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): December 14, 2011
NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33226 | 20-5361360 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
12264 El Camino Real, Suite 305
San Diego, CA 92130
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (619) 573-1570
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. |
Effective as of December 14, 2011, NextWave Wireless Inc. (the Company) entered into an Amendment and Limited Waiver (the Amendment and Waiver) to the Note Agreements (as defined below) governing the terms of: (i) the Senior Secured Notes (First Lien Notes) issued by NextWave Wireless LLC, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (Wireless), (ii) the Senior-Subordinated Secured Second Lien Notes (Second Lien Notes) issued by Wireless and (iii) the Companys Third Lien Subordinated Secured Convertible Notes (Third Lien Notes and, together with the First Lien Notes and Second Lien Notes, collectively, the Notes).
Pursuant to the Amendment and Waiver, all holders of the First Lien Notes, Second Lien Notes and Third Lien Notes (collectively, the Holders) consented to provide certain waivers under, and to amend the terms of, (i) the Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2006, among Wireless, the Company, as a guarantor, certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Wireless that have guaranteed the obligations of Wireless under the First Lien Notes (the Guarantors), the Holders of First Lien Notes and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) (BNYM), as Collateral Agent (as amended from time to time, the First Lien Purchase Agreement), (ii) the Second Lien Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2008, among Wireless, the Company, as a guarantor, the Guarantors, the Holders of Second Lien Notes and BNYM, as Collateral Agent (as amended from time to time, the Second Lien Purchase Agreement), and (iii) the Third Lien Exchange Agreement dated as of October 9, 2008, among the Company, Wireless, as a guarantor, the Guarantors, the Holders of Third Lien Notes and BNYM, as Collateral Agent (as amended from time to time, the Third Lien Purchase Agreement and, together with the First Lien Purchase Agreement and the Second Lien Purchase Agreement, the Note Agreements).
The material terms of the Amendment and Waiver were effective to:
| extend the maturity of the First Lien Notes to December 31, 2012; |
| extend the maturity of the Second Lien Notes to January 31, 2013; |
| extend the maturity of the Third Lien Notes to February 28, 2013; and |
| permanently waive past events of default under the Notes, which defaults were previously the subject of the Forbearance Agreement dated as of August 1, 2011, as described in detail in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2011. |
No amendment or consent fee was paid to the Holders in connection with the Amendment and Waiver.
The Amendment and Waiver was approved by an independent committee of the Board of Directors of the Company consisting of members of the Board of Directors who do not have any direct or indirect economic interest in the Notes.
The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the Amendment and Waiver. Investors are encouraged to review the entire text of the Amendment and Waiver, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
As described above, the following exhibit is filed with this report:
Exhibit 10.1 Amendment and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2011.
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.
Date: December 15, 2011
NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Francis J. Harding | |
Francis J. Harding | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Amendment and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2011. |