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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2016

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ERICKSON INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-35482
93-1307561
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


5550 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 200 
Portland, Oregon 97239
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 505-5800

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Item 1.01
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment Number Seventeen to Credit Agreement

On September 21, 2016, Erickson Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into Amendment Number Seventeen to the Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and HSBC Bank USA NA, which modified the required level of borrowing capacity to be maintained, known as “Excess Availability,” to the following:

$10 million for the period from July 25, 2016 through August 29, 2016;
$13 million for the period from August 30, 2016 through September 28, 2016;
$17.5 million for the period from September 29, 2016 through October 10, 2016; and
$20 million for the period from October 11, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

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

The disclosures of the material terms and conditions of Amendment Number Seventeen to Credit Agreement contained in Item 1.01 above are hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.
10.1
Amendment Number Seventeen to Credit Agreement, dated September 21, 2016.








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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated:
September 26, 2016
 
Erickson Incorporated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 /s/ David Lancelot
 
 
 
 
 
David Lancelot
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer