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, 2017
SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51217, 001-36693 | 20-1920798 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (847) 286-2500
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On December 12, 2017, Sears Holdings Corporation, Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp. and Kmart Corporation (collectively, the “Company”) entered into a third amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2015 (as in effect prior to the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement,” and the Credit Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”), with a syndicate of new and existing lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as agent.
The Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity date of the $400 million term loan under the Credit Agreement previously due June 30, 2018 to January 20, 2019, with a right of the Company to further extend the maturity, subject to certain conditions, to July 20, 2019. The material terms of the Credit Agreement (other than the maturity date of the term loan due 2018) were not changed in the Amendment.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The disclosure required by this item is included in Item 1.01 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On December 12, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the entry into the Amendment and certain other matters. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 –
A Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond its control, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements for a number of reasons, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to the Amendment and Amended Credit Agreement. Additional information concerning other factors is contained in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company intends these forward-looking statements to speak only as of the time made and, except as required by law, does not undertake to update or revise them as more information becomes available.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated December 12, 2017.
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.
| SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: December 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert A. Riecker | ||||
| Robert A. Riecker | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||