Form 8-k

 

 

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): 01/29/2013

 

 

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 000-51759

 

Delaware     81-0553291

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7500 Pecue Lane

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(225) 298-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

On January 29, 2013, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (the “Company”) amended its existing $402.5 million senior secured credit facility with General Electric Capital Corporation as administrative agent by entering into Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC, the other credit parties named therein, the lenders named therein, General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A. as co-syndication agent and documentation agent, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as co-syndication agent.

The Amendment permits the issuance of the New Notes (as defined below).

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

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company intends to offer $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 7% senior notes due 2022 (the “New Notes”). The New Notes will be issued as additional notes under an indenture dated as of August 20, 2012 pursuant to which the Company previously issued $530,000,000 of 7% senior notes due 2022 (the “Existing Notes”). The New Notes will rank equally with and form a part of a single class of securities with such Existing Notes for all purposes under the indenture. The New Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will be guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries.

The Company expects to use the proceeds from the offering to repay indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facility and for the payment of related fees and expenses.

The New Notes and related guarantees are being offered in a private placement, solely to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or outside the United States to persons other than “U.S. persons” in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The New Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This filing does not constitute an offer to sell the New Notes or any other securities, nor a solicitation for an offer to purchase the New Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. Any offer of the New Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. This Current Report is being filed pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations are forward-looking statements. Statements containing the words “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “estimate”, “target”, “project”, “intend” and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the Company’s ability to consummate the offering of the New Notes on terms acceptable to it; and (2) other factors discussed in our public filings, including the risk factors included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we are under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date hereof.


Certain Information

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto are selected portions of information from an offering memorandum that the Company expects to disclose to investors in connection with the private placement. There can be no assurance that the placement will be completed as described in the offering memorandum or at all.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

Management has determined to restate the Company’s condensed consolidating balance sheet and consolidating statement of cash flows in Footnote 18 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (the “Company’s Form 10-K”) and Footnote 10 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 (the “Company’s Form 10-Q”) to reclassify “Intercompany balances” to “Investment in guarantor subsidiaries.” The reclassification of intercompany balances to investment in guarantor subsidiaries is based on management’s determination that such intercompany transactions were more akin to capital contributions and therefore should be classified within the condensed consolidating balance sheet as an investment. As capital contributions, the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows now reflects such activity as an investing activity on the Company’s books and a financing activity on the guarantor subsidiaries’ books rather than the previous presentation as an operating activity on the books of both the Company and the guarantor subsidiaries.

The reclassifications only affect the consolidating financial information previously presented in the footnotes referred to above and do not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company is filing as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 hereto a full set of the financial statements previously filed as part of the Company’s Form 10-K and the Company’s Form 10-Q, respectively. No changes have been made to the consolidated financial statements previously filed. The only changes made to the previous filings consist of a restated Footnote 18 of the Company’s Form 10-K and a restated Footnote 10 of the Company’s Form 10-Q, in each case, solely to reflect the foregoing reclassifications. Except for such reclassifications, no part of Exhibit 99.2 or Exhibit 99.3 has otherwise been updated to reflect events subsequent to the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K or the Company’s Form 10-Q, as applicable, or otherwise modified or revised.

The table below presents the specific line items within the condensed consolidating balance sheet and the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows that changed as a result of the reclassifications discussed above.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

 

     H&E Equipment Services      Guarantor Subsidiaries      Elimination     Consolidated  
     As
Originally
Filed
    As
Amended
     As
Originally
Filed
    As
Amended
     As
Originally
Filed
     As
Amended
    As
Originally
Filed
     As
Amended
 

As of September 30, 2012

                    

Investment in guarantor subsidiaries

     (26,219     163,787         —          —           26,219         (163,787     —           —     

Total assets

     741,308        931,314         172,699        172,699         26,219         (163,787     940,226         940,226   

Intercompany balances

     (190,006     —           190,006        —           —           —          —           —     

Total liabilities

     704,015        894,021         198,918        8,912         —           —          902,933         902,933   

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     37,293        37,293         (26,219     163,787         26,219         (163,787     37,293         37,293   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     741,308        931,314         172,699        172,699         26,219         (163,787     940,226         940,226   

As of December 31, 2011

                    

Investment in guarantor subsidiaries

     (25,142     139,089         —          —           25,142         (139,089     —           —     

