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): November 16, 2017

 

 

Invitation Homes Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001- 38004   90-0939055

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1717 Main Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(972) 421-3600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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Introductory Note

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in connection with the consummation on November 16, 2017 (the “ Closing Date ”) of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated August 9, 2017, by and among Invitation Homes Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ INVH ” or the “ Company ”), Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a subsidiary of INVH (“ INVH LP ”), IH Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of INVH (“ Merger Sub ”), Starwood Waypoint Homes, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“ SFR ”), and Starwood Waypoint Homes Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a subsidiary of SFR (“ SFR LP ”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, SFR merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “ REIT Merger ”), and SFR LP merged with and into INVH LP, with INVH LP continuing as a subsidiary of INVH (the “ Partnership Merger ” and, together with the REIT Merger, the “ Mergers ”). As a result of the Mergers, Merger Sub remained as a wholly-owned subsidiary of INVH and INVH LP remained as a subsidiary of INVH. The combined company will conduct business under the name Invitation Homes Inc. The following events took place in connection with the consummation of the Mergers:

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Supplemental Indentures Related to SFR Notes

In connection with the Mergers, Merger Sub, as successor issuer, and the Company, as guarantor, executed a supplemental indenture dated as of November 16, 2017 (the “ 2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture ”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of July 7, 2014 (as supplemented, the “ 2019 Notes Indenture ”) between SFR and the Trustee relating to SFR’s 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “ 2019 Notes ”). Pursuant to the 2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture, at and after the effective time of the REIT Merger (the “ REIT Merger Effective Time ”), the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of the 2019 Notes into SFR Common Shares (as defined in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K) has been changed into the right to convert such principal amount of such 2019 Notes into a corresponding number of shares of INVH Common Stock (as defined in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K) that a holder of such number of SFR Common Shares immediately prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time would have been entitled to receive upon the consummation of the REIT Merger. Upon consummation of the REIT Merger, the conversion rate applicable to the 2019 Notes was initially 53.0969 shares of INVH Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 2019 Notes.

In addition, in connection with the Mergers, Merger Sub, as successor issuer, and the Company, as guarantor, executed a supplemental indenture dated as of November 16, 2017 (the “ 2022 Notes Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the 2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture, the “ Supplemental Indentures ”) with the Trustee to the Indenture, dated as of January 10, 2017 (as supplemented, the “ 2022 Notes Indenture ” and, together with the 2019 Notes Indenture, the “ Indentures ”) between SFR and the Trustee relating to SFR’s 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2022 (the “ 2022 Notes ” and, together with the 2019 Notes, the “ Notes ”). Pursuant to the 2022 Notes Supplemental Indenture, at and after the REIT Merger Effective Time, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of the 2022 Notes into SFR Common Shares has been changed into the right to convert such principal amount of such 2022 Notes into a corresponding number of shares of INVH Common Stock that a holder of such number of SFR Common Shares immediately prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time would have been entitled to receive upon the consummation of the REIT Merger. Upon consummation of the REIT Merger, the conversion rate applicable to the 2022 Notes was initially 43.7694 shares of INVH Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 2022 Notes.

Pursuant to the Supplemental Indentures, the Company has provided an unconditional guarantee of the obligations of Merger Sub under each series of Notes and the Indentures. The Indentures provide for customary events of default, which include nonpayment of principal or interest, breach of covenants, payment defaults of other indebtedness, failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy.

The foregoing is only a brief description of the Supplemental Indentures, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture and the 2022 Notes Supplemental Indenture, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

SFR Registration Rights Agreement

At the REIT Merger Effective Time, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, INVH and Merger Sub entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “ Assignment and Assumption Agreement ”) pursuant to which Merger Sub


assigned, and Invitation Homes assumed, all of Merger Sub’s rights, interests and obligations, as successor to SFR, under the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 4, 2016, among SFR, Starwood Capital Group Global, L.P. and the other parties named therein (the “ SFR Registration Rights Agreement ”). The SFR Registration Rights Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The SFR Registration Rights Agreement is described in the Company’s joint proxy statement/information statement and prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), on October 16, 2017 (the “ Proxy Statement ”) in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-220543), as amended.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On the Closing Date, the Company completed the Mergers pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. On the Closing Date, SFR merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity, and SFR LP merged with and into INVH LP, with INVH LP continuing as the surviving entity. At the REIT Merger Effective Time, each common share of beneficial interest of SFR, par value $0.01 per share (a “ SFR Common Share ”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time (other than those owned by any wholly-owned subsidiary of SFR, or by INVH, Merger Sub or any subsidiary of INVH, which shares were automatically cancelled and retired and ceased to exist) was converted into the right to receive 1.6140 (the “ Exchange Ratio ”) newly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of INVH, par value $0.01 per share (“ INVH Common Stock ”).

At the effective time of the Partnership Merger, each outstanding partnership unit of SFR Partnership was converted into the right to receive 1.6140 common units, representing limited partner interests, in INVH LP. No fractional shares of INVH Common Stock were issued in the REIT Merger, and the value of any fractional shares to which a former holder of SFR Common Shares is otherwise entitled will be paid in cash.

Further, each outstanding restricted share unit of SFR (each an “ SFR RSU ”) and each performance share unit of SFR that vested as a result of the Mergers or the Merger Agreement have been automatically converted into the right to receive INVH Common Stock based on the Exchange Ratio, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends (if any) and less certain taxes (if any). At the REIT Merger Effective Time, each SFR RSU that did not vest as a result of the Mergers or the Merger Agreement was automatically assumed by INVH and converted into an equivalent stock-based incentive award unit with respect to INVH Common Stock and subject to the same terms and conditions as applicable to such awards.

The foregoing description of the Mergers and the Merger Agreement contained in this Item 2.01 does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by INVH with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) on August 14, 2017, and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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 above under Item 1.01 under the heading Supplemental Indentures Related to SFR Notes is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Certain Directors and Executive Officers

In connection with the Mergers, and effective as of the REIT Merger Effective Time, each of John B. Bartling Jr., Kenneth A. Caplan, Nicholas C. Gould, David A. Roth and John G. Schreiber resigned as members of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) and from each of the committees of the Board on which they served. The resignations were not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Messrs. Bartling, Caplan, Gould, Roth and Schreiber formerly served on the Investment and Finance Committee of the Board, Mr. Gould formerly served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, and Mr. Schreiber formerly served on the Audit Committee of the Board.

