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): February 7, 2024

SOTHERLY HOTELS INC.

SOTHERLY HOTELS LP

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Maryland (Sotherly Hotels Inc.) Delaware (Sotherly Hotels LP)	001-32379 (Sotherly Hotels Inc.) 001-36091 (Sotherly Hotels LP)	20-1531029 (Sotherly Hotels Inc.) 20-1965427 (Sotherly Hotels LP)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

306 South Henry Street, Suite 100 Williamsburg, Virginia		23185
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (757) 229-5648

Not Applicable

(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))

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).

Sotherly Hotels Inc. ☐ Sotherly Hotels LP ☐

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.

Sotherly Hotels Inc. ☐ Sotherly Hotels LP ☐

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	SOHO	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	SOHOB	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	SOHOO	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	SOHON	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On February 7, 2024, affiliates of Sotherly Hotels Inc. (the “Company”), the sole general partner of Sotherly Hotels LP (the “Operating Partnership”), entered into loan documents to secure a $35.0 million mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) on the Hotel Alba Tampa (the “Hotel”) located in Tampa, FL with Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Company received approximately $10.25 million in net proceeds. Pursuant to the amended loan documents, the Mortgage Loan:

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has a principal balance of $35.0 million;

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has a 5 year term maturing on March 6, 2029;

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carries a fixed interest rate of 8.49%;

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requires payments of interest only;

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is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership only for traditional “bad boy” acts;

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cannot be prepaid until the last four months of the term; and

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contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default for a mortgage loan.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 13, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the transactions effected pursuant to the debt financing of the Hotel. A copy of the press release is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of Sotherly Hotels Inc. dated February 13, 2024.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: February 13, 2024	SOTHERLY HOTELS INC.

	By:	/s/ Anthony E. Domalski
		Anthony E. Domalski
		Chief Financial Officer
	SOTHERLY HOTELS LP

		by its General Partner,
		SOTHERLY HOTELS INC.

	By:	/s/ Anthony E. Domalski
		Anthony E. Domalski
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUESDAY, February 13, 2024

SOTHERLY HOTELS INC. ANNOUNCES REFINANCING OF TAMPA HOTEL

Williamsburg, Virginia – February 13, 2024 – Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company has executed a $35.0 million secured loan with Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., collateralized by a first mortgage on Hotel Alba, Tapestry Collection by Hilton located in Tampa, Florida. The interest-only loan, which has a principal balance of $35.0 million, matures on March 6, 2029, and carries a fixed interest rate of 8.49%. Proceeds from the loan were used to repay the existing first mortgage and for general corporate purposes.

“We are very pleased with the completion of the refinancing of the mortgage loan for the hotel with Citi,” commented Dave Folsom, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “This refinancing represents the culmination of our repositioning strategy for Hotel Alba which created substantial value for the hotel and resulted in significant cash proceeds of over $10 million to the Company.”

About Sotherly Hotels Inc.

Sotherly Hotels Inc. is a self-managed and self-administered lodging REIT focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the Southern United States. Sotherly may also opportunistically acquire hotels throughout the United States. Currently, the Company’s portfolio consists of investments in ten hotel properties, comprising 2,786 rooms, as well as interests in two condominium hotels and their associated rental programs. The Company owns hotels that operate under the Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corporation brands, as well as independent hotels. Sotherly Hotels Inc. was organized in 2004 and is headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia. For more information, please visit www.sotherlyhotels.com.

Contact at the Company:

Mack Sims

Sotherly Hotels Inc.

306 South Henry Street, Suite 100

Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

(757) 229-5648

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