aero-8k1202009.htm


 
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): January 16, 2009

AEROGROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
000-50888
46-0510685
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
6075 Longbow Dr. Suite 200, Boulder, Colorado
80301
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (303) 444-7755
 
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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

AeroGrow International, Inc. (the “Company”) is party to a Loan and Security Agreement with FCC, LLC, d/b/a First Capital (“FCC”) (the “FCC Loan Agreement”), dated as of June 23, 2008, and subsequently amended as of June 30, 2008, and as of October 27, 2008, for a revolving credit facility in the amount of $12,000,000 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

On January 16, 2009, the Company and FCC executed a Temporary Amendment to the FCC Loan Agreement that reduced certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to borrow against inventory and increased the advance rate against inventory as of January 1, 2009.  A copy of the Temporary Amendment is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  
Exhibits.  The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
 
           Portions of this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by federal law. Although the Company believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in the Company’s performance is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 


 
SIGNATURE

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.



 
AeroGrow International, Inc.
   
 
By: /s/ H. MacGregor Clarke                                            
 
H. MacGregor Clarke
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


DATED:  January 21, 2009




EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description
10.1