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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;23, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sagent Pharmaceuticals, 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 Charter) </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>98-0536317</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1901 N. Roselle Road, Suite 700</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Schaumburg, Illinois</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>60195</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>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (847)&nbsp;908-1600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;23, 2013, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sagent
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (&#147;Sagent Wyoming&#148;), entered into the Second Loan Modification Agreement (the &#147;Second Modification Agreement&#148;) to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;13, 2012,
among the Company, Sagent Wyoming, and Silicon Valley Bank (as previously amended and modified, the &#147;SVB Agreement&#148;). The Second Modification Agreement makes certain amendments to the SVB Agreement, including: modifying the calculation
methodology of the borrowing base that is used to determine the Company&#146;s borrowing availability, while maximum availability remains $40.0 million; eliminating the covenant to maintain a specified level of free cash flow in quarters where the
Company maintains eligible cash balances of $30.0 million or greater and modifying the covenant for the Adjusted Quick Ratio to be tested at the end of each month; and providing additional flexibility for the Company to make certain investments. The
Second Modification Agreement did not amend the term of the SVB Agreement, the maximum availability under the SVB Agreement, or the interest rate applicable to amounts drawn under the SVB Agreement, which remain unchanged. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)
The following exhibit is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Second Loan Modification Agreement, dated September 23, 2013, by and among Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, and Silicon Valley Bank.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: September&nbsp;24, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>ONATHON</SMALL> M. S<SMALL>INGER</SMALL></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): September 23, 2013
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
1-35144
98-0536317
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1901 N. Roselle Road, Suite 700
Schaumburg, Illinois
60195
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 908-1600
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
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))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 23, 2013, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sagent
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Wyoming corporation ("Sagent Wyoming"), entered into the Second Loan Modification Agreement (the "Second Modification Agreement") to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2012,
among the Company, Sagent Wyoming, and Silicon Valley Bank (as previously amended and modified, the "SVB Agreement"). The Second Modification Agreement makes certain amendments to the SVB Agreement, including: modifying the calculation
methodology of the borrowing base that is used to determine the Company's borrowing availability, while maximum availability remains $40.0 million; eliminating the covenant to maintain a specified level of free cash flow in quarters where the
Company maintains eligible cash balances of $30.0 million or greater and modifying the covenant for the Adjusted Quick Ratio to be tested at the end of each month; and providing additional flexibility for the Company to make certain investments. The
Second Modification Agreement did not amend the term of the SVB Agreement, the maximum availability under the SVB Agreement, or the interest rate applicable to amounts drawn under the SVB Agreement, which remain unchanged.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
The following exhibit is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Second Loan Modification Agreement, dated September 23, 2013, by and among Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, and Silicon Valley Bank.
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.
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: September 24, 2013
/
S
/  J
ONATHON
M. S
INGER
Name:
Jonathon M. Singer
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer