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)
February 27, 2019



WEX INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
001-32426
  
01-0526993
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

97 Darling Avenue, South Portland, ME
04106
Address of principal executive offices
Zip Code
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(207) 773-8171

 Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changes since last report)
 
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Item 1.01.       Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 27, 2019, WEX Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Consent and Amendment Under Credit Agreement (the “Consent”) to obtain a waiver under and amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2016, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company identified therein, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 3, 2017, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated October 30, 2017, the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 17, 2018, the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 24, 2018 and the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 18, 2019 (the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the Consent, the lenders agree to waive any breach, default or misrepresentation of the Company resulting from a potential write-down of balance sheet accounts which may or may not go through the current period consolidated income statement of WEX in an amount not to exceed $70 million.

The foregoing summary of the Consent is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Consent, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.


Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.
 
Exhibit Description
 

 
SIGNATURE

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.
 
Dated: March 1, 2019
 
 
 WEX Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 By:
 /s/ Roberto Simon
 
 Name:
 Roberto Simon
 
 Title:
 Chief Financial Officer