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| EX-10.1 - THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT - NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC | dex101.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 12, 2011
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-17157 | 77-0024666 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4000 North First Street, San Jose, California 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 943-9700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 12, 2011, Novellus Systems, Inc. entered into a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Bank of America, N.A. to its Credit Agreement dated June 17, 2009, as amended on September 23, 2009 and April 26, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”).
The Amendment amends the definition of Applicable Rate in the Credit Agreement from 0.75% to 0.50% per annum and extends the Maturity Date of the Credit Agreement to March 3, 2014.
The description of the Amendment contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 hereof is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 |
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated May 12, 2011 by and between Novellus Systems, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Gottlieb | |
| Andrew Gottlieb | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: May 16, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 |
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated May 12, 2011 by and between Novellus Systems, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. | |