Item 1.01
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Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On October 28, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), The New Home Company Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed the sale to certain purchasers (the “Offering”) of $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and non-U.S. persons outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of October 28, 2020 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all of the Company’s outstanding 7.25% senior notes due 2022 and to pay related fees and expenses.
Pursuant to the Indenture, interest on the Notes will be paid semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2021. The Notes will mature on October 15, 2025.
The Notes and the related guarantees are the Company’s and the Guarantors’ senior unsecured obligations. The Notes and the related guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including debt under the Company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility, and senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The Notes and the related guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt.
On and after October 15, 2022, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount on the redemption date) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on each of the dates as set forth below:
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Year
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Redemption Price
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October 15, 2022
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103.625
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October 15, 2023
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101.813
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October 15, 2024
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100.000
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%
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Prior to October 15, 2022, the Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus the “make-whole” premium described in the Indenture and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
In addition, any time prior to October 15, 2022, the Company may, at its option on one or more occasions, redeem Notes (including any additional notes that may be issued in the future under the Indenture) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including any additional notes that may be issued in the future under the Indenture) issued prior to such date at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 107.250%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, with an amount equal to the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings by the Company, subject to the terms and conditions described in the Indenture.
If the Company experiences a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such holders’ Notes at 101% of their principal amount thereof on the date of purchase plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
The Indenture contains certain covenants limiting, among other things, the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to:
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incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain equity interests;
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pay dividends or distributions, repurchase equity or make payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness;
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make certain investments;
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sell assets;
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incur liens;
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create certain restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or to transfer assets;
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enter into transactions with affiliates;
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create unrestricted subsidiaries; and
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consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets.
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These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on such Notes to be declared due and payable. In addition, if the Notes are assigned an investment grade rating by certain rating agencies and no default or event of default has occurred or is continuing, certain covenants related to the Notes would be suspended. If the rating on the Notes should subsequently decline to below investment grade, the suspended covenants would be reinstated.
The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Unless they are registered, the Notes may be offered only in transactions that are exempt from registration under, or not subject to, the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction.
The foregoing description of the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture and the form of the Notes filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.