UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 10, 2004
(November 5, 2004)
Friedman's Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-22356 58-20583
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
171 Crossroads Parkway
Savannah, Georgia 31422
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(912) 233-9333
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 5, 2004, Friedman's Inc. (the "Company") and certain of
its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Borrowers") entered into the First
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the
"Credit Facility"), by and between the Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as
Collateral Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Revolving Agent, Jewelry Investors
II, L.L.C., as Term Agent, and each of the lending institutions party thereto
as Lenders (the "First Amendment"). Among other things, the First Amendment
amends the Credit Facility to (i) modify certain of the financial covenants
contained therein, eliminating the Company's anticipated default under the
Credit Facility resulting from its failure to meet cumulative EBITDA
requirements and the required minimum ratio of accounts payable to inventory,
and (ii) extend the earliest date for voluntary prepayments of the term loans
from the one-year anniversary of the Credit Facility to the eighteen-month
anniversary of the Credit Facility.
The foregoing description of the First Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the First Amendment, a copy of which is included with
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by
reference into this Item.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 5, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing
that it had reached an agreement with its lenders to amend its Credit
Facility. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit
Number Description
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Exhibit 10.1 First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated November 5, 2004, by and between
Friedman's, Inc., each of its subsidiaries party thereto,
Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent, Bank of America,
N.A., as Revolving Agent, Jewelry Investors II, L.L.C., as
Term Agent, and each of the lending institutions party
thereto as lenders
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated November 5, 2004
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.
FRIEDMAN'S INC.
Date: November 10, 2004 By: /s/ C. Steven Moore
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C. Steven Moore
Chief Administrative Officer
and General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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Exhibit 10.1 First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated November 5, 2004, by and between
Friedman's, Inc., each of its subsidiaries party
thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
Bank of America, N.A., as Revolving Agent, Jewelry
Investors II, L.L.C., as Term Agent, and each of the
lending institutions party thereto as lenders
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated November 5, 2004