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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT 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 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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;6, 2013 </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>General Cable Corporation </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>001-12983</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>06-1398235</B></TD></TR>
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<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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>4 Tesseneer Drive, Highland Heights, Kentucky</B></TD>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Other Events</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on September&nbsp;9, 2013, on September&nbsp;6, 2013, General Cable Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and certain of its U.S., Canadian and European subsidiaries amended the Company&#146;s existing
asset-based revolving credit facility (the &#147;Credit Facility&#148;) and entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the &#147;Amendment and Restatement&#148;) by and among the Company&#146;s principal U.S. operating subsidiary
General Cable Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as &#147;U.S. Borrower,&#148; General Cable Company Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Nova Scotia, as &#147;Canadian Borrower,&#148; Grupo General Cable Sistemas, S.L., a public
limited liability company (formerly Grupo General Cable Sistemas, S.A., in process of conversion) organized under the laws of Spain (&#147;Sistemas&#148;), ECN Cable Group, S.L., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Spain
(&#147;ECN&#148;), Silec Cable SAS, a French <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; par actions simplifi&eacute;e</I> (&#147;Silec&#148;), Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH, a limited liability company (<I>Gesellschaft mit beschr&auml;nkter Haftung</I>) existing
under the laws of Germany (&#147;Norddeutsche&#148; and collectively with Silec, the &#147;European Borrowers&#148;), the Company, Prestolite Wire LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;Prestolite&#148;), General Cable Canada Holdings LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;Canada Holdings&#148; and together with Prestolite, the &#147;Additional Guarantors&#148;), and those certain other subsidiaries of the Company party thereto as &#147;Guarantors,&#148; the several lenders
and financial institutions party thereto as the &#147;Lenders,&#148; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as &#147;Administrative Agent,&#148; and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as &#147;European Administrative Agent.&#148; Sistemas and ECN became European
Borrowers and parties to the Amendment and Restatement by accession on September&nbsp;9, 2013. Pursuant to the Amendment and Restatement, among other things, each Additional Guarantor has been added as a guarantor of all obligations under the Credit
Facility. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Also on September&nbsp;6, 2013, the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), entered into the following supplemental indentures (the&nbsp;&#147;Supplemental Indentures&#148;): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the Fifth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;15, 2006, governing the Company&#146;s 0.875% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013, among the Company, the Guarantors referred to therein and the
Trustee, supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;31, 2007, by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;18, 2008, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September&nbsp;2, 2009, and by the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September&nbsp;25, 2012 (the &#147;0.875% Notes Indenture&#148;); </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the Fifth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of March&nbsp;21, 2007, governing the Company&#146;s Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015, among the Company, the Guarantors referred to therein and the
Trustee, supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;31, 2007, by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;18, 2008, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September&nbsp;2, 2009, and by the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September&nbsp;25, 2012 (the &#147;Floating Rate Notes Indenture&#148;); and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of September&nbsp;25, 2012, governing the Company&#146;s 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022,
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Guarantors referred to therein and the Trustee (the &#147;5.750% Notes Indenture&#148; and, together with the 0.875% Notes Indenture and the Floating Rate Notes Indenture, the
&#147;Indentures&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Supplemental Indentures supplement the Indentures to add each Additional Guarantor as a guarantor of the
Company&#146;s obligations under the Indentures and the notes issued pursuant thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summary of the terms of the
Supplemental Indentures is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Supplemental Indentures, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, to this report and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September&nbsp;6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 0.875% Senior Convertible Notes due
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; 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 hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: October&nbsp;15, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert J. Siverd</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 0.875% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022.</TD></TR>
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Form 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 6, 2013
General Cable Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-12983
06-1398235
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4 Tesseneer Drive, Highland Heights, Kentucky
41076-9753
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (859) 572-8000
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:
¨
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¨
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¨
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 8.01
Other Events
.
As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on September 9, 2013, on September 6, 2013, General Cable Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and certain of its U.S., Canadian and European subsidiaries amended the Company's existing
asset-based revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") and entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Amendment and Restatement") by and among the Company's principal U.S. operating subsidiary
General Cable Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as "U.S. Borrower," General Cable Company Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Nova Scotia, as "Canadian Borrower," Grupo General Cable Sistemas, S.L., a public
limited liability company (formerly Grupo General Cable Sistemas, S.A., in process of conversion) organized under the laws of Spain ("Sistemas"), ECN Cable Group, S.L., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Spain
("ECN"), Silec Cable SAS, a French
société par actions simplifiée
("Silec"), Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH, a limited liability company (
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
) existing
under the laws of Germany ("Norddeutsche" and collectively with Silec, the "European Borrowers"), the Company, Prestolite Wire LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Prestolite"), General Cable Canada Holdings LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company ("Canada Holdings" and together with Prestolite, the "Additional Guarantors"), and those certain other subsidiaries of the Company party thereto as "Guarantors," the several lenders
and financial institutions party thereto as the "Lenders," JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as "Administrative Agent," and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as "European Administrative Agent." Sistemas and ECN became European
Borrowers and parties to the Amendment and Restatement by accession on September 9, 2013. Pursuant to the Amendment and Restatement, among other things, each Additional Guarantor has been added as a guarantor of all obligations under the Credit
Facility.
Also on September 6, 2013, the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), entered into the following supplemental indentures (the "Supplemental Indentures"):
(i)
the Fifth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2006, governing the Company's 0.875% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013, among the Company, the Guarantors referred to therein and the
Trustee, supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2007, by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2008, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 2, 2009, and by the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2012 (the "0.875% Notes Indenture");
(ii)
the Fifth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2007, governing the Company's Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015, among the Company, the Guarantors referred to therein and the
Trustee, supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2007, by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2008, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 2, 2009, and by the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2012 (the "Floating Rate Notes Indenture"); and
(iii)
the First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2012, governing the Company's 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022,
among the Company, the
Guarantors referred to therein and the Trustee (the "5.750% Notes Indenture" and, together with the 0.875% Notes Indenture and the Floating Rate Notes Indenture, the
"Indentures").
The Supplemental Indentures supplement the Indentures to add each Additional Guarantor as a guarantor of the
Company's obligations under the Indentures and the notes issued pursuant thereto.
The foregoing summary of the terms of the
Supplemental Indentures is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Supplemental Indentures, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(d)
Exhibits:
4.1
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 0.875% Senior Convertible Notes due
2013.
4.2
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015.
4.3
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022.
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.
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
Date: October 15, 2013
By:
/s/ Robert J. Siverd
Name:
Robert J. Siverd
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 0.875% Senior Convertible Notes due 2013.
4.2
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015.
4.3
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, among the Company, the Additional Guarantors, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the Trustee governing the 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022.