UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): September 8, 2023
LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Maryland | 000-56082 | 83-0556111 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
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1635 43rd Street South, Suite 205 | |
Fargo, North Dakota | 58103 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (701) 630-6500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
None | N/A | N/A |
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ITEM 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
On June 1, 2018, Lodging Fund REIT III, Inc. (the “Company”) commenced a private placement offering of up to $100,000,000, which was increased to $150,000,000 in shares of its common stock (the “Offering”). The Company is offering these securities in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Regulation D under the Securities Act relating to sales not involving any public offering. The securities are being offered and sold only to purchasers who are “accredited investors,” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act, and without the use of general solicitation, as that concept is embodied in Regulation D. In addition to sales of common stock for cash, the Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), which permits stockholders to reinvest their distributions back into the Company. Except as otherwise provided in the offering memorandum for the Offering, the shares offered in the Offering for cash are being offered at an initial price of $10.00 per share, with shares issued pursuant to the DRIP being purchased at an initial price of $9.50 per share.
On June 15, 2020, Lodging Fund REIT III OP, LP, the operating partnership subsidiary of the Company (the “Operating Partnership”) commenced a private placement offering of limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership, designated as Series GO LP Units, with a maximum offering of $20,000,000, which may be increased to $30,000,000 in the sole discretion of the Company, (the “GO Unit Offering”). The Operating Partnership is offering these securities in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D under the Securities Act relating to sales not involving any public offering. The securities are being offered and sold only to purchasers who are “accredited investors,” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act, and without the use of general solicitation, as that concept is embodied in Regulation D. Subject to restrictions on ownership in order to comply with rules governing real estate investment trusts and the terms of the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, each holder of Series GO LP Units (a “Series GO Limited Partner”) will have the right to exchange its Series GO LP Units for, at the option of the Operating Partnership, an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Shares”), or cash equal to the fair market value of the Common Shares (the “Cash Amount”) which would have otherwise been received pursuant to such exchange. The exchange right is not available until all of the following have occurred (the “Exchange Date”): (i) the Common Shares are listed on a national securities exchange, the sale of all or substantially all of the General Partner Units held by the Company or any sale, exchange or merger of the Company or the Operating Partnership or, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, the occurrence of a similar event; (ii) the Series GO Limited Partner has held its Series GO LP Units for at least one year; (iii) the Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the redemption have been registered with the SEC and the registration statement has been declared effective, or an exemption from registration is available; and (iv) the exchange does not result in a violation of the shareholder ownership limitations set forth in the Company’s articles of incorporation. Notwithstanding the above, the Company may waive any of the requirements above in its sole discretion other than (ii) or (iv). Our board of directors terminated the GO Unit Offering as of February 14, 2022. Our board of directors approved and ratified additional sales after February 14, 2022 in the GO Unit Offering for sales which were pending as of that date.
On June 15, 2020, the Operating Partnership established a new series of limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership, designated as Series T LP Units (the “Series T LP Units”). The Operating Partnership may issue the Series T LP Units from time to time to persons who contribute direct or indirect interests in real estate to the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership issued an aggregate of 5,073,506 Series T LP Units in connection with such property contributions. These securities were issued in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D under the Securities Act relating to sales not involving any public offering. The securities were offered and sold only to purchasers who are “accredited investors,” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. Subject to the terms of the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, each holder of Series T LP Units (a “Series T Limited Partner”) will have its Series T LP Units convert into Common Limited Partnership Units of the Operating Partnership (“Common LP Units”) beginning 24 months after the issuance and will automatically convert into Common LP Units upon other events as described in the Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership. The conversion of Series T LP Units into Common LP Units may vary with each issuance and is generally based on a formula that applies an applicable capitalization rate to the then-current trailing twelve months net operating income of the hotel property less the loan balance outstanding as of the contribution date as assumed by the Operating Partnership, and less other amounts incurred by the Operating Partnership including but not limited to certain closing costs, loan assumption fees and defeasance costs, property improvement plan (“PIP”) and capital expenditures,
operating cash infused by the Operating Partnership, and any shortfall of certain minimum cumulative investment yield. There is no guarantee that the future financial performance of the contributed hotel property will be sufficient to result in the issuance of Common LP Units resulting from the application of the conversion formula applicable to the issuance of Series T LP Units at the time of conversion. As a result, the number of Common Shares described below in connection with the Series T LP Unit conversions assumes a projected conversion rate based on the value of the contributed property assigned by third-party appraisals received by the Company on or prior to the date of this filing.
