Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock
On June 28, 2023, the SEC declared effective the Company’s registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-269415) (the “2023 Registration Statement”). On June 30, 2023, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to the 2023 Registration Statement offering a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of 6.0% Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) at $25.00 per share (the “Stated Value”), for a maximum offering amount of $500,000,000 in Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Offering”), and on August 11, 2023, the Company made the initial issuances of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series A Preferred Offering.
The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to all classes of the Company’s common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is entitled, when and as authorized by the Board and declared by the Company out of legally available funds, to priority cumulative dividends at an annual rate of 6.0% of the Stated Value to be paid monthly, in arrears. Holders may, at their option, elect to have the Company redeem their shares through the first year from issuance subject to a 12% redemption fee. After year one, the redemption fee decreases to 9%, after year two it decreases to 6%, after year three it decreases to 3%, and after year four there is no redemption fee. Any redeemed shares are entitled to any accrued but unpaid dividends at the time of the redemption, payable by the Company, at its option, in either cash or in equal value of shares of its Class A common stock. The Company has the right to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock beginning two years from the original issuance for the Stated Value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, in either cash or in equal value of shares of its Class A common stock, at the Company's option, with the number of shares of Class A common stock issued for redemption (if any) based on the closing price per share of the Class A common stock for the single trading day prior to the date of redemption.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had issued 152,222 shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series A Preferred Offering with net proceeds of approximately $3.4 million after commissions, dealer manager fees and discounts of approximately $0.4 million. The Company did not redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Operating Partnership and Long-Term Incentive Plan Units
As of September 30, 2023, limited partners other than the Company owned approximately 68.27% of the common units of the Operating Partnership (7,368,303 OP Units, or 60.30%, is held by OP Unit holders, and 973,463 LTIP Units, or 7.97%, is held by LTIP Unit holders, including 4.48% which are not vested as of September 30, 2023). Subject to certain restrictions set forth in the Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement, OP Units are exchangeable for Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, or, at the Company’s election, redeemable for cash. LTIP Units and C-LTIP Units may be convertible into OP Units under certain conditions and then may be settled in shares of the Company’s Class A common stock or, at the Company’s election, cash.
The Company granted C-LTIP Units to the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement in payment of (i) the base management fee and (ii) the operating expense reimbursement as follows: (a) 85,750 and 17,462 C-LTIP Units, respectively, granted on February 22, 2023 for the fourth quarter 2022, (b) 114,391 and 20,531 C-LTIP Units, respectively, granted on May 17, 2023 for the first quarter 2023, and (c) 125,491 and 24,753 C-LTIP Units, respectively, granted on August 15, 2023 for the second quarter 2023. Such C-LTIP Units were fully vested upon issuance.
In the future, the Operating Partnership may issue OP Units or preferred OP Units from time to time in connection with acquisitions of properties or for financing, compensation or other reasons.
Equity Incentive Plans
The Board has adopted, and the Company’s sole initial stockholder has approved, the Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan for Individuals (the “BHM Individuals Plan”) and the Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan for Entities (the “BHM Entities Plan”). Together, the Company refers to the BHM Individuals Plan and the BHM Entities Plan as the “BHM Incentive Plans.” The BHM Incentive Plans provide for the grant of options to purchase shares of our common stock, stock awards, stock appreciation rights, performance units, incentive awards and other equity-based awards, and are administered by the compensation committee of the Board.
LTIP Unit Grants
On January 1, 2023, the Company granted 3,303 LTIP Units pursuant to the BHM Incentive Plans to each independent member of the Board in payment of the equity portion of their respective annual retainers. Such LTIP Units were fully vested upon issuance and the Company recognized expense of $0.3 million based on the fair value at the date of grant.