Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 3, 2008

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50058 75-3078675
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
120 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia   23502
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   888-772-7326

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 3, 2008, Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (the "Company") consummated its Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment"), by which the Company increased its line of credit from $340,000,000 to $365,000,000.00. The Fourth Amendment also added JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as an a lender on the credit facility, along with Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia Bank National Association, SunTrust Bank and RBC Centura Bank. Except for the increase in the credit availability and the addition of JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as an additional lender on the line of credit, the terms of the Fourth Amendment do not materially alter the terms of the Company’s line of credit.

The foregoing summary of the Fourth Amendment is a general description only, and does not purport to be complete. This description of the Fourth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Fourth Amendment, which is filed as an exhibit to this current report on Form 8K and incorporated by reference to this Item 1.01.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements: None.
(b) Proforma financial information: None.
(c) Exhibits





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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.

         
    Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
          
September 8, 2008   By:   /s/ Kevin P. Stevenson
       
        Name: Kevin P. Stevenson
        Title: EVP/CFO

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  Fourth amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2006, among Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., as borrower, each of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries as guarantors, and the lenders who are parties thereto: Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia Bank, National Association, RBC Centura Bank, SunTrust Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated as of September 3, 2008.