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 20, 2006
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
1-13455 |
74-2148293 |
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(State
of Incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number) |
25025 Interstate 45 North, Suite 600
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(281) 367-1983
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 20, 2006, TETRA Technologies, Inc. (“TETRA”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (successor to Bank One, NA) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Comerica Bank, as documentation agent, Bank of America, National Association, as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto. As a result of the Amendment, the available borrowing capacity under the revolving commitment as provided for in the Credit Agreement dated as of September 7, 2004 was increased by $60 million from $140 million to $200 million. The foregoing discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference.
A discussion of the material terms of the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of September 7, 2004 by and among TETRA, Bank One, NA (predecessor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Comerica Bank, as documentation agent, Bank of America, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto is included in TETRA’s Current Report on Form 8 K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2004, which includes as Exhibit 10.1 thereto a copy of the Credit Agreement.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 regarding the entry into the Amendment to the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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| 10.1 |
Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 20, 2006, among TETRA Technologies, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (successor to Bank One, NA) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Comerica Bank, as documentation agent, Bank of America, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. |
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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.
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
By: /s/Geoffrey M. Hertel
Geoffrey M. Hertel
President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 23, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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| 10.1 |
Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 20, 2006, among TETRA Technologies, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (successor to Bank One, NA) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as syndication agents, Comerica Bank, as documentation agent, Bank of America, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. |
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