The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The issuer shall not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 27, 2019
1,400,000 Shares
Healthcare Trust, Inc.
% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock
(Liquidation Preference $25.00 Per Share)
We are offering shares of our % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which we refer to as our “Series A Preferred Stock.” This is an original issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock.
Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to cumulative dividends in the amount of $ per share each year, which is equivalent to the rate of % of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of each of January, April, July and October of each year (or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day) to holders of record on the applicable record date. The first quarterly dividend for the Series A Preferred Stock sold in this offering will be paid on January 15, 2020 and will represent an accrual for less than a full quarter, covering the period from December , 2019 to December 31, 2019.
The Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to our common stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up. The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed, converted or otherwise repurchased. Except in limited circumstances relating to our qualification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes (“REIT”), and as described below, the Series A Preferred Stock will not be redeemable prior to , 2024. On and after , 2024, at any time and from time to time, the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable in whole or in part, at our option, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control (each as defined herein), we may, subject to certain conditions, at our option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, after the first date on which such Delisting Event occurred or within 120 days after the first date on which the Change of Control occurred, as applicable, by paying the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. If we exercise any of our redemption rights relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will not have the conversion right described below.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control during a continuing Delisting Event (each as defined herein), unless we have elected to exercise our redemption right, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder into a number of shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, per share of Series A Preferred Stock, which is equal to the lesser of:
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the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared) on the Series A Preferred Stock to, but not including, the Conversion Date (as defined herein) (unless the Conversion Date is after a dividend record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date, in which case no additional amount for the accrued and unpaid dividend will be included in this sum), by (ii) the Common Stock Price; and
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, the Share Cap, subject to certain adjustments;
subject, in each case, to provisions for the receipt of alternative consideration as described in this prospectus.
Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have no voting rights, except if we fail to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods, whether or not consecutive, or with respect to certain specified events. The Series A Preferred Stock will not be subject to any sinking fund.
No current market exists for the Series A Preferred Stock or our common stock. We have applied to list the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “HTIA.” If the listing is approved, we expect trading to commence within 30 days after initial issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in this offering.
Our capital stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock, is subject to certain restrictions on ownership and transfer that assist us, among other purposes, in maintaining our status as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See “Description of Capital Stock and Securities Offered — Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership of Stock.”
Investing in the Series A Preferred Stock involves risks, including those that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page
12 of this prospectus as well as the risk factors contained in the reports or information we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and which are incorporated by reference herein.
| | | Per Share | | | Total | |
Public offering price | | | | $ | | | | | | $ | | | |
Underwriting discount(1) | | | | $ | | | | | | $ | | | |
Proceeds, before expenses, to us | | | | $ | | | | | | $ | | | |
(1)
See “Underwriting” for additional disclosure regarding compensation to the underwriters. Excludes a structuring fee equal to $250,000 payable to B. Riley FBR, Inc.
We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 210,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, within 30 days from the date of this prospectus.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The underwriters expect that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be delivered in global form through the book-entry delivery system of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) on or about December , 2019.
Bookrunning Managers
| B. Riley FBR | | | | |
| | | | D.A. Davidson & Co. | | | |
| | | | | | | Ladenburg Thalmann | | |
| | | | | | | | | | William Blair | |
Co-Managers
| National Securities Corporation | | | Boenning & Scattergood | | | Wedbush Securities | |
The date of this prospectus is December , 2019.