UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  March 2, 2007

U.S. Concrete, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


000-26025

 

76-0588680

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

2925 Briarpark, Suite 1050, Houston, Texas

 

77042

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(713) 499-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

           Effective as of March 2, 2007, U.S. Concrete entered into an amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 30, 2006, which provides U.S. Concrete with a revolving credit facility. The principal terms amended were:

 

the amount of the revolving credit facility was increased from $105 million to $150 million; and

 

 

 

 

various exemptions to the restrictive covenants and related definitional provisions were modified to make investments in joint ventures more permissible.

          Otherwise, the principal terms of the credit agreement are the same as described in U.S. Concrete’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

          The terms of the amendment to U.S. Concrete’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this report, are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

          Please read Item 1.01 for a discussion of U.S. Concrete’s entering into an amendment of its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which discussion is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

            (d)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit

 


 


 

4.1

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, effective as of March 2, 2007, among U.S. Concrete, Inc., Citicorp North America Inc., Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank and the Lenders and Issuers named therein.*



*  Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The omitted portions of this exhibit have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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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. 

 

U.S. CONCRETE, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: March 8, 2007

By:

/s/ Robert D. Hardy

 

 


 

 

Robert D. Hardy

 

 

Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit


 


4.1

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, effective as of March 2, 2007, among U.S. Concrete, Inc., Citicorp North America Inc., Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank and the Lenders and Issuers named therein.*



*  Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The omitted portions of this exhibit have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.