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): March 31, 2020

NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	001-35777 (Commission File Number)	45-3449660 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices)		10105 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 479-3150

N/A

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

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

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol:	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	NRZ	New York Stock Exchange

7.50% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	NRZ PR A	New York Stock Exchange

7.125% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	NRZ PR B	New York Stock Exchange

6.375% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	NRZ PR C	New York Stock Exchange

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 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 31, 2020, New Residential Investment Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) agreed to sell (collectively, the “Sale”) through a broker-dealer to six purchasers (collectively, “the Purchasers”), a portfolio consisting of non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities with an aggregate face value of approximately $6.1 billion (the “Securities”). The Sale of the Securities is expected to close on or about April 3, 2020.

The Sale is expected to generate proceeds of approximately $3.3 billion in the aggregate, excluding any unpaid but accrued interest. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Sale to repay a portion of the indebtedness previously incurred by the Company in relation to the Securities.

One of the Purchasers includes an entity affiliated with funds managed by an affiliate of FIG LLC, the Company’s manager (the “Fortress Purchaser”). In connection with the sale of the Securities to the Fortress Purchaser, the Company has agreed to exercise certain rights (the “Call Rights”) that the Company holds under the securitization transactions with respect to the Securities sold to the Fortress Purchaser solely upon written direction by the Fortress Purchaser. Such rights include the rights, if any, to (i) amend and/or terminate the transactions contemplated by certain related residential mortgage servicing agreements, securitization trust agreements, pooling and servicing agreements or other agreements, (ii) acquire certain of the related residential mortgage loans, real estate owned and certain other assets in the trust subject to such residential mortgage servicing agreements, securitization trust agreements, pooling and servicing agreements or other agreements in connection with such amendment or termination against delivery of the applicable termination payment, and (iii) if applicable, direct certain related servicers, holders of subordinate securities and/or other applicable parties, to exercise the rights in (i) and (ii). Pursuant to such agreement, the Company and the Fortress Purchaser would share equally in any profits or losses arising from the exercise of any such rights, other than if the Company elects not to participate in the related transaction, in which case the Fortress Purchaser would realize all of the profits and bear all of the losses with respect thereto.

The Sale to the Fortress Purchaser and the abovementioned agreement relating to the Call Rights were approved by a majority of the independent members of New Residential Investment Corp.’s board of directors.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

No.		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File — the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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.

Date: April 1, 2020