Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): April 23, 2019

COLONY CREDIT REAL ESTATE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-38377

38-4046290

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

515 S. Flower Street, 44th Floor

Los Angeles, CA

90071

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 282-8820

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 23, 2019, MS Loan NT-I, LLC, MS Loan NT-II, LLC, CLNC Credit 1, LLC, CLNC Credit 2, LLC, CLNC Credit 1EU, LLC and CLNC Credit 1UK, LLC (collectively, “Seller”), each an indirect subsidiary of Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. (“CLNC”), entered into a Second Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (“Morgan Stanley”). As described in more detail in the Repurchase Agreement documentation, the Repurchase Agreement provides up to $600.0 million to finance first mortgage loans, senior loan participations and other commercial mortgage loan debt instruments secured by commercial real estate: $500 million for commercial real estate that may be located in the United States, and $100 million for commercial real estate that may be located in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, or any other jurisdiction approved by Morgan Stanley. The transactions contemplated under the Repurchase Agreement may be denominated in U.S. Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euro or any other currency approved by Morgan Stanley.

With respect to assets located in the United States, advances under the Repurchase Agreement accrue interest at per annum rates ranging from the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, plus a spread to be determined on a case by case basis between Seller and Morgan Stanley. For assets for which the applicable currency is Pounds Sterling, advances under the Repurchase Agreement accrue interest at per annum rates ranging from the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate, plus a spread to be determined on a case by case basis between Seller and Morgan Stanley. For assets for which the applicable currency is Euro, advances under the Repurchase Agreement accrue interest at per annum rates ranging from the three-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate, plus a spread to be determined on a case by case basis between Seller and Morgan Stanley.

The initial maturity date of the Repurchase Agreement is April 20, 2022, with annual one year extensions at Seller’s option, which may be approved or denied in Morgan Stanley’s sole discretion as further set forth in the Repurchase Agreement. The Repurchase Agreement will act as a revolving credit facility that can be paid down and subsequently re-drawn subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent.

In connection with the Repurchase Agreement, Credit RE Operating Company, LLC (“Guarantor”), Seller and Morgan Stanley entered into a Ratification, Reaffirmation and Confirmation of Transaction Documents (the “Ratification Agreement”), which ratified Guarantor’s obligations under an Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement with Morgan Stanley (the “Guaranty”), under which the Guarantor agreed to guaranty Seller’s payment and performance obligations under the Repurchase Agreement. Subject to certain exceptions, the maximum liability under the Guaranty will not exceed 25% of the aggregate repurchase price of all purchased assets under the Repurchase Agreement.

The Repurchase Agreement and Guaranty contain representations, warranties, covenants, conditions precedent to funding, events of default and indemnities that are customary for agreements of these types. In addition, the Guaranty contains financial covenants that require Guarantor to maintain: (i) minimum liquidity of not less than the lower of (x) $50.0 million and (y) the greater of (A) $10.0 million and (B) 5% of Guarantor’s recourse indebtedness; (ii) tangible net worth of not less than $2,105.0 million plus 75% of the net cash proceeds of any equity issuance by CLNC after the date of the Repurchase Agreement; (iii) indebtedness not to exceed 75% of total assets; and (iv) a ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges of not less than 1.40 to 1.00.

The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Repurchase Agreement, the Guaranty and the Ratification Agreement, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

10.1		Second Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2019, by and among MS Loan NT-I, LLC, MS Loan NT-II, LLC, CLNC Credit 1, LLC, CLNC Credit 2, LLC, CLNC Credit 1EU, LLC, CLNC Credit 1UK, LLC and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

10.2		Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2018, by Credit RE Operating Company, LLC, for the benefit of Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-38377) filed on April 25, 2018)

10.3		Ratification, Reaffirmation and Confirmation of Transaction Documents, dated as of April 23, 2019, by and among MS Loan NT-I, LLC, MS Loan NT-II, LLC, CLNC Credit 1, LLC, CLNC Credit 2, LLC, CLNC Credit 1EU, LLC, CLNC Credit 1UK, LLC, Credit RE Operating Company, LLC and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

Safe Harbor Statement

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “will,” “may,” “plans,” “intends” or other similar words or expressions. These statements are based on CLNC’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements; CLNC can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Forward-looking statements are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying any forward-looking statements will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. Variations of assumptions and results may be material. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from CLNC’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the ability to comply with the representations, warranties, covenants and conditions precedent to funding contained in the Repurchase Agreement, the Guaranty and the Ratification Agreement; the ability to maintain the minimum liquidity, minimum total equity and the ratio of total borrowings to total equity required under the Repurchase Agreement; the availability of investment opportunities; the ability to use the Repurchase Agreement to finance first mortgage loans, senior participations and other investments; future property values; the impact of any losses from CLNC’s investments on cash flow and returns; changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and debt markets specifically; the availability of capital; the ability to achieve targeted returns; changes to generally accepted accounting principles; policies and rules applicable to REITs and the factors specified in in Part I, Item 1A of CLNC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as well as in CLNC’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. All forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based upon information available to CLNC on the date of this report and CLNC is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		S econd Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2019, by and among MS Loan NT-I, LLC, MS Loan NT-II, LLC, CLNC Credit 1, LLC, CLNC Credit 2, LLC, CLNC Credit 1EU, LLC, CLNC Credit 1UK, LLC and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

10.2		Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2018, by Credit RE Operating Company, LLC, for the benefit of Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-38377) filed on April 25, 2018)

10.3		Ratification, Reaffirmation and Confirmation of Transaction Documents, dated as of April 23, 2019, by and among MS Loan NT-I, LLC, MS Loan NT-II, LLC, CLNC Credit 1, LLC, CLNC Credit 2, LLC, CLNC Credit 1EU, LLC, CLNC Credit 1UK, LLC, Credit RE Operating Company, LLC and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

SIGNATURES

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