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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA20 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>December </B><B>15</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>,</B><B> 2016</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA30 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>42 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400,</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On December 15, 2016, GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (the &#8220;<I><B>Company</B></I>&#8221;) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the &#8220;<I><B>Amendment</B></I>&#8221;) to the previously disclosed Securities Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;<I><B>Purchase Agreement</B></I>&#8221;), dated November 23, 2016, with MFP Partners, L.P. (&#8220;<I><B>MFP</B></I>&#8221;) and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (&#8220;<I><B>Franklin</B></I>&#8221; and collectively with MFP, the &#8220;<I><B>Investors</B></I>&#8221;), to issue and sell in a private placement 50,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, for a cash purchase price of $1,000.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, or $50,000,000.00</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA75 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">, dated December 15, 2016</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">, by and among GulfMark Offshore, Inc., MFP Partners, L.P. and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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glf20161215b_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):
December
15
,
2016
GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33607
76-0526032
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
42 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400,
Houston, Texas
77024
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
:(713) 963-9522
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 December 15, 2016, GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (the "
Company
") entered into Amendment No. 1 (the "
Amendment
") to the previously disclosed Securities Purchase Agreement (the "
Purchase Agreement
"), dated November 23, 2016, with MFP Partners, L.P. ("
MFP
") and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC ("
Franklin
" and collectively with MFP, the "
Investors
"), to issue and sell in a private placement 50,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, for a cash purchase price of $1,000.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, or $50,000,000.00
.
The Amendment effects certain changes in the Purchase Agreement to reflect the amended terms of the Company's previously announced new revolving credit facility (the "New Revolving Credit Facility") and its previously announced new term loan facility (the "New Term Loan Facility"), including to (i) increase the size of the New Revolving Credit Facility from $100 million to $115 million, (ii) add an additional six month extension option to the New Revolving Credit Facility, (iii) change the minimum liquidity covenants in the New Revolving Credit Facility and the New Term Loan Facility to reflect the increased commitments, (iv) defer the increase in the interest rate margin under the New Revolving Credit Facility to the twenty-four month anniversary of the closing thereof, and (v) provide for fees in connection therewith.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01
. The terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement are
more fully described in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2016
.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)     Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement
, dated December 15, 2016
, by and among GulfMark Offshore, Inc., MFP Partners, L.P. and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GulfMark Offshore, Inc.
Date: December 15, 2016
By:
/s/ James M. Mitchell
Name:
James M. Mitchell
Title:
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement
, dated December 15, 2016
, by and among GulfMark Offshore, Inc., MFP Partners, L.P. and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
.
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