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):  November 18, 2014

 

ITERIS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-08762

 

95-2588496

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, California  92705

(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (949) 270-9400

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01                                           Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Effective November 18, 2014, Iteris, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Modification Agreement (the “Amendment”) with California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”) which amends that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated February 4, 2009 by and between the Company and CB&T and the promissory notes and other documents relating thereto (as amended to date, collectively, the “Loan Documents”).  The Amendment extends the expiration date of the line of credit under the Loan Documents from December 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached to this report as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

Exh. No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Modification Agreement dated November 18, 2014 by and between Iteris, Inc. and California Bank & Trust

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated:  November 24, 2014

 

 

ITERIS, INC.,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ ABBAS MOHADDES

 

 

Abbas Mohaddes

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exh. No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Modification Agreement dated November 18, 2014 by and between Iteris, Inc. and California Bank & Trust

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Loan No. 0411094-9001

 

MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS MODIFICATION AGREEMENT is entered into at Costa Mesa, California, as of November 18, 2014, between lteris, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with an address of 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, California 92705 (“Borrower”), and California Bank & Trust, a California banking corporation, with an address of 3420 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, California 92626 (“Bank”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 4, 2009, between Borrower and Bank (as previously amended, modified or supplemented, the “Loan and Security Agreement”), Bank agreed to extend credit and make certain financial accommodations to Borrower, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Documents, including without limitation a revolving line of credit which matures on December 1, 2014, respecting which Bank agreed to lend to Borrower, upon Borrower’s request, a revolving loan and advances thereunder (collectively, the “Revolving Loan”), in the aggregate principal amount of up to Twelve and No/100 Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) (the “Revolving Loan Amount”)

 

WHEREAS, the Revolving Loan is evidenced by that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Note, dated February 4, 2009 (as previously amended, modified or supplemented, the “Revolving Note”), by Borrower in favor of Bank in the face amount of the Revolving Loan Amount;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, Borrower granted Bank a first-priority security interest in and lien on the personal property described therein (the “Personalty”);

 

WHEREAS, the Loan and Security Agreement, the Revolving Note and all other documents and instruments executed in connection with or relating to the Revolving Loan or any other credit or financial accommodations extended by Bank to Borrower under the Loan and Security Agreement are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Loan Documents”; and the Personalty and all other collateral granted to Bank to secure the Revolving Loan is referred to herein, collectively, as the “Collateral”;

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested and Bank has agreed to make certain amendments to the Revolving Loan and the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Borrower and Bank mutually agree as follows:

 

1.                                      MODIFICATION

 

1.1                                            Recitals. The above recitals are hereby made a part of this Agreement, and Borrower acknowledges and agrees that each of the recitals is true, correct and complete.

 

1.2                                            Ratification. All of the terms, covenants, provisions, representations, warranties and conditions of the Loan Documents, as amended or modified hereby, are ratified, acknowledged, confirmed and continued in full force and effect as if fully restated herein.

 

1.3                                            Collateral. Borrower confirms and ratifies its continuing mortgage, pledge, assignment and grant of security interest in and lien on the Collateral to and in favor of Bank as set forth in the Loan Documents.

 

1.4                                            Principal Balance. Borrower acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, as of the date hereof, the current outstanding principal balance under the Revolving Loan is zero and a Stand-By Letter of Credit has been issued and is outstanding for the account of Borrower in the amount of $14,365.00.

 

1.5                                           Amendments to Loan and Security Agreement.  The Loan and Security Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 



 

(a)                                     Section 1.1(a) (Revolving Loan) is amended to extend the expiration date of Bank’s obligation to make advances under the Revolving Loan and evidenced by the Revolving Note from December 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015 and the reference to “December 1, 2014” in Section 1.1(a) is changed to “March 1, 2015”.

 

(b)                                     Section 6 of the Loan and Security Agreement regarding the Stand-By Letters of Credit Subline is hereby amended as follows:

 

(i)                                      The date set forth in the last sentence of the first paragraph under Section 6, providing for the maximum expiration date permitted for Stand-By Letters of Credit extended by Bank under the Stand-By Letter of Credit Subline, is amended from December 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

 

(ii)                                   The date set forth in the first sentence of Section 6.1(d), identifying Stand-By Letters of Credit for which Borrower is required to provide beneficiary letters of cancellation or cash collateral if such Stand-By Letters of Credit are outstanding on such date, is amended from December 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

 

1.6                                    Amendment to Revolving Note. The Revolving Note is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)                                    The Maturity Date set forth in the first paragraph on page 1 of the Revolving Note is hereby amended from December 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

 

Except as modified and amended herein, all other terms and conditions as stated in the Loan and Security Agreement and in all other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and continue in full force and effect.

 

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Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

Executed and effective as of the date first written hereinabove

 

 

Borrower:

 

 

 

lteris, Inc.,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Abbas Mohaddes

 

 

Abbas Mohaddes, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accepted:

 

 

 

California Bank & Trust,

 

a California banking corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sergio Alfonso

 

 

Sergio Alfonso, Vice President

 

 

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