Further, in connection with the Mergers, and effective as of the REIT Merger Effective Time, (i) John B. Bartling Jr. ceased to serve in his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) Irwin Gordon ceased to serve in his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of the Company, and (iii) Bruce A. Lavine ceased to serve in his position as Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operations Officer of the Company.


Appointment of Directors

As of the REIT Merger Effective Time, and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Board consists of with the following 11 members (i) Richard D. Bronson, Michael D. Fascitelli, Jeffrey E. Kelter, Barry S. Sternlicht and Frederick C. Tuomi, each a former trustee of SFR, and (ii) Bryce Blair, Jonathan D. Gray, Robert G. Harper, John B. Rhea, Janice L. Sears and William J. Stein, each a continuing director on the Board. Bryce Blair serves as Chairman of the Board, and Michael D. Fascitelli serves as Chairman of the Investment and Finance Committee of the Board.

Effective as of the REIT Merger Effective Time: (i) Messrs. Richard D. Bronson, Jeffrey E. Kelter and John B. Rhea and Ms. Janice L. Sears serve as members of the Audit Committee of the Board, (ii) Messrs. Michael D. Fascitelli, Jeffrey E. Kelter, John B. Rhea and William J. Stein serve as members of the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board, (iii) Messrs. Bryce Blair, Richard D. Bronson, Robert G. Harper and William J. Stein serve as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, and (iv) Messrs. Michael D. Fascitelli, Robert G. Harper and Frederick C. Tuomi and Ms. Janice L. Sears serve as members of the Investment and Finance Committee of the Board.

Appointment of Certain Officers

Effective as of the REIT Merger Effective Time, Frederick C. Tuomi became the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Charles D. Young became the Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operations Officer of the Company and Arik Prawer became the Executive Vice President and Chief Integration Officer of the Company. The remainder of the senior leadership team of the Company includes the following continuing officers: Ernest M. Freedman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Dallas B. Tanner as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company, Mark A. Solls as Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of the Company, and Kimberly K. Norrell as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.

The Company’s Proxy Statement in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-220543), as amended, contains biographical information about the newly appointed directors and officers and summaries of the terms of the letter agreement entered into with John B. Bartling and the binding term sheets entered into with each of Frederick C. Tuomi and Arik Prawer. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Sign-On RSU Award to Mr. Tuomi

Pursuant to the binding term sheet between the Company and Frederick C. Tuomi dated September 19, 2017 and previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement, the Board granted, effective on the Closing Date, a sign-on equity award of restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) to Frederick C. Tuomi with a value of $7 million granted under the Invitation Homes Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Incentive Plan ”). The number of RSUs granted is based on the closing price per share of INVH Common Stock on the Closing Date. Half of the RSUs are subject to time-vesting (“ Time Vesting RSUs ”), and half of the RSUs are subject to performance-vesting (“ Performance Vesting RSUs ”).

The Time Vesting RSUs are scheduled to vest in full on the third anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to Mr. Tuomi’s continued employment through the vesting date. If Mr. Tuomi’s employment is terminated for any reason other than as described below, all unvested Time Vesting RSUs will be forfeited.

Upon a termination of Mr. Tuomi’s employment by the Company without “cause” (as defined in the Incentive Plan) or, if Mr. Tuomi resigns from employment following a “constructive termination” (as defined in the award agreement, and together with a termination without cause, a “qualifying termination”), any unvested Time Vesting RSUs will vest as of the date of termination subject to Mr. Tuomi’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in favor of the Company. Upon Mr. Tuomi’s death or a termination of his employment by the Company due to Mr. Tuomi’s “disability” (as defined in the Incentive Plan), any unvested Time Vesting RSUs will vest as of the date of termination.

Upon a change in control, if the Time Vesting RSUs are assumed by the successor or acquiror and a qualifying termination occurs during the two-year period following a change in control, any then-unvested Time Vesting RSUs will vest. Upon a change in control, if the Time Vesting RSUs are not assumed by the successor or acquiror, any then-unvested Time Vesting RSUs will vest immediately prior to the change in control.


The Performance Vesting RSUs may be earned based on the achievement of performance conditions that will be established by the Board within 90 days of the effective date of the grant. Following the last day of any applicable performance period, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board will calculate the number of Performance Vesting RSUs that have been earned. Any Performance Vesting RSUs that do not become earned based on actual performance during the applicable performance period will be forfeited on the last day of the performance period. All Performance Vesting RSUs that are earned will vest on the third anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to Mr. Tuomi’s continued employment through that date. If Mr. Tuomi’s employment is terminated for any reason other than as described below, all unvested Performance Vesting RSUs will be forfeited.

Upon a qualifying termination, Mr. Tuomi’s death, or a termination of his employment due to disability prior to the last day of any performance period, a prorated portion of the Performance Vesting RSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to vest based on actual performance through the last day of the applicable performance period based on the number of days during the applicable performance period that Mr. Tuomi was employed, subject to his (or his executor’s) execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in favor of the Company. Any Performance Vesting RSUs that are earned based on actual performance will vest on the date the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board calculates the number of Performance Vesting RSUs that have been earned, and any Performance Vesting RSUs that were earned as of the date of termination but not yet vested will vest on the date of termination.

Upon a change in control, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board will determine the number of Performance Vesting RSUs that have been earned based on its determination of the satisfactory completion of the performance conditions through the date of the change in control. Any earned Performance Vesting RSUs will vest as to 50% of such Performance-Vesting RSUs on the date of the change in control and, as to the remaining 50%, on the first anniversary of the change in control. If a qualifying termination occurs during the two-year period following a change in control, any earned Performance Vesting RSUs will vest. If the awards are not assumed by the successor or acquiror, any earned Performance Vesting RSUs (including any RSUs that become earned in connection with the change in control) will vest immediately prior to the change in control.

