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):
April 12, 2019
GREENHILL & CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-32147
| Delaware | 51-0500737 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 300 Park Avenue New York, New York |
10022 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (ZIP Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 389-1500
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: NOT APPLICABLE
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On October 12, 2017, Greenhill & Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Greenhill” or the “Company”), entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent, for a five-year term loan facility of $350,000.000 (the “Existing Term Facility”) and a three-year revolving credit facility of $20,000,000 (the “Revolving Facility”).
On April 12, 2019, Greenhill entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent, for a new five-year term loan facility in the principal amount of $375,000,000 (the “New Term Facility”). The proceeds from the new term loan were used to repay in full the term loan outstanding under the Existing Term Facility, which had an outstanding balance of approximately $319 million, pay fees and expenses and provide cash to the balance sheet for general corporate purposes. The maturity date of the New Term Facility is April 12, 2024.
Borrowings under the New Term Facility bear interest at either a base rate plus 2.25%, or LIBOR plus 3.25%. Upon closing of the Amendment, the term loan requires quarterly principal amortization payments commencing on September 30, 2019 equal to 5% per annum of the original principal amount of the term loan, with the remaining balance of the term loan payable at maturity.
Additionally, certain covenants that limited our ability to, among other things, pay dividends, repurchase shares and make certain investments were modified under the Amendment to provide greater flexibility to the Company.
The amount, interest rate and maturity of the Revolving Facility remains unchanged.
Except as expressly set forth in the Amendment, no other terms of the Credit Agreement were modified.
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this Report.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Greenhill & Co., Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: April 16, 2019 | By: | /s/ Harold J. Rodriguez, Jr. | ||||||
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| Name: Harold J. Rodriguez, Jr. | ||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||