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): May 10, 2023
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland | 001-08895 | 33-0091377 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80237
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(720) 428-5050
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, $1.00 par value | PEAK | 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 8.01 Other Events.
On May 10, 2023, Healthpeak OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Healthpeak OP”) and subsidiary of Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), completed its underwritten offering (the “Offering”) of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of Healthpeak OP’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”). The Notes were a further issuance of, are interchangeable with and are consolidated and form a single series with, the $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Healthpeak OP’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2032 issued on January 17, 2023. The estimated net proceeds from the Offering are expected to be approximately $346.9 million, including approximately $5.8 million of accrued interest, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated fees and expenses payable by Healthpeak OP. Healthpeak OP intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay borrowings outstanding under its commercial paper program and for general corporate purposes, which may include repaying or repurchasing other indebtedness, working capital, acquisitions, development and redevelopment activities, and capital expenditures.
The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company (the “Guarantee”). The Notes are governed by the terms of the Indenture, dated November 19, 2012, between Healthpeak OP (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (as amended and restated by an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated February 10, 2023, among Healthpeak OP, the Company and the Trustee (as so amended and restated, the “Base Indenture”), which was filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s and Healthpeak OP’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-269718 and 333-269718-01) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 13, 2023), the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2023, between Healthpeak OP (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.) and the Trustee (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), which was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 17, 2023, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023, among Healthpeak OP, the Company and the Trustee (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”), which was filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed with the Commission on February 10, 2023, and the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2023, among Healthpeak OP, the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Notes will mature on December 15, 2032, and Healthpeak OP will pay interest on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15, beginning on June 15, 2023. The Notes are Healthpeak OP’s senior unsecured obligations and are equal in right of payment with all of Healthpeak OP’s existing and future senior indebtedness. The Notes are effectively junior to all existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the collateral securing that indebtedness and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of Healthpeak OP’s subsidiaries.
Prior to September 15, 2032 (the “Par Call Date”), Healthpeak OP may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture) plus 30 basis points less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption; and (ii) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. On or after the Par Call Date, Healthpeak OP may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Registration Statement. The descriptions of the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantee are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, the form of the Notes and the form of notation of Guarantee. Copies of the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, the form of the Notes, including the form of notation of Guarantee, are filed as exhibits hereto, and copies of the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture have been previously filed, and each is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: May 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Peter A. Scott |
Name: | Peter A. Scott | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 4.1
FIFTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
DATED AS OF MAY 10, 2023
BY AND AMONG
HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC
as Issuer,
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
as Guarantor
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee
SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2012,
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2023
This FIFTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) is made and entered into as of May 10, 2023 among Healthpeak OP, LLC., a Maryland limited liability company (the “Issuer”), Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Guarantor”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Issuer (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (formerly known as HCP, Inc.)) and the Trustee have executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2012 (the “Original Base Indenture”) to provide for the future issuance of the Issuer’s senior debt securities (the “Securities”) to be issued from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Issuer (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.) entered into the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 17, 2023 (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Base Indenture, the “Initial Notes Indenture”), in respect of its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) and issued $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (the “Initial Notes”) on January 17, 2023 pursuant to the terms of the Initial Notes Indenture;
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2023, the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee executed and delivered (i) the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated February 10, 2023 (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”) to the Original Base Indenture to, among other things, amend and restate the Original Base Indenture, have the Guarantor fully and unconditionally guarantee all existing and future Securities previously issued and to be issued under the Original Base Indenture, including the Initial Notes issued pursuant to the Initial Notes Indenture, and cure ambiguities in certain supplemental indentures to the Base Indenture, including the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, and (ii) an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated February 10, 2023, which amended and restated the Original Base Indenture (as so amended and restated and as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Base Indenture”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantor has fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis as set out in Article XVI of the Base Indenture, the payment of principal, interest and certain other amounts on the Notes (the “Guarantee”);
WHEREAS, Section 16.03 of the Base Indenture provides that for all Securities issued after February 10, 2023 as to which the Issuer elects to issue such Securities with the benefit of a guarantee by the Guarantor, to evidence its guarantee set forth in Section 16.01 of the Base Indenture in respect of Securities of a series issued with the benefit of guarantees, a notation of such guarantee substantially in the form as shall be established in one or more indentures supplemental to the Base Indenture shall be endorsed by an officer of the Guarantor on each Security of that series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to issue $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (the “Additional Notes”) as a further issuance of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires that the Additional Notes have the benefit of the Guarantee by the Guarantor such that the Additional Notes have the same terms as the Initial Notes; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Additional Notes, the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee desire to enter into this Supplemental Indenture to set forth a form of notation of guarantee to be endorsed upon the Additional Notes.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
ARTICLE 1
AMENDMENT
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Base Indenture.
