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):     October 31, 2018

OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (866) 410-8780

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Item 1.01.      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment of Otter Tail Corporation Credit Agreement

On October 31, 2018, Otter Tail Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment dated as of October 31, 2018 (the “Sixth Amendment to OTC Credit Agreement”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2012, as amended (the “OTC Credit Agreement”) among the Company, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “OTC Agent”) and the banks party thereto from time to time (the “OTC Banks”). The OTC Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit facility with a $130 million line of credit that the Company can draw on to refinance certain indebtedness and support the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, and is described in and filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 2, 2012, Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 1, 2013, Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 4, 2014, Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 3, 2015, Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 3, 2016 and Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2017.

The Sixth Amendment to OTC Credit Agreement was entered into among the Company, the OTC Agent and the OTC Banks to extend the termination date of the facility from October 31, 2022 to October 31, 2023 and to make certain other immaterial changes consistent with provisions in similar agreements. The summary in this Item 1.01 of the material terms of the Sixth Amendment to OTC Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sixth Amendment to OTC Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment of Otter Tail Power Company Credit Agreement

On October 31, 2018, Otter Tail Power Company (“OTP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an amendment dated as of October 31, 2018 (the “Sixth Amendment to OTP Credit Agreement”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2012, as amended (the “OTP Credit Agreement”) among OTP, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “OTP Agent”), and the Banks party thereto from time to time (the “OTP Banks”). The OTP Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit facility with a $170 million line of credit that OTP can draw on to support the working capital needs and other capital requirements of its operations, and is described in and filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2012, Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 1, 2013, Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 4, 2014, Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 3, 2015, Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 3, 2016 and Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2017. 

The Sixth Amendment to OTP Credit Agreement was entered into among OTP, the OTP Agent and the OTP Banks to extend the termination date of the facility from October 31, 2022 to October 31, 2023, and to make certain other immaterial changes consistent with provisions in similar agreements. The summary in this Item 1.01 of the material terms of the Sixth Amendment to OTP Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sixth Amendment to OTP Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Certain Relationships

Certain of the banks party to one or both of the OTC Credit Agreement and the OTP Credit Agreement and/or their respective affiliates have had, and may in the future have, investment banking and other commercial dealings with the Company, OTP and their other affiliates, for which such banks or their respective affiliates have received and may in the future receive customary compensation. Such dealings have included the following: (i) U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) are parties to both credit agreements; (ii) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, an affiliate of Bank of America, acted as placement agent in connection with the 2011 issuance by OTP of its 4.63% Senior Unsecured Notes due December 1, 2021; (iii) JPMorgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”), an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acted as sole placement agent in connection with a note purchase agreement entered into on August 14, 2013 for the private placement of $60 million aggregate principal amount of OTP’s 4.68% Series A Senior Unsecured Notes due February 27, 2029 and $90 million aggregate principal amount of OTP’s 5.47% Series B Senior Unsecured Notes due February 27, 2044, both issued on February 27, 2014; (iv) KeyBank was the Company’s investment banker in connection with the dispositions of Aevenia, Inc. (closed February 28, 2015) and Foley Company (closed April 30, 2015); (v) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. acted as administrative agent and JPMS acted as lead arranger and book runner in connection with the Term Loan Agreement with the Company entered into on February 5, 2016 for a $50 million unsecured two-year term loan; (vi) Bank of America Merrill Lynch Incorporated, an affiliate of Bank of America, and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., an affiliate of U.S. Bank, acted as placement agents in connection with a note purchase agreement entered into on September 23, 2016 for the private placement of $80 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.55% Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 15, 2026 and (vii) JPMS and KeyBanc Capital Markets (KeyBanc Capital Markets and KeyBank National Association are subsidiaries of KeyCorp) acted as placement agents in connection with a note purchase agreement entered into on November 14, 2017 for the placement of $100 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.07% Series 2018A Senior Unsecured Notes due February 7, 2048.

Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 5, 2018 Otter Tail Corporation issued a press release concerning consolidated financial results for the third quarter of 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

Signature

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, thereunto duly authorized.