Mr. Tuomi is entitled to receive dividends or dividend equivalent payments, as applicable, in respect of his Time Vesting RSUs and any earned Performance Vesting RSUs (whether vested or unvested and not yet settled) on the same date and in the same form (cash or additional shares of common stock) as are paid to holders of INVH Common Stock. Unearned Performance Vesting RSUs accrue dividend equivalent payments, but will be paid only to the extent the underlying Performance Vesting RSUs are earned and, once earned, are payable in cash (unless the Compensation and Management Development Committee elects to settle in shares) at the time the Performance Vesting RSUs are earned.

Mr. Tuomi is subject to restrictive covenants related to post-employment non-solicitation and non-competition for twelve months following any termination of employment and indefinite covenants covering confidentiality and intellectual property. Under the award agreement, if there is a restrictive covenant violation or Mr. Tuomi engages in a detrimental activity (as defined in the award agreement) in the five-year period following the effective date of the grant, Mr. Tuomi will be required to pay the Company an amount equal to the after-tax proceeds received upon the sale or disposition of, or distributions in respect of, the RSUs and any shares issued in respect thereof. The RSUs are also subject to clawback in the event of a restatement of the Company’s financial results due to Mr. Tuomi’s fraud or intentional illegal conduct where such restatement results in fewer earned Performance Vesting RSUs, as well as any additional Company clawback policy.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Award Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Mergers. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

Filed by SFR with the SEC on February 28, 2017 on Form 10-K and incorporated by reference herein is the following exhibit:

99.2 Audited consolidated balance sheets of SFR as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the related consolidated statements of operations, other comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 and the related notes to such audited consolidated financial statements.

Filed by SFR with the SEC on November 9, 2017 on Form 10-Q and incorporated by reference herein is the following exhibit:

99.3 Unaudited consolidated balance sheets of SFR as of September 30, 2017, the related unaudited consolidated statements for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, and the three-month period ended September 30, 2016 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 and the related notes to such unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Filed by SFR with the SEC on June 5, 2017 as Exhibit 99.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein is the following exhibit:

99.4 Audited consolidated financial statements of Waypoint/GI Venture, LLC and Subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The pro forma financial information required by this Item will be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 days following the date that this Current Report is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

4.1    Second Supplemental Indenture between INVH, Merger Sub and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee dated as of November 16, 2017
4.2    First Supplemental Indenture between INVH, Merger Sub and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee dated as of November 16, 2017
10.1    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2016, among SFR and the other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SFR with the SEC on October 11, 2016)
10.2    Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2017, among INVH and Merger Sub
10.3    Award Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Sign-On Award – Mr. Tuomi)
23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (in respect of SFR)
23.2    Consent of Novogradac & Company LLP (in respect of Waypoint/GI Venture, LLC and Subsidiaries)
99.1    Joint press release issued by INVH and SFR, dated November 16, 2017
99.2    Audited consolidated balance sheets of SFR as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the related consolidated statements of operations, other comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 and the related notes to such audited consolidated financial statements (incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K filed by SFR with the SEC on February 28, 2017).
99.3    Unaudited consolidated balance sheets of SFR as of September 30, 2017, the related unaudited consolidated statements for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, and the three-month period ended September 30, 2016 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 and the related notes to such unaudited consolidated financial statements (incorporated by reference to the Form 10-Q filed by SFR with the SEC on November 9, 2017).
99.4    Audited consolidated financial statements of Waypoint/GI Venture, LLC and Subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SFR with the SEC on June 5, 2017).


Exhibit List

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

4.1    Second Supplemental Indenture between INVH, Merger Sub and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee dated as of November 16, 2017
4.2    First Supplemental Indenture between INVH, Merger Sub and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee dated as of November 16, 2017
10.1    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2016, among SFR and the other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SFR with the SEC on October 11, 2016)
10.2    Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2017, among INVH and Merger Sub
10.3    Award Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Sign-On Award – Mr. Tuomi)
23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (in respect of SFR)
23.2    Consent of Novogradac & Company LLP (in respect of Waypoint/GI Venture, LLC and Subsidiaries)
99.1    Joint press release issued by INVH and SFR, dated November 16, 2017
99.2    Audited consolidated balance sheets of SFR as of December  31, 2016 and 2015, the related consolidated statements of operations, other comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December  31, 2016 and the related notes to such audited consolidated financial statements (incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K filed by SFR with the SEC on February 28, 2017).
99.3    Unaudited consolidated balance sheets of SFR as of September  30, 2017, the related unaudited consolidated statements for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, and the three-month period ended September  30, 2016 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 and the related notes to such unaudited consolidated financial statements (incorporated by reference to the Form  10-Q filed by SFR with the SEC on November 9, 2017).
99.4    Audited consolidated financial statements of Waypoint/GI Venture, LLC and Subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December  31, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SFR with the SEC on June 5 2017).


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    INVITATION HOMES INC.
    By:  

/s/ Mark A. Solls

    Name:   Mark A. Solls
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Date: November 20, 2017    

Exhibit 4.1

IH MERGER SUB, LLC,

INVITATION HOMES INC.

AND

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of November 16, 2017

3.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November 16, 2017 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), among IH MERGER SUB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), INVITATION HOMES INC., a Maryland corporation (the “ Guarantor ”), and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), to the Indenture, dated as of July 7, 2014 (the “ Original Indenture ”), between Starwood Waypoint Homes (f/k/a Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust), a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “ Original Issuer ”) and the Trustee, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 7, 2015 (together with the Original Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), between the Original Issuer and the Trustee.

