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) April 14, 2020

 

PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware .   1-11596   58-1954497

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

8302 Dunwoody Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, Georgia   30350
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 587-9898

 

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:

 

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
   
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
   
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
   
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

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, Par Value, $.001 Per Share   PESI   NASDAQ Capital Markets
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights       NASDAQ Capital Markets

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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 [  ]

 

 

 

 
 

 

Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

 

Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

The disclosure in Item 2.03 and Exhibit 99.1 of this report are incorporated herein by reference

 

Section 2 – Financial Information

 

Item 2.03 – Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

On April 14, 2020, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a promissory note with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC Bank”), in the amount of $5,666,300 under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was established under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). PNC Bank is currently the Company’s credit facility lender (the “Lender”).

 

The PPP Loan is unsecured, with a term of two years and has interest rate of 1.00% per annum. Payment of accrued interest and principal shall be deferred for the first six months of the loan. The note evidencing the PPP Loan contains events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, and provisions of the promissory note.

 

Under the terms of the CARES Act, the Company can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the PPP Loan. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds by the Company for eligible payroll costs, mortgage interest, rent and utility costs and the maintenance of employee and compensation levels for an eight-week period, beginning April 14, 2020, the date in which proceeds from the PPP Loan was disbursed to the Company by PNC Bank. At least 75% of such forgiven amount must be used for eligible payroll costs.

 

We currently intend that these funds will allow us to avoid having to furlough or layoff any eligible employees as a result of the Covid -19 pandemic, although there are no assurances that such will not be required.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the promissory note do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the promissory note attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

  Exhibit Number   Description
  99.1   Payment Protection Program Term Note dated April 11, 2020, by and between Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
       
    By: /s/ Ben Naccarato
      Ben Naccarato
Dated: April 15, 2020   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1