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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): October 6, 2005
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LYNCH CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Indiana 1-106 38-1799862
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
140 Greenwich Avenue, 4Th Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 622-1150
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
LOAN AGREEMENT WITH BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY.
On September 29, 2005, effective October 6, 2005, Lynch Systems, Inc.
("Lynch Systems") a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lynch Corporation (the
"Registrant"), entered into a loan agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Branch
Banking and Trust Company ("BB&T"), which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K. The Loan Agreement provides for a line of credit in
the maximum principal amount of $3,500,000. This line of credit replaces the
working capital revolving loan that Lynch Systems had with SunTrust Bank, which
loan expired by its terms on September 30, 2005. Borrowings under the Loan
Agreement bear interest at the One Month LIBOR Rate plus 2.75% and accrued
interest is payable on a monthly basis, with the principal balance due to be
paid on the first anniversary of the Loan Agreement. Borrowings under the Loan
Agreement are secured by liens on accounts receivable and inventory.
The Loan Agreement contains a variety of affirmative and negative covenants
of types customary in an asset-based lending facility, including those relating
to reporting requirements, maintenance of records, properties and corporate
existence, compliance with laws, incurrence of other indebtedness and liens,
restrictions on certain payments and transactions and extraordinary corporate
events. The Loan Agreement also contains financial covenants relating to
maintenance of levels of minimal tangible net worth, a debt to worth ratio, and
restricting the amount of capital expenditures. In addition, the Loan Agreement
provides that the following will constitute events of default thereunder,
subject to certain grace periods: (i) payment defaults; (ii) failure to meet
reporting requirements; (iii) breach of other obligations under the Loan
Agreement; (iv) default with respect to other material indebtedness; (v) final
judgment for a material amount not discharged or stayed; and (vi) bankruptcy or
insolvency.
Pursuant to a Guaranty Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K, the Registrant guaranteed to BB&T the payment and
performance of the obligations of Lynch Systems under the Loan Agreement and
ancillary agreements and instruments.
EXTENSION AGREEMENT WITH SUNTRUST BANK
On October 6, 2005, Lynch Systems entered into an Extension Agreement by
and among Lynch Systems, the Registrant and SunTrust Bank ("SunTrust"), to
extend until December 31, 2005 the due date of all remaining indebtedness of
Lynch Systems to SunTrust. After giving effect to the refinancing described in
the previous paragraph, such indebtedness aggregated $389,406, which represents
the unpaid principal balance under the term loan. The Extension Agreement is
filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
NUMBER EXHIBIT
10.1 Loan Agreement, by and among Lynch Corporation, Lynch
Systems and BB&T, dated September 29, 2005, effective
October 6, 2005.
10.2 Guaranty Agreement for Payment and Performance by and
between Lynch Corporation and BB&T, dated September
29, 2005, effective October 6, 2005.
10.3 Extension Agreement by and among Lynch Corporation,
Lynch Systems and BB&T, dated October 6, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LYNCH CORPORATION
By: /s/ Eugene Hynes
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Eugene Hynes
Vice President
October 11, 2005