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| | UNITED STATES | |
| | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| | Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
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| | FORM 8-K | |
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| | CURRENT REPORT | |
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| | Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the | |
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| | Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
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| | Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2014 | |
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| | WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C25 | |
| | (Exact name of issuing entity) | |
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| | RBS Commercial Funding Inc. | |
| | (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |
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| | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC Silverpeak Real Estate Finance LLC Basis Real Estate Capital II, LLC | |
| | C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC | |
| | Liberty Island Group I LLC | |
| | (Exact names of sponsors as specified in their charters) | |
| Delaware | 333-197550-02 | 06-1565524 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 Washington Blvd. | Stamford, Connecticut | 06901 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (203) 897-2700 |
| | Not applicable | |
| | (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any following provisions:
o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On December 12, 2014, RBS Commercial Funding Inc. (the “Depositor”) caused the issuance, pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as special servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as trust advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and custodian, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, of the WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C25, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-C25 (the “Certificates”).
The Certificates will consist of the following classes, designated as (i) the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class PEX, Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates (collectively, the “Public Certificates”) and (ii) the Class X-C, Class X-D, Class X-E, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class V and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Private Certificates”).
All of the Public Certificates, having an aggregate initial principal amount of $754,253,000, were sold to RBS Securities Inc. (“RBS”), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”, and together with RBS and WFS, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Depositor, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (“RBS PLC”) and the Underwriters. RBS and WFS are acting as co-lead bookrunning managers. DBSI is acting as a co-manager. The Public Certificates were offered by the Underwriters for sale to the public, pursuant to the Depositor’s Base Prospectus, dated September 15, 2014, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, dated November 19, 2014, in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices determined at the time of sale.
All of the Private Certificates, having an aggregate initial principal amount of $121,513,284, were sold to RBS, WFS and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“GS&Co.”, and together with RBS and WFS, the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to a Certificate Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, among the Depositor, RBS PLC and the Initial Purchasers. The Private Certificates were sold in private placement transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Act.
The Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in the WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C25 (the “Issuing Entity”), a common law trust fund formed under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The assets of the Issuing Entity consist primarily of 59 fixed-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) secured by first liens on 73 commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties. The Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Depositor from (i) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (the “Wells Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the Depositor and Wells, (ii) RBS PLC, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (the “RBS PLC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the
Depositor and RBS PLC, (iii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC (“Rialto”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (the “Rialto Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the Depositor and Rialto, (iv) Silverpeak Real Estate Finance LLC (“Silverpeak”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (the “Silverpeak Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the Depositor and Silverpeak, (v) Basis Real Estate Capital II, LLC (“Basis”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (the “Basis Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), among the Depositor, Basis and Basis Investment Group LLC, (vi) C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC (“C-III”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (the “C-III Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the Depositor and C-III, and (vii) Liberty Island Group I LLC (“Liberty”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014 (together with the Wells Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the RBS PLC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Rialto Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Silverpeak Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Basis Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the C-III Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”), among the Depositor, Liberty and Liberty Island Group LLC. Prudential Asset Resources, Inc. will act as primary servicer with respect to the one (1) Mortgage Loan sold to the Depositor by Liberty, pursuant to a Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and Prudential Asset Resources, Inc., as primary servicer (the “Primary Servicing Agreement”).
The Mortgage Loan identified on Schedule I to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as the “St. Johns Town Center Mortgage Loan” will be serviced and administered pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, an executed version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and dated as of November 1, 2014 (the “St. Johns Town Center Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, paying agent and custodian, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as trust advisor.
The net proceeds of the sale of the Certificates were applied to the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor from Wells, RBS PLC, Rialto, Silverpeak, Basis, C-III and Liberty. The net proceeds to the Depositor of the offering of the Certificates, after deducting expenses payable by the Depositor in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Certificates of approximately $4,400,000, were approximately $899,736,442. Of the expenses paid by the Depositor, $0 was paid directly to affiliates of the Depositor, an aggregate amount of $100,000 in the form of fees was paid to DBSI and GS&Co., $0 was paid to the other Underwriters and the other Initial Purchasers and approximately $4,300,0000 was other expenses. All of the foregoing expense amounts are the Depositor's reasonable estimates of such expenses. No underwriting discounts and commissions or finder's fees were paid by the Depositor.
Further information regarding such sales relating to the price per class of the Public Certificates is set forth on Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
Further information regarding such sales has been previously provided in the Depositor’s Prospectus Supplement, dated November 19, 2014 to the Prospectus, dated September 15, 2014. The related registration statement (file no. 333-197550) was declared effective on September 3, 2014.
The Underwriting Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the St. Johns Town Center Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Primary Servicing Agreement are attached as exhibits to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
In connection with the offering of commercial mortgage-backed securities contemplated by the Prospectus Supplement dated November 19, 2014 to the Prospectus dated September 15, 2014, as filed by the Registrant on September 16, 2014, the Registrant is attaching as exhibits to this Form 8-K the related Underwriting Agreement, Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Primary Servicing Agreement.
| (d) | Exhibits: |
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| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, RBS Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
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| 4.1 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as special servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as trust advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, as tax administrator and as custodian and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. |
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| 4.2 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2014, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, paying agent and custodian, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as trust advisor. |
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| 5.1 | Legality Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2014. |
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| 8.1 | Tax Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2014 (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
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| 23.1 | Consent of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
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| 99.1 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. |
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| 99.2 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. |
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| 99.3 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC. |
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| 99.4 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and Silverpeak Real Estate Finance LLC. |
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| 99.5 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., Basis Real Estate Capital II, LLC and Basis Investment Group LLC. |
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| 99.6 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC. |
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| 99.7 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., Liberty Island Group I LLC and Liberty Island Group LLC. |
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| 99.8 | Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and Prudential Asset Resources, Inc., as primary servicer. |
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.
| | RBS Commercial Funding Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ Jim Barnard |
| | Name: Jim Barnard Title: Director |
Date: December 12, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, RBS Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
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| 4.1 | | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as special servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc., as trust advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, as tax administrator and as custodian and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. |
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| 4.2 | | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2014, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, paying agent and custodian, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as trust advisor. |
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| 5.1 | | Legality Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2014. |
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| 8.1 | | Tax Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2014 (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
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| 23.1 | | Consent of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
| 99.1 | | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. |
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| 99.2 | | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. |
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| 99.3 | | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC. |
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| 99.4 | | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc. and Silverpeak Real Estate Finance LLC. |
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| 99.5 | | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., Basis Real Estate Capital II, LLC and Basis Investment Group LLC. |
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| 99.6 | | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, between RBS Commercial Funding Inc., Inc and C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC. |
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| 99.7 | | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2014, among RBS Commercial Funding Inc., Liberty Island Group I LLC and Liberty Island Group LLC. |
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| 99.8 | | Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and Prudential Asset Resources, Inc., as primary servicer. |
