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): June 17, 2016

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Commission File No.  001-31298

 

State of Delaware

 

23-0787699

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

 

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 333-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

 

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):

 

o                  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o                  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01                                            Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K for Lannett Company, Inc. (“ Lannett ”) filed on December 2, 2015, in connection with its acquisition of Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lannett entered into (i) a credit and guaranty agreement (the “ Credit and Guaranty Agreement ”) among certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors (the “ Lannett Guarantors ”), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (“ Morgan Stanley ”), as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto providing for a secured credit facility (the “ Senior Secured Credit Facility ”). The Senior Secured Credit Facility consisted of a term loan facility initially providing for Tranche A term loans (the “ Tranche A Term Loans ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $275.0 million, a term loan facility initially providing for Tranche B term loans (the “ Tranche B Term Loans ” and together with the Tranche A Term Loans, the “ Term Loans ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $635.0 million and a revolving credit facility providing for revolving loans (the “ Revolving Loans ”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125.0 million.

 

On June 17, 2016, Lannett entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement (“ Amendment No. 1 ”) among Lannett, as the borrower, Morgan Stanley, in its capacity as administrative agent, and each incremental term lender party thereto (the “ Incremental Term Lender ”). Pursuant to Amendment No. 1, Lannett was provided an incremental term loan by the Incremental Term Lender in the principal amount of $150.0 million (the “ Incremental Term Loan ”). The terms of this Incremental Term Loan are substantially the same as those applicable to the Tranche B Term Loans.

 

Lannett used the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan, together with cash on hand, to repurchase, in a privately negotiated transaction, the remaining outstanding $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of Lannett’s 12.0% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Senior Notes ”). In order to allow for such repurchase under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, on June 17, 2016, Lannett entered into Amendment No. 2 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement (“ Amendment No. 2 ”) among Lannett, as the borrower, Morgan Stanley, in its capacity as administrative agent, and each lender party thereto, whereby the lenders under Credit and Guaranty Agreement consent to the use of the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan to repurchase the Senior Notes.

 

The foregoing description of Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, which are filed as Exhibits 10.43 and 10.44, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02                                            Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

In connection with the repurchase of the Senior Notes, Lannett terminated the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2015, among Lannett, the Lannett Guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

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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.

 

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03 hereof.

 

Item 8.01                                            Other Events.

 

On June 20, 2016, Lannett issued a press release announcing the amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the repurchase of the Senior Notes, as disclosed in Item 1.01 hereof. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01                                            Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.43

 

Amendment No. 1 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2016, by and among Lannett Company, Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., and the incremental term lender party thereto.

10.44

 

Amendment No. 2 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2016, by and among Lannett Company, Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., and each lender party thereto.

99.1

 

Press Release dated June 20, 2016, announcing the amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the repurchase of the Senior Notes.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:  June 20, 2016

 

 

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Exhibit 10.43

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

Dated June 17, 2016

 

among

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,

 

as the Borrower

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

 

as Administrative Agent

 

and

 

Each Incremental Term Lender Party Hereto

 

 



 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 17, 2016 (this “ Amendment ”), is made by and among Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each incremental term lender party hereto (collectively, the “ Incremental Term Lenders ”) and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, are party to that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ” and, as amended by this Amendment and as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested a Term Loan Increase with respect to Initial Tranche B Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000.00 (the “ First Amendment Incremental Term Commitments ”), which will be available on the First Amendment Effective Date, and which shall constitute Incremental Term Commitments under the Credit Agreement and the loans thereunder (the “ First Amendment Incremental Term Loans ”), Incremental Term Loans under the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, each Incremental Term Lender party hereto is willing to make First Amendment Incremental Term Loans in an amount equal to such Incremental Term Lender’s First Amendment Incremental Term Commitment, as set forth opposite such Incremental Term Lender’s name on Appendix A-2 hereto; and

 

WHEREAS, this Amendment shall constitute an amendment giving effect to Incremental Term Commitments and Incremental Term Loans, as set forth in Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement .  The Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the First Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment, hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)                                  Appendix A-2 of the Existing Credit Agreement is amended by adding thereto the First Amendment Incremental Term Commitments of each Incremental Term Lender party hereto, as set forth on Appendix A-2 hereto.

 

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(b)                                  Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new defined terms thereto in their correct alphabetical order:

 

Amendment No. 1 ” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2016, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender party thereto.

 

First Amendment Effective Date ” means the date on which Amendment No. 1 became effective in accordance with its terms, which date is, June 17, 2016.

 

First Amendment Incremental Term Loans ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 1.

 

(c)                                   Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition of “Initial Tranche B Term Loan” contained therein with the following:

 

Initial Tranche B Term Loan ” means (a) prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, each Tranche B Term Loan made to the Borrower on the Closing Date and (b) from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, collectively, (i) the Tranche B Term Loans referred to in the foregoing clause (a) and (ii) the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans.

