Item 1.01.Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 20, 2022, CTO Realty Growth, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the ”Company”), and certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Joinder (the “Eighth Amendment”), which further amends that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 7, 2017, by and among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company that are parties thereto, as guarantors, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, and the other lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”).
The Credit Agreement, as amended by the Eighth Amendment, includes, among other things:
| ● | the origination of a new Term Loan, as defined in the Credit Agreement, in the amount of $100.0 million; |
| ● | the increase of Revolving Credit Commitments, as defined in the Credit Agreement, up to $300.0 million; |
| ● | an accordion option that allows the Company to request additional revolving loan commitments and additional term loan commitments, provided, (i) the aggregate amount of revolving loan commitments shall not exceed $750,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of term loan commitments shall not exceed $500,000,000; |
| ● | an extension of the Revolving Credit Termination Date, as defined in the Credit Agreement, from May 24, 2023 to January 31, 2027; |
| ● | a sustainability-linked pricing component pursuant to which the Company will receive interest rate reductions based on its performance against certain sustainability performance targets; |
| ● | the release of the Pledge Collateral, as defined in the Eighth Amendment; and |
| ● | the joinder of PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”) as a Term Loan Lender, as defined in the Credit Agreement, and PNC and Regions Bank as Revolving Lenders, as defined in the Credit Agreement. |
The foregoing description of the Eighth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Eighth Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 21, 2022, the Company issued a press release regarding the entry into the Eighth Amendment. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The furnishing of the press release is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or other securities laws, or that the press release includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Company does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits