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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) February 24, 2021 (February 19, 2021)

 

 

Gray Television, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Georgia   001-13796   58-0285030

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4370 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia   30319
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

404-504-9828

(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 (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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each Class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A common stock (no par value)   GTN.A   New York Stock Exchange
common stock (no par value)   GTN   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.

On February 19, 2021, Gray Television, Inc. entered into a first amendment (the “Amendment”) to its    Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of January 2, 2019, by and among Gray Television, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto. The Amendment, among other things, (i) increases availability under the revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) under the Credit Agreement from an aggregate principal amount of $200 million to an aggregate principal amount of $300 million, (ii) extends the maturity date of all borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility to January 2, 2026 and (iii) modifies certain terms of the Revolving Credit Facility relating to the implementation of a London Interbank Offered Rate replacement rate. Except as modified by the Amendment, the existing terms of the Credit Agreement remain in effect.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The Company has various relationships with Wells Fargo and certain of the lenders and their respective affiliates, including as agents and lenders under the Company’s prior credit facility. In addition, some of the other agents and the lenders under the Credit Facility, or their respective affiliates, have had in the past, and may have, in the future, various relationships with the Company involving the provision of financial or other advisory services, including cash management, investment banking and brokerage services. These agents and lenders under the Credit Facility, or their respective affiliates, have received, and may in the future receive, customary principal and interest payments, fees and expenses for these services.

 

Item 2.03

Creation of Direct Financial Obligations.

The information contained under Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

 

10.1    First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Incremental Amendment, dated as of February 19, 2021 among Gray Television, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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.

 

    Gray Television, Inc.
February 24, 2021     By:  

/s/ James C. Ryan

    Name:   James C. Ryan
    Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer