The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion. Dated March 28, 2019
YIELDSTREET ALTNOTES LLC
$250,000,000 Borrower Payment Dependent Notes
This is a public offering of up to $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Borrower Payment Dependent Notes (“Notes”) issued by YIELDSTREET ALTNOTES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. We will offer the Notes through an online investment portal (the “YieldStreet Investment Portal”), available at www.yieldstreet.com, which is owned and operated by YieldStreet Inc. (“YieldStreet”), our parent company. We will fund, acquire or originate certain commercial and consumer loans, assignments, leases and participation interests (“Loan Interests”), as described further in this prospectus. We will conduct our business in each case through one or more wholly-owned special purpose vehicles (each, an “SPV”) to fund, acquire or originate one or more Loan Interests.
We are managed by YieldStreet Management, LLC (the “Manager”), which is registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Manager, which is wholly-owned and controlled by YieldStreet, oversees the management of our activities and is responsible for making investment decisions with respect to the Loan Interests.
Payments for each series of Notes will be solely dependent on payments each corresponding SPV receives (and therefore, in turn, we receive) on a specific Loan Interest described on the YieldStreet Investment Portal. All offerings of Notes will be posted on the YieldStreet Investment Portal, as described further in this prospectus. In addition, each offering of Notes will be described in a separate prospectus supplement.
The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), which will be between us and Delaware Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and the Trustee will have a security interest in deposit sub-accounts owned by us associated with the SPVs (“Series Sub-Accounts”) and the limited liability company membership interests of each SPV wholly-owned by us (collectively, the “Collateral”), on behalf of Noteholders, as further described in this prospectus.
Important terms of the Notes include the following, each of which is described in further detail in this prospectus:
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The Notes will be special, limited obligations of ours only and will not be obligations of YieldStreet or of the Loan Interest obligors under the corresponding Loan Interests.
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Our obligation to make payments on a Note will be limited to an amount equal to the Noteholder’s pro rata share of amounts we receive with respect to the corresponding Loan Interest, net of any Administration Fee (as defined herein), management fees, servicing fees and other costs and fees, if applicable. Neither we nor YieldStreet will guarantee payment of the Notes or the corresponding Loan Interests.
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The Notes will bear interest from the date of issuance and have a fixed or variable rate. The interest rate on each series of Notes will depend on the interest rate payable to us on each underlying Loan Interest. We expect that the interest rate on each series of Notes generally will range from 6% to 15%, although actual returns may be lower.
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The maturity for each series of Notes will vary. Generally, the maturity for series of Notes will be between six months and four years, with the possibility of maturities of less than six months or up to six years.
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We will offer the Notes to investors at 100% of their principal amount.
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Certain SPVs from time to time may borrow funds from a bank or other source of credit (which may be YieldStreet or an affiliate thereof) to fund, acquire or originate Loan Interests. In certain cases, such borrowings may be used for the purposes of “leverage”, and in such cases the nature of and the risks associated with these borrowings will be described in the relevant prospectus supplement for that series of Notes.
To purchase Notes, you must establish an account through the YieldStreet Investment Portal and complete and execute a subscription agreement (a form of which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part) for a specific dollar amount equal to or greater than the then applicable minimum permitted subscription amount. To the extent you do not already have such an account, you also must establish an account in your name at Evolve Bank & Trust (“Evolve Bank”), an FDIC insured bank (or any successor to Evolve Bank we may contract with), through the YieldStreet Investment Portal, which we refer to as your “YieldStreet Wallet.” Subscription payments may be made from funds already available in your YieldStreet Wallet at the time the subscription is submitted to us or may be deposited by you into your YieldStreet Wallet at the time of subscription via ACH debit from another account maintained by you. We will withdraw your subscription payment held in your YieldStreet Wallet upon acceptance of your subscription. In the event that you have not established a YieldStreet Wallet, we may in our discretion accept subscription payments via ACH debits or wire transfer.
The Notes will be issued in electronic form only and will not be listed on any securities exchange. Notes are generally non-transferable; however, we may, in our sole discretion, permit the transfer of beneficial ownership of the Notes in certain limited circumstances, such as in the event of the death of the Noteholder or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. Currently, no trading market exists for the transfer of the Notes, and there can be no assurance that a trading market for the transfer of Notes will develop in the future. Therefore, Note purchasers must be prepared to hold their Notes to maturity.
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read this entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) and are eligible for reduced reporting requirements for this prospectus and future filings that we make with the SEC.
This offering is highly speculative, and the Notes involve a high degree of risk. Investing in the Notes should be considered only by persons who can afford the loss of their entire investment. (See “Risk Factors” for more information.)
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2019.