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
November 2, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| maryland | 001-38106 | 27-5466153 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
20 Custom House Street, 11th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 340-3814
(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 | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | PLYM | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement |
On November 1, 2023, Plymouth Industrial Properties REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) repaid the all of the outstanding obligations of approximately $110 million under the Loan Agreement by and among American General Life Insurance Company, American Home Assurance Company, National Union Life Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York and certain real estate owning subsidiaries of the Company (the “AIG Loan”). The repayment of the AIG Loan was funded by the borrowing of approximately of $106.9 million under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, with the remaining repayment amount of approximately $3.1 million being funded by the release of funds in escrow accounts under the loan agreement. The AIG Loan bore interest at a rate of 4.08% per annum.
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On November 2, 2023, Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Earnings Release”) announcing, among other things, earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The text of the Earnings Release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The Earnings Release is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement |
of a Registrant
The information contained in Item 1.02 above is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 2, 2023, the Company disclosed a supplemental analyst package in connection with its earnings conference call for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, which took place on November 2, 2023. A copy of the supplemental analyst package is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The supplemental analyst package is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 2, 2023 | |
| 99.2 | Supplemental Analyst Package – Third Quarter 2023 | |
| 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 Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT, INC. | ||||||
| Date: November 2, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey E. Witherell | ||||
| Jeffrey E. Witherell | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||