Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. Announces Proposed Private Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
New York, December 6, 2017 — Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSE: GPMT) announced today that it plans to offer, subject to market and other conditions, up to $125 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The company also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the offering an option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
The Notes will be unsecured, pay interest semiannually and will be convertible at the option of the holder into shares of the company’s common stock. The Notes will mature in December of 2022, unless earlier converted or repurchased in accordance with their terms. The company will not have the right to redeem the Notes prior to maturity, but may be required to repurchase the Notes from holders under certain circumstances.
The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to originate and acquire its target assets, subject to its investment guidelines and to the extent consistent with maintaining its REIT qualification, and for general corporate purposes.
Neither the Notes nor any shares of the company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have been or are expected to be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the Notes or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale of the company’s securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Any offer, if at all, will be made only pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
About Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. is a Maryland corporation focused on directly originating, investing in and managing senior floating rate commercial mortgage loans and other debt and debt-like commercial real estate investments. Granite Point intends to elect and qualify to be taxed as a REIT. Granite Point is headquartered in New York, New York, and is externally managed by Pine River Capital Management L.P.
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