Hillenbrand, Inc. (Form: 8-K, Received: 01/10/2020 16:17:01)

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): January 10, 2020

HILLENBRAND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Indiana		1-33794		26-1342272
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Batesville Boulevard
Batesville, Indiana		47006
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 934-7500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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, without par value		HI		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by the 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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On January 10, 2020, Hillenbrand, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Amendment No. 3 (the “Third Amendment”) to its Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2019 (as amended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement,” and the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by the Third Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as a borrower, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders. The Third Amendment amends the Existing Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) increase the maximum permitted leverage ratio to (A) 4.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020, (B) 4.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020, (C) 4.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020, (D) 3.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020, and (E) 3.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter and (ii) add an additional pricing level to the margin paid on LIBO Rate and Alternate Base Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) revolving loans and term loans if the leverage ratio equals or exceeds 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter.

The foregoing description of the Third Amendment is a general description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

Amendment No. 6 to Private Shelf Agreement

On January 10, 2020, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto entered into Amendment No. 6 to Private Shelf Agreement (the “Shelf Amendment”), which amends the Private Shelf Agreement, among the Company, PGIM, Inc. (f/k/a Prudential Investment Management, Inc.), and each Prudential Affiliate (as defined therein) bound thereby, dated December 6, 2012 (as amended from time to time, including pursuant to the Shelf Amendment, the “Shelf Agreement”). The Shelf Amendment, among other things, (i) aligns the maximum permitted leverage ratio in the Shelf Agreement with that in the Credit Agreement, (ii) amends the leverage fee thereunder (which, prior to the effectiveness of the Shelf Amendment, had one tier of 0.75% payable if the Company’s leverage ratio was greater than 3.50:1.00) to add a second tier of 1.00% if the Company’s leverage ratio exceeds 4.00 to 1.00, and (iii) without duplication of the leverage fee, adds a fee of 1.00% per annum if two or more ratings agencies rate the Company below investment grade, in each case, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter.

The foregoing description of the Shelf Amendment is a general description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Shelf Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto.

Second Amendment to L/G Facility Agreement

On January 10, 2020, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into that certain Second Amendment Agreement (the “L/G Amendment”), which amends the Syndicated Letter of Guarantee Facility Agreement, dated March 8, 2018 (as amended from time to time, including pursuant to the L/G Amendment, the “L/G Facility Agreement”), by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Commerzbank Finance & Covered Bond S.A., acting as agent. The L/G Amendment, among other things, (i) increases the €150,000,000 facility by an additional €25,000,000 (utilizing a portion of the €70,000,000 incremental facility provided for thereunder), (ii) aligns the leverage ratio covenant in the L/G Facility Agreement to that in the Credit Agreement, and (iii) adds additional pricing levels to the L/G Fee Rate (as defined in the L/G Facility Agreement) to be applicable if the Company’s leverage ratio equals or exceeds 3.5:1 but is less than 4.0:1 or if the Company’s leverage ratio equals or exceeds 4.0:1.

The foregoing description of the L/G Amendment is a general description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the L/G Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

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

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2020, among Hillenbrand, Inc., as a borrower, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
10.2		Amendment No. 6 to Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2020, among Hillenbrand, Inc., PGIM, Inc. (f/k/a Prudential Investment Management, Inc.), the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and the additional parties thereto.
10.3		Second Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2020, among Hillenbrand, Inc., certain of its subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Commerzbank Finance & Covered Bond S.A., acting as agent.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 10, 2020	HILLENBRAND, INC.


	By:	/s/ Nicholas R. Farrell
	Name:	Nicholas R. Farrell
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 3

Dated as of January 10, 2020

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 28, 2019

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this “Amendment”) is made as of January 10, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) by and among (i) Hillenbrand, Inc. (the “Company”), (ii) the parties identified as Subsidiary Borrowers on the signature pages hereof (each a “Subsidiary Borrower” and, collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), (iii) the Lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”) and (iv) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 28, 2019 by and among the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the requisite Lenders agree to make certain modifications to the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.

1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the date of satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Applicable Rate” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is restated in its entirety as follows:

““Applicable Rate” means:

(a) for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan, any BA Equivalent Revolving Loan, any ABR Revolving Loan, any Canadian Base Rate Revolving Loan or with respect to any Commercial Letter of Credit or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency/BA Equivalent Revolving Spread”, “ABR/Canadian Base Rate Revolving Spread”, “Facility Fee Rate” or “Commercial Letter of Credit Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio applicable on such date:

