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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - GT Advanced Technologies Inc. | exhibit991pressrelease06.htm |
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
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 3, 2015
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-34133 | 03-0606749 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
243 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054
(Address of principal executive offices)
(603) 883-5200
(Registrant’s 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 (see General instruction A.2. below):
[] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (the “Company”), on October 6, 2014, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire (the “Bankruptcy Court”) for reorganization relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code. The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re GT Advanced Technologies Inc., et al, Case No. 14-11916 (HJB). Further information about the bankruptcy process is available at the Claims Agent’s website at www.kccllc.net/gtat.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Also as previously disclosed, on March 17, 2015, the Company and certain unaffiliated holders of the Company’s previously issued convertible notes (collectively, the “Backstop Lenders”) entered into an Amended and Restated Commitment Letter pursuant to which the Backstop Lenders have committed to provide debtor-in-possession financing (the “DIP Financing”) to the Company in an amount equal to $95 million.
On June 3, 2015, the Company announced the extension of the solicitation period in connection with the DIP Financing. Following the extension, the solicitation period will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 10, 2015. The full text of the press release issued in connection with such extension is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release issued June 3, 2015 | |
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.
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Dated: June 3, 2015
/s/ Hoil Kim
By: | Hoil Kim |
Its: | Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release issued June 3, 2015 | |