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):
 
August 4, 2017

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-12505
31-1481870
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
 
 
800 Manor Park Drive, Columbus, Ohio
 
43228-0183
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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(Zip Code)

 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
614-870-5000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 4, 2017, Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") and its affiliate, Corecomposites de Mexico, S. DE R.L. DE C.V., entered into a twelfth amendment (the "Twelfth Amendment") to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2008, with KeyBank National Association as a lender, lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent (the "Credit Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Twelfth Amendment, the parties agreed to modify certain terms of the Credit Agreement. These modifications included amending the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charges to include all Capital Distributions made in an aggregate amount in excess of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and amending the restricted payment covenant provisions.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Twelfth Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Form 8-K as exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 7, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on August 30, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2017. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 10.1    Twelfth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Exhibit 99.1    Press release announcing the Quarterly Dividend dated August 7, 2017.





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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
August 8, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ John P. Zimmer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: John P. Zimmer
 
 
 
 
Title: Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit 10.1

TWELFTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
This TWELFTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of the 4 th day of August, 2017 among:
(a)      CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Core Molding”);

(b)      CORECOMPOSITES DE MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V., a sociedad de responsabilidad limitada de capital variable organized under the laws of Mexico (“Core Mexico” and, together with Core Molding, collectively, “Borrowers” and, individually, each a “Borrower”);

(c)      the Lenders, as defined in the Credit Agreement, as hereinafter defined; and

(d)      KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent for the Lenders under the Credit Agreement (“Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2008 (as amended and as the same may from time to time be further amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, Agent and the Lenders desire to amend the Credit Agreement to modify certain provisions thereof;

WHEREAS, each capitalized term used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the provisions of the Credit Agreement revised herein are amended effective as of the date of this Amendment;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Borrowers, Agent and the Lenders agree as follows:

1.      Amendment to Definition in the Credit Agreement . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges” therefrom and to insert in place thereof the following:

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, on a Consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP, the aggregate, without duplication, of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense (including, without limitation, the “imputed interest” portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations, synthetic leases and asset securitizations, if any, but excluding any measure of ineffectiveness related to interest rate swaps and amortization of loan origination and issuance costs), (b) Consolidated Income Tax Expense, (c) scheduled principal payments of long-term Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (other than scheduled principal payments of the Mexican Loan that were prepaid by Core Molding or any of its Subsidiaries one year (or longer) prior to the due date of such principal payment), (d) Capital Distributions made in an aggregate amount in excess of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), and (e) Consolidated Unfunded Capital Expenditures.




2.      Amendment to Restricted Payment Covenant Provisions . Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete Section 5.15 therefrom and to insert in place thereof the following:

Section 5.15. Restricted Payments No Company shall make or commit itself to make any Restricted Payment at any time, except that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or, after giving pro forma effect to such payment, thereafter shall begin to exist, Core Molding may make Capital Distributions.

3.      Closing Deliveries . Concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, the Borrowers shall:

(a)      cause each Guarantor of Payment to execute the attached Guarantor Acknowledgment and Agreement; and

(b)      pay all legal fees and expenses of Agent in connection with this Amendment and any other Loan Documents.

4.      Representations and Warranties . The Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to Agent and the Lenders that (a) the Borrowers have the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment; (b) the officers executing this Amendment have been duly authorized to execute and deliver the same and bind the Borrowers with respect to the provisions hereof; (c) the execution and delivery hereof by the Borrowers and the performance and observance by the Borrowers of the provisions hereof do not violate or conflict with the Organizational Documents of the Borrowers or any law applicable to the Borrowers or result in a breach of any provision of or constitute a default under any other agreement, instrument or document binding upon or enforceable against the Borrowers; (d) no Default or Event of Default exists, nor will any occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Amendment or by the performance or observance of any provision hereof; (e) each of the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly states that it relates to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); (f) the Borrowers are not aware of any claim or offset against, or defense or counterclaim to, the Borrowers’ obligations or liabilities under the Credit Agreement or any other Related Writing; and (g) this Amendment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrowers in every respect, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

5.      Waiver and Release . The Borrowers, by signing below, hereby waive and release Agent, and each of the Lenders, and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, affiliates and subsidiaries, from any and all claims, offsets, defenses and counterclaims of which the Borrowers are aware, such waiver and release being with full knowledge and understanding of the circumstances and effect thereof and after having consulted legal counsel with respect thereto.

