GRAY TELEVISON, INC.
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): March 19, 2007
Gray Television, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Georgia
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-13796
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58-0285030 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4370 Peachtree Road, Atlanta
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30319 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
404-504-9828
(Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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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Item 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 19, 2007, Gray Television, Inc. (Gray or the Company) announced that it completed the
refinancing of its senior credit facility. The principal terms of this new senior credit facility
are summarized below.
The new senior credit facility has a total credit commitment of $1.025 billion and consists of a
$100 million revolving credit facility and a $925 million institutional term loan facility.
The Company used the initial draw under the new senior credit facility, consisting of an $8 million
draw on the revolving credit facility and a $610 million draw on the term loan facility to fund the
payoff of all outstanding amounts under its former senior credit facility, to pay fees and expenses
relating to the refinancing and for other general corporate purposes.
The new senior credit facility allows the Company up to two additional draw requests under the term
loan facility (subject to satisfaction of customary borrowing conditions) to (1) draw up to $275
million to redeem all of the Companys existing and currently outstanding 9.25% Senior Subordinate
Notes due 2011 (the 9.25% Notes) and (2) draw up to $40 million to redeem all of the Companys
Series C Preferred Stock plus in each instance pay applicable accrued interest and/or dividends on
its existing and currently outstanding securities as of the draw date and related fees and expenses
related to the refinancing and/or redemption transactions. If the respective redemption
transactions have not been completed at specified dates during the second quarter of 2007, the
corresponding commitments under the term loan facility will permanently reduce.
The revolving facility matures on March 19, 2014 and the term loan facility matures on December 31,
2014. In addition, the term loan facility will require quarterly installments of principal
repayments equal to 0.25% of the total commitment beginning March 31, 2008. No permanent
reductions to the revolving credit facility commitment will be required prior to the final maturity
date of that facility.
Under the new senior credit facility, the Company, at its option, can choose to pay interest at a
rate equal to the LIBOR rate plus a margin or at the lenders base rate, generally equal to the
lendersprime rate, plus a margin. The applicable margin for the revolving credit facility varies
based on the Companys leverage ratio as defined in the loan agreement. Presented below are the
ranges of applicable margins available to the Company based on the Companys performance in
comparison with the terms as defined in the new senior credit facility:
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Applicable Margin for |
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Applicable Margin |
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Base Rate Advances |
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for LIBOR Advances |
Revolving Credit Facility |
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0.00% - 0.25 |
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0.625% - 1.50 |
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Term Loan Facility |
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0.25 |
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1.50 |
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As of the consummation of the new senior credit facility, the initial applicable margins for base
rate advances and LIBOR advances under the revolving portion of the facility are 0.25% and 1.50%,
respectively.
The Company shall pay a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the revolving credit
facility at an initial annual rate of 0.50% and may range from 0.20% to 0.50% on an annual basis
during the term of the new senior credit facility.
The new senior credit facility is being secured by substantially all of the assets, excluding real
estate, of the Company and its subsidiaries. In addition, the Companys subsidiaries are joint and
several guarantors of the obligations and the Companys ownership interests in its subsidiaries are
pledged to collateralize the obligations. The new senior credit facility contains affirmative and
restrictive covenants that the Company must comply with, including (a) limitations on additional
indebtedness, (b) limitations on liens, (c) limitations on the sale of assets, (d) limitations on
guarantees, (e) limitations on investments and acquisitions, (f) limitations on the payment of
dividends and share repurchases, (g) limitations on mergers, and (h) maintenance of a specified
leverage ratio not to exceed certain maximum limits, as well as other customary covenants for
credit facilities of this type.
On March 19, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a new
senior credit facility. A copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.
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Item 2.03. |
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth above in Item 1.01 regarding Grays senior credit facility is
incorporated into Item 2.03 by reference.
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Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press Release dated March 19, 2007. |
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.
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Gray Television, Inc.
(Registrant)
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Date: March 20, 2007 |
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/s/ James C. Ryan
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Name: |
James C. Ryan |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer
and Senior Vice President |
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