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):  June 30, 2011

 


 

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-12593

 

47-0728886

(State or other

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

600 Cummings Center
Beverly, Massachusetts 01915

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(978) 619-1300

(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.

 

On June 30, 2011, Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment and confirmation agreement (the “Amendment”) to its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2010, by and among the Company, as Borrower, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, as Guarantors, CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, Arranger, Issuer Lender and Lender, and the other Lenders named therein (the “Credit Agreement”).

 

The Amendment adjusted certain financial covenants in the Credit Agreement, increasing the Company’s maximum ratio of Indebtedness to EBITDA (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) from 2.5:1 to 3:1 and amending the definition of Fixed Charges (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to include up to $40,000,000 in the aggregate of acquisition integration and upgrade expenses incurred by the Company in connection with its previously announced acquisition of former Alltel assets.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary of the provisions of the Amendment 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

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amendment and Confirmation Agreement dated as of June 30, 2011 by and among Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., as Borrower, CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, Arranger, Issuing Lender and a Lender, the Guarantors named therein, and the other Lenders named therein.

 

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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.

 

 

 

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

 

Justin D. Benincasa

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:  July 7, 2011

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amendment and Confirmation Agreement dated as of June 30, 2011 by and among Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., as Borrower, CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, Arranger, Issuing Lender and a Lender, the Guarantors named therein, and the other Lenders named therein.

 

 

 

 

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