Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On December 17, 2019, Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the Company), Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the
Operating Partnership and together with the Company, the Company Parties), NHT Operating Partnership, LLC (Parent), NHT REIT Merger Sub, LLC (Merger Sub) and NHT Operating Partnership II, LLC
(Merger OP and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the Parent Parties), entered into Amendment No. 2 (the Second Amendment) to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 19, 2019
(the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership, Parent, Merger Sub and Merger OP.
Pursuant to
the Second Amendment, the parties have agreed to, among other things, the following:
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the closing of the mergers (the Closing) shall occur on Friday, January 31, 2020;
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the previous end date under the Merger Agreement of December 31, 2019 is changed to
January 31, 2020;
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the closing conditions for the mergers set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than (a) those conditions
that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waiver of those conditions by the Parent Parties or the Company Parties, as applicable, and (b) changes in
facts or circumstances outside the reasonable control of the Parent Parties or the Company Parties, as applicable, after the date of the Second Amendment) are satisfied or waived by the Parent Parties and the Company Parties, as applicable;
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within one business day following the date of the Second Amendment, Parent will increase the escrowed funds to
$1.25 million dollars to be used to fund a portion of the merger consideration or the Parent termination fee, as applicable;
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the Company may declare and pay dividends and distributions as follows:
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(a)
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$0.195 per share of Company common stock;
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(b)
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$0.15625 per share of Company Series E preferred stock;
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(c)
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$0.195 per 52 units of common units of the Operating Partnership; and
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(d)
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distributions between the Company and its subsidiaries to fund the foregoing distributions in (a), (b) and (c).
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and;
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simultaneously with the execution of the Second Amendment, the parties will enter into a letter agreement with
respect to certain routine business matters.
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The foregoing description of the Second Amendment is not complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
include all statements that are not historical facts, and in some cases, can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, expect, intend, anticipate,
estimate, believe, continue, project, plan, the negative version of these words or other similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
statements.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions,
risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to control or predict. The
Company may not be able to complete the proposed transaction on the terms described herein or other acceptable terms or at all because of a number of factors, including without limitation, the following: (i) the occurrence of any event, change or
other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; (ii) unknown, underestimated or undisclosed commitments or liabilities; (iii) the inability to complete the proposed transaction due to the failure to satisfy the
closing conditions to the proposed transaction; (iv) risks related to disruption of managements attention from the Companys ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; (v) the effect of the announcement of the proposed
transaction on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel, maintain relationships with its franchisors, management companies and suppliers, and maintain its operating results and business generally; (vi) the risk that certain
approvals or consents will not be received in a timely manner or that the proposed transaction will not be consummated in a timely manner; (vii) adverse changes in U.S. and non-U.S. governmental laws and regulations; and (viii) the risk of
litigation, including shareholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction, and the impact of any adverse legal judgments, fines, penalties, injunctions or settlements.
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements represent the
Companys views as of the date on which such statements were made. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause those views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the
Companys views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof. The Company expressly disclaims a duty to provide updates to forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other occurrences.
Additional factors that may affect the Companys business or financial results are described in the risk factors included in the Companys filings
with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.