UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 6, 2012 (July 2, 2012)

 

 

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES,

INCORPORATED

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-09764		11-2534306
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 Atlantic Street, Suite 1500 Stamford, CT				06901
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 328-3500

 

 

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:

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective July 2, 2012, Harman International Industries, Incorporated (“Harman”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Harman Holding GmbH & Co. KG (“Harman KG”), entered into the Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Multi-Currency Credit Agreement dated as of December 1, 2010 (the “Credit Agreement”), with HSBC Bank USA, National Association and Unicredit Bank AG, New York Branch, as Syndication Agents; Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and RBS Citizens, N.A. as Documentation Agents; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. and Unicredit Bank AG, New York Branch, as Joint Lead Arrangers; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (“JPMorgan”) and the other financial institutions party thereto.

The Amendment amends the Credit Agreement by, among other things, (a) allowing Harman and its subsidiaries to enter into certain internal tax restructuring transactions subject in certain circumstances to various conditions, (b) in connection with such internal tax restructuring transactions, providing for the release of certain security interests created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of December 1, 2010 among Harman, Harman KG and JPMorgan, and (c) making certain other amendments to facilitate the foregoing.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Second Amendment, dated as of July 2, 2012, to the Multi-Currency Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2010, among Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Harman Holding GmbH & Co. KG, HSBC Bank USA, National Association and Unicredit Bank AG, New York Branch, as Syndication Agents; Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and RBS Citizens, N.A. as Documentation Agents; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. and Unicredit Bank AG, New York Branch, as Joint Lead Arrangers; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the financial institutions party thereto.

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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.

 

Date: July 6, 2012