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EX-10.1 - AMENDMENT NO. 1, DATED AS OF MARCH 5, 2012 - CARBO CERAMICS INCd311770dex101.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) March 5, 2012

 

 

 

CARBO Ceramics Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-15903   72-1100013

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

575 North Dairy Ashford, Suite 300  
Houston, Texas   77079
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(281) 921-6400

(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 March 5, 2012, CARBO Ceramics Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a first amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to its Credit Agreement, dated July 29, 2010 (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, issuing lender and swing line lender, and the financial institutions party thereto.

In summary, Amendment No. 1 (i) extends the maturity date of the Credit Agreement from January 29, 2013 to July 29, 2013, (ii) increases the size of the Company’s revolving credit facility from $10 million to $25 million and (iii) makes other administrative changes to certain covenants and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of Amendment No. 1 is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 1, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

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 of this report is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1 Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 5, 2012, among CARBO Ceramics Inc., as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, issuing lender and swing line lender, and the lenders named therein. (Does not include the schedules and exhibits to this document. These schedules and exhibits will be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.)


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.

 

    CARBO CERAMICS INC.
Date: March 6, 2012     By:  

    /s/ Ernesto Bautista III

      Ernesto Bautista III
      Vice President and
      Chief Financial Officer