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): April 11, 2024
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-35000 | 80-0629925 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
7272 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD |
20814 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 215-5500
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, $0.01 Par Value Per Share | WD | 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 April 11, 2024, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) and Walker & Dunlop, LLC, the operating subsidiary of the Company (the “Borrower”), entered into the Fourteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) with PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender (“PNC”). The Amendment amends that certain Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2017, as previously amended (the “Warehousing Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Company and PNC to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the Warehousing Agreement to April 11, 2025.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
PNC and its affiliates have various relationships with the Company and its affiliates involving the provision of financial services, including cash management, trust and other services. In addition, affiliates of the Company have entered into forward delivery commitments and other derivative arrangements in the ordinary course of business with PNC and its affiliates.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 10.1 | Fourteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2024, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (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.
| WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: April 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ Richard M. Lucas | |
| Name: | Richard M. Lucas | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Exhibit 10.1
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Fourteenth Amendment”) is made effective as of April 11, 2024, by and among WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Parent”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”).
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, Lender, Borrower and Parent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2017, by and among Borrower, Parent, and Lender, as amended by that First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2017, that Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2018, that Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated May 20, 2019, that Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated September 6, 2019, that Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 23, 2020, that Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated August 21, 2020, that Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated October 28, 2020, Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated December 18, 2020, Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 15, 2021, Tenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated June 8, 2021, Eleventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 7, 2022, Twelfth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated May 12, 2022 and Thirteenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 10, 2023 (as amended, the “Credit Facility Agreement”), whereby upon the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions set forth therein, the Lender agreed to make Warehousing Advances from time to time, up to the Warehousing Credit Limit (each such term as defined in the Credit Facility Agreement).
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested, and Lender has agreed, pursuant to the terms hereof, to modify certain terms of the Credit Facility Agreement as set forth in this Fourteenth Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the mutual entry of this Fourteenth Amendment by the parties hereto and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals are hereby incorporated into this Fourteenth Amendment as a substantive part hereof.
Section 2. Definitions. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Facility Agreement.
Section 3. Amendments to Credit Facility Agreement. The Credit Facility Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Effective as of April 12, 2024, Section 1.2 of the Credit Facility Agreement shall be deemed deleted and replaced with the following:
“1.2 Expiration of Warehousing Commitment
The Warehousing Commitment expires on the earlier of (“Warehousing Maturity Date”): (a) April 11, 2025 (the “Stated Maturity Date”), on which date the Warehousing Commitment will expire of its own term and the Warehousing Advances together with all accrued and unpaid interest and costs and expenses will become due and payable without the necessity of Notice or action by Lender; and (b) the date the Warehousing Commitment is terminated and the Warehousing Advances become due and payable under Section 10.2(a) or 10.2(b).”
Section 4. Ratification, No Novation, Effect of Modifications. Except as may be amended or modified hereby, the terms of the Credit Facility Agreement are hereby ratified, affirmed and confirmed and shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this Fourteenth Amendment shall be construed to extinguish, release, or discharge or constitute, create or effect a novation of, or an agreement to extinguish, release or discharge, any of the obligations, indebtedness and liabilities of Borrower or any other party under the provisions of the Credit Facility Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, unless specifically herein provided.
Section 5. Amendments. This Fourteenth Amendment may be amended or supplemented by and only by an instrument executed and delivered by each party hereto.
Section 6. Waiver. The Lenders shall not be deemed to have waived the exercise of any right which they hold under the Credit Facility Agreement unless such waiver is made expressly and in writing (and no delay or omission by any Lender in exercising any such right shall be deemed a waiver of its future exercise). No such waiver made as to any instance involving the exercise of any such right shall be deemed a waiver as to any other such instance, or any other such right. Without limiting the operation and effect of the foregoing provisions hereof, no act done or omitted by any Lender pursuant to the powers and rights granted to it hereunder shall be deemed a waiver by any Lender of any of its rights and remedies under any of the provisions of the Credit Facility Agreement, and this Fourteenth Amendment is made and accepted without prejudice to any of such rights and remedies.
Section 7. Governing Law. This Fourteenth Amendment shall be given effect and construed by application of the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Section 8. Headings. The headings of the sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs hereof are provided herein for and only for convenience of reference, and shall not be considered in construing their contents.
Section 9. Severability. No determination by any court, governmental body or otherwise that any provision of this Fourteenth Amendment or any amendment hereof is invalid or unenforceable in any instance shall affect the validity or enforceability of (i) any other such provision or (ii) such provision in any circumstance not controlled by such determination. Each such provision shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent allowed by, and shall be construed wherever possible as being consistent with, applicable law.
Section 10. Binding Effect. This Fourteenth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, Parent, Lender, and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
Section 11. Counterparts. This Fourteenth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Fourteenth Amendment under their respective seals as of the day and year first written above.
| WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC, as Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard M. Lucas | |
| Name: | Richard M. Lucas | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | ||
| WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., as Parent | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard M. Lucas | |
| Name: | Richard M. Lucas | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | ||
| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven Pachla | |
| Name: | Steven Pachla | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
Signature Page - Fourteenth Amendment to Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement