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): June 17, 2007
The Finish Line, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 0-20184 | 35-1537210 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3308 North Mitthoeffer Road Indianapolis, Indiana |
46235 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 899-1022
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 (see General Instructions A.2 below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 17, 2007, The Finish Line, Inc. (the “Company”) accepted the commitment of UBS Loan Finance LLC and UBS Securities LLC (together, “UBS”) to provide $1,140 million in senior secured credit facilities in connection with the acquisition by the Company of Genesco Inc. (“Genesco”) pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger dated as of June 17, 2007, by and among the Company, a subsidiary of the Company and Genesco (the “Merger Agreement”). In addition, the commitment letter includes the commitment of UBS to provide a $700 million senior unsecured bridge loan facility that is available to be drawn if the Company does not receive at least $700 million in aggregate gross proceeds from the issuance and sale by the Company of its debt securities upon or prior to the completion of the transactions provided for in the Merger Agreement. A copy of the commitment letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit 99.1 |
Commitment Letter, dated June 17, 2007, by and among The Finish Line, Inc., UBS Loan Finance LLC and UBS Securities LLC. |
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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.
| The Finish Line, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Kevin S. Wampler | |||
| Kevin S. Wampler | ||||
| Executive Vice President, CFO and Assistant Secretary | ||||
| Dated: July 16, 2007 | ||||
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