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 8, 2017

 

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   333-192989   22-3832302
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

7 Clyde Road, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

 

(732) 873-5133

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Emerging growth company [x]

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On September 2, 2015, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (“MTBC”), entered into a Credit Agreement with Opus Bank (“Opus”), which was later amended by the parties.

 

On September 8, 2017, MTBC entered into a Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement (“Agreement”) with Opus whereby the parties agreed as follows:

 

  ● MTBC is permitted to use its available cash to pay amounts due to Prudential, subject to remaining in compliance with Opus’ covenants;
  ● MTBC agreed to, and in fact did, repay all Opus term debt on September 8, 2017;
  ● MTBC’s $2 million Opus line of credit will mature on March 31, 2018 and the interest rate will not increase so long as there is not an event of default; and
  ● MTBC will no longer be required to apply proceeds of capital raised through public offerings to repayment of Opus loan obligations.

 

The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the complete text of such document, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits  
     
  1.1 Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 8, 2017.
     
  99.1 Press Release, dated September 11, 2017, announcing repayment of debt.

 

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SIGNATURE(S)

 

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.

 

  Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.
     
Date: September 11, 2017 By: /s/ Mahmud Haq
    Mahmud Haq
    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 

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