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): June 30, 2023

Paramount Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




Maryland	001-36746	32-0439307
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1633 Broadway, Suite 1801 New York, New York			10019
(Address of Principal Executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 237-3100

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 Instructions A.2.):


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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 of Paramount Group, Inc., $0.01 par value per share	PGRE	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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2023, Paramount Group, Inc. (“we,” or the “Company”), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, is the landlord under certain lease agreements with First Republic Bank (“First Republic”) aggregating 460,726 square feet, at our One Front Street property in San Francisco, CA. On May 1, 2023, First Republic was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) was appointed as receiver. Subsequent thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“J.P. Morgan”) acquired all deposit accounts and substantially all the assets and assumed certain liabilities of First Republic from the FDIC. In connection therewith, J.P. Morgan had 60 days to assess whether or not to assume or reject our lease agreements with First Republic.

On June 30, 2023, we entered into a surrender and assumption agreement with J.P. Morgan whereby J.P. Morgan will (i) assume, under the same lease terms that we had with First Republic, 344,010 square feet of existing space, and (ii) surrender the remaining 116,716 square feet of space, which largely represented space that was not being utilized by First Republic, and a majority of which (88,236 square feet) was subleased to various other tenants under lease agreements expiring between 2023 and 2024.

The table below summarizes the impact of the above agreement:


	Square Feet Occupied			Annualized Rent (in thousands)
Existing space, as reported		460,726		$	42,989
Surrendered space		(116,716	)		(12,068	)
Space assumed by J.P. Morgan		344,010			30,921
Portion of surrendered space that is subleased to various other tenants		88,236			7,014
Pro Forma, as adjusted		432,246		$	37,935

As of June 30, 2023, we had a $7.3 million straight-line rent receivable balance related to the space surrendered by J.P. Morgan which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), will be written-off in the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Additionally, we, through a different wholly-owned subsidiary are also the landlord under a long-term lease agreement with SVB Securities (“SVB Securities”), at our 1301 Avenue of the Americas property in Manhattan, NY. SVB Securities leased an aggregate of 108,994 square feet from us and is a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief on March 17, 2023. On June 28, 2023, we executed a termination of our lease with SVB Securities and entered into a new lease with the entity acquiring substantially all of the assets of SVB Securities, including 68,183 square feet on a long-term basis, and 40,811 square feet on a short-term basis. The effectiveness of our new lease is subject to certain approvals. As of June 30, 2023, we had a $6.6 million straight-line rent receivable balance related to the prior lease with SVB Securities, which, in accordance with GAAP, will be written-off in the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

As a result of the transactions described above, the Company anticipates a negative impact to its full year 2023 Net Income and Funds from Operations of approximately $19.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, resulting from (i) the non-cash straight-line write-offs aggregating $13.9 million, and (ii) $5.7 million of lower GAAP rental revenue, related to the terminated SVB Securities lease and the J.P. Morgan surrendered space, net of rental revenue from the subleased space.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You can identify these statements by our use of the words “assumes,” anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “guidance,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects” and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. These factors include, without limitation, failure to obtain the noted approvals, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake a duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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.


	PARAMOUNT GROUP, INC.

Date: July 7, 2023	By:	/s/ Wilbur Paes
	Name:	Wilbur Paes
	Title	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Document and Entity Information	Jun. 30, 2023
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Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	Paramount Group, Inc.
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Entity Tax Identification Number	32-0439307
Entity Address, Address Line One	1633 Broadway
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City Area Code	212
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Security 12b Title	Common stock of Paramount Group, Inc., $0.01 par value per share
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