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): March 15, 2023

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-32491	11-2238111
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York		10314
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 832-0800

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		JVA		Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment to Loan Agreement

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Organic Products Trading Company LLC (“OPTCO,” and together with the Company the “Borrowers”) are party to a Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”), dated April 25, 2017, by and among the Borrowers and Webster Bank (“Lender”).

As of October 31, 2022, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants which constituted events of default under the Loan Agreement (“Events of Default”). On March 15, 2023, Borrowers entered into the Ninth Loan Modification Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the Lender which amended the Loan Agreement to waive the foregoing Events of Default. The Amendment, among other things: (i) requires for subordination agreements to be executed with the Lender prior to the issuance of any subordinate debt of the Company, if necessary, (ii) allows for transactions with Affiliates (as defined in the Loan Agreement) in the ordinary course of business, (iii) establishes a new debt to tangible net worth ratio covenant, and (iv) establishes a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant.

Other than as modified above, the terms of the Loan Agreement remain in full force and effect.

The foregoing summary of the terms of the Amendment is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s next periodic report.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

As of March 15, 2023, the Amendment constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company, the material terms of which are described above under Item 1.01 and are incorporated herein by reference.

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.

	COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

Dated: March 21, 2023	By:	/s/ Andrew Gordon
	Name:	Andrew Gordon
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

Coffee Holding Co. Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation