Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 6, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), AXT, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Credit Agreement provides for a $10.0 million secured revolving credit facility with a $1.0 million letter of credit sublimit facility. The commitments under the Credit Agreement expire on November 30, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”). The revolving credit facility is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company located within the United States, subject to certain exceptions.
The proceeds of the loans under the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Company has the right to prepay loans under the Credit Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time without penalty. Amounts prepaid may be reborrowed. As of the Closing Date, no loans or letters of credit were outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
Loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate based on the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) for the applicable interest period plus a margin of 2.00%. Interest on the loans is payable on the fifteenth day of each month. Principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, is due on the Maturity Date.
The Credit Agreement requires the Company to comply with a positive net income test and a minimum quick ratio (of cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments to total current liabilities plus the outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility) of at least 1.10 to 1.00, measured in each case at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company.
The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative covenants, including covenants regarding the payment of taxes and other obligations, maintenance of insurance, reporting requirements and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries, among other things, to incur debt, grant liens, and make investments, subject to certain exceptions. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lender may declare all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Credit Agreement immediately due and payable and may exercise the other rights and remedies provided for under the Credit Agreement and related loan documents. The events of default under the Credit Agreement include, subject to grace periods in certain instances, payment defaults, cross defaults with certain other indebtedness, breaches of covenants or representations and warranties, change in control of the Company and certain bankruptcy and insolvency events with respect to the Company.
The description of the Credit Agreement contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.