Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

New Credit Agreement

On March 31, 2023, Parent, as the borrower (the "Borrower"), entered into that certain Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, PGIM Inc., as lead lender representative, the lenders from time to time party thereto and PSP Agro Midco, LLC (the "Credit Agreement"), which provides for (i) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $250 million, comprised of a U.S. Dollar term loan tranche in the amount of $225 million and a Euro term loan tranche in the amount of €22,961,058.05 ("Initial Term Loan Facility"), (ii) a delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25 million ("Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility") and (iii) a revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $20 million ("Revolving Loan Facility"). Parent is the borrower, and certain of its subsidiaries are guarantors, under the Credit Agreement. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured on a first priority basis by substantially all assets of the borrowers and the guarantors (subject to certain customary exclusions and exceptions).

The Initial Term Loan Facility and Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility will mature on March 31, 2029 and will bear interest at a floating rate per annum of, at the Borrower's option, SOFR plus 6.50%, a base rate plus 5.50% or EURIBOR plus 7.25%. The term SOFR and EURIBOR rate is subject to an interest rate floor of 1.00% and the base rate is subject to an interest rate floor of 0.00%. Borrowings under the Initial Term Loan Facility and Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, as applicable, will amortize in equal quarterly installments in an amount equal to 5.00% per annum of the principal amount with the remaining balance payable upon maturity.

The Revolving Loan Facility will mature on March 31, 2028 and will bear interest at a floating rate per annum of, at the Borrower's option, SOFR plus 6.50%, or a base rate plus 5.50%. SOFR is subject to an interest rate floor of 1.00% and the base rate is subject to an interest rate floor of 0.00%. Borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility will not be subject to amortization.

The Initial Term Loan Facility and Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, as applicable, may be prepaid at the Borrower's option at any time, subject to minimum principal amount requirements. Prepayments of the Initial Term Loan Facility and Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, as applicable, that are voluntary or made using the proceeds of refinancing or unpermitted indebtedness or a Transformative Event (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (subject to certain conditions) (i) prior to March 31, 2024 are subject to a 2.00% prepayment premium and (ii) on or after March 31, 2024 but on or prior to March 31, 2025 are subject to a 1.00% prepayment premium. Prepayments may otherwise be made without premium or penalty. . . .

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective as of March 31, 2023, all outstanding amounts and obligations under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2015, and amended and restated as of July 27, 2020, by and among, inter alios, the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, Bank of Montreal, as the administrative agent, BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as an issuing bank and the swingline lender and the other lending institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), were repaid, all outstanding commitments thereunder were terminated and all related security interests and liens were released.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.01.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"):

(i) Each share of Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Company


     common stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
     (other than (1) shares of Company common stock owned by the Company and not
     held on behalf of third parties, (2) shares of Company common stock owned by
     Parent or Merger Sub and (3) shares of Company common stock owned by
     stockholders of the Company who did not vote in favor of the Merger Agreement
     or the Merger and who have perfected and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal
     rights with respect to such shares pursuant to Section 262 of the General
     Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) was automatically converted into
     the right to receive from Parent $3.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger
     Consideration").


(ii) The share of Series A preferred stock of the Company issued and outstanding


      immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically converted into the
      right to receive from Parent $3.00 in cash, without interest.


(iii) Each share of the Company's Series B convertible preferred stock, par value

$0.0001 per share ("Series B Preferred Stock"), issued and outstanding
       immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into one share of
       Series B convertible preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
       Surviving Corporation.


(iv) Each outstanding Company stock option and each outstanding Company stock


      appreciation right for which the exercise price per share or the base price
      per share, as applicable, was less than the Merger Consideration was
      automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in
      cash equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of the Merger
      Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Company stock option
      or the base price per share of such Company stock appreciation right, as
      applicable, and (y) the number of shares subject to such stock option or
      such stock appreciation right, as applicable, less applicable tax
      withholdings.


(v) Each Company stock option and each Company stock appreciation right for which


     the exercise price per share or the base price per share, as applicable, is
     equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration was cancelled without
     payment of any consideration, less applicable tax withholdings.



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(vi) Each outstanding Company restricted stock unit and Company phantom stock

unit was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash

equal to the product of (x) the Merger Consideration and (y) the number of

shares subject to such Company restricted stock unit or Company phantom . . .

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 in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or


           Standard; Transfer of Listing.



The information set forth in the Introductory Note and under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8­K is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.01.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company notified The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on March 31, 2023 that each outstanding share of Company common stock (except as described in Item 2.01 hereof) was converted into a right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement as described under Item 2.01, and Nasdaq filed a Form 25 with the SEC to remove the Company common stock from listing on Nasdaq and deregister the Company common stock pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

The Company common stock ceased trading on the Nasdaq effective prior to the opening of trading on March 31, 2023. After effectiveness of the Form 25, the Company intends to file with the SEC a certification and notice of termination on Form 15 to terminate the registration of the Company common stock under the Exchange Act and suspend the Company's reporting obligations under Section 13 and Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and in Items 2.01, 3.01, 5.01 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.03.

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Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and in connection with the consummation of the Merger, (x) each outstanding share of Company common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except as described in Item 2.01 hereof) was converted, at the Effective Time, into the right to receive the Merger Consideration and (y) the share of Series A preferred stock of the Company that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive $3.00. Accordingly, at the Effective Time, the holders of such shares ceased to have any rights as stockholders of the Company, other than the right to receive such consideration. In addition, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, each share of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into one share of Series B convertible preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and under Items 2.01 and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.01.

As a result of the Merger, a change in control of the Company occurred, and the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The total amount of consideration payable to the Company's equityholders in connection with the Merger was approximately $159.2 million. The funds used by Parent to consummate the Merger and complete the related transactions came from an equity investment by Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI, L.P. (the "Sponsor") and certain investment funds affiliated with the Sponsor.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers? Election of Directors?


           Appointment of Certain Officers? Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


The information set forth in the Introductory Note and under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02.

Directors

In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, effective upon completion of the Merger, the following persons became directors of the Company: Clinton Lewis, Graham Miao and Thomas Ermi. Clinton Lewis, who was a director of the Company immediately prior to the Merger, will continue to be a director of the Company. The following persons, who were directors of the Company immediately prior to the completion of the Merger, voluntarily resigned from the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") and the committees of the Board on which they served, if any, at the Effective Time: John Atkin, Robert J. Campbell, Alexander Corbacho, Denise L. Devine, Nance K. Dicciani, Kay Kuenker, David McInerney, Kevin Schwartz and Peter Sykes.

Officers

Effective upon completion of the Merger, the following persons became officers of the Company: Clinton Lewis, Graham Miao and Thomas Ermi (each of whom was an officer of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time).

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal


           Year.



The information set forth in the Introductory Note and under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.03.

Effective upon consummation of the Merger, the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Merger, was amended and restated to be in the form of the certificate of incorporation attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Effective upon consummation of the Merger, the bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Merger, were amended and restated to be in the form of the bylaws attached as Exhibit 3.2 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.   Description
    2.1         Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 21, 2022, by
              and among Project Cloud Holdings, LLC, Project Cloud Merger Sub,
              Inc. and AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference
              to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
              November 23, 2022).*
    3.1         Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AgroFresh
              Solutions, Inc.
    3.2         Amended and Restated Bylaws of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.
    104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
              document).


* Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

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