Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Indenture and 3.750% Green Exchangeable Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028
On August 11, 2023 Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), through its indirect subsidiaries HAT Holdings I LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“HAT I”), and HAT Holdings II LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“HAT II”, and together with HAT I, the “Issuers”), issued $402.5 million aggregate principal amount of 3.750% Green Exchangeable Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) (which includes $52.5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes offered and sold pursuant to the option of the Initial Purchasers (as defined below) to purchase additional Notes that was exercised in full) under an indenture, dated as of August 11, 2023 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Company, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and Hannon Armstrong Capital, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“HAC,” and collectively with the Company and the Operating Partnership, the “Guarantors”), as guarantors, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes were issued in a private offering in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to the initial purchasers of the Notes (the “Initial Purchasers”) and were then resold by the Initial Purchasers to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers within the United States in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Notes are subject to restrictions on transfer and may only be offered or sold in transactions exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
On August 11, 2023, the Company used approximately $76.3 million of the net proceeds from the sales of the Notes to repurchase approximately $76.3 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.
The Issuers intend to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds of the offering to acquire, invest in or refinance, in whole or in part, new and/or existing eligible green projects. Investment opportunities have already been identified and are consistent with the Company’s normal course investment profile. In addition, these projects may include projects with disbursements made during the twelve months preceding the issue date of the Notes and projects with disbursements to be made following the issue date. Prior to the full allocation of such net proceeds, the Issuers intend to invest such net proceeds in interest-bearing accounts and short-term, interest-bearing securities which are consistent with the Company’s intention to qualify for taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”).
The Notes will accrue cash interest at a rate of 3.750% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2024. The Notes will mature on February 15, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or exchanged for cash, the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) or a combination thereof, at the Issuers’ election, at or prior to maturity.
If the Issuers undergo a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) involving the Company, subject to certain conditions, holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or parts of such holders’ Notes. The fundamental change repurchase price for the Notes generally will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding April 15, 2028, the Notes are exchangeable only upon satisfaction of one or more of the conditions and during certain periods as set forth in the Indenture. On or after April 15, 2028, the Notes are exchangeable at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, unless the Notes have been previously redeemed or repurchased by the Issuers. The Notes are exchangeable on the terms set forth in the Indenture into cash, shares of the Common Stock, or a combination thereof, at the Issuers’ election.
Any exchange of Notes into shares of Common Stock will be subject to certain ownership limitations (as more fully described in the Indenture). The initial exchange rate for each $1,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes is 36.8494 shares of Common Stock, equivalent to an exchange price of approximately $27.14 per share of Common Stock, which is approximately a 25.0% premium to the closing price of the Common Stock on August 7, 2023. The exchange rate is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances (as more fully described in the Indenture). In addition, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or the Issuers’ delivery of a notice of redemption, the Issuers will increase, in certain circumstances, the exchange rate for a holder who elects to exchange its Notes in connection with such corporate event or notice of redemption, as the case may be.
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