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 17, 2016

 

 

TELKONET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

                Utah                    000-31972         87-0627421      

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

20800 Swenson Drive, Suite 175

             Waukesha, Wisconsin             

  

 

   53186   

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 223-0473

 

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:

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Item 1.01.       Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective as of February 17, 2016, Telkonet, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, EthoStream LLC, as co-borrowers (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into a First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Heritage Bank of Commerce, a California state chartered bank (the “Bank”). The Company and the Bank are parties to a certain Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) dated as of September 30, 2014 referenced in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2014.

The Amendment extends the revolving maturity date from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2018, unless earlier accelerated under the terms of the Amendment, and defines the 2016 EBITDA levels required to be achieved by the Company each fiscal quarter. All other terms of the Loan Agreement remain in full force and effect.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is in all respects subject to the actual provisions of the Amendment, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibit.

Exhibit No. Description
   
10.1 First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement entered into as of February 17, 2016, among Telkonet, Inc., EthoStream LLC and Heritage Bank of Commerce.
   

 

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.

Dated:  February 17, 2016 TELKONET, INC.
   
   
  By:  /s/ Jason Tienor
  Jason Tienor
Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
   
10.1 First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement entered into as of February 17, 2016, among Telkonet, Inc., EthoStream LLC and Heritage Bank of Commerce.
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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