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) December 12, 2012
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HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-32594 | 22-3755714 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File No) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of incorporation or organization) | File No) | Identification Number) | ||
90 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08542
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(609) 683-3831
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Agreement
On December 12, 2012, Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and issuing bank (“JPMorgan”), and the existing lenders listed on the signature page thereto (collectively, the “Consenting Lenders”). Under the terms of the Agreement, Consenting Lenders agreed to increase by an aggregate of $90,000,000 the amount of their revolving credit commitment under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated November 24, 2010, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, JPMorgan and the lenders thereto.
The description of the Agreement set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.
The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Agreement, dated December 12, 2012, by and among Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and issuing bank, and the existing lenders listed on the signature page thereto | |
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.
Dated: December 18, 2012 | ||||
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
By: | /s/ Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr. | |||
Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr. | ||||
Vice Chairman | ||||