 

(d)                                  Upon the funding of the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date, the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans shall automatically and without further action by any Person constitute additional Initial Tranche B Term Loans (and shall have the same terms as the Initial Tranche B Term Loans (as modified by this Amendment)) for all purposes of the Agreement and the other Credit Documents and that Section 2.10(a)(ii) of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(ii) for the ratable account of the Initial Tranche B Term Lenders, on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December commencing on June 30, 2016, an aggregate amount equal to $9,836,234.18 (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13, as applicable);”

 

(e)                                   The First Amendment Incremental Term Commitments provided for hereunder shall terminate on the First Amendment Effective Date immediately upon the borrowing of the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2 below.

 

SECTION 2.                             Incremental Term Lenders .  Each Incremental Term Lender party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that it has a First Amendment Incremental Term Commitment in the amount set forth opposite such Incremental Term Lender’s name on Appendix A-2 to this Amendment and agrees to severally make to the Borrower First Amendment Incremental Term Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date, in Dollars, in an aggregate amount equal to such Incremental Term Lender’s First Amendment Incremental Term Commitment hereunder.  From and after the First Amendment Effective Date, (a) each

 

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Incremental Term Lender party hereto shall be an Initial Tranche B Term Lender for all purposes under the Agreement and the other Credit Documents and (b) the First Amendment Incremental Term Commitment of each Incremental Term Lender party hereto shall be an Initial Tranche B Term Commitment for all purposes under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

SECTION 3.                             Conditions to Effectiveness .  This Amendment shall become effective on the first date (the “ First Amendment Effective Date ”) when, and only when, each of the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied (or waived) in accordance with the terms hereof; and the obligations of each Incremental Term Lender party hereto to make First Amendment Incremental Term Loans, are subject to each of the applicable conditions set forth below having been satisfied (or waived) in accordance with the terms hereof:

 

(a)                                  this Amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental Term Lenders representing 100% of the First Amendment Incremental Term Commitments;

 

(b)                                  the Administrative Agent shall have received a (i) certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, which shall (A) certify the resolutions of the board of directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Borrower of this Amendment, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to signed this Amendment (or certify that the signatures of such officers previously delivered to the Administrative Agent remain true and correct) and (C) contain appropriate attachments, including the Organization Documents of the Borrower certified, if applicable, by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower and (ii) good standing certificate of a recent date for the Borrower from its jurisdiction of organization;

 

(c)                                   the Administrative Agent shall have received an Incremental Loan Notice as required pursuant to Section 2.20(a) of the Credit Agreement;

 

(d)                                  the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifiers shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof;

 

(e)                                   no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans that would constitute a Default or an Event of Default;

 

(f)                                    the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Term Lender shall have received all accrued and reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) and other amounts due and payable in connection with this Amendment on or

 

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prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the First Amendment Effective Date;

 

(g)                                   the aggregate amount of Incremental Commitments shall not exceed the Incremental Amount as of the First Amendment Effective Date;

 

(h)                                  the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder or limited liability company or partnership or organizational action required to be obtained by the Borrower and (b) will not (A) violate (i) any provision of applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, (ii) any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of the Borrower, (iii) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority that has jurisdiction over the Borrower or (iv) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property is or may be bound or (B) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (b)(A)(ii), (iii) or (iv) or (b)(B), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(i)                                      this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and is enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to (a) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing;

 

(j)                                     no action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority or third party is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (other than Liens with respect to Intellectual Property, the perfection of which is addressed in Section 4.17(c) of the Credit Agreement) or the exercise by any Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Credit Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for (a) the filing of UCC and financing statements (or similar documents), (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (c) recordation of any mortgages, (d) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such other actions, consents and approvals with respect to which the failure to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions listed on Schedule 4.4 of the Credit Agreement;

 

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(k)                                  the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as to the matters set forth in Sections 3(d), (e), (g), (h), (i) and (j) above; and

 

(l)                                      the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of (i) Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, counsel to the Borrower, and (ii) Fox Rothschild LLP, Delaware counsel to the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Term Lender, in form and substance attached hereto as Exhibit I .

 

SECTION 4.                             Reaffirmation of the Credit Parties .  Borrower hereby consents to the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement effected hereby and confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Credit Document is, and the obligations of each Credit Party contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Amendment and in any other Credit Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Amendment.  For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, Borrower hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by each Credit Party in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Credit Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Credit Parties, including the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans, under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as and to the extent provided in the Credit Documents.

 

SECTION 5.                             Repayment of Senior Notes .  Subject to the effectiveness of that certain Amendment No. 2 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, by and among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, the Borrower shall use the net proceeds of the First Amendment Incremental Term Loans, along with certain cash on hand, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire the Senior Notes on the Business Day such proceeds are received from the Incremental Term Lenders.