Section 1.1. The payment of principal, interest and certain other amounts on the Additional Notes is hereby fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor on a senior unsecured basis as set out in Article XVI of the Base Indenture. With respect to any Additional Notes issued on or after May 10, 2023 (including any further issuance of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture), the form of Note set forth on Exhibit A to the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture shall include the form of notation of guarantee set forth on Exhibit A to this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 1.2. Except as expressly provided in this Supplemental Indenture, to the extent that either the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture or the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture modifies the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes, such modifications will remain in full force and effect following the amendment provided for in Section 1.1 hereof.
ARTICLE 2
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.1. The recitals herein contained are made by the Issuer and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.2. This Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a contract made under the law of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of said State.
Section 2.3. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 2.4. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Agreement shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed in their respective corporate names as of the date first above written.
HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC, as Issuer | ||
By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Peter A. Scott | |
Name: | Peter A. Scott | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., as Guarantor | ||
By: | /s/ Peter A. Scott | |
Name: | Peter A. Scott | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Ann M. Dolezal | |
Name: | Ann M. Dolezal | |
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit A
Form of Notation of Guarantee
For value received, Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Guarantor,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture referred to below) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees on a senior basis, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the indenture, dated as of November 19, 2012, between the Healthpeak OP, LLC (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (formerly known as HCP, Inc.)), a Maryland limited liability company, and any of its successors and assigns (the “Issuer”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) with respect to the securities designated as the “5.250% Senior Notes due 2032” (herein called the “Notes”) of the Issuer) (as amended and restated by an amended and restated indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023, among the Issuer, and the Guarantor and the Trustee (as so amended and restated, the “Base Indenture”)), the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2023, between the Issuer and Trustee (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2023, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), the prompt payment of principal, interest and certain other amounts on the Notes to which this notation is affixed and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Notes to which this notation is affixed by the Issuer. The obligations of the Guarantor to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XVI of the Base Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Base Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
(Signature Page Follows)
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit 4.2
No. R-[•]
CUSIP NO. 42250P AE3 ISIN NO. US42250PAE34 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT |
$[ ]
HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC
FORM OF 5.250% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2032
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH SHALL BE TREATED BY THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (formerly known as HCP, Inc.)), a Maryland limited liability company (the “Issuer,” which term shall include any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] Million Dollars ($[ ]) on December 15, 2032, and to pay interest thereon from January 17, 2023 or from the most recent interest payment date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) of each year (or if such date is not a Business Day, on the next Business Day thereafter; no interest will accrue on such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date to the date of such payment on the next succeeding Business Day), commencing June 15, 2023, at the rate of 5.250% per annum, until the entire principal amount hereof is paid or duly provided for. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest, which shall be the date that is 15 calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date, whether or not a Business Day. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Record Date, and may either be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes of this series not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this Note will be made by the Issuer in immediately available funds.
Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note shall be payable at the Corporate Trust Office of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., located at 240 Greenwich Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10286, or at such other office or agency of the Issuer maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Issuer, interest may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Register or by wire transfer to an account designated by the Holder; and, provided, further, that so long as this Note is registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, principal and interest payments will be paid to DTC or its nominee, as the Holder, by wire transfer in same-day funds.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed this 10th day of May, 2023.
Healthpeak OP, LLC, | ||
a Maryland limited liability company | ||
By: Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | ||
its Managing Member | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Peter A. Scott | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Attest:
By: | ||
Name: | Jeffrey H. Miller | |
Title: | General Counsel |
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:
This is one of the Notes of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee | ||
By: | ||
Authorized Signatory | ||
Dated: May 10, 2023 |
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This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities designated as the “5.250% Senior Notes due 2032” (herein called the “Notes”) of Healthpeak OP, LLC (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (formerly known as HCP, Inc.)), a Maryland limited liability company, and any of its successors and assigns (the “Issuer”), issued as a series of securities under an indenture, dated as of November 19, 2012, between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) with respect to the Notes) (as amended and restated by an amended and restated indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023, among the Issuer, Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Guarantor” and, together with the Issuer, each an “Obligor”) and the Trustee (as so amended and restated, the “Base Indenture”)), the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2023, between the Issuer and Trustee (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2023, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”). Reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of a duly authorized series of securities of the Issuer originally limited (subject to exceptions provided in the Indenture) in aggregate principal amount to $400,000,000 issued by the Issuer; however, from time to time, without giving notice or seeking consent of the Holders of the Notes, the Issuer may issue additional Notes of this series having the same ranking, interest rate and maturity and other terms as this Note (other than the offering price, the date of issuance and, under certain circumstances, the date from which interest thereon shall begin to accrue and the first Interest Payment Date). All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.
