UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 15, 2012 (May 15, 2012)
Two Harbors Investment Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-34506 | 27-0312904 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 150 Minnetonka, MN | 55305 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 629-2500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 1.01 | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
On May 15, 2012, TH TRS Corp. (“TRS”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Two Harbors Investment Corp. (the “Company”), and the Company, as guarantor, amended the Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Barclays Bank Plc, as purchaser and agent (“Barclays”), to extend the maturity date to May 14, 2013. The Repurchase Agreement is used by TRS from time to time to sell certain eligible residential mortgage loans, acquired by TRS from one or more originators, to Barclays.
Also on May 15, 2012, TRS amended its Amended and Restated Forward AAA Securities Agreement (the “Forward AAA Agreement”) with Barclays to extend the maturity date to May 14, 2013. Under the Forward AAA Agreement, TRS may securitize eligible mortgage loans acquired in connection with the Repurchase Agreement in a securitization transaction.
| ITEM 2.03 | CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT |
See Item 1.01 above, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of May 15, 2012 among TH TRS Corp., Two Harbors Investment Corp., and Barclays Bank PLC | |
| 99.2 | Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Forward AAA Securities Agreement dated as of May 15, 2012 between TH TRS Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC | |
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.
| TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP. | ||||
| By: | /s/ TIMOTHY W. O’BRIEN | |||
| Timothy O’Brien | ||||
| Secretary and General Counsel | ||||
Date: May 15, 2012 | ||||