 

SECTION 6.                             Amendment, Modification and Waiver .  This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except with the written consent of the parties hereto and in accordance with Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.                             Entire Agreement .  This Amendment, the Credit Agreement, and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.  Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Existing Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Credit Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby and that this Amendment is a Credit Document.  This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of any amount owing under the Existing Credit Agreement and all amounts owing in respect of principal, interest, fees and other amounts pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and the

 

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other Credit Documents shall, to the extent not paid or exchanged on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, shall continue to be owing under the Credit Agreement or such other Credit Documents until paid in accordance therewith.

 

SECTION 8.                             GOVERNING LAW; Etc.   THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.  SECTIONS 10.11, 10.15 AND 10.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

 

SECTION 9.                             Severability .  If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 10.                      Counterparts .  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery by fax or other electronic transmission of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC., as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

 

Name: Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 



 

 

DEERFIELD PARTNERS, L.P.

 

 

 

By: Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., its General Partner

 

By: J.E. Flynn Capital, LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David J. Clark

 

 

Name:

David J. Clark

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

DEERFIELD INTERNATIONAL MASTER FUND, L.P.

 

 

 

By: Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., its General Partner

 

By: J.E. Flynn Capital, LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David J. Clark

 

 

Name:

David J. Clark

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

DEERFIELD SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

 

 

 

By: Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., its General Partner

 

By: J.E. Flynn Capital, LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David J. Clark

 

 

Name:

David J. Clark

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

DEERFIELD PRIVATE DESIGN FUND III, L.P.

 

 

 

By: Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., its General Partner

 

By: J.E. Flynn Capital, LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David J. Clark

 

 

Name:

David J. Clark

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 



 

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lisa Hanson

 

 

Name: Lisa Hanson

 

 

Title:Authorized Signatory

 



 

Appendix A-2

 

Incremental Term Commitments

 

Lender

 

First Amendment Incremental Term Commitment

 

Deerfield Partners, L.P.

 

$

33,000,000.00

 

Deerfield International Master Fund, L.P.

 

$

42,000,000.00

 

Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P.

 

$

18,750,000.00

 

Deerfield Private Design Fund III, L.P.

 

$

56,250,000.00

 

 



 

Exhibit I

 

Opinions

 


Exhibit 10.44

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

Dated June 17, 2016

 

among

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,

 

as the Borrower

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

 

as Administrative Agent

 

and

 

Each Lender Party Hereto

 

 



 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 17, 2016 (this “ Amendment ”), is made by and among Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each lender party hereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, are party to that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2016 (the “ First Amendment ”), among the Borrower, each incremental term lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ” and, as amended by this Amendment and as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as more fully set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto, constituting no less than the Requisite Lenders (determined immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment) are willing to so amend the Credit Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Definitions .  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein, including in the introduction and the recitals hereto, shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Credit Agreement.

 

2.                                       Amendments to the Credit Agreement .  As of the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 6.8(a)(1) thereof in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Make, directly or indirectly, any voluntary payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is (x) expressly subordinate to the Obligations, (y) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of clause (x) pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(ii) or (z) any Senior Notes (clauses (x), (y) and (z)

 



 

each, a “Junior Financing”), or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination in respect of any Junior Financing except for (a) with the proceeds of Refinancing Indebtedness, (b) payments of regularly scheduled interest, and, to the extent this Agreement is then in effect, principal on the scheduled maturity date of any Junior Financing, (c) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or of any Parent Holding Company, (d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, any payments or distributions in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity (1) in an aggregate amount not to exceed 4.25% of Consolidated Total Assets or (2) made with any portion of the Cumulative Credit, (e) payments or distributions in amounts that would otherwise have been permitted to be made as Restricted Payments; provided that any such prepayment shall constitute a utilization of the applicable Restricted Payment capacity and (f) the repurchase, redemption, termination, repayment or retirement of the Senior Notes; or”

 

3.                                       Representations and Warranties .  Borrower hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(a)                                  The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder or limited liability company or partnership or organizational action required to be obtained by the Borrower and (b) will not (A) violate (i) any provision of applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, (ii) any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of the Borrower, (iii) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority that has jurisdiction over the Borrower or (iv) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property is or may be bound or (B) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (b)(A)(ii), (iii) or (iv) or (b)(B), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                  This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. This Amendment constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

(c)                                   No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority or third party is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (other than Liens with respect to Intellectual Property, the perfection of which is addressed in Section 4.17(c) of the Credit Agreement) or the exercise by any Agent or any Lender of its rights

 

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under the Credit Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for (a) the filing of UCC and financing statements (or similar documents), (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (c) recordation of any mortgages, (d) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such other actions, consents and approvals with respect to which the failure to be obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions listed on Schedule 4.4 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(d)                                  The representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifiers shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof.