Prior to September 15, 2032 (the “Par Call Date”), the Issuer may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the Redemption Date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
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On or after the Par Call Date, the Issuer may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a Redemption Date for the Notes shall be payable on such Interest Payment Dates to the persons who were registered Holders of such Notes at the close of business on the applicable Record Dates.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield determined by the Issuer in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Issuer after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the date the notice of redemption is given based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) — H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities — Treasury constant maturities — Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Issuer shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields — one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life — and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the Redemption Date.
If on the third Business Day preceding the date the notice of redemption is given H.15 TCM or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Issuer shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding the date the notice of redemption is given of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Issuer shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Issuer shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
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The Issuer’s actions and determinations in determining the Redemption Price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
The Issuer may redeem the Notes in increments of $1,000 so long as, in the case of any Note redeemed in part, the unredeemed principal amount thereof is $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. If the Issuer redeems less than all of the Notes, the Notes to be redeemed will be selected in accordance with the procedures of DTC. The Issuer will cause notices of redemption to be delivered at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address or by delivery to DTC for posting through its Legal Notice Service (“LENS”) or a successor system thereof.
If this Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to this Note will state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. The Issuer will issue a Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of this Note in the name of the Holder hereof upon cancellation of the original Note. Any Notes called for redemption will become due on the Redemption Date. On or after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions of them called for redemption. A notice of redemption may be conditional.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note shall not have any right to institute any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity for the execution of any trust under the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or for any other remedy under the Indenture, in each case with respect to an Event of Default with respect to the Notes, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of one or more of the Events of Default with respect to the Notes, and unless also the Holders of 25% or more in principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding shall have requested the Trustee in writing to take action in respect of the matter complained of, and unless also there shall have been offered to the Trustee security and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after receipt of such notification, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not affect or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note to the Holder at the due date herein stated, or affect or impair the right, which is also absolute and unconditional, of the Holder to institute suit to enforce the payment thereof.
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The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantor and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantee at any time by the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive compliance by the Obligors with certain provisions of the Indenture. Furthermore, provisions in the Indenture permit the Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes to waive, in certain circumstances, on behalf of all Holders of the Notes, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any and interest on, this Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for the purpose in any place where the principal of, premium, if any and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed by or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
This Note may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to a nominee of DTC, or by a nominee of DTC to DTC, or to a successor to DTC for such Global Security selected or approved by the Issuer or to a nominee of such successor to DTC. If at any time DTC notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Notes or if at any time DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and any other applicable statute and regulation, if so required by applicable law or regulation, the Issuer shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Notes. If (a) a successor Depositary for the Notes is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after the Issuer receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, as the case may be, (b) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (c) the Issuer, in its sole discretion, determines at any time that all Notes (but not less than all) of this series shall no longer be represented by such Global Note or Notes and executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Notes shall be so exchangeable, then the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, definitive Notes of like series, rank, tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note or Notes.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons and may be sold in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series in authorized denominations as requested by the Holders surrendering the same. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer or Trustee may in certain circumstances require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
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Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee or any of their agents shall treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Trustee nor any of their agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Indenture contains provisions whereby (i) the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes (subject to the survival of certain provisions thereof), (ii) the Issuer may be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes (subject to certain exceptions), or (iii) the Issuer may be released from its obligations under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture, in each case if the Issuer satisfies certain conditions provided in the Indenture.
No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, this Note or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Debt represented hereby, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the applicable Obligor or of any successor corporation, either directly or through such Obligor or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that the Indenture and this Note are solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, or be incurred by, any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the applicable Obligor or of any successor corporation, either directly or through such Obligor or any successor corporation, because of the incurring of the Debt pursuant to this Note or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants, promises or agreements contained in the Indenture or in this Note, or to be implied herefrom, and that all liability, if any, of that character against every such incorporator, stockholder, officer and director is, by the acceptance of this Note and as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of the Indenture and the issue of this Note expressly waived and released.
