UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 2, 2018

 

BURLINGTON STORES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Charter) 

 

 

2006 Route 130 North

Burlington, New Jersey 08016

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(609) 387-7800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

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On November 2, 2018, Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (the “Company”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Stores, Inc., entered into Amendment No. 7 (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of February 24, 2011 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 16, 2012, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of  February 15, 2013, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 17, 2013,  as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 4 dated as of August 13, 2014, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 5 dated as of  July 29, 2016, and as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 6 dated as of November 17, 2017, the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and facility guarantors party thereto.  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC acted as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Amendment.

The parties entered into the Amendment in order to, among other things, reduce the interest rate margins applicable to the Company’s term loan facility from 1.50% to 1.00%, in the case of prime rate loans, and from 2.50% to 2.00%, in the case of LIBOR loans, with a 0.00% LIBOR floor. In connection with the execution of the Amendment, the Company paid fees and expenses, including a fee to each consenting lender equal to 0.125% of the aggregate principal amount of such lender’s loans under the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to such document, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

 

The information contained in Item 1.01 with respect to the Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

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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.

 

Date: November 8, 2018