Form 8-K - Current report

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) January 5, 2024

KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana

001-36454

35-2047713

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission File

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

incorporation)

Number)



1205 Kimball Boulevard, Jasper, Indiana						47546
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (812) 634-4000


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	KE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Section 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 5, 2024, Kimball Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) amended (the “first amendment”) its 364-day multi-currency revolving credit facility agreement (the “secondary credit facility”) dated as of February 3, 2023 among the Company, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. as Administrative Agent, and Bank of America, N.A. as Documentation Agent, which was originally filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 7, 2023. Among other things, the first amendment (1) increases the borrowing limit to $100 million from $50 million and (2) changes the maturity date from February 2, 2024 to January 3, 2025.

The foregoing description of first amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified by its entirety by reference to the full text of first amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information set forth under Item 1.01 related to first amendment to secondary credit facility is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:


Exhibit
Number						Description
10.1						First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 5 , 2024, among Kimball Electronics, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Bank of America, N.A., as Documentation Agent
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL)

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.



			KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.

By:			/s/ Jana T. Croom
			JANA T. CROOM Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 5, 2024

Exhibit 10.1

First Amendment To Credit Agreement

By and among

Kimball Electronics, Inc.

and

The Lenders Party Hereto

and

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

and

Bank of America, N.A.

as Documentation Agent

________________________

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and BOFA Securities, Inc.,

as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers

Dated as of January 5, 2024

First Amendment To Credit Agreement

This First Amendment To Credit Agreement (this “First Amendment”) is made as of January 5, 2024, by and among Kimball Electronics, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). The parties hereto agree as follows:

W I T N E S S E T H:

Whereas, as of February 3, 2023, the parties hereto entered into a certain Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”, capitalized terms used in this First Amendment, and not specifically herein defined, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement); and

Whereas, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to amend certain terms and provisions, all subject to and as provided in this First Amendment;

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises, and the mutual promises herein contained, the parties agree that the Agreement shall be, and it hereby is, amended as provided herein and the parties further agree as follows:

Part I. Amendatory Provisions

Article I: Definitions

Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the following new definitions in lieu of the like existing definitions:

“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth on the Commitment Schedule opposite such Lender’s name, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) as provided in Section 9.04(b)(ii)(C), pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable, as such Revolving Commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to (a) Section 2.09 and (b) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04; provided, that at no time shall the Revolving Exposure of any Lender exceed its Revolving Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as of the First Amendment Effective Date is $100,000,000.

“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earlier of (i) January 3, 2025, or (ii) the date upon which the Revolving Loans under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 4, 2022 by and among Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent (as those terms as defined therein) (as amended and as the same may be further and/or restated from time to time, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) are refinanced, terminated or have been paid in full (if the same is a Business Day, or if not then the immediately next succeeding Business Day), or any earlier date on which the Revolving Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new definition thereto:

“First Amendment Effective Date” means January 5, 2024.

Part II. Commitment Schedule

The Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the new Commitment Schedule attached to this First Amendment in lieu of the like existing Commitment Schedule to the Agreement.

Part III. Continuing Effect and Reaffirmation of Obligations

Except as expressly modified herein:

(a) All terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement shall remain the same and shall continue in full force and effect, interpreted, wherever possible, in a manner consistent with this First Amendment; provided, however, in the event of any irreconcilable inconsistency, this First Amendment shall control; and

(b) The representations and warranties contained in the Agreement shall survive this First Amendment in their original form as continuing representations and warranties of the Borrower.

Each Loan Party hereby ratifies the Agreement and acknowledges and reaffirms:

(a) that it is bound by all terms of the Agreement applicable to it; and

(b) that it is responsible for the observance and full performance of its respective Obligations.

Part IV. Representations And Warranties

In consideration hereof, the Borrower represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that:

(a) This First Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby are within the Borrower’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This First Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b) Each representation and warranty set forth in the Agreement, as hereby amended, are true and correct as of the date hereof in all material respects, except to the extent that such representation and warranty is expressly intended to apply solely to an earlier date and except changes reflecting transactions permitted by the Agreement;

(c) There currently exist no offsets, counterclaims or defenses to the performance of the Obligations (such offsets, counterclaims or defenses, if any, being hereby expressly waived);


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(d) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this First Amendment and any transactions contemplated hereby, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Part V. Independent Credit Decision

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this First Amendment.

Part VI. Conditions Precedent

Notwithstanding anything contained in this First Amendment to the contrary, this First Amendment shall not become effective until each of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied (or waived) in accordance with the terms herein:

(a)The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this First Amendment, duly executed by the Administrative Agent, Borrower, the Loan Guarantors and the Lenders;

(b)The Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed certificate of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and each Loan Guarantor (A) certifying as complete and correct, the authorizing resolutions of the Borrower and each Loan Guarantor, and (B) certifying as complete and correct, attached copies of the articles of incorporation or articles of organization and by-laws or operating agreement, as applicable, of the Borrower and each Loan Guarantor, or certifying that such resolutions and/or articles of incorporation or by-laws, as applicable, have not been amended (except as shown) since the previous delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent;

(c)The Administrative Agent shall have received the favorable written opinion(s) of counsel to Borrower, dated of even date herewith, as to those matters that Administrative Agent may reasonably require; and

(c) Delivery of counterparts to this First Amendment, duly executed by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, shall in each case be conclusive evidence of such party’s satisfaction with each of the applicable conditions precedent set forth above.

Part VII. Expenses

The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with this First Amendment.


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Part VIII. Counterparts

This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this First Amendment by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall have the same force and delivery of an original executed counterpart of this First Amendment. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this First Amendment by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall also deliver an original executed counterpart of this First Amendment, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this First Amendment.

In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed by their respective officers duly authorized as of the date first above written.

[Signature Pages Follow]


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“BORROWER”

KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.

By:			/s/ Jana Croom
			Jana Croom, Chief Financial Officer

By:			/s/ Adam W. Smith
			Adam W. Smith, Treasurer