	Leverage Ratio:	Eurocurrency / BA Equivalent Revolving Spread	ABR / Canadian Base Rate Revolving Spread	Commercial Letter of Credit Rate	Facility Fee Rate
Category 1:	< 1.00 to 1.00	0.90%	0%	0.6375%	0.10%
Category 2:	≥ 1.00 to 1.00 but < 1.50 to 1.00	1.00%	0%	0.7125%	0.125%
Category 3:	≥ 1.50 to 1.00 but < 2.00 to 1.00	1.10%	0.10%	0.7875%	0.15%
Category 4:	≥ 2.00 to 1.00 but < 2.50 to 1.00	1.175%	0.175%	0.84375%	0.20%
Category 5:	≥ 2.50 to 1.00 but < 3.00 to 1.00	1.275%	0.275%	0.90%	0.225%
Category 6:	≥ 3.00 to 1.00 but < 4.00 to 1.00	1.50%	0.50%	1.05%	0.25%
Category 7:	≥ 4.00 to 1.00	1.60%	0.60%	1.15%	0.275%

(b) for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Term A-1 Loan or any ABR Term A-1 Loan, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency Term A-1 Loan Spread”, “ABR Term A-1 Loan Spread”, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio applicable on such date:

	Leverage Ratio:	Eurocurrency Term A-1 Loan Spread	ABR Term A-1 Loan Spread
Category 1:	< 1.00 to 1.00	1.00%	0%
Category 2:	≥ 1.00 to 1.00 but < 1.50 to 1.00	1.125%	0.125%
Category 3:	≥ 1.50 to 1.00 but < 2.00 to 1.00	1.25%	0.25%
Category 4:	≥ 2.00 to 1.00 but < 2.50 to 1.00	1.375%	0.375%
Category 5:	≥ 2.50 to 1.00 but < 3.00 to 1.00	1.50%	0.50%
Category 6:	≥ 3.00 to 1.00 but < 4.00 to 1.00	1.75%	0.75%
Category 7:	≥ 4.00 to 1.00	1.875%	0.875%

(c) for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Term A-2 Loan or any ABR Term A-2 Loan, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency Term A-2 Loan Spread”, “ABR Term A-2 Loan Spread”, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio applicable on such date:

	Leverage Ratio:	Eurocurrency Term A-2 Loan Spread	ABR Term A-2 Loan Spread
Category 1:	< 1.00 to 1.00	0.875%	0%
Category 2:	≥ 1.00 to 1.00 but < 1.50 to 1.00	1.00%	0%
Category 3:	≥ 1.50 to 1.00 but < 2.00 to 1.00	1.125%	0.125%
Category 4:	≥ 2.00 to 1.00 but < 2.50 to 1.00	1.25%	0.25%
Category 5:	≥ 2.50 to 1.00 but < 3.00 to 1.00	1.375%	0.375%
Category 6:	≥ 3.00 to 1.00 but < 4.00 to 1.00	1.625%	0.625%
Category 7:	≥ 4.00 to 1.00	1.75%	0.75%

For purposes of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c),

(i) if at any time the Company fails to deliver the Financials by the date the Financials are due pursuant to Section 5.01, Category 7 shall be deemed applicable for the period commencing three (3) Business Days after the required date of delivery and ending on the date which is three (3) Business Days after the Financials are actually delivered, after which the Category shall be determined in accordance with the table above as applicable;

(ii) adjustments, if any, to the Category then in effect shall be effective three (3) Business Days after the Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials (it being understood and agreed that each change in Category shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change);

(iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, Category 1 shall be deemed to be applicable from and after the Effective Date (or, solely with respect to Term A-2 Loans, from and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date) until the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the Financials for the Company’s fiscal year ending on or about September 30, 2019 and adjustments to the Category then in effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraphs; and

(iv) notwithstanding the foregoing (including the immediately preceding clause (iii)), Category 6 shall be deemed to be applicable from and after the Term Loan Funding Date until the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the Financials for the Company’s first fiscal quarter ending after the Term Loan Funding Date and adjustments to the Category then in effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraphs (i) and (ii).”

(b) Section 6.10(a) of the Credit Agreement is restated in its entirety as follows:

“(a) Maximum Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the ratio (the “Leverage Ratio”), determined as of the last day of each of its fiscal quarters ending on and after September 30, 2019, of (i) (x) Consolidated Indebtedness minus (y) the Liquidity Amount, in each case as of the last day of such fiscal quarter to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the last day of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00; provided that (x) the Company may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders and not more than twice during the term of this Agreement, elect to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio to 4.00 to 1.00 for a period of three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters in connection with an acquisition that involves the payment of consideration by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in excess of $75,000,000 occurring during the first of such three fiscal quarters (each such period, an “Adjusted Covenant Period”) and (y) notwithstanding the foregoing clause (x), the Company may not elect an Adjusted Covenant Period for at least two (2) full fiscal quarters following the end of an Adjusted Covenant Period before a new Adjusted Covenant Period is available again pursuant to the preceding clause (x) for a new period of three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters. For purposes of calculations under this Section 6.10(a), Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include 75% of the principal amount of any mandatorily convertible unsecured bonds, debentures, preferred stock or similar instruments in a principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement which are payable in no more than three years (whether by redemption, call option or otherwise) solely in common stock or other common equity interests.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following change shall be automatically deemed to be made to Section 6.10(a) on, and with effect as of, the date on which (1) a change that is the substantial equivalent of the following change is made to the corresponding provision of both the “LG Facility Agreement” and the “Shelf Agreement”, in each case as defined in the Company’s most recent applicable filings with the SEC and (2) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company an executed copy of each such amendment making such conforming change, in each case such amendment being confirmed by the Company in writing to be effective:

