Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2021
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-34362
16-0547600
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
205 Crosspoint Parkway
Buffalo
NY
14068
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (716) 689-5400
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
CMCO
Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On November 30, 2021, Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the “Company”) exercised an option pursuant to an accordion feature under its existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2021, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMorgan Chase Bank) as Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (the “Credit Agreement”) to increase the principal amount of the Term Loan B facility by $75,000,000, which amount was then drawn in order to finance the previously announced acquisition of Garvey Corporation and pay associated deal expenses. The exercise of this accordion feature increased the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan B facility from $443,875,000 to $518,875,000 as of November 30, 2021. No material amendment to the terms of the Term Loan B facility or the Credit Agreement was necessary for the Company to exercise this accordion feature. The material terms of the Credit Agreement have been previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2021.
Item 8.01
Other events.
On December 1, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that the acquisition of Garvey Corporation had closed. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