On December 3, 2021, the Operating Partnership commenced a private placement offering of its Common LP Units. The Operating Partnership is offering these securities in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D under the Securities Act relating to sales not involving any public offering. The securities are being offered and sold only to purchasers who are “accredited investors,” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. Subject to restrictions on ownership in order to comply with rules governing real estate investment trusts and the terms of the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, each holder of Common LP Units (a “Common LP Partner”) will have the right to exchange its Common LP Units for, at the option of the Operating Partnership, an equivalent number of Common Shares or the Cash Amount which would have otherwise been received pursuant to such exchange. The exchange right is not available until the Exchange Date (as defined above). Notwithstanding the above, the Company may waive any of the requirements above in its sole discretion other than (ii) or (iv).
On April 7, 2023, the Operating Partnership commenced a private placement offering of limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership, designated as Series Growth & Opportunity II Limited Partner Units (“Series GO II LP Units”), with a maximum offering of $30,000,000, which may be increased to $60,000,000 in the sole discretion of the Company (the “GO II Unit Offering”). The Operating Partnership is offering these securities in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D under the Securities Act relating to sales not involving any public offering. The securities are being offered and sold only to purchasers who are “accredited investors,” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act, and without the use of general solicitation, as that concept is embodied in Regulation D. Subject to restrictions on ownership in order to comply with rules governing real estate investment trusts and the terms of the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, each holder of Series GO II LP Units (a “Series GO II Limited Partner”) will have the right to exchange its Series GO II LP Units for, at the option of the Operating Partnership, an equivalent number of Common Shares, or the Cash Amount which would have otherwise been received pursuant to such exchange; provided, however, that until such time as the Series GO II LP Units have been allocated Net Income (including book-up income) such that their positive Capital Account balance is equal to the net asset value of the Company’s shares of common stock (the “Share NAV”), the exchange right will be limited and the Series GO II Limited Partners will only be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of a REIT Share equal to the positive Capital Account balance of the Series GO II LP Unit divided by the Share NAV. The exchange right is not available until all of the following have occurred (the “Series GO II Exchange Date”): (i) the Common Shares are listed on a national securities exchange, the sale of all or substantially all of the General Partner Units held by the Company or any sale, exchange or merger of the Company or the Operating Partnership or, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company, the occurrence of a similar event; (ii) the Series GO II Limited Partner has held its Series GO II LP Units for at least one year; (iii) the Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the redemption have been registered with the SEC and the registration statement has been declared effective, or an exemption from registration is available; and (iv) the exchange does not result in a violation of the shareholder ownership limitations set forth in the Company’s articles of incorporation. Notwithstanding the above, the Company may waive any of the requirements above in its sole discretion other than (ii) or (iv).
During the period from August 26, 2022 to September 8, 2023, the Company issued and sold 444,028 shares of common stock, including 164,714 shares issued pursuant to the DRIP, and the Operating Partnership issued and sold 41,622 Series GO II Limited Partner Units, and the Company and the Operating Partnership received aggregate proceeds of approximately $4.7 million. During the period from August 26, 2022 to September 8, 2023, aggregate selling commissions of $141,622 and marketing and diligence allowances and other wholesale selling costs and expenses of $1,284,904 were paid in connection with the Offering. During the period from August 26, 2022 to September 8, 2023, aggregate selling commissions of $3,370 and marketing and diligence allowances and other wholesale selling costs and expenses of $2,825 were paid in connection with the GO II Unit Offering. As of September 8, 2023, there were 9,874,417 shares of the Company’s common stock, 3,120,740 Series GO LP Units, 41,622 Series GO II Limited Units and 1,238,812 Common LP Units outstanding.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: September 14, 2023 | | BY: | /s/ Samuel C. Montgomery |
| | | Samuel C. Montgomery |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |