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 12, 2011
MoneyGram International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-31950
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16-1690064 |
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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2828 N. Harwood Street, 15th Floor |
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Dallas, Texas
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75201 |
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(Address of principal
executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (214) 999-7552
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 12, 2011, MoneyGram International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company (Worldwide), entered into a consent agreement (the Indenture Consent Agreement)
with certain affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. who are beneficial holders of Worldwides 13.25%
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018 (the Second Lien Notes). Pursuant to the Indenture
Consent Agreement, the parties thereto agreed to enter into a Fourth Supplemental Indenture (the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture, dated as of March 25, 2008, by and among
Worldwide, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, as trustee and collateral agent, governing the Second Lien Notes (the Indenture). The
Fourth Supplemental Indenture will amend the definition of Highly Rated Investments in the
Indenture to include securities issued by any agency of the United States or government-sponsored
enterprise that are rated Aa3 or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and AA- or better by
Standard & Poors rather than the previously required ratings of Aaa by Moodys and AAA by S&P.
The effect of the amended definition of Highly Rated Investments confirms that certain securities
issued by United States agencies or government-sponsored enterprises continue to qualify as Highly
Rated Investments despite S&Ps lower credit rating now applicable to debt obligations of the
United States government.
Also on August 12, 2011, the Company entered into a consent agreement (the Equity Consent
Agreement) with certain affiliates and co-investors of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (collectively,
the THL Investors) and affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (collectively, the GS Investors and,
together with the THL Investors, the Investors) who are parties to the Amended and Restated
Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2008 (the Equity Purchase Agreement). Pursuant to the
Equity Consent Agreement, and as required by the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Investors have
consented to the changes to the definition of Highly Rated Investments contained in the Fourth
Supplemental Indenture and to any resulting changes in the Companys investment policy relating to
the investment portfolio of the Company and its subsidiaries.