United Industrial Corp /DE/ (Other) (8-K)
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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):
November 7,
2007
UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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1-04252
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95-2081809
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(State or other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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124 Industry Lane, Hunt Valley, Maryland
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21030
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(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants
telephone number, including area code:
(410) 628-3500
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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.
By letter dated November 7, 2007 (the Waiver
Letter), United Industrial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company),
AAI Corporation, a Maryland corporation (AAI), SunTrust Bank, as administrative
agent, and certain Lenders (as hereinafter defined) entered into an amendment
to and modification of: (i) the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement
(the Credit Agreement) dated as of May 31, 2007 by and among the Company and
AAI, as borrowers, and the lenders from time to time a party thereto (the Lenders),
and SunTrust Bank, and (ii) certain Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit
Agreement):
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Waiving any default or
Event of Default (as defined in the applicable Loan Documents) under the Loan
Documents that may have occurred as a result of the Company entering into the
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated as of October 7,
2007, by and among the Company, Textron Inc. (Textron) and Marco
Acquisition Sub Inc. (Merger Sub), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Textron, under which Textron has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding
common stock of the Company in a tender offer (the Offer) and to
subsequently merge Merger Sub with and into the Company (the Merger);
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Waiving the provisions of
the Loan Documents to permit the Offer, the Merger, and the making of certain
unsecured loans by Textron (or an affiliate of Textron) to the Company in
connection with the transactions contemplated in and by the Merger Agreement;
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Reducing the Aggregate
Revolving Commitment Amount from $200 Million to $50 Million, effective as of
the first time Merger Sub purchases shares of the Companys common stock,
validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, constituting at least a majority of
the shares of the Companys common stock then outstanding;
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Providing for the
repayment by the Company and AAI of all outstanding Loans by no later than 14
days from the effective date of the Merger; and
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5.
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Providing that the
Commitments of the Lenders shall be terminated immediately upon such payment,
and thereafter terminating all rights of the Company and AAI to borrow, and
any obligations of the Lenders to make, any Loans.
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Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit
Agreement. Except as expressly amended
or modified by the Waiver Letter, all terms and provisions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and
effect.
The foregoing description of the Waiver
Letter does not purport to be complete and this description is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Waiver Letter, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1
hereto, and which is incorporated into this report by reference.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Waiver Letter dated
November 7, 2007 by and among the Company, AAI, SunTrust Bank and certain
Lenders
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
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Date: November 13, 2007
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By:
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/s/ James H. Perry
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James H. Perry
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Chief
Financial Officer, Controller and Vice President
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