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EX-10.1 - AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS, INC.ex101to8k07319_08162012.htm
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): August 16, 2012
 
GenCorp Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Ohio
1-01520
34-0244000
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2001 Aerojet Road, Rancho Cordova, California
95742
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (916) 355-4000
 
 
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 16, 2012, GenCorp Inc. (the “Company”), with its wholly-owned subsidiary Aerojet-General Corporation (“Aerojet”) as guarantor, executed an amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, (the “Credit Facility”) with the lenders identified therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

The Second Amendment, among other things, (1) allows for the incurrence of up to $510 million of second lien indebtedness in connection with the acquisition by the Company of the business of United Technologies Corporation’s Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne division pursuant to the terms of that certain Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement by and between United Technologies Corporation and the Company dated as of July 22, 2012 (the “Rocketdyne Acquisition”), and (2) allows for a delayed draw term loan to the Company in an amount of up to $50 million in connection with the Rocketdyne Acquisition or, in certain circumstances, for general corporate purposes.

Some of the lenders or their respective affiliates from time to time have provided in the past and may provide in the future investment banking, commercial lending and financial advisory services to the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

The description of the Second Amendment contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, dated as of August 16, 2012, by and among GenCorp Inc., as Borrower, the Material Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
August 20, 2012
GENCORP INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Kathleen E. Redd
   
Name:
Kathleen E. Redd
   
Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, dated as of August 16, 2012, by and among GenCorp Inc., as Borrower, the Material Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent