gpmt-20230316

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 16, 2023

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-38124

61-1843143

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


3 Bryant Park, Suite 2400A
New York,	NY	10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 364-5500

Not Applicable

(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:


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

Title of each class:

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

GPMT

NYSE

7.00% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

GPMTPrA

NYSE

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.

JPMorgan Repurchase Facility

On March 16, 2023, GP Commercial JPM LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., entered into an amendment (the “JPM Amendment”) to that certain previously disclosed Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2015, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. The JPM Amendment increases the facility’s maximum facility amount to $425 million.

Goldman Sachs Repurchase Facility

On March 17, 2023, GP Commercial GS LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Goldman Sachs Amendment,” together with the JPM Amendment, the “Amendments”) to that certain previously disclosed Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, as amended, with Goldman Sachs Bank USA. The Goldman Sachs Amendment updates the facility’s benchmark rate transition mechanics.

The foregoing descriptions of the Amendments do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Amendments, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

10.1*						Amendment No. 9 to Master Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 4 to Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of March 16, 2023, by and between GP Commercial JPM LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and acknowledged and agreed by Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
10.2*						Eighth Amendment to Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement and Other Transaction Documents, dated as of March 17, 2023, by and between GP Commercial GS LLC and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and acknowledged and agreed to by Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

*Certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted in reliance on Instruction 4 of Item 1.01 of Form 8-K and Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.

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.


	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC.


	By:	/s/ MICHAEL J. KARBER
		Michael J. Karber
		General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 20, 2023