6.      References to Credit Agreement and Ratification . Each reference to the Credit Agreement that is made in the Credit Agreement or any other Related Writing shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are confirmed and ratified and shall remain in full force and effect and be unaffected hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

7.      Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, by different parties hereto in separate counterparts and by facsimile or other electronic signature, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

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8.      Headings . The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.

9.      Severability . Any provision of this Amendment that shall be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

10.      Governing Law . The rights and obligations of all parties hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

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JURY TRIAL WAIVER . THE BORROWERS, AGENT AND THE LENDERS, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG THE BORROWERS, AGENT AND THE LENDERS, OR ANY THEREOF, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. THIS WAIVER SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECT, WAIVE, LIMIT, AMEND OR MODIFY THE ABILITY OF AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO PURSUE REMEDIES PURSUANT TO ANY CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT OR COGNOVIT PROVISION CONTAINED IN ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT AMONG THE BORROWERS, AGENT AND THE LENDERS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment in Columbus, Ohio as of the date first set forth above.


 
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By: /s/ Kevin L. Barnett
      Kevin L. Barnett
      President and Chief Executive Officer

 
CORECOMPOSITES DE MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

By: /s/ Kevin L. Barnett
      Kevin L. Barnett
      Attorney-in-Fact
 
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    as Agent and as a Lender

By: /s/ Roger D. Campbell
      Roger D. Campbell
      Senior Vice President


Signature Page to
Twelfth Amendment Agreement


GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT

The undersigned consent and agree to and acknowledge the terms of the foregoing Twelfth Amendment Agreement dated as of August 4, 2017. The undersigned further agree that the obligations of the undersigned pursuant to the Guaranty of Payment executed by the undersigned are hereby ratified and shall remain in full force and effect and be unaffected hereby.

The undersigned hereby waive and release Agent and the Lenders and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, affiliates and subsidiaries from any and all claims, offsets, defenses and counterclaims of any kind or nature, absolute and contingent, of which the undersigned are aware or should be aware, such waiver and release being with full knowledge and understanding of the circumstances and effect thereof and after having consulted legal counsel with respect thereto.

JURY TRIAL WAIVER . THE UNDERSIGNED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG BORROWERS, AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE UNDERSIGNED, OR ANY THEREOF, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. THIS WAIVER SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECT, WAIVE, LIMIT, AMEND OR MODIFY THE ABILITY OF AGENT AND LENDERS TO PURSUE REMEDIES PURSUANT TO ANY CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT OR COGNOVIT PROVISION CONTAINED IN ANY NOTE OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT AMONG BORROWERS, AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE UNDERSIGNED.

CORE COMPOSITES CINCINNATI, LLC

By: Core Molding Technologies, Inc.,
   Its sole member

By: /s/ Kevin L. Barnett
      Kevin L. Barnett
      President and Chief Executive
         Officer
CORE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

By: Core Molding Technologies, Inc.,
   Its sole member

By: /s/ Kevin L. Barnett
      Kevin L. Barnett
      President and Chief Executive Officer

CORE COMPOSITES CORPORATION

By: /s/ Kevin L. Barnett     
Kevin L. Barnett
President and Chief Executive Officer


Signature Page to
Guarantor Acknowledgment and Agreement
Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INITIATES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
OF $0.05 PER SHARE

COLUMBUS, Ohio - August 7, 2017 - Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: CMT) (“Core Molding” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a quarterly cash dividend, the first in the Company’s history. The announcement highlights the Company’s confidence in its operational performance, expected growth and long-term strategy.