THE INDENTURE AND THE NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SAID STATE.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of such CUSIP numbers as printed on the Notes, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY
SELLS, ASSIGNS AND TRANSFERS TO
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears on the first page of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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FORM OF Notation of Guarantee
For value received, Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Guarantor,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture referred to below) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees on a senior basis, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the indenture, dated as of November 19, 2012, between the Healthpeak OP, LLC (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (formerly known as HCP, Inc.)), a Maryland limited liability company, and any of its successors and assigns (the “Issuer”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) with respect to the securities designated as the “5.250% Senior Notes due 2032” (herein called the “Notes”) of the Issuer) (as amended and restated by an amended and restated indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023, among the Issuer, and the Guarantor and the Trustee (as so amended and restated, the “Base Indenture”)), the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2023, between the Issuer and Trustee (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2023, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), the prompt payment of principal, interest and certain other amounts on the Notes to which this notation is affixed and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Notes to which this notation is affixed by the Issuer. The obligations of the Guarantor to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XVI of the Base Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Base Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
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Exhibit 5.1
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May 10, 2023
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
Healthpeak OP, LLC
4600 South Syracuse Street
Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80237
Re: | Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Healthpeak OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the "Operating Company") - Sale of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes Due 2032 of the Operating Company (the "Notes") pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-269718 and 333-269718-01) (the "Registration Statement"), which Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as Maryland corporate counsel to the Company and Maryland limited liability company counsel to the Operating Company in connection with the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), under the Registration Statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on or about February 10, 2023. You have requested our opinion with respect to the matters set forth below.
In our capacity as Maryland corporate counsel to the Company and Maryland limited liability company counsel to the Operating Company and for the purposes of this opinion, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (collectively, the "Documents"):
1. | the corporate charter of the Company (the "Charter"), consisting of Articles of Incorporation filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the "Department") on December 13, 2022, Articles of Amendment and Restatement filed with the Department on February 9, 2023, and Articles of Amendment filed with the Department on February 9, 2023; |
2. | the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated as of February 10, 2023 (the "Bylaws"); |
3. | the Articles of Conversion of Healthpeak Properties Interim, Inc. (formerly known as Healthpeak Properties, Inc.) filed with the Department on February 9, 2023, and the Articles of Organization of the Operating Company filed with the Department on February 9, 2023 (the "Articles of Organization"); |
4. | the Operating Agreement of the Operating Company, dated as of February 10, 2023 (the "Operating Agreement"); |
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5. | resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, or a duly authorized committee thereof, on or as of April 27, 2023 and May 1, 2023, which, among other things, authorized the issuance of the Notes (collectively, the "Directors' Resolutions"); |
6. | the Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2012, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023 (the "Base Indenture"), as supplemented by the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2023 (the "Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture"), the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2023 (the "Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture"), and the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2023 (the "Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture", and together with Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, collectively, the "Indenture"), by and among the Company, the Operating Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the "Trustee"); |
7. | a copy of the fully executed guarantee, dated as of May 10, 2023 (the "Guarantee"), made by the Company and endorsed on, and made a part of, the global note, dated as of May 10, 2023, representing the Notes and registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company; |
8. | a certificate of Peter A. Scott, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Jeffrey H. Miller, the General Counsel of the Company, dated as of May 10, 2023 (the "Officers' Certificate"), to the effect that, among other things, the copies of the Charter, the Bylaws, the Articles of Organization, the Operating Agreement and the Directors' Resolutions are true, correct and complete, have not been rescinded or modified and are in full force and effect on the date of the Officers' Certificate, and certifying as to the form, execution and delivery of the Indenture and the Guarantee; |
9. | the Registration Statement and the related base prospectus and prospectus supplement included therein, in substantially the form filed or to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Act; |
10. | a status certificate of the Department, dated as of a recent date, to the effect that the Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland; |
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11. | a status certificate of the Department, dated as of a recent date, to the effect that the Operating Company is duly formed and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is duly authorized to transact business in the State of Maryland; and |
12. | such other laws, records, documents, certificates, opinions and instruments as we have deemed necessary to render this opinion, subject to the limitations, assumptions and qualifications noted below. |
In reaching the opinions set forth below, we have assumed the following:
(a) | each person executing any instrument, document or agreement on behalf of any party (other than the Company and the Operating Company) is duly authorized to do so; |
(b) | each natural person executing any instrument, document or agreement is legally competent to do so; |
(c) | all Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic; the form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not, and will not, differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such documents as executed and delivered; all Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents; all signatures on all Documents are genuine; all public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete; all representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete; there has been no modification of, or amendment to, any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents by action or omission of the parties or otherwise; |
(d) | all certificates submitted to us, including but not limited to the Officers' Certificate, are true, correct and complete both when made and as of the date hereof; and |
(e) | the Indenture will remain in full force and effect for so long as the Notes are outstanding. |
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date of this letter:
(i) | The Operating Company has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. |
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(ii) | The Operating Company has the limited liability company power to create the obligation evidenced by the Notes. The Company has the corporate power to create the obligation evidenced by the Guarantee. |
(iii) | The Notes have been duly authorized for issuance by the Operating Company. |
(iv) | The guarantee of the Notes, and the execution and delivery of the Guarantee, pursuant to the Indenture, in each case by the Company, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The Guarantee has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. |
The foregoing opinion is limited to the substantive laws of the State of Maryland, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter.
