Material Agreement

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): January 28, 2021 Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-5286 38-0715562 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2700 West Front Street Statesville, North Carolina 28677 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 704-873-7202 N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 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, $2.50 par value KEQU NASDAQ Global Market 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement (a) On January 28, 2021, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Tenth Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Bank”). The Amendment made certain changes to the Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2013, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”), between the Company and the Bank, and to the Revolving Line of Credit Note, dated May 6, 2013, made by the Company and payable to the order of the Bank, as amended (the “Revolving Note”). The changes included (i) extending the maturity date under the Credit Agreement and Revolving Note from February 1, 2021 to May 3, 2021; (ii) establishing a minimum EBITDA covenant for the fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2021 of $1,000,000, determined for the four-quarter period then ending; and (iii) revising the covenant regarding delivery of financial projections to the Bank to, among other things, include projections for the next succeeding fiscal year. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending January 31, 2021. 2 Signature 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. (Registrant) Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Date: January 29, 2021 /s/ Donald T. Gardner III Donald T. Gardner III Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer 3