WHEREAS, the Original Issuer has heretofore executed and delivered the Indenture, pursuant to which the Original Issuer issued its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 (the “ Notes ”) in the original aggregate principal amount of $230,000,000, convertible under certain circumstances into cash and, if applicable, the Original Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (“ Original Issuer Common Shares ”), at the Original Issuer’s option;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among the Guarantor, the Company, the Original Issuer and the other parties thereto, among other things, the Original Issuer will, substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of this Supplemental Indenture, merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Guarantor (the “ Merger ”);

WHEREAS, the Merger constitutes a Merger Event under the Indenture and Section 10.07 of the Indenture provides that in the case of any Merger Event, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 8.01 of the Indenture that upon such Merger Event will (i) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes into Reference Property in the manner set forth in Section 10.07 of the Indenture and (ii) provide for subsequent anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in Article 10 of the Indenture;


WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, each outstanding Original Issuer Common Share will be converted into the right to receive 1.6140 newly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Guarantor (the “ Guarantor Common Stock ”) in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, from and after the effective time of the Merger, the Guarantor desires to fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the payment obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture so as to make available the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Act for shares of Guarantor Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Notes following the Merger;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental to the Indenture to, among other things, make any change (i) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes, (ii) to evidence the succession by a Successor Company and to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the Original Issuer’s obligations under the Indenture, (iii) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or the Notes or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect and (iv) in connection with any Merger Event, provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, and make such related changes to the terms of the Notes in accordance with Section 10.07;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Guarantor by resolutions adopted on November 16, 2017 has duly authorized, on behalf of the Guarantor itself and on behalf of the Company, as the Company’s sole member, this Supplemental Indenture, and the entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto is permitted by the provisions of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as contemplated by Sections 9.03 and 10.07 of the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Guarantor have requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture and have satisfied all requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms.

WITNESSETH:

NOW THEREFORE, each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions in the Supplemental Indenture . Unless otherwise specified herein or the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term defined in the Indenture has the same meaning when used in this Supplemental Indenture unless the definition of such term is amended or supplemented pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture;

 

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(b) the terms defined in this Article and in this Supplemental Indenture include the plural as well as the singular;

(c) unless otherwise stated, a reference to a Section or Article is to a Section or Article of this Supplemental Indenture; and

(d) Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 1.2. Definitions in the Indenture .

(a) The Indenture is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following additional definitions to Section 1.01 of the Indenture in the appropriate alphabetical order.

Guarantee ” means, as to any person, a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any indebtedness or other obligations.

Guarantee Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01 of the Second Supplemental Indenture.

Guarantor ” means Invitation Homes Inc., a Maryland corporation.

Note Guarantee ” means the Guarantee by the Guarantor of the payment or performance of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article 3 of the Second Supplemental Indenture.

Second Supplemental Indenture ” means that certain Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2017, by and among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee.

(b) The Indenture is hereby amended by replacing the defined terms “Board Resolutions,” “Board of Trustees,” “Common Shares,” “Company Order,” “Daily VWAP,” “Ex-Dividend Date,” “Fundamental Change,” “Officer,” “Officer’s Certificate” and “Opinion of Counsel” in their entirety with the following terms:

Board of Trustees ” means the sole or managing member(s) of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof, or for purposes of the definition of “Record Date” and Article 10, the board of directors of the Guarantor or any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

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Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, to have been adopted by the Board of Trustees or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Trustees and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate and delivered to the Trustee.

Common Shares ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Guarantor, at the date of the Second Supplemental Indenture, subject to Section 10.07.

Company ” means IH Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and subject to the provisions of Article 9 , shall include its successors and assigns.

Daily VWAP ” means, for each of the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “INVH <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one (1) Common Share on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Ex-Dividend Date ” means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, from the Guarantor or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Shares on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

Fundamental Change ” shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:

(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Guarantor, its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and the employee benefit plans of the Guarantor and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Guarantor’s Common Equity representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Guarantor’s Common Equity;

(b) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination or a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or vice versa) as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, shares, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Guarantor pursuant to which the Common Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person

 

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other than one of the Guarantor’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction described in clause (A) or (B), in which the holders of all classes of the Guarantor’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving entity or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);

(c) the Company ceases to be a direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor; provided that no Fundamental Change shall be deemed to have occurred if the Company merges with one of the Guarantor’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries;

(d) the shareholders of the Guarantor approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Guarantor; or

(e) the Common Shares (or other Reference Property) cease to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided , however , that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) or (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change, if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the common shareholders of the Guarantor (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenter’s rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of common equity that is listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and, as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Notes become convertible (assuming Physical Settlement) into such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares.

Officer ” means, with respect to the Company or the Guarantor, the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, and any Vice President thereof.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by any Officer of the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT OF MERGER ON CONVERSION PRIVILEGE

Section 2.1. Conversion Right . From and after the Effective Time (as defined below), the consideration due upon conversion of any Notes shall be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of Original Issuer Common Shares in Article 10 of the Indenture were instead a reference to the corresponding number of shares of Guarantor

 

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Common Stock that a Holder of such number of Original Issuer Common Shares immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger would have been entitled to receive upon the consummation of the Merger; provided that, at and after the effective time of the Merger, any amount otherwise payable in cash in lieu of fractional Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes will continue to be payable as described in Section 10.02 of the Indenture. For clarity, the initial Conversion Rate from and after the Effective Time will be 53.0969 Common Shares.

Section 2.2. [Reserved].

Section 2.3. Additional Amendments to the Indenture . The Indenture is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 4.02(a) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“The Company shall file with the Trustee, within fifteen (15) days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission, copies of any documents or reports that the Guarantor is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (after giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto). Any such document or report that the Guarantor files with the Commission via the Commission’s EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.02 at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall in no event be required to file with, or otherwise provide or disclose to, the Trustee or any Holder any information for which the Guarantor is seeking, or has received, confidential treatment from the Commission.”

(b) Section 4.02(b) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“If, at any time during the period beginning on, and including, the date which is six months after the Original Issuance Date until the applicable Scheduled Free Trade Date, the Guarantor fails to timely file any report that the Guarantor is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than reports on Form 8-K), or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable, including pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates during the 90 days immediately preceding the date of the proposed transfer (as a result of restrictions under U.S. securities law, or the terms of the Indenture or the Notes) other than as a result of the Notes bearing a Restricted Securities Legend (and compliance with the procedural requirements herein) and a restricted CUSIP, the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes, which shall accrue at a rate of 0.50% per annum, (i) from and including the later of the date six months after the Original Issuance Date and the first date on which such failure to file exists or (ii) the Notes are not freely tradable, as the case may be, until the earlier of (a) the Scheduled Free Trade Date and (b) the date on which such failure to file has been cured (if applicable) and the Notes are freely tradable.”

