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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  November 30, 2010
 
               
 
BALTIC TRADING LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Republic of the Marshall Islands
001-34648
98-0637837
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

299 Park Avenue
20th Floor
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
 
10171
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 443-8550
 

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Item 1.01.
 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On November 30, 2010, Baltic Trading Limited (the “Company”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) in relation to its senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).  The Company had previously disclosed the bank commitment for this amendment and restatement in its earnings press release dated November 3, 2010 announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2010.  The lenders under the credit facility are Nordea Bank Finland plc, acting through its New York branch, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB.
 
Among other things, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement implements the following modifications to the terms of the Credit Facility, which the Company had originally entered into on April 16, 2010:
 
·
The commitment amount has increased to $150 million from $100 million under the original Credit Facility.
 
·
Amounts borrowed will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.00% as compared to 3.25% under the original Credit Facility.
 
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The term of the Credit Facility has been extended to six years from the approximately 3.5 years that were remaining under the original Credit Facility.
 
·
The repayment structure has been modified to provide for eleven semi-annual commitment reductions of $5.0 million each with a balloon payment at the maturity date of the facility.
 
Borrowings of up to $25 million under the Credit Facility continue to be available for working capital purposes.
 
A copy of the Amended and Restated Credit Facility is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit.  The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
 
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 above under Item 1.01 is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)   Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
10.1
 
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2010, by and among Baltic Trading Limited, various lenders named therein, and Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Security Trustee.
 
 

 
 
 
 

SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Baltic Trading Limited has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

 
BALTIC TRADING LIMITED
 
DATE:  December 1, 2010
 
 
 
/s/ John C. Wobensmith                     
John C. Wobensmith
President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 


 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
10.1
 
 
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2010, by and among Baltic Trading Limited, various lenders named therein, and Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Security Trustee.