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): February 14, 2011

Colfax Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-34045
54-1887631
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
8170 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 180
Fulton, MD 20759
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(301) 323-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not applicable
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 14, 2011, Colfax Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to its Credit Agreement among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company identified therein, the agent identified therein and the lenders identified therein (the “Amendment”).  The Amendment revised the Company’s Credit Agreement dated May 13, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”) to, among other items, provide that letters of credit issued under the letter of credit sub-facility may be extended beyond one year in certain circumstances, to provide that the Company may now borrow in Euro, Sterling or U.S. dollars, and to amend the terms of certain customary covenants under the Credit Agreement.   

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  The terms of the Credit Agreement were previously disclosed in Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2008, under the sub-caption “Credit Facility”.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits

 
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company identified therein, the agent identified therein and the lenders identified therein, dated February 14, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
Colfax Corporation
   
Date: February 17, 2011
By:
/s/ C. SCOTT BRANNAN
 
Name:
C. Scott Brannan
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company identified therein, the agent identified therein and the lenders identified therein, dated February 14, 2011