 

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(c) Section 4.06 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 4.06. Delivery of Certain Information . If, at any time, the Guarantor is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company shall, so long as any of the Notes or any Common Shares issuable upon conversion thereof will, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, upon the request of any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Notes or any Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of Notes, promptly furnish to such Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of the Notes or such Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144A, as such rule may be amended from time to time.”

(d) Section 7.02(k) and 7.03 of the Indenture is hereby amended by adding the words “and the Guarantor” after each occurrence of the words “the Company”.

(e) Section 7.04 of the Indenture is hereby amended by replacing the third sentence thereof with the following:

“The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, of the Notes or of the Note Guarantees.”

(f) Section 10.01(b)(iv) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“If, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding January 1, 2019, the Guarantor elects to:

(A) issue to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares any rights, options or warrants (other than any issuance of any rights, options or warrants issued under a shareholder rights plan that are (i) transferable with Common Shares, including upon conversion, and (ii) not exercisable until the occurrence of a triggering event; provided that such rights, options or warrants will be deemed issued under this clause (iv)(A) upon the separation of such rights, options or warrants from the Common Shares, or upon the occurrence of such triggering event) entitling them, for a period of not more than forty five (45) calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance; or

(B) distribute to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares the Guarantor’s assets, securities or rights to purchase securities of the Guarantor (excluding for this purpose a distribution solely in the form of cash required to preserve the Guarantor’s status as a REIT), which distribution has a per share value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Trustees, exceeding ten percent

 

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(10%) of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day preceding the date of announcement for such distribution,

then, in either case, the Company shall notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) at least twenty five (25) Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, a Holder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of (1) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution and (2) the Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place, in each case, even if the Notes are not otherwise convertible at such time.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Notes will not become convertible pursuant to the provisions set forth in this clause (iv) if Holders of the Notes participate, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this clause (iv) without having to convert their Notes as if they held, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes so held, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate.”

(g) Section 10.01(b)(v) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“If a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change or a Make Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding January 1, 2019, regardless of whether a Holder has the right to require the Company to repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 11.01, or if the Guarantor is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, or transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Shares would be converted into cash, securities or other assets, all or any portion of a Holder’s Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time from or after the effective date of the transaction or event until thirty five (35) Trading Days after the actual effective date of such transaction or event or, if such transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date the Company publicly announces such transaction.

(h) Section 10.02(j) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“The Company shall not deliver any fractional Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Shares issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP

 

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for the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected (or is deemed to have elected) Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period, and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.”

(i) Sections 10.04(a), 10.04(b), 10.04(c), 10.04(d), 10.04(e), 10.04(f)(i), 10.04(j), 10.04(m), 10.08 and 10.10 of the Indenture shall be amended to replace references to “the Company” with references to “the Guarantor.”

(j) Section 10.04(i) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 10.04, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Guarantor’s securities are then listed, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days if the Board of Trustees determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Guarantor’s securities are then listed, the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Shares or rights to purchase Common Shares in connection with a dividend or distribution of Common Shares (or rights to acquire Common Shares) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to either of the preceding two sentences, the Company shall send to the Holder of each Note a notice of the increase at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.”

(k) Section 10.06 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 10.06. Shares to Be Fully Paid . The Guarantor shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Common Shares to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder and that Physical Settlement is applicable).”

(l) The first paragraph of Section 10.07(a) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“(a) In the case of:

(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes in par value, from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or resulting from a subdivision or combination),

 

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(ii) any consolidation, merger, conversion or combination involving the Company or the Guarantor,

(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or

(iv) any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, or represent solely the right to receive, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event,” and such stock, securities, property or assets, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) Common Share would be entitled to receive on account of such transaction, disregarding any provision providing for the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional unit of property, a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, at the effective time of such Merger Event, the consideration due upon conversion of any Notes shall be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of Common Shares in this Article 10 were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units. For these purposes, the Daily VWAP or Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).”

(m) Section 10.07(c) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 10.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Section 10.01 and Section 10.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.”

(n) Section 10.11 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, no Holder of Notes shall be entitled to convert such Notes into Common Shares to the extent that

 

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receipt of such shares would cause such Holder (or any other person) to violate the ownership limitations contained in the Guarantor’s charter (as then amended, supplemented or restated) that apply to holders of the Common Shares (the “ Ownership Limitations ”).

If any delivery of Common Shares owed to a Holder upon conversion of Notes is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such shares as promptly as reasonably practicable after any such converting Holder (x) to the extent applicable, gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in such Holder being the beneficial or constructive owner of more than the then-applicable limit, if any, set forth in the Ownership Limitations and (y) provides the Company with any other information that the Company may reasonably request from such Holder in connection with confirming that such delivery would not otherwise violate the Ownership Limitations.”

(o) Section 12.01 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 12.01. Redemption to Preserve REIT Status . No sinking fund shall be required for the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to the Maturity Date except to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to preserve the Guarantor’s status as a REIT. If the Company determines that it is necessary to redeem the Notes prior to the Maturity Date to preserve the Guarantor’s status as a REIT, the Company may redeem (a “ Redemption ”) for cash all or part of the Notes as necessary to preserve REIT status, at the Redemption Price.”

(p) Section 13.12 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 13.12. Notices . Any notice or communication by the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee to the other, or by a Holder to the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee, is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, email or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

if to the Company or the Guarantor:

c/o Invitation Homes Inc.

1717 Main Street, Suite 2000

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

if to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

50 S. 6th Street, Suite 1290

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Attention: Lynn M. Steiner

Telephone: (612) 217-5667

 

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with a copy to:

Alston & Bird LLP

101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000

Charlotte, NC 28280-4000

Attention: Adam Smith

Telephone: (704) 444-1127

The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be sent electronically or by first-class mail to his address shown on the register kept by the Registrar, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, and any such notice or communication so sent will be deemed to be in writing. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is sent or published in the manner provided above, within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the Holder receives it.