A new sentence will be added to the end of Section 6.10(a) as follows:

“For purposes of calculations under this Section 6.10(a), prior to the consummation of the Bengal Acquisition (or during the period from the Effective Date until the date that is 90 days after the termination of the Bengal Acquisition Agreement), Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Specified Senior Notes Indebtedness; provided that (a) the release of the proceeds of the Specified Senior Note Indebtedness to the Company and its Subsidiaries is contingent upon the consummation of the Bengal Acquisition and, pending such release, such proceeds are held in escrow (and, if the Bengal Acquisition Agreement is terminated prior to the consummation of the Bengal Acquisition or if the Bengal Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the Specified Senior Notes Indenture, such proceeds shall be promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of the Specified Senior Notes Indebtedness) or (b) the Specified Senior Notes Indenture contains a “special mandatory redemption” provision (or other similar provision) or otherwise permits the Specified Senior Notes Indebtedness to be redeemed or prepaid if the Bengal Acquisition is not consummated by the date specified in the Specified Senior Notes Indenture (and if the Bengal Acquisition Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the consummation of the Bengal Acquisition or the Bengal Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the Specified Senior Notes Indenture, the Specified Senior Notes Indebtedness is so redeemed or prepaid within 90 days of such termination or such specified date, as the case may be).”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following change shall be automatically deemed to be made to Section 6.10(a) on the date on which (1) a change that is the substantial equivalent of the following change is made to the corresponding provision of both the “LG Facility Agreement” and the “Shelf Agreement”, in each case as defined in the Company’s most recent applicable filings with the SEC and (2) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company an executed copy of each such amendment making such conforming change, in each case such amendment being confirmed by the Company in writing to be effective:

The first sentence of Section 6.10(a) shall be restated in its entirety, effective as of December 31, 2019, as follows:

“The Company will not permit the ratio (the “Leverage Ratio”), determined as of the last day of each of its fiscal quarters ending on and after December 31, 2019, of (i) (x) Consolidated Indebtedness minus (y) the Liquidity Amount, in each case as of the last day of such fiscal quarter to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the last day of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, to be greater than (A) 4.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020, (B) 4.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020, (C) 4.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020, (D) 3.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020 and (E) 3.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter; provided that the Company may, on or after January 1, 2021, by written notice to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders (which notice may be in the compliance certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 5.01(c) for the applicable fiscal quarter) and not more than once during the term of this Agreement, elect to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio to 4.00 to 1.00 for a period of three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters in connection with an acquisition that involves the payment of consideration by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in excess of $75,000,000 occurring during the first of such three fiscal quarters.””

2. Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of the Consent and Reaffirmation attached as Exhibit A hereto duly executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender that delivers its executed signature page to this Amendment by no later than the date and time specified by the Administrative Agent, an amendment fee in an amount equal to the amount previously disclosed to the Lenders.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received payment and/or reimbursement of the Administrative Agent’s and its affiliates’ fees and expenses (including, to the extent invoiced, reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in accordance with the Loan Documents.

3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers. Each Borrower for itself hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a) This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b) As of the date hereof and giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (provided that any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) (except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct as of such earlier date).

4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.

(a) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Company is contemplating changing its fiscal year to end on December 31 of each calendar year rather than on September 30. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that such change is not prohibited by the Credit Agreement.

(b) Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.

(c) Except as specifically amended above, each Loan Document and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(d) Except as specifically provided above, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

(e) This Amendment shall be a Loan Document.

5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

6. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy, e-mailed.pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

[Signature Pages Follow]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

HILLENBRAND, INC.,
as the Company

By	/s/ Theodore S. Haddad, Jr.
		Name: Theodore S. Haddad, Jr.
		Title: Vice President and Treasurer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(Hillenbrand, Inc., et al.)


Hillenbrand Luxembourg S.À R.L.,
as a Subsidiary Borrower

By	/s/ Theodore S. Haddad, Jr.
		Name: Theodore S. Haddad, Jr.
		Title: Category A Manager

Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(Hillenbrand, Inc., et al.)


COPERION K-Tron (Schweiz) GmbH,
as a Subsidiary Borrower

By	/s/ Theodore S. Haddad, Jr.
		Name: Theodore S. Haddad, Jr.
		Title: Authorised Signatory