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): June 8, 2020
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SPIRIT REALTY, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-36004 | 20-1676382 | ||
(Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.) | (Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.) | |||
Delaware | 333-216815-01 | 20-1127940 | ||
(Spirit Realty, L.P.) | (Spirit Realty, L.P.) | |||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972)
476-1900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Registrant | Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share | SRC | New York Stock Exchange | |||
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share | SRC-A | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | Emerging growth company ☐ | |||||
Spirit Realty, L.P. | 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.
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Introductory Note
Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company,” or “the Company” refer to Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Spirit Realty, L.P., our “operating partnership.”
Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 8, 2020, the Company entered into (a) a forward sale agreement (the “forward sale agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (in such capacity, the “forward purchaser”), and (b) together with the operating partnership, an underwriting agreement (the “underwriting agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “underwriters”), the forward purchaser and the forward seller referred to below, relating to the forward issuance and sale of up to 9,200,000 shares (including 1,200,000 shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase) of our common stock at a public offering price of $37.35 per share (the “offering”).
On June 11, 2020, the forward purchaser or its affiliates borrowed and sold (in such capacity, the “forward seller”) an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of our common stock to the underwriters in connection with the closing of the offering. We intend (subject to our right to elect cash or net share settlement subject to certain conditions) to deliver, upon physical settlement of the forward sale agreement on one or more dates specified by us occurring no later than December 8, 2021, an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of our common stock to the forward purchaser in exchange for cash proceeds per share equal to the applicable forward sale price, which will be the public offering price less the underwriting discount, subject to certain adjustments as provided in the forward sale agreement.
The shares were offered and sold under a prospectus supplement and related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement on Form
S-3
(File Nos.333-220618
and333-220618-01).
Copies of the underwriting agreement and the forward sale agreement are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form8-K
and are incorporated herein by reference. The summary set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.In connection with the filing of the prospectus supplement, we are filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
an opinion of our counsel, Ballard Spahr LLP, regarding certain Maryland law issues regarding our common stock.Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
1.1 | ||||
1.2 | ||||
5.1 | ||||
23.1 | ||||
104.1 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 11, 2020
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Hughes | |
Michael Hughes | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
SPIRIT REALTY, L.P. | ||
By: | Spirit General OP Holdings, LLC, as general partner of Spirit Realty, L.P. | |
By: | /s/ Michael Hughes | |
Michael Hughes | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |