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): March 1, 2019
LivaNova PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
England and Wales (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-37599 (Commission File Number) | 98-1268150 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
20 Eastbourne Terrace
London, W2 6LG
United Kingdom
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
+44 20 33250660
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Commitment Letter
On February 25, 2019, LivaNova Plc (the “Company”) entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Bank of America Merrill Lynch International DAC, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, London Branch and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (the last four together, the “Banks”.)
Pursuant to the Commitment Letter, the Company appoints each of the Banks as a mandated lead arranger, underwriter and bookrunner in respect of a multicurrency term loan facility (the “Facility”) in the aggregate amount of $350 million.
The commitment of the Banks to arrange and underwrite the Facility is made subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including, but not limited to the following: (a) compliance by the Company with all the terms of the Commitment Letter, the appended term sheet, and the fee letter in respect of fees owed to the Banks (the “Fee Letter”) (one such condition precedent being the repayment of any funds drawn under the 2018 $70 million revolving facility made available by Barclays Bank PLC), (b) accuracy and completeness of the Company (or group company) representations and warranties required by each of the Commitment Letter, the associated term sheet and the Fee Letter, (c) the execution and delivery of the agreement in respect of the Facility and associated documents no later than April 26, 2019 and (d) satisfactory completion of client identification procedures.
Pursuant to the Fee Letter, the Company is obligated to pay certain fees to the Banks.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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SIGNATURE
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.
LivaNova PLC | |
Date: March 1, 2019 | By:/s/ Catherine Moroz |
Name: Catherine Moroz | |
Title: Company Secretary | |
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