8-K 1 body.htm 8K CREDIT AGREEMENT AND PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 2006 8K Credit Agreement and Press Release October 2006


 
 



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): October 27, 2006
 
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ICO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
0-10068
(Commission File
Number)
76-0566682
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1811 Bering, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77057
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(713) 351-4100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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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On October 27, 2006, ICO, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a five-year, $45,000,000 Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Credit Agreement”). The borrowing capacity available to ICO under the Credit Agreement consists of a five-year, $15,000,000 term loan and a five-year, $30,000,000 revolving credit agreement. ICO, Inc., Bayshore Industrial L.P. and ICO Polymers North America, Inc. are borrowers under the Credit Agreement and their obligations are guaranteed by all of ICO’s U.S. subsidiaries. Substantially all of ICO’s and its U.S. subsidiaries’ assets that are not already subject to security interests are pledged as security under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement will be utilized to replace commitments and outstandings under ICO’s existing $25,000,000 senior credit facility with Wachovia Bank, National Association. Proceeds of the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and for general corporate purposes and may also be used to fund repurchases of ICO’s Depositary Certificates representing shares of its $6.75 Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock.

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.

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

See description above in Item 1.01.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


10.1 Credit Agreement dated as of October 27, 2006 among ICO, Inc., Bayshore Industrial L.P. and ICO Polymers North America, Inc. as borrowers and KeyBank National Association as administrative agent for the Lenders.

99.1 Press Release dated October 27, 2006




 





 


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.
 
 
 
ICO, INC.
     
Date: October 30, 2006
By:
/s/ Jon C. Biro
 
Name:
Jon C. Biro
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and
   
Treasurer
     




EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.
Description
   
10.1
Credit Agreement dated as of October 27, 2006 among ICO, Inc., Bayshore Industrial L.P. and ICO Polymers North America, Inc. as borrowers and KeyBank National Association as administrative agent for the Lenders.
   
99.1
Press Release dated October 27, 2006