Item 8.01 Other Events
Primary Sales Agreement
On April 5, 2023, Safehold Inc. (the "Company") and Safehold GL Holdings LLC
("Portfolio Holdings") entered into an ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement
(the "Primary Sales Agreement") with BofA Securities, Inc., B. Riley
Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Capital
One Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Raymond James &
Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
and Truist Securities, Inc. (each, individually, a "Primary Agent" and,
collectively, the "Primary Agents"), pursuant to which the Company may sell,
from time to time, shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share
("Common Stock"), having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $300.0 million
(the "Primary Shares"), through or to the Primary Agents. The Company may sell
the Primary Shares in amounts and at times to be determined by the Company from
time to time but has no obligation to sell any of the Primary Shares. Actual
sales, if any, will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the
Company from time to time, including, among other things, market conditions, the
trading price of the Common Stock, capital needs and determinations by the
Company of the appropriate sources of its funding.
Any Primary Shares sold in the offering will be issued pursuant to a prospectus
supplement, dated April 5, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on April 5, 2023, and the accompanying base prospectus,
dated April 4, 2023, forming part of the Company's shelf registration statement
on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-271113), filed with the SEC on April 4, 2023.
Sales of the Primary Shares, if any, made pursuant to the Primary Sales
Agreement may be sold in negotiated transactions, including block trades, or
transactions that are deemed to be "at the market" offerings as defined in
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), by
means of ordinary brokers' transactions at market prices prevailing at the time
of sale, including sales made directly on the New York Stock Exchange, sales
made to or through a market maker and sales made through other securities
exchanges or electronic communications networks. The Primary Sales Agreement
provides that a Primary Agent will be entitled to compensation that will not
exceed, but may be lower than, 2.0% of the gross sales price of any of the
Primary Shares sold through it as Primary Agent. Under the terms of the Primary
Sales Agreement, the Company may also sell Primary Shares to one or more Primary
Agents, as principal, at a price agreed upon at the time of sale. If the Company
sells Primary Shares to any Primary Agent(s) as principal, it will enter into a
separate terms agreement with the Primary Agent(s), setting forth the terms of
such transaction. The Company intends to contribute any net proceeds from the
sale of Primary Shares to Portfolio Holdings, which intends to use such net
proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include repaying or
repurchasing indebtedness, making additional investments in ground leases and
providing for working capital.
The Company and Portfolio Holdings made certain customary representations,
warranties and covenants concerning the Company, Portfolio Holdings and the
registration statement in the Primary Sales Agreement and also agreed to
indemnify the Primary Agents against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act. The foregoing description of the Primary Sales
Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to, the form of Primary Sales Agreement, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On April 5, 2023, Venable LLP delivered its legality opinion with respect to the
Primary Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Primary Sales Agreement. A
copy of the legality opinion is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
Selling Stockholder Sales Agreement
On April 5, 2023, the Company, Portfolio Holdings and Star Investment Holdings
SPV LLC ("Star Investment Holdings"), a subsidiary of Star Holdings, a Maryland
statutory trust ("Star Holdings") for which the Company acts as external
manager, entered into an ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement (the "Selling
Stockholder Sales Agreement") with BofA Securities, Inc., B. Riley
Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Capital
One Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Raymond James &
Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
and Truist Securities, Inc. (each, individually, a "Selling Stockholder Agent"
and, collectively, the "Selling Stockholder Agents"), pursuant to which Star
Investment Holdings may sell, from time to time, subject to receiving the
Company's consent, up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Selling
Stockholder Shares") through or to the Selling Stockholder Agents. Star
Investment Holdings may sell the Selling Stockholder Shares in amounts and at
times to be determined by Star Investment Holdings from time to time but has no
obligation to sell any of the Selling Stockholder Shares. Actual sales, if any,
will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by Star Investment Holdings
from time to time, including, among other things, market conditions, the trading
price of the Common Stock, capital needs and determinations by Star Investment
Holdings of the appropriate sources of its funding.
Any Selling Stockholder Shares sold in the offering will be sold pursuant to a
prospectus supplement, dated April 5, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 5, 2023,
and the accompanying base prospectus, dated April 4, 2023, forming part of the
Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration
No. 333-271113), filed with the SEC on April 4, 2023. Sales of the Selling
Stockholder Shares, if any, made pursuant to the Selling Stockholder Sales
Agreement may be sold in negotiated transactions, including block trades, or
transactions that are deemed to be "at the market" offerings as defined in
Rule 415 under the Securities Act by means of ordinary brokers' transactions at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, including sales made directly on
the New York Stock Exchange, sales made to or through a market maker and sales
made through other securities exchanges or electronic communications networks.
The Selling Stockholder Sales Agreement provides that a Selling Stockholder
Agent will be entitled to compensation, payable by Star Investment Holdings,
that will not exceed, but may be lower than, 2.0% of the gross sales price of
any of the Selling Stockholder Shares sold through it as Selling Stockholder
Agent. Under the terms of the Selling Stockholder Sales Agreement, Star
Investment Holdings may also sell Selling Stockholder Shares to one or more
Selling Stockholder Agents, as principal, at a price agreed upon at the time of
sale. If Star Investment Holdings sells Selling Stockholder Shares to any
Selling Stockholder Agent(s) as principal, it will enter into a separate terms
agreement with the Selling Stockholder Agent(s), setting forth the terms of such
transaction. The Company will not directly receive any of the proceeds from any
sales of Selling Stockholder Shares by Star Investment Holdings; however, Star
Investment Holdings may use the proceeds from the sale of Selling Stockholder
Shares to, among other things, repay borrowings outstanding under Star Holdings'
term loan facility, under which the Company is a lender, or to pay a portion of
the management fee payable to the Company as Star Holdings' external manager
pursuant to the management agreement between the Company and Star Holdings. To
the extent that the Company receives any such proceeds, the Company intends to
contribute any net proceeds from the sale of Selling Stockholder Shares to
Portfolio Holdings, which intends to use such net proceeds for general corporate
purposes, which may include repaying or repurchasing indebtedness, making
additional investments in ground leases and providing for working capital.
The Company and Portfolio Holdings made certain customary representations,
warranties and covenants concerning the Company, Portfolio Holdings and the
registration statement in the Selling Stockholder Sales Agreement and also
agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholder Agents against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act. The foregoing description of the
Selling Stockholder Sales Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the form of
Selling Stockholder Sales Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.2 and
is incorporated herein by reference.
On April 5, 2023, Venable LLP delivered its legality opinion with respect to the
Selling Stockholder Shares that may be sold pursuant to the Selling Stockholder
Sales Agreement. A copy of the legality opinion is attached hereto as
Exhibit 5.2.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 1.1 ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement dated April 5, 2023, by and
among Safehold Inc., Safehold GL Holdings LLC and the various agents
party thereto.
Exhibit 1.2 ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement dated April 5, 2023, by and
among Safehold Inc., Safehold GL Holdings LLC, Star Investment Holdings
SPV LLC and the various agents party thereto.
Exhibit 5.1 Opinion of Venable LLP with respect to the Primary Shares
Exhibit 5.2 Opinion of Venable LLP with respect to the Selling Stockholder
Shares
Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Venable LLP (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1
hereto)
Exhibit 23.2 Consent of Venable LLP (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2
hereto)
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded with the
Inline XBRL document)
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