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| EX-10.1 - ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT - APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | applied_8k-ex1001.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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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): November 13, 2013
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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36083 | 76-0533927 |
| (State or incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
13115 Jess Pirtle Blvd.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(281) 295-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 13, 2013, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (the “Company”) executed the Eleventh Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) which amends that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 20, 2009, by and among the Company and East West Bank.
Among other items, the Amendment (a) reduces the Company’s revolving line of credit from $10.5 million to $7.0 million; (b) modifies certain monthly reporting covenants; (c) allows the Company to maintain depository accounts with other US financial institution; (d) permits the Company to enter into loan agreements with other third-party financial institutions; and (e) permits the Company to pledge up to $10 million of the Company’s U.S. assets to secure debt in Asia.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ right under the Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of 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
| 10.1 | Eleventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement effective November 13, 2013 between the registrant and East West Bank |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: November 19, 2013 | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David C. Kuo | ||
| Name | David C. Kuo, | ||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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