If the Company sends a notice or communication to Holders, it shall send a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event (including any Redemption Notice) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee) pursuant to the customary procedures of such Depositary, and any such notice so given will be deemed to be in writing.

Any notice or other communication by the Company to the Trustee may be provided by electronic mail (it being understood that, where applicable, such electronic mail will include a pdf copy (or similar attachment) containing such notice or communication) if receipt of such notice or communication is acknowledged by the Trustee by notice to the Company in the manner provided in this Section 13.12 or by electronic email. Any such notice or communication so given will be deemed to be in writing.”

(q) Section 13.16 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 13.16. No Recourse Against Others . A director, officer, employee or shareholder (past or present), as such, of the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantor under the Notes, the Note Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.”

 

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ARTICLE III

PARENT GUARANTEE

Section 3.1. Guarantee .

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Article 3, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder and its successors and assigns that: (x) the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), the Conversion Obligation with respect to, and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes shall be duly and punctually paid in full and/or performed in accordance with the terms of the Indenture when due, whether at the Maturity Date, upon declaration of acceleration, upon required repurchase, upon conversion or otherwise, and interest on overdue principal and (to the extent permitted by law) any interest, if any, on the Notes and (y) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, the same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at the Maturity Date, by acceleration, required repurchase, conversion or otherwise. Furthermore, subject to the provisions of this Article 3, the Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to the Trustee and to each Holder and their respective successors and assigns that (z) all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes (including fees, expenses or other) shall be duly and punctually paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof, subject, however, in the case of clauses (x), (y) and (z) above, to the limitations set forth in Section 3.02 hereof (the obligations set forth in this Section 3.01 collectively, the “ Guarantee Obligations ”). The Guarantee constitutes a general unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of the Guarantor.

Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantor will be obligated to pay or perform the same immediately. The Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b) The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes or this Indenture.

 

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(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantor or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantor any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.

(d) The Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 5.02 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 5.02 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purpose of this Note Guarantee.

(e) This Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation, reorganization, or other similar proceeding, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or the Note Guarantee, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

(f) In case any provision of this Note Guarantee 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.

(g) Each payment to be made by the Guarantor in respect of the Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

(h) The Company and the Guarantor acknowledge that the allotment, issuance and delivery of Common Shares, if any, hereunder (whether upon exchange, under the terms of the Note Guarantee or otherwise) by the Guarantor at the direction of the Company will create an equivalent debt owing from the Company to the Guarantor.

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conveyance for purposes of any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, result in the obligations of the Guarantor under the Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under applicable local law.

Section 3.3. Notation Not Required . The Guarantor hereby agrees that the Note Guarantee set forth in Section 3.1 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of the Note Guarantee.

Section 3.4. Release of Note Guarantee . Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture in accordance with Article 3 of the Indenture, the Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under the Note Guarantee.

Section 3.5. Subrogation . The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1 hereof; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 3.6. Benefits Acknowledged . The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to the Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1. Ratification of Indenture . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

Section 4.2. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals herein contained are made by the Company and Guarantor 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. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though set forth in full herein.

Section 4.3. Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTE GUARANTEE AND EACH NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM,

 

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CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTE GUARANTEE AND EACH NOTE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 4.4. Execution in Counterparts . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 4.5. Effectiveness . This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective upon, without further action by the parties hereto, upon the effectiveness of the Merger (the “ Effective Time ”).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

IH MERGER SUB, LLC
By: Invitation Homes Inc., its sole member
By:   /s/ Mark A. Solls
  Name:   Mark A. Solls
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
INVITATION HOMES INC.
By:   /s/ Mark A. Solls
  Name:   Mark A. Solls
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:   /s/ Lynn M. Steiner
  Name:   Lynn M. Steiner
  Title:   Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE TO 2019 CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Exhibit 4.2

IH MERGER SUB, LLC,

INVITATION HOMES INC.

AND

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of November 16, 2017

3.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2022

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November 16, 2017 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), among IH MERGER SUB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), INVITATION HOMES INC., a Maryland corporation (the “ Guarantor ”), and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), to the Indenture, dated as of January 10, 2017 (the “ Indenture ”), between Starwood Waypoint Homes (f/k/a Colony Starwood Homes), a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “ Original Issuer ”) and the Trustee.

WHEREAS, the Original Issuer has heretofore executed and delivered the Indenture, pursuant to which the Original Issuer issued its 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2022 (the “ Notes ”) in the original aggregate principal amount of $345,000,000, convertible under certain circumstances into cash and, if applicable, the Original Issuer’s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (“ Original Issuer Common Shares ”), at the Original Issuer’s option;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among the Guarantor, the Company, the Original Issuer and the other parties thereto, among other things, the Original Issuer will, substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of this Supplemental Indenture, merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Guarantor (the “ Merger ”);

WHEREAS, the Merger constitutes a Merger Event under the Indenture and Section 10.07 of the Indenture provides that in the case of any Merger Event, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 8.01 of the Indenture that upon such Merger Event will (i) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes into Reference Property in the manner set forth in Section 10.07 of the Indenture and (ii) provide for subsequent anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in Article 10 of the Indenture;


WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, each outstanding Original Issuer Common Share will be converted into the right to receive 1.6140 newly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Guarantor (the “ Guarantor Common Stock ”) in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, from and after the effective time of the Merger, the Guarantor desires to fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the payment obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture so as to make available the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Act for shares of Guarantor Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the Notes following the Merger;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental to the Indenture to, among other things, make any change (i) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes, (ii) to evidence the succession by a Successor Company and to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the Original Issuer’s obligations under the Indenture, (iii) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or the Notes or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect and (iv) in connection with any Merger Event, provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, and make such related changes to the terms of the Notes in accordance with Section 10.07;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Guarantor by resolutions adopted on November 16, 2017 has duly authorized, on behalf of the Guarantor itself and on behalf of the Company, as the Company’s sole member, this Supplemental Indenture, and the entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto is permitted by the provisions of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as contemplated by Sections 9.03 and 10.07 of the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Guarantor have requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture and have satisfied all requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms.