Total assets

     581,785        746,016         146,378        146,378         25,142         (139,089     753,305         753,305   

Intercompany balances

     (164,231     —           164,231        —           —           —          —           —     

Total liabilities

     317,578        481,809         171,520        7,289         —           —          489,098         489,098   

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     264,207        264,207         (25,142     139,089         25,142         (139,089     264,207         264,207   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     581,785        746,016         146,378        146,378         25,142         (139,089     753,305         753,305   

As of December 31, 2010

                    

Investment in guarantor subsidiaries

     (18,509     146,013         —          —           18,509         (146,013     —           —     

Total assets

     562,911        727,433         153,001        153,001         18,509         (146,013     734,421         734,421   

Intercompany balances

     (164,522     —           164,522        —           —           —          —           —     

Total liabilities

     308,661        473,183         171,510        6,988         —           —          480,171         480,171   

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     254,250        254,250         (18,509     146,013         18,509         (146,013     254,250         254,250   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     562,911        727,433         153,001        153,001         18,509         (146,013     734,421         734,421   


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

     H&E Equipment Services     Guarantor Subsidiaries     Elimination     Consolidated  
     As
Originally
Filed
    As
Amended
    As
Originally
Filed
    As
Amended
    As
Originally
Filed
     As
Amended
    As
Originally
Filed
    As
Amended
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

                 

Intercompany balances

     (25,775     —          25,775        —          —           —          —          —     

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

     (3,454     22,321        25,131        (644     —           —          21,677        21,677   

Investment in subsidiaries

     —          (25,775     —          —          —           25,775        —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (147,471     (173,246     (25,013     (25,013     —           25,775        (172,484     (172,484

Capital contributions

     —          —          —          25,775        —           (25,775     —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     129,960        129,960        (118     25,657        —           (25,775     129,842        129,842   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

                 

Intercompany balances

     (6,589     —          6,589        —          —           —          —          —     

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

     8,185        14,774        8,707        2,118        —           —          16,892        16,892   

Investment in subsidiaries

     —          (6,589     —          —          —           6,589        —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (45,723     (52,312     (8,596     (8,596     —           6,589        (54,319     (54,319

Capital contributions

     —          —          —          6,589        —           (6,589     —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     13,283        13,283        (111     6,478        —           (6,589     13,172        13,172   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

                 

Intercompany balances

     291        —          (291     —          —           —          —          —     

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

     50,455        50,164        9,930        10,221        —           —          60,385        60,385   

Investment in subsidiaries

     —          291        —          —          —           (291     —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (71,147     (70,856     (9,781     (9,781     —           (291     (80,928     (80,928

Capital contributions

     —          —          —          (291     —           291        —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     15,758        15,758        (149     (440     —           291        15,609        15,609   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

                 

Intercompany balances

     4,691        —          (4,691     —          —           —          —          —     

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

     12,266        7,575        5,672        10,363        —           —          17,938        17,938   

Investment in subsidiaries

     —          4,691        —          —          —           (4,691     —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (24,127     (19,436     (5,542     (5,542     —           (4,691     (29,669     (29,669

Capital contributions

     —          —          —          (4,691     —           4,691        —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (4,316     (4,316     (140     (4,831     —           4,691        (4,456     (4,456

Year Ended December 31, 2009

                 

Intercompany balances

     22,248        —          (22,248     —          —           —          —          —     

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

     69,892        47,644        3,009        25,257        —           —          72,901        72,901   

Investment in subsidiaries

     —          22,248        —          —          —           (22,248     —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     40,783        63,031        (2,883     (2,883     —           (22,248     37,900        37,900   

Capital contributions

     —          —          —          (22,248     —           22,248        —          —     

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (76,600     (76,600     (131     (22,379     —           22,248        (76,731     (76,731


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

10.1    Amendment No. 4, dated January 29, 2013, to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Company, Great Northern Equipment, Inc., and H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC (collectively, the borrowers), General Electric Capital Corporation, as agent for the lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agent and documentation agent, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as co-syndication agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto.
99.1    Selected portions of information from an offering memorandum that the Company expects to disclose to investors in connection with its private placement.
99.2    Audited consolidated financial statements of the Company from its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, as revised.
99.3    Unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company from its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, as revised.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


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.

 

    H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
Date: January 30, 2013     By:    /s/ Leslie S. Magee
      Leslie S. Magee
      Chief Financial Officer