Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (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):   May 4, 2007

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50058 75-3078675
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
120 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia   23502
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   888-772-7326

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (the "Company"), entered into a second amendment (the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2006 (the "Credit Agreement"), with the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company as grantors, and the financial institutions signatory thereto being Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia Bank, National Association and RBC Centura Bank. The Amendment is effective as of May 4, 2007.

The Amendment increases the amount of the Company’s revolving line of credit from $75,000,000 to $150,000,000, and incorporates a $50,000,000 non-revolving sub-limit. The Amendment also modifies certain other terms contained in the Credit Agreement, including, but not limited to, a modification of the Funded Debt to EBITDA ratio, the minimum Tangible Net Worth covenant and the interest rate. The Amendment also increased the advance rate on Estimated Remaining Collections.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements: None.
(b) Proforma financial information: None.
(c) Exhibits






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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.

         
    Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
          
May 7, 2007   By:   /s/ Steven D. Fredrickson
       
        Name: Steven D. Fredrickson
        Title: President & CEO


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
10.1
  Second amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2006, among Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., as borrower, each of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries as guarantors, and the lenders who are parties thereto: Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia Bank, National Association and RBC Centura Bank, dated as of May 4, 2007.