WITNESSETH:

NOW THEREFORE, each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions in the Supplemental Indenture . Unless otherwise specified herein or the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term defined in the Indenture has the same meaning when used in this Supplemental Indenture unless the definition of such term is amended or supplemented pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture;

 

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(b) the terms defined in this Article and in this Supplemental Indenture include the plural as well as the singular;

(c) unless otherwise stated, a reference to a Section or Article is to a Section or Article of this Supplemental Indenture; and

(d) Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 1.2. Definitions in the Indenture .

(a) The Indenture is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following additional definitions to Section 1.01 of the Indenture in the appropriate alphabetical order.

First Supplemental Indenture ” means that certain Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2017, by and among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee.

Guarantee ” means, as to any person, a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any indebtedness or other obligations.

Guarantee Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture.

Guarantor ” means Invitation Homes Inc., a Maryland corporation.

Note Guarantee ” means the Guarantee by the Guarantor of the payment or performance of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article 3 of the First Supplemental Indenture.

(b) The Indenture is hereby amended by replacing the defined terms “Board Resolutions,” “Board of Trustees,” “Common Shares,” “Company Order,” “Daily VWAP,” “Ex-Dividend Date,” “Fundamental Change,” “Officer,” “Officer’s Certificate” and “Opinion of Counsel” in their entirety with the following terms:

Board of Trustees ” means the sole or managing member(s) of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof, or for purposes of the definition of “Record Date” and Article 10, the board of directors of the Guarantor or any duly authorized committee thereof.

Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, to have been adopted by the Board of Trustees or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Trustees and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate and delivered to the Trustee.

 

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Common Shares ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Guarantor, at the date of the First Supplemental Indenture, subject to Section 10.07.

Company ” means IH Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and subject to the provisions of Article 9 , shall include its successors and assigns.

Daily VWAP ” means, for each of the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “INVH <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one (1) Common Share on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Ex-Dividend Date ” means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, from the Guarantor or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Shares on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

Fundamental Change ” shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:

(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Guarantor, its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and the employee benefit plans of the Guarantor and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Guarantor’s Common Equity representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Guarantor’s Common Equity;

(b) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination or a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or vice versa) as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, shares, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Guarantor pursuant to which the Common Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of the Guarantor’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction described in clause (A) or (B), in which the holders of all classes of the Guarantor’s

 

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Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving entity or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);

(c) the Company ceases to be a direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor; provided that no Fundamental Change shall be deemed to have occurred if the Company merges with one of the Guarantor’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries;

(d) the shareholders of the Guarantor approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Guarantor; or

(e) the Common Shares (or other Reference Property) cease to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided , however , that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) or (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change, if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the common shareholders of the Guarantor (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenter’s rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of common equity that is listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and, as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Notes become convertible (assuming Physical Settlement) into such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares.

Officer ” means, with respect to the Company or the Guarantor, the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, and any Vice President thereof.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by any Officer of the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT OF MERGER ON CONVERSION PRIVILEGE

Section 2.1. Conversion Right . From and after the Effective Time (as defined below), the consideration due upon conversion of any Notes shall be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of Original Issuer Common Shares in Article 10 of the Indenture were instead a reference to the corresponding number of shares of Guarantor Common Stock that a Holder of such number of Original Issuer Common Shares immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger would have been entitled to receive upon the

 

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consummation of the Merger; provided that, at and after the effective time of the Merger, any amount otherwise payable in cash in lieu of fractional Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes will continue to be payable as described in Section 10.02 of the Indenture. For clarity, the initial Conversion Rate from and after the Effective Time will be 43.7694 Common Shares.

Section 2.2. Dividend Threshold . From and after the Effective Time, the initial Dividend Threshold shall be $0.1363 per share, and shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.04 of the Indenture.

Section 2.3. Additional Amendments to the Indenture . The Indenture is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 4.02(a) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“The Company shall file with the Trustee, within fifteen (15) days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission, copies of any documents or reports that the Guarantor is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (after giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto). Any such document or report that the Guarantor files with the Commission via the Commission’s EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.02 at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall in no event be required to file with, or otherwise provide or disclose to, the Trustee or any Holder any information for which the Guarantor is seeking, or has received, confidential treatment from the Commission.”

(b) Section 4.02(b) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“If, at any time during the period beginning on, and including, the date which is six months after the Original Issuance Date until the applicable Scheduled Free Trade Date, the Guarantor fails to timely file any report that the Guarantor is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than reports on Form 8-K), or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable, including pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates during the 90 days immediately preceding the date of the proposed transfer (as a result of restrictions under U.S. securities law, or the terms of the Indenture or the Notes) other than as a result of the Notes bearing a Restricted Securities Legend (and compliance with the procedural requirements herein) and a restricted CUSIP, the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes, which shall accrue at a rate of 0.50% per annum, (i) from and including the later of the date six months after the Original Issuance Date and the first date on which such failure to file exists or (ii) the Notes are not freely tradable, as the case may be, until the earlier of (a) the Scheduled Free Trade Date and (b) the date on which such failure to file has been cured (if applicable) and the Notes are freely tradable.”

 

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(c) Section 4.06 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 4.06. Delivery of Certain Information . If, at any time, the Guarantor is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company shall, so long as any of the Notes or any Common Shares issuable upon conversion thereof will, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, upon the request of any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Notes or any Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of Notes, promptly furnish to such Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of the Notes or such Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144A, as such rule may be amended from time to time.”

(d) Section 7.02(k) and 7.03 of the Indenture is hereby amended by adding the words “and the Guarantor” after each occurrence of the words “the Company”.

(e) Section 7.04 of the Indenture is hereby amended by replacing the third sentence thereof with the following:

“The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, of the Notes or of the Note Guarantees.”

