Form 8-K

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

 

January 11, 2006

(Date of Report; Date of Earliest Event Reported):

 


 

STEIN MART, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Florida   0-20052   64-0466198

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1200 Riverplace Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32207

(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)

 

(904) 346-1500

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On January 11, 2006, Stein Mart, Inc. entered into Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) with a group of lenders and Wachovia Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Congress Financial Corporation (Florida), in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent. The original Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) was dated July 18, 2003.

 

The principal purposes of the Amendment were to extend the term of the Agreement to January 11, 2011, to decrease the maximum credit from $150 million to $100 million, add an option to increase the facility by an additional $50 million, and reduce the interest rates and unused line fee.

 

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

 

Please refer to Item 1.01 above regarding entry into an amendment of the Loan and Security Agreement dated July 18, 2003.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(c) Exhibits:

 

10.21 Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

    STEIN MART, INC.
    (Registrant)
Dated: January 17, 2006   By:  

/s/ James G. Delfs


        James G. Delfs
        Senior Vice President and
        Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.21     Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement

 

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