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REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;February 1, 2019</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>H&amp;E Equipment Services, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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File Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">000-51759</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">81-0553291</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>7500 Pecue Lane </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Baton Rouge, LA 70809 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(225) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">298-5200</FONT> </B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;1, 2019, H&amp;E Equipment Services, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) amended and extended the
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the &#147;Amended and Restated Credit Agreement&#148;), by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&amp;E Equipment Services (California), LLC, H&amp;E Equipment <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Services&nbsp;(Mid-Atlantic),&nbsp;Inc.,</FONT> the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, the other credit parties named therein, the
lenders named therein, and the joint lead arrangers, joint book runners, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-syndication</FONT> agents and documentation agent named therein, by entering into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the &#147;First Amendment&#148;) by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&amp;E Equipment Services (California), LLC, H&amp;E Equipment <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Services&nbsp;(Mid-Atlantic),&nbsp;Inc.,</FONT>
the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, and the joint lead arrangers, joint book runners, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-syndication</FONT> agents and documentation agent named therein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The First Amendment, among other things,
(i)&nbsp;extends the maturity date of the credit facility from December&nbsp;22, 2022 to February&nbsp;1, 2024, and (ii)&nbsp;lowers the interest rate in the case of LIBOR revolving loans, to LIBOR (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement) plus an applicable margin of 1.25% to 1.75%, depending on the Average Availability (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement continues to provide for, among other things, a $30&nbsp;million letter of credit <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-facility,</FONT> and a guaranty by certain of the Company&#146;s subsidiaries of the obligations under the credit facility. In addition, the credit facility remains secured by substantially all of the assets of the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summary of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in
its entirety by the full text of the First Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03.&nbsp;Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Off-Balance</FONT> Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d697696dex101.htm">First Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated February&nbsp;
1, 2019, by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&amp;E Equipment Services (California), LLC and H&amp;E Equipment Services <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(Mid-Atlantic),</FONT> Inc. (collectively, the &#147;Borrowers&#148;), Wells
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: February&nbsp;4, 2019</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Leslie S. Magee</P></TD></TR>
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8-K
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): February 1, 2019
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
File Number:
000-51759
Delaware
81-0553291
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
7500 Pecue Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(225)
298-5200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(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:
☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
☐   Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
☐   Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
Emerging growth company  ☐
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.  ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 1, 2019, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (the "Company") amended and extended the
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC, H&E Equipment
Services (Mid-Atlantic), Inc.,
the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, the other credit parties named therein, the
lenders named therein, and the joint lead arrangers, joint book runners,
co-syndication
agents and documentation agent named therein, by entering into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the "First Amendment") by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC, H&E Equipment
Services (Mid-Atlantic), Inc.,
the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, and the joint lead arrangers, joint book runners,
co-syndication
agents and documentation agent named therein.
The First Amendment, among other things,
(i) extends the maturity date of the credit facility from December 22, 2022 to February 1, 2024, and (ii) lowers the interest rate in the case of LIBOR revolving loans, to LIBOR (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement) plus an applicable margin of 1.25% to 1.75%, depending on the Average Availability (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement continues to provide for, among other things, a $30 million letter of credit
sub-facility,
and a guaranty by certain of the Company's subsidiaries of the obligations under the credit facility. In addition, the credit facility remains secured by substantially all of the assets of the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries.
The foregoing summary of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in
its entirety by the full text of the First Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance
Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)   Exhibits
10.1
First Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated February 
1, 2019, by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC and H&E Equipment Services
(Mid-Atlantic),
Inc. (collectively, the "Borrowers"), Wells
 Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent for each member of the Lender Group and the Bank Product Providers, and the joint lead arrangers, joint book runners, co-syndication agents and documentation agent party 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.
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
Date: February 4, 2019
By:
/s/ Leslie S. Magee
Leslie S. Magee
Chief Financial Officer