 

(e)                                   No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

 

4.                                       Reaffirmation of the Credit Parties .  Borrower hereby consents to the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement effected hereby and confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Credit Document is, and the obligations of each Credit Party contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Amendment and in any other Credit Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Amendment.  For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, Borrower hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by each Credit Party in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Credit Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as and to the extent provided in the Credit Documents.

 

5.                                       Second Amendment Effective Date .  This Amendment shall become effective as of the date when, and only when, each of the following conditions have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms herein (the “ Second Amendment Effective Date ”):

 

(a)                                  Consents .  The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders (determined immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment) and the Borrower.

 

(b)                                  Fees and Expenses.   The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all accrued and reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) and other amounts due and payable in connection with this Amendment on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date.

 

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(c)                                   Secretary Certificate .  the Administrative Agent shall have received a (i) certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, which shall (A) certify the resolutions of the board of directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Borrower of this Amendment, (B) identify by name and title and bear the signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Amendment and (C) contain appropriate attachments, including the Organization Documents of the Borrower certified, if applicable, by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower and (ii) good standing certificate of a recent date for the Borrower from its jurisdiction of organization.

 

(d)                                  Officer Certificate . the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as to the matters set forth in Sections 3(c), (d) and (e) above.

 

(e)                                   Legal Opinions . The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of Fox Rothschild LLP, Delaware counsel to the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and substance consistent with the legal opinion delivered with respect to the Borrower on the Closing Date (after giving effect to any necessary changes to reflect a change in law, change in fact or change to the counsel’s form of opinion that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).

 

6.                                       GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.  SECTIONS 10.11, 10.15 AND 10.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

 

7.                                       Amendment, Modification and Waiver .  This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except with the written consent of the parties hereto and in accordance with Section 10.8 of the Credit Agreement.

 

8.                                       Entire Agreement .  This Amendment, the Credit Agreement, and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.  Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Existing Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Credit Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby and that this Amendment is a Credit Document.  This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of

 

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any amount owing under the Existing Credit Agreement and all amounts owing in respect of principal, interest, fees and other amounts pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall, to the extent not paid or exchanged on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, shall continue to be owing under the Credit Agreement or such other Credit Documents until paid in accordance therewith.

 

9.                                       Severability .  If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

10.                                Counterparts .  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery by fax or other electronic transmission of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC., as the Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

Name: Arthur P. Bedrosian

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 2]

 



 

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lisa Hanson

 

Name: Lisa Hanson

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 2]

 



 

 

[LENDER], as Lender (1)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 2]

 


(1) Signature Pages are on file with the Administrative Agent.

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Contact:

Robert Jaffe

Robert Jaffe Co., LLC

(424) 288-4098

 

LANNETT COMPLETES REPURCHASE OF REMAINING

$200 MILLION OF 12% SENIOR NOTES

 

—Overcomes Volatile Market to Achieve Significant Interest Savings—

 

Philadelphia, PA — June 20, 2016 — Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: LCI) today announced that it has completed the repurchase of the remaining $200 million of the 12% Senior Notes due in 2023, after successfully amending its existing credit agreement and raising an incremental $150 million Term Loan B.  The company used the proceeds of the incremental Term Loan B and cash on hand to repurchase the remaining Senior Notes.  As previously announced, the company completed the repurchase of $50 million of the 12% Senior Notes in late May 2016.

 

“Paying off the entire balance of our high interest debt is a major accomplishment for the company and, at current interest rates, will save us approximately $170 million in cash interest over the life of the loans,” said Arthur Bedrosian, chief executive officer of Lannett.  “We would like to thank our lenders for their support and BMO Capital Markets, who acted as our advisor.  We are thrilled to have completed this significant transaction in this volatile market.  We look forward to using our strong cash flows to continue reducing our outstanding debt, while also maintaining a solid cash position.”

 

The terms of the incremental Term Loan B are consistent with the company’s existing Term Loan B.

 

About Lannett Company, Inc.:

 

Lannett Company, founded in 1942, develops, manufactures, packages, markets and distributes generic pharmaceutical products for a wide range of medical indications.  For more information, visit the company’s website at www.lannett.com.

 

This news release contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or future business performance.  Any such statements, including, but not limited to, continuing to reduce outstanding debt, whether expressed or implied, are subject to risks and uncertainties which can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors which include, but are not limited to, the difficulty in predicting the timing or outcome of FDA or other regulatory approvals or actions, the ability to successfully commercialize products upon approval, including acquired products, and Lannett’s estimated or anticipated future financial results, future inventory levels, future competition or pricing, future levels of operating expenses, product development efforts or performance, and other risk factors discussed in the company’s Form 10-K and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.  These forward-looking statements represent the company’s judgment as of the date of this news release.  The company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 

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