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) March 29, 2019
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-33169
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13-4066229
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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5201 Congress Avenue, Suite 100B, Boca Raton, FL 33487
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(561) 998-2232
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Amendment of Senior Credit Facility
On March 29, 2019, the Company entered into a Second
Amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated August 1, 2017 (Second Amendment) among the Company, substantially all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the lender parties thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent,
Swingline Lender and an Issuing Bank (Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).
The Second Amendment, among other administrative changes, modifies the following: (1) changes the financial leverage ratio from
Consolidated Total Leverage to Consolidated Net Leverage and permits a maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio of 4.60:1.00 for the periods of December 31, 2018 through June 30, 2019, 4.25:1:00 for the period ended September 30, 2019, 4.00:1.00
for the period ended December 31, 2019, 3.75:1.00 for the period ended March 31, 2020, 3.50:1.00 for the period ending June 30, 2020, 3.25:1.00 for the period ending September 30, 2020, and 3.00:1:00 for the periods thereafter and as adjusted
pursuant to a Specified and Qualified Permitted Acquisition (as defined therein); (2) the Applicable Margin definition has been revised to: modify Level V to be greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00 but less than 3.50:1.00; adds an additional
Level VI if the Consolidated Net Leverage is greater than or equal to 3.50:1.00 but less than 4.00:1.00; and adds an additional Level VII if Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.00:1.00. The added Levels VI and VII result in an
increase in the Applicable Margin for borrowing from their respective prior Levels by 25 basis points for each and an increase of 5 basis points to the Commitment Fee for each; (3) adds an additional financial covenant for the quarters ending
March 31, 2019 through and including the quarter ending December 31, 2019, that requires the Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio to be no less than 1.10:1.00; and (4) reflects an Optional Reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments from $115
million to $75 million. In connection with the Second Amendment, the Company paid $0.6 million to its lenders.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 29, 2019, the Company made an optional prepayment of $7.5 million on the principal balance outstanding under the Term Loan portion
of the Credit Facility. For purposes of determining what is required to be paid in principal quarterly, the prepayment has been allocated to the next five scheduled payments and a portion of the sixth payment.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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.
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CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.
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Dated:
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April 1, 2019
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By:
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/s/ William J. Burns
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Name: William J. Burns
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Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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