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): March 28, 2016
QTS Realty Trust, Inc.
QualityTech, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (QTS Realty Trust, Inc.) Delaware (QualityTech, LP) | 001-36109 333-201810 | 46-2809094 27-0707288 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12851 Foster Street Overland Park, KS | 66213 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(913) 814-9988
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 28, 2016, QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) and QualityTech, LP (the “Operating Partnership) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to offer and sell 6,325,000 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $45.50 per share of Common Stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 825,000 shares of Common Stock, which option was exercised in full. The estimated net proceeds to the Company from this offering will be approximately $276.1 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated offering costs payable by the Company. The Company and the Operating Partnership made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants concerning the Company and the Operating Partnership and the registration statement in the Underwriting Agreement and also agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Company intends to contribute the net proceeds from this offering to the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of amounts outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The summary set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 28, 2016, by and among QTS Realty Trust, Inc., QualityTech, LP, andMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto.
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| 5.1 | Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the legality of the Common Stock.
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| 23.1 | Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| QTS Realty Trust, Inc. | |||
| DATE: March 31, 2016 | /s/ Shirley E. Goza | ||
| Shirley E. Goza | |||
| Secretary and General Counsel | |||
| QualityTech, LP | |||
| By: | QTS Realty Trust, Inc., | ||
| its general partner | |||
| DATE: March 31, 2016 | /s/ Shirley E. Goza | ||
| Shirley E. Goza | |||
| Secretary and General Counsel | |||
EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 28, 2016, by and among QTS Realty Trust, Inc., QualityTech, LP, andMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto.
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| 5.1 | Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the legality of the Common Stock.
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| 23.1 | Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |