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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
December 13, 2021
VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Maryland
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1-13274
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22-3305147
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Harborside 3, 210 Hudson St., Ste. 400
Jersey City, New Jersey 07311
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(732) 590-1010
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION
(former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
VERIS RESIDENTIAL, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Delaware
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333-57103
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22-3315804
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Harborside 3, 210 Hudson St., Ste. 400
Jersey City, New Jersey 07311
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(732) 590-1010
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
MACK-CALI REALTY, L.P.
(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 (see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.01
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VRE
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New York Stock Exchange
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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. ¨
Co-Registrant CIK
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Co-Registrant Amendment Flag
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Co-Registrant Form Type
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8-K
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Co-Registrant DocumentPeriodEndDate
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2021-12-13
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Co-Registrant Written Communications
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Co-Registrant Solicitating Materials
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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 13, 2021, Veris Residential, Inc.
(the “Company”) and Veris Residential, L.P., the operating partnership through which the Company conducts its business (the
“Operating Partnership”), entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Comerica Securities, Inc.,
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, R. Seelaus & Co., LLC and Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc., as sales agents
(each, a “Sales Agent” and collectively, the “Sales Agents”). Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Company
may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having a combined aggregate offering price of
up to $200 million (the “Shares”). The Distribution Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
The Shares will be offered and sold through the
Sales Agents over a period of time and from time to time in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as
defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at then-current market prices or in other transactions
permitted by law, pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, and only one of the Sales Agents may sell the Shares on a particular day or
specified period of days. The Company is not obligated to sell, and none of the Sales Agents are obligated to buy or sell, any Shares
under the Distribution Agreement. The Company shall specify to the applicable Sales Agent (i) the date or dates on which the Shares
may be sold, (ii) the maximum number of Shares or maximum dollar amount worth of Shares to be sold on, or over the course of, such
date(s) and (iii) the minimum price below which sales may not be made. Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company may also
sell Shares to a Sales Agent as principal for its own account, at a price to be agreed upon at the time of sale. If the Company sells
Shares to a Sales Agent as principal, it will enter into a separate terms agreement with such Sales Agent.
The Company will pay each Sales Agent a commission
that will not exceed, but may be lower than, 2% of the gross proceeds of all Shares sold through such Sales Agent under the Distribution
Agreement and will reimburse the Sales Agents for certain expenses incurred in connection with their services under the Distribution Agreement.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares from time to time for general corporate purposes, which may include
repaying indebtedness (including amounts outstanding from time to time under the Company and Operating Partnership’s revolving credit
and term loan agreement dated as of May 6, 2021, for the Company and Operating Partnership’s $250 million senior secured revolving
credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”)), and working capital.
Affiliates of certain of the Sales Agents in
the offering are lenders and, in certain cases, agents, under the Revolving Credit Facility. To the extent the Company uses net
proceeds from the offering to repay indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility, such affiliates may receive proceeds from
the offering. Each of the Sales Agents and their respective affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment
banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with the Company, the Operating Partnership or their
respective affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
The Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company’s
shelf registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3/ASR (File No. 333-236698), filed on February 27,
2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In connection with the offering contemplated by the Distribution
Agreement, the Company has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated December 13, 2021, to the prospectus dated February 27,
2020 that is part of the Registration Statement.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Title
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1.1
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Distribution Agreement, dated December 13, 2021, among Veris Residential, Inc., Veris Residential, L.P., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Comerica Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, R. Seelaus & Co., LLC and Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.
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5.1
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Opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP.
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23.1
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Consent of Ballard Spahr LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC.
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Dated: December 13, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Gary T. Wagner
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Gary T. Wagner
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General Counsel and Secretary
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VERIS RESIDENTIAL, L.P.
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By:
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Mack-Cali Realty Corporation,
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its general partner
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Dated: December 13, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Gary T. Wagner
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Gary T. Wagner
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General Counsel and Secretary
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