Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Omega Credit Agreement
On April 30, 2021, Omega Healthcare
Investors, Inc. (“Omega”) entered into a new $1.45 billion senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility
(the “Revolving Credit Facility”), replacing its previous senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility
(see Item 1.02).
The Revolving Credit Facility
is being provided pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2021 (the “Omega Credit Agreement”), among
Omega, as borrower, certain of Omega’s subsidiaries identified in the Omega Credit Agreement, as guarantors, a syndicate of financial
institutions, as lenders (together with other lenders from time to time becoming signatory to the Omega Credit Agreement, as lenders,
the “Omega Lenders”), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.
The Revolving Credit Facility
may be drawn in Euros, British Pounds Sterling (“Sterling”), Canadian Dollars (collectively, “Alternative
Currencies”) or U.S. Dollars, with a $1.15 billion tranche available in U.S. Dollars and a $300 million tranche available in
Alternative Currencies. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on April 30, 2025, subject to Omega’s option to extend such maturity
date for two, six-month periods. Exercise of each such extension option is subject to compliance with a notice requirement and other customary
conditions.
Omega’s obligations
in connection with the Revolving Credit Facility are jointly and severally guaranteed for the benefit of the administrative agent and
the Omega Lenders by OHI Healthcare Properties Limited Partnership (“OHI LP”), and any wholly owned domestic consolidated
subsidiary of Omega that in the future becomes a borrower of, provides a guaranty of, or otherwise becomes liable for, unsecured indebtedness
for borrowed money evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments in an amount of at least $50,000,000 individually
or in the aggregate. OHI LP is currently the sole guarantor of the Omega Revolving Credit Facility.
From time to time, certain
of the Omega Lenders, their affiliates and/or their predecessors have provided commercial banking, investment banking and other financial
advisory services to Omega or served as underwriters or sales agents for offerings of Omega’s equity or debt, for which they have
received customary fees. Among other services, affiliates of certain of the Omega Lenders have served as sales agents under Omega’s
at-the-market Equity Shelf Program. The Omega Lenders and their affiliates may, from time to time in the future, engage in transactions
with and perform services for Omega in the ordinary course of business.
The material terms of the
Omega Credit Agreement are as follows:
Use of Proceeds of Revolving
Credit Facility. Proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be used to refinance existing indebtedness under
the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in Item 1.02), and to finance general corporate working capital (including acquisitions,
the acquisition or improvement, directly or indirectly, of income producing healthcare-related property, and investments incidental or
related thereto), or capital expenditures or for other general corporate purposes of Omega and its subsidiaries.
Interest Rates and
Fees. The interest rates per annum applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility are the London interbank offered rate (the
“Eurocurrency Rate,” such definition for the Revolving Credit Facility also including the Canadian dealer offered
rates for amounts offered in Canadian Dollars and any other Alternative Currency rate approved by the Administrative Agent and the
Omega Lenders for amounts offered in any other non-London interbank offered rate quoted currency, as applicable), or for Alternative
Currency loans denominated in Sterling, the Sterling overnight index average reference rate plus an adjustment of 0.1193% per annum
(the “SONIA Daily Floating Rate”), plus in each case the applicable margin (as described below), or, at
Omega’s option, the base rate, which will be the highest of (i) the rate of interest publicly announced by the administrative
agent as its prime rate in effect, (ii) the federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.50%, (iii) the Eurocurrency Rate
plus 1.0% and (iv) 1.0% plus, in each case, the applicable margin (as described below). If either the Eurocurrency Rate, the federal
funds rate or the SONIA Daily Floating Rate are less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero. The applicable margins with respect
to the Revolving Credit Facility are determined in accordance with a performance grid based on the investment grade ratings from
Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch Ratings with respect to any non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term
debt of Omega or OHI LP, as the case may be.
The applicable margin for
the Revolving Credit Facility may range from 1.55% to 0.825% in the case of Eurocurrency Rate or SONIA Daily Floating Rate loan advances
(1.85% to 0.950%, including facility fees), and from 0.55% to 0% in the case of base rate advances (0.85% to 0.125%, including facility
fees). Letter of credit fees may range from 1.55% to 0.825% per annum, based on the same performance grid. The default rate on the Revolving
Credit Facility is 2.0% above the interest rate otherwise applicable to base rate loans.
Prepayments; Reduction
or Termination of Commitments. Omega may elect to prepay the Revolving Credit Facility at any time in whole or in part, or reduce
or terminate the revolving commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility, in each case without fees or penalty.
Right to Increase Maximum
Borrowings. Pursuant to the terms of the Omega Credit Agreement, the Omega Lenders have agreed that Omega may (subject to customary
conditions) increase the maximum aggregate commitments under the Credit Agreement to $2.5 billion, by requesting an increase in the aggregate
commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility or by adding one or more tranches of term loans.
OHI LP Credit Agreement
On April 30, 2021, OHI LP
entered into a new $50 million senior unsecured term loan facility (the “OHI LP Term Loan Facility”). The OHI LP Term
Loan Facility matures on April 30, 2025.
The OHI LP Term Loan Facility
is being provided pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2021 (the “OHI LP Credit Agreement”), among
OHI LP, as borrower, certain of Omega’s subsidiaries identified from time to time in the OHI LP Credit Agreement, as guarantors,
a syndicate of financial institutions, as lenders (together with other lenders from time to time becoming signatory to the OHI LP Credit
Agreement, as lenders, the “OHI LP Lenders”), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.
