form8k.htm
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 1, 2011
 
THE MONARCH CEMENT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Kansas
 
0-2757
 
48-0340590
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
P.O. BOX 1000,
HUMBOLDT, KANSAS  66748-0900
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (620) 473-2222
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 1.01       Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
   
    On February 1, 2011, The Monarch Cement Company entered into the Commercial Pledge and Security Agreement with its current lender, Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., to, among other things, grant the lender a security interest in the Company's investment account as collateral for its term loan and revolving line of credit as required by the Ninth Amendment to the loan agreement previously entered into on December 31, 2010. The proceeds of the sale of any assets held in the investment account will be paid to the Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. to be applied to the balance of the revolving line of credit then to the term loan, at the lender's discretion.
 
    The foregoing summary of the Commercial Pledge and Security Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Commercial Pledge and Security Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1(j) to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The Commercial Pledge and Security Agreement should be read in conjunction with the following other loan documents, which are exhibits to this Report:
 
10.1       Loan agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(a)  First amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(a) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(b)  Second amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(b) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(c)  Third amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002 and second amendment dated December 31, 2003. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(c) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(d)  Fourth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003 and third amendment dated December 31, 2004. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(d) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(e)  Fifth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004 and fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(e) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(f)  Sixth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006 and fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(f) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(g)  Seventh amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006, fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006, and sixth amendment dated December 31, 2007. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(g) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(h)  Eighth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001 between the Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006, fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006, sixth amendment dated December 31, 2007, and seventh amendment dated December 31, 2008. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(h) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(i)  Ninth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001 between the Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006, fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006, sixth amendment dated December 31, 2007, seventh amendment dated December 31, 2008, and eighth amendment dated December 31, 2009. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2011 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(i) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
Item 2.03       Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
    See the disclosures under Item 1.01, which are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)    Exhibits.
 
10.1
Loan agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(a)
First amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(a) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(b)
Second amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(b) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(c)
Third amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002 and second amendment dated December 31, 2003. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(c) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(d)
Fourth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003 and third amendment dated December 31, 2004. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(d) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(e)
Fifth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004 and fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(e) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(f)
Sixth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006 and fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(f) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(g)
Seventh amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001, between the Bank of Oklahoma N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006, fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006, and sixth amendment dated December 31, 2007. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(g) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(h)
Eighth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001 between the Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006, fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006, sixth amendment dated December 31, 2007, and seventh amendment dated December 31, 2008. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(h) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(i)
Ninth amendment to agreement dated January 1, 2001 between the Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006, fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006, sixth amendment dated December 31, 2007, seventh amendment dated December 31, 2008, and eighth amendment dated December 31, 2009. (Filed with the Company's Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2011 (File No. 0-2757) as Exhibit 10.1(i) and incorporated herein by reference.)
 
10.1(j)
The Commercial Pledge and Security Agreement related to agreement dated January 1, 2001 between the Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and The Monarch Cement Company as amended by first amendment dated December 31, 2002, second amendment dated December 31, 2003, third amendment dated December 31, 2004, fourth amendment dated January 1, 2006, fifth amendment dated December 31, 2006, sixth amendment dated December 31, 2007, seventh amendment dated December 31, 2008, eighth amendment dated December 31, 2009 and ninth amendment dated December 31, 2010. 
 
 
 
 
 
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 MONARCH CEMENT COMPANY
 
Dated: February 7, 2011
 
By:  /s/ Debra P. Roe                        
Debra P. Roe, CPA
Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)