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):
February 25, 2021
Easterly Government Properties, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | 001-36834 | 47-2047728 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2101 L Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, D.C. | | 20037 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (202) 595-9500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 | DEA | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
On February 25, 2021, Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which became immediately effective upon filing and which replaced the Company’s previous shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223736) filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018.
In connection with the filing of the new registration statement, the Company also filed with the SEC a new prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”), dated February 25, 2021, with respect to the Company’s existing “at the market” equity offering program (the “ATM Program”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sale shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $300,000,000 from time to time pursuant to separate equity distribution agreements (collectively, the “equity distribution agreements”), dated December 20, 2019, among the Company, its operating partnership, Easterly Government Properties LP, and each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BTIG, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. (f/k/a SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (and certain of their respective affiliates). The Company refers to these entities, when acting in their capacity as sales agents for it or as principals, individually, as a “Sales Agent” and, collectively, as the “Sales Agents,” and when acting in their capacity as agents for Forward Purchasers (as defined below), individually, as a “Forward Seller” and, collectively, as the “Forward Sellers.”
The equity distribution agreements contemplate that, in addition to the issuance and sale of shares of Common Stock by the Company through or to the Sales Agents, acting as its sales agents or as principals, as applicable, the Company may also enter into one or more forward transactions (each, a “forward sale transaction” and, collectively, the “forward sale transactions”) under separate master forward confirmations (collectively, the “master forward confirmations”) and related supplemental confirmations, with each of Citibank, N.A., Bank of Montreal, Jefferies LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Company refers to these entities, when acting in their capacity as purchasers under any forward sale transactions, individually, as a “Forward Purchaser” and, collectively, as the “Forward Purchasers.” If the Company enters into a forward sale transaction with any Forward Purchaser, it expects that such Forward Purchaser or one of its affiliates will attempt to borrow from third parties and sell, through its related Forward Seller, the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock underlying such forward sale transaction in order to hedge such Forward Purchaser’s exposure under such forward sale transaction.
Shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of $167,568,679 have been offered and sold under the ATM Program as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of $99,472,256 that have been sold in connection with forward sale transactions that have not yet settled. Accordingly, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $132,431,321 remain available for offer and sale under the ATM Program.
The foregoing description of the equity distribution agreements and the master forward confirmations and related supplemental confirmations does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the exhibits filed with (or incorporated by reference into) this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement, the Company is filing the opinion of its counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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.
EASTERLY GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES, INC. |
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By: | | /s/ William C. Trimble, III |
Name: | | William C. Trimble, III |
Title: | | Chief Executive Officer and President |
Date: February 25, 2021
