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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): August 24, 2017 (August 23, 2017)
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
001-10308
 
06-0918165
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ

07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
(973) 496-4700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01
 
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 23, 2017, Avis Budget Holdings, LLC and Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC entered into a Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2016, among Avis Budget Holdings, LLC, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, Avis Budget Group, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, the other lenders from time to time parties thereto, and the subsidiary borrowers from time to time parties thereto (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment extends the current leverage ratio until September 2018.

The foregoing description of the amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and provisions of the Second Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Certain of the lenders party to the credit agreement, and their respective affiliates, have performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services for Avis Budget Group, Inc., Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC and their subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.

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

The information described above under Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
Second Amendment, dated as of August 23, 2017, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2016, among Avis Budget Holdings, LLC, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, Avis Budget Group, Inc., the subsidiary borrowers from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the several lenders from time to time parties thereto.






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 hereto duly authorized.
 
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.


 
By:
/s/ Bryon L. Koepke
 
Name:
Bryon L. Koepke
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Securities Counsel

Date: August 24, 2017






AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report Dated August 24, 2017 (August 23, 2017)

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
Second Amendment, dated as of August 23, 2017, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2016, among Avis Budget Holdings, LLC, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, Avis Budget Group, Inc., the subsidiary borrowers from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the several lenders from time to time parties thereto.