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<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May 18, 2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA87 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA92 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 1.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B><B></B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B></B><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA52 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On May 18, 2016, Cambrex Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto and the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto entered into a credit agreement (the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;) relating to a five (5) year $500 million revolving credit facility (the &#8220;Facility&#8221;) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the banks and financial institutions party to the Credit Agreement as lenders.</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"> Loans under the Facility bear interest based upon, at the Company&#8217;s option, either LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% based upon the Company&#8217;s Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% based upon the Company&#8217;s Leverage Ratio. The Credit Agreement includes a $150,000,000 incremental facility pursuant to which the Company may increase the revolving credit commitments or establish a class of term loans. The Credit Agreement also includes two financial covenants determined by reference to the Company&#8217;s Leverage Ratio and its Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). </FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company terminated its existing $250 million revolving credit facility pursuant to the credit agreement, dated as of November 2, 2011, among the Company, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent.</P>
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<P id=PARA54 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 2.03.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</B><B>Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA93.12 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May 23, 2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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cbm20160518_8k.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)
May 18, 2016
CAMBREX CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
1-10638
22-2476135
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY
07073
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(201) 804-3000
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2 below):
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CAMBREX CORPORATION
Form 8-K
Current Report
Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 18, 2016, Cambrex Corporation (the "Company"), the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto and the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") relating to a five (5) year $500 million revolving credit facility (the "Facility") with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the banks and financial institutions party to the Credit Agreement as lenders.
Loans under the Facility bear interest based upon, at the Company's option, either LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% based upon the Company's Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% based upon the Company's Leverage Ratio. The Credit Agreement includes a $150,000,000 incremental facility pursuant to which the Company may increase the revolving credit commitments or establish a class of term loans. The Credit Agreement also includes two financial covenants determined by reference to the Company's Leverage Ratio and its Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
Item 1.02.        Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company terminated its existing $250 million revolving credit facility pursuant to the credit agreement, dated as of November 2, 2011, among the Company, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent.
Item 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)     Exhibits
Exhibit 10.1        Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2016, among Wells Fargo Bank Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the banks and financial institutions party to the Credit Agreement as lenders.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CAMBREX CORPORATION
Date:
May 23, 2016
By:
/s/ Samantha Hanley
Name:
Samantha Hanley
Title:
Vice President & General Counsel