Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 2, 2023, Abacus Life, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Piper Sandler & Co., as representative of the several underwriters named in Exhibit A thereto (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company $31 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 9.875% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from this offering to refinance outstanding debt, which will include the amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement, dated July 5, 2023 among the Company, as borrower, the several banks and other persons from time to time party thereto and Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as administrative and collateral agent. The remaining proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes. The Company has granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $4.65 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes. The issuance and sale of the Notes is expected to occur on November 10, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “ABLLL” and to trade thereon within 30 days of the original issue date.
The Notes were registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-274553) (as the same may be amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The material terms of the Notes are described in the Company’s final prospectus, as filed with the Commission on November 6, 2023, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) of the Securities Act, which relates to the offer and sale of the Notes.
The Company made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants concerning the Company and the Registration Statement in the Underwriting Agreement and also agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of the Underwriting Agreement, and only as of the specified dates provided therein. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Underwriting Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties thereto, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. In addition, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”), and the information in the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01. The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Report.
This Report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, including the Notes, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
