term of the Credit Agreement, (ii) to eliminate the limit on
the aggregate amount payable set forth in clause (a)(iii) of the definition of Permitted
Acquisitions, (iii) to eliminate the $500,000 limit on Restricted Payments permitted under Section
8.5(j) of the Credit Agreement, (iv) to include a Restricted Payments basket of an aggregate amount
of $25,000,000 for repurchases of Holdings stock, (v) to add an accordion feature that allows for
additional borrowing capacity of up to $50,000,000, subject to the satisfaction of customary
conditions set forth in the Second Amendment and (vi) to make certain other changes as agreed
between the Borrowers and the Lenders.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Second Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
10.1 | Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2011, by and among CBay Inc., MedQuist Inc., MedQuist
Transcriptions, Ltd., MedQuist Holdings Inc., the other loan
parties signatory thereto, the lenders signatory thereto, and
General Electric Capital Corporation, as agent for the lenders |
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.
MedQuist Inc. |
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By /s/ Mark R. Sullivan | ||||
Name: | Mark R. Sullivan | |||
Title: | General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | |||
Date: September 20, 2011
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
10.1 | Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of
September 14, 2011, by and among CBay Inc., MedQuist
Inc., MedQuist Transcriptions, Ltd., MedQuist Holdings
Inc., the other loan parties signatory thereto, the
lenders signatory thereto, and General Electric Capital
Corporation, as agent for the lenders |