Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive 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): May 20, 2022

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-40594	27-1106076
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11501 Northlake Drive Cincinnati, Ohio	45249
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(513) 554-1110

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 $0.01 par value	PECO	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 20, 2022, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) and Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I, L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with the lenders party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association as administrative agent. The First Amendment amends the Credit Agreement entered into as of July 2, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, the Partnership, the lenders party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association as administrative agent in order to, among other things:

• increase the total revolving credit commitments under the Credit Agreement from $500.0 million to $800.0 million; and

• replace the interest rate based on London Interbank Offered Rate with an interest rate based on secured overnight financing rate.

The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 20, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the First Amendment of the Credit Facility. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No	Description
10.1	First Amendment to the Credit Agreement among Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I, L.P., Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association as administrative agent, dated May 20, 2022.
99.1	Press release regarding First Amendment of the Credit Facility dated May 20, 2022.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

	PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY, INC.
Dated: May 20, 2022	By:	/s/ John P. Caulfield
		John P. Caulfield
		Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer