f8k_072114.htm
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): July 15, 2014
Platform Specialty Products Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-36272
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37-1744899
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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5200 Blue Lagoon Drive
Suite 855
Miami, Florida
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33126
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 575-5850
Not Applicable
(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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o 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.
Amendment to Debt Commitment Letter
As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2014, Platform Specialty Products Corporation (“Platform”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) entered into a commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”) for the purposes of financing the acquisition by Platform of Chemtura AgroSolutions, the agrochemicals business of Chemtura Corporation (the “Chemtura Acquisition”), and the fees and expenses in connection therewith, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter.
On July 15, 2014, Platform and Barclays entered into an amended and restated Debt Commitment Letter (the “Amended and Restated Debt Commitment Letter”), which reduced the maximum commitment under the incremental first lien term loans from $600 million to $405 million and cancelled the initial $120 million commitment under the second lien facility. These amendments resulted from Platform’s improved cash on hand position, primarily as a result of the private placement completed on May 21, 2014. No other material revisions were made to the Debt Commitment Letter, which remains subject to limited conditions precedent to borrowings, including the consummation of the Chemtura Acquisition in accordance with the Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 16, 2014.
The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Debt Commitment Letter does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Debt Commitment Letter, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Title
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10.1
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Amended and Restated Commitment Letter dated July 15, 2014, between Barclays Bank PLC and Platform Specialty Products Corporation.
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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.
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PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
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July 21, 2014
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By: /s/ Frank J. Monteiro |
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Name: Frank J. Monteiro
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Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Title
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10.1
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Amended and Restated Commitment Letter dated July 15, 2014, between Barclays Bank PLC and Platform Specialty Products Corporation.
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