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U.S. 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): September 29, 2020
ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC.

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware   001-37822   27-5472457
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
8051 E. Maplewood Avenue, Suite 210, Greenwood Village, CO
80111
(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 598-3500

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:
Class   Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   ADES NASDAQ Global Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.




Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 29, 2020, Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, ADA-ES, Inc., a Colorado corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and BOK, NA dba Bank of Oklahoma (the "Lender"), entered into the Fourteenth Amendment (the "Fourteenth Amendment") to the 2013 Loan and Security Agreement (the "Line of Credit").

The Fourteenth Amendment extends the maturity date of the Line of Credit to March 31, 2021 and sets forth an additional event of default under the Line of Credit.

The foregoing description of the Fourteenth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourteenth Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 29, 2020
  Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.
  Registrant
  /s/ Greg Marken
  Greg Marken
  Interim Chief Executive Officer

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Execution Version
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT OF
2013 LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT OF 2013 LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (“Fourteenth Amendment) is made as of the 29th day of September, 2020 (the “Effective Date) by and among ADA-ES, INC., a Colorado corporation (Borrower), ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, as Guarantor (ADES), and BOKF, NA d/b/a BOK Financial, as successor in interest to COBIZ BANK, a Colorado corporation, d/b/a COLORADO BUSINESS BANK (Lender).

RECITALS

A. Borrower, ADES and Lender are parties to that certain 2013 Loan and Security Agreement dated as of September 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented, modified and restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”).

B. In accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement, Lender has agreed to amend, for the benefit of Borrower and ADES, certain terms and conditions contained in the Loan Agreement, as specifically provided herein.

C. Other than as defined in this Fourteenth Amendment, all capitalized terms used in this agreement without definition shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants made by the parties and contained in this Fourteenth Amendment, the parties agree to the amendments set forth below as of the Effective Date:

1.Amendment to Definitions. The following definitions is added to Section 1.1 in alphabetical order as follows:

Secured Line Termination Date” means March 31, 2021, or such earlier date as may occur pursuant to Section 8.2 hereof.

2.Default. The following is added as a new Section 8.1(k) entitled “Non-Renewal of Collateral”:

(k) Non-Renewal of Collateral. Any contracts, agreements, leases or other documents that constitute any of the Collateral fails to be renewed.

3.No Default. Borrower and ADES hereby certify to Lender that Borrower is in full compliance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement, and that no Event of Default will occur as a result of the effects of this Fourteenth Amendment.

4.Release of Claims. Borrower and ADES hereby release and forever discharge Lender, its affiliates, directors, officers, agents, employees, and attorneys (“Lender Parties”) of and from any and all liability, suits, damages, claims, counterclaims, demands, reckonings and causes of action, setoffs and defenses, whether known or unknown, whether arising



in law or equity, which any of Borrower or ADES have, now have or may have in the future against Lender Parties by reason of any acts, omissions, causes or things arising out of or in any way related to this Fourteenth Amendment or the Loan Agreement existing or accrued as of the date of this Fourteenth Amendment. This release shall survive the termination of this Fourteenth Amendment. Borrower acknowledges that the foregoing release is a material inducement to Lender's decision to extend to Borrower the financial accommodations hereunder and has been relied upon by Lender in its agreement to enter into this Fourteenth Amendment.

5.Costs. Borrower will pay Lender's attorneys' fees for preparation of this Fourteenth Amendment, only, and reasonable costs and expenses of Lender strictly in connection therewith.

6.Miscellaneous.

(a)The paragraph headings used herein are intended for reference purposes only and shall not be considered in the interpretation of the terms and conditions hereof.

(b)The terms and conditions of this Fourteenth Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and permitted assigns.

(c)This Fourteenth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by Lender, ADES and Borrower on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

(d)Except as expressly modified by this Fourteenth Amendment, the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(e)This Fourteenth Amendment and the Loan Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior negotiations, understandings, and agreements between such parties with respect to such subject matter.

(f)This Fourteenth Amendment, and the transactions evidenced hereby, shall be governed by, and construed under, the internal laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to principles of conflicts of law, as the same may from time to time be in effect, including, without limitation, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Colorado.

(Signatures on following page)





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Fourteenth Amendment as of the Effective Date.

ADA-ES, INC.,
a Colorado corporation
By: /s/ Greg Marken
Name: Greg Marken
Title: Treasurer
ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC.,
A Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Greg Marken
Name: Greg Marken
Title: CEO


[Signature Page to Fourteenth Amendment of 2013 Loan and Security Agreement]



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Fourteenth Amendment as of the Effective Date.

BOKF, NA,
a national banking organization,
d/b/a BOK Financial
By: /s/ Brian Russell
Name: Brian Russell
Title: Assistant Vice President
[Signature Page to Fourteenth Amendment of 2013 Loan and Security Agreement]