UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2022
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-14120 | 52-1611421 | ||
| (State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey | 08857 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 679-4000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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, par value $.001 | BDR | NYSE American |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed, on October 25, 2019, Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”), R. L. Drake Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Blonder Tongue Far East, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and MidCap Business Credit LLC (“MidCap”) entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (All Assets) (the “Original Agreement”), which was subsequently amended by a Consent and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Loan Documents dated as of April 7, 2020 (the “First Amendment”), a Second Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of January 8, 2021 (the “Second Amendment”), a Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of June 14, 2021 (the “Third Amendment”), a Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of July 30, 2021 (the “Fourth Amendment”), a Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of August 26, 2021 (the “Fifth Amendment”) and a Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of December 16, 2021, (the “Sixth Amendment” and together with the Original Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment and the Fifth Amendment, the “Loan Agreement”).
The parties have entered into a Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2022 (the “Seventh Amendment”), to, among other things, modify the Loan Agreement’s definitions of “Borrowing Base” and “Availability Block.” All other substantive terms of the Loan Agreement continue in full force and effect.
The foregoing summary of the Seventh Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Seventh Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the Original Agreement is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2019, the First Amendment is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 9, 2020, the Second Amendment is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021, the Third Amendment is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2021 the Fourth Amendment is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2021, the Fifth Amendment is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2021 and the Sixth Amendment is attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2021. We encourage you to read each of the Original Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment and the Seventh Amendment in its entirety.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information contained in Item 1.01 above with respect to the Seventh Amendment is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03. Upon a default under the Loan Agreement, as amended, including the non-payment of principal or interest, the obligations of the borrower may be accelerated and MidCap may pursue its rights under the Loan Agreement, as amended, and the related pledge agreement, security agreement and guaranty agreement, and under the Uniform Commercial Code and/or any other applicable law or in equity.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated February 11, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Skolnik | |
| Eric Skolnik | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: February 15, 2022
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Exhibit 10.1
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
This SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made this as of the __ day of February, 2022 by and among MidCap Business Credit LLC, a Texas limited liability company, the secured party hereunder (hereinafter called “Lender”), BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Borrower”), R. L. DRAKE HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Drake”), and BLONDER TONGUE FAR EAST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Far East”). Each of Borrower, Drake and Far East are individually referred to herein as a “Loan Party” and individually, collectively, jointly and severally, the “Loan Parties”.
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties and Lender have entered that Loan and Security Agreement (All Assets) dated as of October 25, 2019, as amended by that certain Consent and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Loan Documents, dated as of April 7, 2020, that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2021, that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2021, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2021, that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2021 and that certain Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021 (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that the Loan Agreement be amended as provided herein, and Lender is willing to make such modifications to the Loan Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual benefits to be derived by the Loan Parties and Lender from a continuing relationship under the Loan Agreement and Loan Documents and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment which are defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same meanings as defined therein, unless otherwise defined herein.
2. Amendment to Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof as follows:
| (a) | Definition of Borrowing Base - Section 5(c). The definition of Borrowing Base in Section 5(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, as follows: |
(c) The term “Borrowing Base” as used herein shall mean the sum of the following:
(1) up to eighty-five (85%) percent of the unpaid face amount of Qualified Accounts (as defined below), PLUS
(2) the lesser of (A) eighty-five (85%) percent of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of all Eligible Inventory (as defined below), which such Net Orderly Liquidation Value shall be reset on an annual basis in connection with the updated appraisals obtained in connection herewith, or (B) $2,500,000, PLUS
(3) an over-advance facility in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($400,000), which such amount shall, commencing on March 1, 2022 and continuing on the first Business Day of each succeeding calendar month, reduce by $50,000 per month until such amount reaches $0 (the “Over-Advance Facility”), LESS
(4) the Borrowing Base Reserve (as defined below).
| (b) | Definition of “Availability Block” - Section 22(p). The term “Availability Block” in Section 22(p) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following in its stead: |
“Availability Block” means (i) as of December 1, 2021, an amount equal to $106,666.56, and continuing on the first Business Day of each succeeding month thereafter, such amount shall increase by $6,666.66 per such applicable date until such amount reaches $400,000, provided that such block amount shall be increased to and fixed at $400,000 at the time of the Borrower’s initial closing as to any preferred stock offering that it consummates after February 1, 2022, and (ii) at all times thereafter, an amount equal to $400,000.”
3. Amendment Fee. Borrower agrees to pay Lender as of the date hereof a fully earned, non-refundable fee in the amount of $7,500 in consideration of the execution by Lender of this Amendment (“Amendment Fee”).
4. Conditions to Closing. The willingness of Lender to enter into this Amendment shall be subject to the condition precedent that Lender shall have received all of the following, each in form and substance satisfactory to Lender:
| (a) | This Amendment properly executed and delivered, |
(b) Payment by Borrower of the Amendment Fee, and
(c) Payment by the Borrower of any and all outstanding reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses relating to the Loan Agreement and/or this Amendment incurred by the Lender, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and expenses.
5. Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party represents and warrants to Lender that such Loan Party has the full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under, this Amendment and the execution and delivery of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the stockholders, directors, members and managers, as applicable, of such Loan Party.
6. Release and Confirmation. Each Loan Party hereby (i) reaffirms that it remains indebted to Lender without defense, counterclaim or offset and, assuming effectiveness of this Amendment, no default or Event of Default has occurred or exists under the Loan Documents, (ii) restates, and reaffirms, all of its covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents to the same extent as if fully set forth herein and each Loan Party hereby certifies that after giving effect to this Amendment, all such covenants, representations and warranties are true and accurate as of the date hereof and (iii) acknowledges and warrants that it does not have any claims, actions or causes of action whatsoever in law or in equity against Lender, its’ officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, subsidiaries, related companies or attorneys (for the purpose of this paragraph, collectively referred to herein as the “Lenders”) or any of them, in connection with or related to or arising from any and all transactions with Lenders, whether known or unknown, including, but not limited to, the loans, through the date of this Amendment, and each Loan Party for good and valuable consideration hereby waives, remises, releases and discharges any and all rights with respect to such claims, additions or causes of action, if any.
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7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, 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. Counterpart signature pages to this Amendment transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.
8. References. Upon and after the date of this Amendment all references to the Loan Agreement in the Loan Documents, or in any related document, shall mean the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, the execution and delivery of this Amendment does not and will not amend, modify or supplement any provision of, or constitute a consent to or a waiver of any noncompliance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement, and, except as specifically provided in this Amendment, the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the respective terms thereof.
9. Loan Documents Ratified. This Amendment is executed as an instrument under seal and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut without regard to its conflicts of law rules. All parts of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, not affected by this Amendment are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects, provided that if any provision of the Loan Documents shall conflict or be inconsistent with this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall supersede and prevail.
10. Costs and Expenses. Each Loan Party hereby reaffirms its agreement under the Loan Agreement to pay or reimburse Lender on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the Loan Documents, including without limitation all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Loan Party specifically agrees to pay all fees and disbursements of counsel to Lender for the services performed by such counsel in connection with the preparation of this Amendment and the documents and instruments incidental hereto. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that Lender may, at any time or from time to time in its sole discretion and without further authorization by the Loan Party, make a loan to Borrower under the Loan Agreement, or apply the proceeds of any loan, for the purpose of paying any such fees, disbursements, costs and expenses.
[SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment under seal as of the day and year first above written.
[Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement]
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