Dividend Highlights
Initiating a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. The first quarterly dividend will be payable on August 30, 2017 to all common shareholders of record as of August 18, 2017.
The dividend initiation does not diminish the Company’s ability to deploy capital for organic growth opportunities or potential acquisitions.
Strong balance sheet and free cash flow generation supports an ongoing shareholder payout.

“Our decision to declare a quarterly dividend is the result of our strong balance sheet and profitability, even throughout the downcycle of our key heavy-duty truck end market,” said Kevin Barnett, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Today’s announcement reflects our confidence in our ability to continue to generate consistent profitability, enabling us to invest in the growth of our business, both organically and through acquisitions, while at the same time, enhancing returns to our shareholders.”

About Core Molding Technologies, Inc.
Core Molding Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of sheet molding compound (SMC) and molder of fiberglass reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic materials. Core specializes in large-format moldings and offers a wide range of fiberglass processes, including compression molding of SMC, glass mat thermoplastics (GMT) and bulk molding compounds (BMC); compression and transfer molding of direct long-fiber thermoplastics (D-LFT); spray-up, lay-up, resin transfer (RTM) and vacuum resin transfer molding (V-RTM). Additionally, the company offers reaction injection molding (RIM) of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). Core serves a wide variety of markets, including the medium and heavy-duty truck, marine, automotive, agriculture, construction and other commercial products markets. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Core maintains plants in Columbus and Batavia, Ohio; Gaffney, South Carolina; Winona, Minnesota; and Matamoros, Mexico. For further information, visit the company's website at www.coremt.com.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. As a general matter, forward-looking statements are those focused upon future plans, objectives or performance as opposed to historical items and include statements of anticipated events or trends and expectations and beliefs relating to matters not historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to Core Molding Technologies' operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond



Core Molding Technologies' control. Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “intend,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These uncertainties and factors could cause Core Molding Technologies' actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, Core Molding Technologies Inc. undertakes no obligation to update these forward looking statements.

Core Molding Technologies believes that the following factors, among others, could affect its future performance and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made in this report: business conditions in the plastics, transportation, marine and commercial product industries (including slowdown in demand for truck production); federal and state regulations (including engine emission regulations); general economic, social, regulatory (including foreign trade policy) and political environments in the countries in which Core Molding Technologies operates; safety and security conditions in Mexico; dependence upon certain major customers as the primary source of Core Molding Technologies’ sales revenues; efforts of Core Molding Technologies to expand its customer base; the ability to develop new and innovative products and to diversify markets, materials and processes and increase operational enhancements; the actions of competitors, customers, and suppliers; failure of Core Molding Technologies’ suppliers to perform their obligations; the availability of raw materials; inflationary pressures; new technologies; regulatory matters; labor relations; the loss or inability of Core Molding Technologies to attract and retain key personnel; the Company's ability to successfully identify, evaluate and manage potential acquisitions and to benefit from and properly integrate any completed acquisitions; federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations; the availability of capital; the ability of Core Molding Technologies to provide on-time delivery to customers, which may require additional shipping expenses to ensure on-time delivery or otherwise result in late fees; risk of cancellation or rescheduling of orders; management’s decision to pursue new products or businesses which involve additional costs, risks or capital expenditures; inadequate insurance coverage to protect against potential hazards; equipment and machinery failure; product liability and warranty claims; and other risks identified from time to time in Core Molding Technologies’ other public documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in Item 1A of the 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Company Contact:
John Zimmer
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
614-870-5604
jzimmer@coremt.com
Investor Relations Contact:
The Equity Group Inc.
Fred Buonocore
(212) 836-9607/fbuonocore@equityny.com
Kevin Towle
(212) 836-9620/ktowle@equityny.com
www.theequitygroup.com