This opinion letter is issued as of the date hereof and is necessarily limited to laws now in effect and facts and circumstances presently existing and brought to our attention. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion letter if any applicable laws change after the date hereof, or if we become aware of any facts or circumstances that now exist or that occur or arise in the future and may change the opinions expressed herein after the date hereof.
We consent to the incorporation by reference of this opinion in the Registration Statement and further consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the applications to securities commissioners for the various states of the United States for registration of the Notes. We also consent to the identification of our firm as Maryland counsel to the Company and the Operating Company in the section of the Registration Statement entitled "Legal Matters". In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ballard Spahr LLP
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Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 and Prospectus Supplement; $350,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Healthpeak OP, LLC’s 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2032
To the addressees set forth above:
We have acted as special counsel to Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Guarantor”) and Healthpeak OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the “Operating Company”), in connection with the issuance of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Operating Company’s 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2032 (the “Additional Notes”) and the guarantee of the Additional Notes (the “Guarantee”) by the Guarantor, under an Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2012, between the Operating Company (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (as amended and restated by an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated February 10, 2023, among the Operating Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee (as so amended and restated, the “Base Indenture”)), the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 17, 2023, among the Operating Company (as successor to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.) and the Trustee (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated February 10, 2023, among the Operating Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 10, 2023, among the Operating Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), and pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by the Guarantor and the Operating Company on February 13, 2023 (Registration Nos. 333-269718 and 333-269718-01) (as so filed and, if applicable, as amended, the “Registration Statement”), a base prospectus dated February 10, 2023, included as part of the Registration Statement (the “Base Prospectus”), a preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 1, 2023 filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, a prospectus supplement dated May 1, 2023 filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), and an underwriting agreement dated May 1, 2023 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Operating Company, the Guarantor and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that for purposes of this letter, the term “Additional Notes” shall exclude the $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2032 of the Operating Company issued on January 17, 2023 pursuant to the Indenture. This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Additional Notes and the Guarantee.
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As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Operating Company, the Guarantor and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the internal laws of the State of New York, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state. Various issues concerning Maryland law are addressed in the opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP, which has been separately provided to you. We express no opinion with respect to those matters herein, and to the extent elements of those opinions are necessary to the conclusions expressed herein, we have, with your consent, assumed such matters.
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Additional Notes have been duly executed, issued and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor in the circumstances contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, the Additional Notes and the Guarantee will be legally valid and binding obligations of the Operating Company and the Guarantor, respectively, enforceable against the Operating Company and the Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms.
Our opinion is subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) (a) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), (b) concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and (c) the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; and (iii) the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy.
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We express no opinion as to (i) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, service of process, arbitration, remedies or judicial relief; (ii) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural rights; (iii) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated rights; (iv) covenants not to compete; (v) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights or remedies; (vi) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations; (vii) grants of setoff rights; (viii) provisions to the effect that a guarantor is liable as a primary obligor, and not as a surety and provisions purporting to waive modifications of any guaranteed obligation to the extent such modification constitutes a novation; (ix) provisions for the payment of attorneys’ fees where such payment is contrary to law or public policy; (x) proxies, powers and trusts; (xi) provisions for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, prepayment or make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty; (xii) provisions permitting, upon acceleration of any indebtedness (including the Notes), collection of that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon; and (xiii) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.
We express no opinion or confirmation as to federal or state securities laws, tax laws (except as set forth in our letter to you of even date with respect to certain tax matters), antitrust or trade regulation laws, insolvency or fraudulent transfer laws, antifraud laws, compliance with fiduciary duty requirements, pension or employee benefit laws, usury laws, environmental laws, margin regulations, laws and regulations relating to commodities trading, futures and swaps, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. rules, National Futures Association rules, the rules of any stock exchange, clearing organization, designated contract market or other regulated entity for trading, processing, clearing or reporting transactions in securities, commodities, futures or swaps, or export control, anti-money laundering, and anti-terrorism laws (without limiting other laws or rules excluded by customary practice).
With your consent, we have assumed (a) that the Indenture, the Additional Notes and the Guarantee (collectively, the “Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (b) that the Documents constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, and (c) that the status of the Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties is not affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders or (iii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Guarantor’s Form 8-K dated May 10, 2023 and to the reference to our firm contained in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely, | |
/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP |