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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):  December 20, 2011
 
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State of incorporation)
File No. 001-13595
(Commission File Number)
13-3668641
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


Im Langacher, P.O. Box MT-100
       CH-8606, Greifensee, Switzerland      
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:                +41-1-944-2211
 

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Item 1.02.
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 20, 2011, Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (“Mettler-Toledo”) terminated its $950 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Old Credit Agreement”) among Mettler-Toledo, certain of its subsidiaries and certain financial institutions, dated as of August 15, 2008.  The Old Credit Agreement was superseded by a new credit agreement, as described in Item 2.03 hereof.
 
Item 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On December 20, 2011, Mettler-Toledo and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $870 million credit agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, and certain other financial institutions.
 
The New Credit Agreement is a revolving credit facility and Mettler-Toledo has drawn on this facility to repay all outstanding amounts under the Old Credit Agreement, which has been terminated.
 
The material terms of the New Credit Agreement are substantially similar to the terms of the Old Credit Agreement, except with respect to maturity and interest rates.
 
The $870 million New Credit Agreement is repayable in 2016.  It is not subject to any scheduled principal payments prior to maturity.  Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement bear interest at current market rates plus a margin based on Mettler-Toledo’s then-applicable consolidated leverage ratio and is currently set at LIBOR plus 1.05% until the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the quarterly financial statements for the second fiscal quarter ending after the closing date for the New Credit Agreement .  Mettler-Toledo must also pay facility fees that are tied to its then-applicable consolidated leverage ratio.
 
The New Credit Agreement requires Mettler-Toledo to maintain a ratio of debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of less than 3.25 to 1.0 and an interest coverage ratio of more than 3.5 to 1.0.  The New Credit Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, which, among other things, limit Mettler-Toledo’s ability to grant liens or incur debt at a subsidiary level.  Events of default under the New Credit Agreement include non-payment, covenant breaches, incorrect representations and warranties, cross-default, insolvency proceedings, inability to pay debts, attachment, judgments, ERISA events, and change of control.
 
The New Credit Agreement is unsecured.
 
The foregoing description of the New Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Credit Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 9.01.                   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)      Exhibits

 
10.1
Credit Agreement among Mettler-Toledo International Inc., certain of its subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and certain other financial institutions, dated as of December 20, 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.
 
 
METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.
  
       
Date:  December 27, 2011
By:
/s/ James T. Bellerjeau  
   
James T. Bellerjeau
  
   
General Counsel
  
       
 
 
 
 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.                           Description

10.1
Credit Agreement among Mettler-Toledo International Inc., certain of its subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and certain other financial institutions, dated as of December 20, 2011