Material Agreement · New Debt / Obligation

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): September 17, 2020     THE MARCUS CORPORATION   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Wisconsin   1-12604   39-1139844 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   100 East Wisconsin Avenue , Suite 1900 , Milwaukee , Wisconsin 53202-4125   (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)   ( 414 ) 905-1000   (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)     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:   ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17-CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17-CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1.00 par value MCS New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company ¨   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨              Item 1.01 . Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement .   Purchase Agreement   On September 17, 2020, The Marcus Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”), to issue and sell $100.05 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) of which an aggregate principal amount of $13.05 million of Notes was issued pursuant to the exercise by the Initial Purchasers of their option to purchase additional Notes.   The Company offered and sold the Notes to the Initial Purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and for resale by the Initial Purchasers to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company relied on these exemptions from registration based in part on representations made by the Initial Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement. The shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.   To the extent that any shares of the Common Stock are issued upon conversion of the Notes, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with conversion of the Notes and any resulting issuance of shares of the Common Stock.   The Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities.   The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.   Notes Offering   The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated September 22, 2020, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes were approximately $95.5 million after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ fees and the estimated fees and expenses of the Company related to the offering. The Company used approximately $16.9 million of net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the Capped Call Transactions (as defined below). The Company intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering to repay approximately $3.6 million under its revolving credit facility in accordance with certain repayment covenant thresholds under its credit agreement and for general corporate purposes, which may include repaying additional amounts under its revolving credit facility.         The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank (i) senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; (ii) equal in right of payment to any of the Company’s unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; (iii) effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and (iv) structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries.   The Notes bear interest from September 22, 2020 at a rate of 5.00% per year. Interest will be payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2021. The Notes may bear additional interest under specified circumstances relating to the Company’s failure to comply with its reporting obligations under the Indenture or if the Notes are not freely tradeable as required by the Indenture. The Notes will mature on September 15, 2025, unless earlier repurchased or converted.   Prior to March 15, 2025, the Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders only under the following circumstances: (i) during any fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2020 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (ii) during the five business day period immediately after any five consecutive trading day period, or the measurement period, in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Common Stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or (iii) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after March 15, 2025, the Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the Notes may be settled, at the Company’s election, in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof.   The initial conversion rate is 90.8038 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $11.01 per share of Common Stock), representing an initial conversion premium of approximately 22.5% to the $8.99 last reported sale price of the Common Stock on The New York Stock Exchange on September 17, 2020.   If the Company undergoes certain fundamental changes, holders of Notes may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or part of their Notes for a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, if a make-whole fundamental change occurs prior to the maturity date, the Company will, under certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for holders who convert Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change.   The Company may not redeem the Notes before maturity and no “sinking fund” is provided for the Notes.   The Indenture includes covenants customary for securities similar to the Notes, sets forth certain events of default after which the Notes may be declared immediately due and payable and sets forth certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default involving the Company and certain of its subsidiaries after which the Notes become automatically due and payable.   The foregoing description of the Indenture and the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.   2     Convertible Note Capped Call Transactions   In connection with the pricing of the Notes on September 17, 2020, and in connection with the exercise by the Initial Purchasers of their option to purchase additional Notes on September 18, 2020, the Company entered into privately negotiated Capped Call Transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain of the Initial Purchasers and/or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions (the “Capped Call Counterparties”). The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of such converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions will initially be $17.98 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the last reported sale price of the Common Stock of $8.99 per share on The New York Stock Exchange on September 17, 2020, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions.   The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions entered into by the Company with the Capped Call Counterparties, are not part of the terms of the Notes and will not change the rights of holders of the Notes under the Notes and the Indenture.   The foregoing description of the Capped Call Transactions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the form of confirmation attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.   Item 2.03 . Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant.   The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K concerning the Indenture, the Notes and the Capped Call Transactions is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03.   Item 3.02 . Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.   The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.   3     Item 9.01 . Financial Statements and Exhibits .   (a) Not applicable.   (b) Not applicable.   (c) Not applicable.   (d) Exhibits . The following exhibits are being filed herewith:   Exhibit Number   (4.1) Indenture, dated September 22, 2020, between The Marcus Corporation and U.S. Bank, N.A., as trustee.     (10.1) Purchase Agreement, dated September 17, 2020, between The Marcus Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the Initial Purchasers.     (10.2) Form of Capped Call Transaction Confirmation.     (104) Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)   4     Forward-looking statements   Certain matters discussed in this Report are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the effects of the Capped Call Transactions and expected use of the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes. Forward-looking statements may generally be identified as such because the context of such statements include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect” or words of similar import. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expect. For information about other potential factors that could affect the Company’s business and financial results, please review the “Risk Factors” described in Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 17, 2020 and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.           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.     THE MARCUS CORPORATION        Date: September 22, 2020 By:   /s/ Douglas A. Neis     Douglas A. Neis     Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer