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): July 23, 2018

IES Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

5433 Westheimer Road, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77056

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 860-1500

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):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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.    ☐

On July 23, 2018, IES Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“IES” or the “Company”), entered into a Third Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement by and among the Company, each of the other borrowers and guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company will be required to comply with the minimum EBITDA financial covenant of the Credit Agreement at the end of a given quarter only if the Company’s Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as tested monthly in the immediately following quarter, falls below the greater of (i) 30% of the Maximum Revolver Amount (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (ii) $30,000,000. If, in a subsequent quarter, Excess Availability levels return to or exceed the contractual threshold, then the Company will no longer be required to comply with the minimum EBITDA financial covenant, so long as Excess Availability remains above the threshold.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

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.