Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): October 23, 2023

SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

New York		001-37997		81-3467779
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

568 East Main Street, Branford, Connecticut		06405
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 433-4736

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Ticker symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $.001 per share	SACH	NYSE American LLC
7.125% Notes due 2024	SCCB	NYSE American LLC
6.875% Notes due 2024	SACC	NYSE American LLC
7.75% notes due 2025	SCCC	NYSE American LLC
6.00% notes due 2026	SCCD	NYSE American LLC
6.00% notes due 2027	SCCE	NYSE American LLC
7.125% notes due 2027	SCCF	NYSE American LLC
8.00% notes due 2027	SCCG	NYSE American LLC
7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 per share	SACHPRA	NYSE American LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On October 23, 2023, Sachem Capital Corp. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that its board of directors authorized and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share to be paid on November 7, 2023 to shareholders of record as of October 31, 2023.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated October 23, 2023.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Sachem Capital Corp.


Dated:October 23, 2023	By:	/s/John L. Villano
		John L. Villano, CPA
		Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit

No.

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated October 23, 2023.

104

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Exhibit 99.1

SACHEM CAPITAL CORP. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND OF $0.11 PER SHARE

BRANFORD, CT, October 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sachem Capital Corp. (NYSE American: SACH) announced today that its board of directors authorized and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share to be paid to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on the NYSE American on October 31, 2023. The dividend is payable on November 7, 2023.

About Sachem Capital Corp.

Sachem Capital Corp. is a mortgage REIT that specializes in originating, underwriting, funding, servicing, and managing a portfolio of loans secured by first mortgages on real property. It offers short-term (i.e., three years or less) secured, non-banking loans to real estate investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation, or improvement of properties. The company’s primary underwriting criteria is a conservative loan to value ratio. The properties securing the loans are generally classified as residential or commercial real estate and, typically, are held for resale or investment. Each loan is secured by a first mortgage lien on real estate and is personally guaranteed by the principal(s) of the borrower. The company also makes opportunistic real estate purchases apart from its lending activities.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, strategy and plans, and our expectations for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “likely,” “continue,” “design,” and the negative of such terms and other words and terms of similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based primarily on management’s current expectations and projections about future events and trends that management believes may affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to several risks, uncertainties and assumptions as described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2023, as supplemented by our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this press release may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the company cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. In addition, neither the company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any duty to update any of these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the company are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements as well as others made in this press release. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made by the company in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

Investors:

Sachem Capital

Investor Relations

Email: investors@sachemcapitalcorp.com

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Entity Tax Identification Number	81-3467779
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Entity Address, Address Line One	568 East Main Street
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Document Information [Line Items]
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7.125% Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
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Security Exchange Name	NYSEAMER
6.875% Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
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Security Exchange Name	NYSEAMER
7.75% notes due 2025 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	7.75% notes due 2025
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Document Information [Line Items]
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6.00% notes due 2027 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	6.00% notes due 2027
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7.125% notes due 2027 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
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Security Exchange Name	NYSEAMER
8.00% notes due 2027 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
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Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 per share
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Security Exchange Name	NYSEAMER