OHI LP’s obligations
in connection with the OHI LP Term Loan Facility will be jointly and severally guaranteed for the benefit of such administrative agent
and the OHI LP Lenders by any wholly owned domestic consolidated subsidiary of OHI LP that in the future becomes a borrower of, provides
a guaranty of, or otherwise becomes liable for, unsecured indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other
similar instruments in an amount of at least $50,000,000 individually or in the aggregate. There are currently no guarantors of the OHI
LP Term Loan Facility.
The material terms of the
OHI LP Credit Agreement are as follows:
Term Loan Advance and Repayment.
The entire amount of the OHI LP Term Loan Facility was advanced on April 30, 2021. The OHI LP Term Loan Facility does not amortize and
is due and payable in full on April 30, 2025.
Use of Proceeds of OHI
LP Term Loan Facility. Proceeds from borrowing under the OHI LP Term Loan Facility may be used to refinance existing indebtedness
under the 2017 OHI LP Term Loan Facility (as defined in Item 1.02), and to finance general corporate working capital (including acquisitions,
and the direct or indirect acquisition or improvement of income producing healthcare-related property, and investments incidental or related
thereto), or capital expenditures or for other general corporate purposes of OHI LP and its subsidiaries.
Interest Rates and Fees.
The interest rates per annum applicable to the OHI LP Term Loan Facility are the Eurocurrency Rate as described in the OHI LP Term Loan
Facility plus the applicable margin (as described below) or, at OHI LP’s option, the base rate, which will be the highest of (i)
the rate of interest publicly announced by the administrative agent as its prime rate in effect, (ii) the federal funds effective rate
from time to time plus 0.50%, (iii) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.0% and (iv) 1.0% plus, in each case, the applicable margin. If either
the Eurocurrency Rate or the federal funds rate are less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero.
The applicable margins
with respect to the OHI LP Term Loan Facility are determined in accordance with a performance grid based on the investment grade
ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch Ratings with respect to any non-credit-enhanced senior
unsecured long-term debt of Omega or OHI LP, as the case may be. The applicable margin for the OHI LP Term Loan Facility may range
from 1.85% to 0.85% in the case of Eurocurrency Rate advances, and from 0.85% to 0.00% in the case of base rate advances. The
default rate on the OHI LP Term Loan Facility is 2.0% above the interest rate otherwise applicable to base rate loans.
Prepayments; Reduction
or Termination of Commitments. The OHI LP Term Loan Facility may be prepaid at any time in whole or in part without fees or penalty.
Principal amounts prepaid or repaid under the OHI LP Term Loan Facility may not be reborrowed.
In addition to the above,
the Omega Credit Agreement and the OHI LP Credit Agreement each contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, without
limitation, limitations on indebtedness; limitations on liens; limitations on mergers and consolidations; limitations on sales and other
dispositions of assets; limitations on transactions with affiliates; limitations on negative pledges; limitations on use of proceeds;
limitations on changes in lines of business; limitations on dividends, distributions and repurchases of Omega capital stock (or OHI LP
equity interests as applicable) if an event of default exists; maintenance of Omega’s real estate investment trust (“REIT”)
status; limitations on certain burdensome agreements; and limitations on business activities and ownership of assets of Omega. In addition,
the Omega Credit Agreement and the OHI LP Credit Agreement contain financial covenants, including, without limitation, those relating
to maximum total leverage, maximum secured leverage, maximum unsecured leverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, minimum consolidated tangible
net worth and minimum unsecured interest coverage.
Each of the Omega Credit Agreement
and the OHI LP Credit Agreement also include customary events of default including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, interest,
fees or other amounts when due, material breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults, a change of control,
bankruptcy events, material unsatisfied or unstayed judgments and loss of Omega’s REIT status.
As of April 30, 2021, Omega
had $50 million in borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, and OHI LP had $50 million in borrowings outstanding
under the OHI LP Term Loan Facility.
The Omega Credit Agreement
and the OHI LP Credit Agreement are each attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are each
incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of each of the Omega Credit Agreement and the OHI LP Credit Agreement contained in
this Current Report on Form 8-K are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 30, 2021, Omega entered into the Omega
Credit Agreement described in Item 1.01, replacing the $1.25 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “2017 Revolving
Credit Facility”), and the related Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2017 (as previously amended, the “2017 Omega
Credit Agreement”), by and among Omega, as borrower, OHI LP, as guarantor, a syndicate of financial institutions, as lenders,
and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. The 2017 Revolving Credit Facility was scheduled to expire, unless extended, on May
25, 2021.
On April 30, 2021, OHI LP entered into the OHI
LP Credit Agreement described in Item 1.01, replacing its senior unsecured term loan facility outstanding in the principal amount of $50
million (the “2017 OHI LP Term Loan Facility”) and the related Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2017 (as previously
amended, the “2017 OHI LP Credit Agreement”), by and among OHI LP, as borrower, a syndicate of financial institutions,
as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. The 2017 OHI LP Credit Agreement was scheduled to expire, unless extended,
on May 25, 2022.
Omega and OHI LP terminated the 2017 Revolving
Credit Facility in connection with the effectiveness of the Revolving Credit Facility. OHI LP terminated the 2017 OHI LP Term Loan Facility
in connection with the effectiveness of the OHI LP Term Loan Facility. Neither Omega nor OHI LP experienced any material early termination
penalties due to the termination of the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility or the termination of the 2017 OHI LP Term Loan Facility.