Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) (the “Company”)
today announced it has commenced an underwritten public offering of
$300 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes
due 2027 (the “Notes”). The underwriters will be granted a 30-day
option by the Company to purchase up to an additional $45 million
aggregate principal amount of the Notes solely to cover
over-allotments.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering
for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of
debt, including a portion of the $402.5 million outstanding
aggregate principal amount of our 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes
due 2022, and supporting the origination of additional commercial
mortgage loans and other target assets and investments.
The Notes will mature on March 15, 2027, unless earlier
converted, redeemed or repurchased. Prior to December 15, 2026, the
Notes will be convertible only upon certain circumstances and
during certain periods, and thereafter will be convertible at any
time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading
day prior to maturity. Upon conversion, holders will receive cash,
shares of the Company’s class A common stock or a combination
thereof at the Company’s election. The interest rate, conversion
rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of
pricing of the offering.
Citigroup, BofA Securities, Barclays, J.P. Morgan, Morgan
Stanley and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running
managers for the offering.
The offering will be made pursuant to the Company’s currently
effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The offering of these securities may be made only by means of a
prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, copies of which may
be obtained by contacting: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood,
NY 11717, telephone: 800-831-9146; BofA Securities, NC1-004-03-43,
200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001,
Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at
dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Barclays Capital Inc., c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood,
NY 11717, telephone: 888-603-5847, email:
Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood,
NY 11717, or by telephone at 1-866 803 9204, or by email at
prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC,
Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New
York, NY 10014; or Wells Fargo Securities, Attention: Equity
Syndicate Department, 500 West 33rd St. 14th Floor, New York, NY
10001 or (800) 326-5897 or email a request to
cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Blackstone Mortgage
Trust Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT) is a real
estate finance company that originates senior loans collateralized
by commercial real estate in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Our investment objective is to preserve and protect shareholder
capital while producing attractive risk-adjusted returns primarily
through dividends generated from current income from our loan
portfolio. Our portfolio is composed primarily of loans secured by
high-quality, institutional assets in major markets, sponsored by
experienced, well-capitalized real estate investment owners and
operators. These senior loans are capitalized by accessing a
variety of financing options, depending on our view of the most
prudent strategy available for each of our investments. We are
externally managed by BXMT Advisors L.L.C., a subsidiary of
Blackstone.
About Blackstone Blackstone
(NYSE: BX) is the world’s largest alternative asset manager.
Blackstone seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term
value for its investors, the companies it invests in, and the
communities in which it works. Blackstone does this by using
extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve
problems. Blackstone’s $881 billion in assets under management
include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate,
public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth
equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and
secondary funds, all on a global basis.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of
words such as “outlook,” “objective,” “indicator,” “believes,”
“expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,”
“seeks,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates”
or the negative version of these words or other comparable words.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors
that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially
from those indicated in these statements. Blackstone Mortgage Trust
believes these factors include but are not limited to those
described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as
such factors may be updated from time to time in its periodic
filings with the SEC which are accessible on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive
and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary
statements that are included in this release and in the filings.
Blackstone Mortgage Trust assumes no obligation to update or
supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of
subsequent events or circumstances.
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