8-K_KeyBank_50M_LOC_Modification
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 1, 2014
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maryland | 001-34995 | 27-1712193 |
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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3625 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 1150, Atlanta, Georgia | 30339 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 818-4100 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 1, 2014, Preferred Apartment Communities Operating Partnership, L.P. ("PAC-OP") and Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (the "Company") entered into that certain Third Modification Agreement (the "Modification Agreement") with KeyBank National Association ("Lender") and the other lenders party thereto to amend the terms of the $40,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") that is governed by the credit agreement entered into by PAC-OP, the Company and Lender on August 31, 2012 (as previously amended by that certain Modification Agreement dated as of April 4, 2013 and by that certain Second Modification Agreement dated as of December 5, 2013, the "Credit Agreement"). The Third Modification Agreement, among other things, increased the amount of the Credit Facility to $50,000,000, extended the maturity date of the Credit Facility and modified the interest rate (as amended, the "Modified Credit Facility"). However, until PAC-OP owns $300 million in stabilized real estate assets, only $45 million will be available under the Modified Credit Facility. As of July 1, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Modified Credit Facility was approximately $37.3 million and no draws were made in connection with closing the Modified Credit Facility.
PAC-OP and the Company may use the available proceeds under the Modified Credit Facility, on an as needed basis, to fund investments, capital expenditures, dividends (with Lender consent) and working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company is the general partner of, and owner of an approximately 99% interest in, PAC-OP.
At PAC-OP's election, loans made under the Modified Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to either: (x) the greater of: (1) to the Lender's "prime rate"; (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5%; and (3) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%, (the "Base Rate"), or (y) the one-, two-, three-, or six-month per annum LIBOR for deposits in the applicable currency (the “Eurodollar Rate”), as selected by PAC-OP, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for Eurodollar Rate loans is 3.75% and the applicable margin for Base Rate loans is 3.50%. Commitment fees on the average daily unused portion of the Modified Credit Facility are now payable at a rate per annum of 0.35%.
The Modified Credit Facility has a maturity date of July 1, 2015. PAC-OP has the right to prepay amounts owing under the Modified Credit Facility, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to any breakage costs and minimum repayment amounts of $100,000 on Eurodollar Rate loans and $500,000 on Base Rate loans. PAC-OP is required to prepay amounts owing under the Modified Credit Facility with the net proceeds from certain transactions or events including: (x) equity sales of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (y) repayment of principal under any note receivable of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and (z) asset sales by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Interest on Base Rate loans is payable monthly in arrears on the first business day of each month. Interest on Eurodollar Rate loans is payable at the end of each interest rate period and at the end of each three-month interval within an interest rate period if the interest period is longer than three months. Principal is payable in full at maturity on July 1, 2015.
Borrowings under the Modified Credit Facility continue to be secured by, among other things, a pledge by PAC-OP of 100% of the ownership of each of its current and future mezzanine loan subsidiaries (the "Mezzanine Loan Subsidiaries"), a pledge by PAC-OP of 49% of the ownership (the "49% Pledged Interests") of each of its current and future real estate subsidiaries (the "Real Estate Subsidiaries"), a joint and several repayment guaranty from the Company and each of the Mezzanine Loan Subsidiaries, and a collateral assignment of loan documents by each of the Mezzanine Loan Subsidiaries and PAC-OP. In addition, PAC-OP and Lender have entered into buy-sell agreements for each of the Real Estate Subsidiaries so that, following a foreclosure by Lender on the 49% Pledged Interests, Lender can trigger a process where PAC-OP can buy the 49% Pledged Interest from Lender or Lender can buy the non-pledged 51% ownership interest of PAC-OP in each of such Real Estate Subsidiaries.
The description above of the terms of the Third Modification Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the copy of the Third Modification Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information in this report set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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10.1 | Third Modification Agreement dated as of July 1, 2014 among Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Preferred Apartment Communities Operating Partnership, L.P., the lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC. (Registrant) |
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Date: July 2, 2014 | By: | /s/ John A. Williams |
| | John A. Williams |
| | Chief Executive Officer |