(f) Section 10.01(b)(iv) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“If, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding July 15, 2021, the Guarantor elects to:

(A) issue to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares any rights, options or warrants (other than any issuance of any rights, options or warrants issued under a shareholder rights plan that are (i) transferable with Common Shares, including upon conversion, and (ii) not exercisable until the occurrence of a triggering event; provided that such rights, options or warrants will be deemed issued under this clause (iv)(A) upon the separation of such rights, options or warrants from the Common Shares, or upon the occurrence of such triggering event) entitling them, for a period of not more than forty five (45) calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance; or

(B) distribute to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares the Guarantor’s assets, securities or rights to purchase securities of the Guarantor (excluding for this purpose a distribution solely in the form of cash required to preserve the Guarantor’s status as a REIT), which distribution has a per share value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Trustees, exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day preceding the date of announcement for such distribution,

 

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then, in either case, the Company shall notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) at least twenty five (25) Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, a Holder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of (1) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution and (2) the Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place, in each case, even if the Notes are not otherwise convertible at such time.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Notes will not become convertible pursuant to the provisions set forth in this clause (iv) if Holders of the Notes participate, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this clause (iv) without having to convert their Notes as if they held, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes so held, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate.”

(g) Section 10.01(b)(v) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“If a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change or a Make Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding July 15, 2021, regardless of whether a Holder has the right to require the Company to repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 11.01, or if the Guarantor is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, or transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Shares would be converted into cash, securities or other assets, all or any portion of a Holder’s Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time from or after the effective date of the transaction or event until thirty five (35) Trading Days after the actual effective date of such transaction or event or, if such transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date the Company publicly announces such transaction.

(h) Section 10.02(j) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“The Company shall not deliver any fractional Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Common Shares issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on

 

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the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected (or is deemed to have elected) Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period, and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.”

(i) Sections 10.04(a), 10.04(b), 10.04(c), 10.04(d), 10.04(e), 10.04(f)(i), 10.04(j), 10.04(m), 10.08 and 10.10 of the Indenture shall be amended to replace references to “the Company” with references to “the Guarantor.”

(j) Section 10.04(i) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 10.04, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Guarantor’s securities are then listed, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days if the Board of Trustees determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Guarantor’s securities are then listed, the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Shares or rights to purchase Common Shares in connection with a dividend or distribution of Common Shares (or rights to acquire Common Shares) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to either of the preceding two sentences, the Company shall send to the Holder of each Note a notice of the increase at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.”

(k) Section 10.06 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 10.06. Shares to Be Fully Paid . The Guarantor shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient Common Shares to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder and that Physical Settlement is applicable).”

(l) The first paragraph of Section 10.07(a) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“(a) In the case of:

(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes in par value, from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or resulting from a subdivision or combination),

 

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(ii) any consolidation, merger, conversion or combination involving the Company or the Guarantor,

(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or

(iv) any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, or represent solely the right to receive, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event,” and such stock, securities, property or assets, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) Common Share would be entitled to receive on account of such transaction, disregarding any provision providing for the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional unit of property, a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, at the effective time of such Merger Event, the consideration due upon conversion of any Notes shall be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of Common Shares in this Article 10 were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units. For these purposes, the Daily VWAP or Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).”

(m) Section 10.07(c) of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 10.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Section 10.01 and Section 10.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.”

(n) Section 10.11 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, no Holder of Notes shall be entitled to convert such Notes into Common Shares to the extent that

 

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receipt of such shares would cause such Holder (or any other person) to violate the ownership limitations contained in the Guarantor’s charter (as then amended, supplemented or restated) that apply to holders of the Common Shares (the “ Ownership Limitations ”).

If any delivery of Common Shares owed to a Holder upon conversion of Notes is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such shares as promptly as reasonably practicable after any such converting Holder (x) to the extent applicable, gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in such Holder being the beneficial or constructive owner of more than the then-applicable limit, if any, set forth in the Ownership Limitations and (y) provides the Company with any other information that the Company may reasonably request from such Holder in connection with confirming that such delivery would not otherwise violate the Ownership Limitations.”

(o) Section 12.01 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 12.01. Redemption to Preserve REIT Status . No sinking fund shall be required for the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to the Maturity Date except to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to preserve the Guarantor’s status as a REIT. If the Company determines that it is necessary to redeem the Notes prior to the Maturity Date to preserve the Guarantor’s status as a REIT, the Company may redeem (a “ Redemption ”) for cash all or part of the Notes as necessary to preserve REIT status, at the Redemption Price.”

(p) Section 13.12 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 13.12. Notices . Any notice or communication by the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee to the other, or by a Holder to the Company, the Guarantor or the Trustee, is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, email or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

if to the Company or the Guarantor:

c/o Invitation Homes Inc.

1717 Main Street, Suite 2000

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

if to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

50 S. 6th Street, Suite 1290

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Attention: Lynn M. Steiner

Telephone: (612) 217-5667

 

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with a copy to:

Alston & Bird LLP

101 South Tryon Street, Suite 4000

Charlotte, NC 28280-4000

Attention: Adam Smith

Telephone: (704) 444-1127

The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be sent electronically or by first-class mail to his address shown on the register kept by the Registrar, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, and any such notice or communication so sent will be deemed to be in writing. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is sent or published in the manner provided above, within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the Holder receives it.

If the Company sends a notice or communication to Holders, it shall send a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event (including any Redemption Notice) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee) pursuant to the customary procedures of such Depositary, and any such notice so given will be deemed to be in writing.

Any notice or other communication by the Company to the Trustee may be provided by electronic mail (it being understood that, where applicable, such electronic mail will include a pdf copy (or similar attachment) containing such notice or communication) if receipt of such notice or communication is acknowledged by the Trustee by notice to the Company in the manner provided in this Section 13.12 or by electronic email. Any such notice or communication so given will be deemed to be in writing.”

(q) Section 13.16 of the Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full to read as follows:

“Section 13.16. No Recourse Against Others . A director, officer, employee or shareholder (past or present), as such, of the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantor under the Notes, the Note Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.”

 

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ARTICLE III

PARENT GUARANTEE

Section 3.1. Guarantee .

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Article 3, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder and its successors and assigns that: (x) the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), the Conversion Obligation with respect to, and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes shall be duly and punctually paid in full and/or performed in accordance with the terms of the Indenture when due, whether at the Maturity Date, upon declaration of acceleration, upon required repurchase, upon conversion or otherwise, and interest on overdue principal and (to the extent permitted by law) any interest, if any, on the Notes and (y) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, the same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at the Maturity Date, by acceleration, required repurchase, conversion or otherwise. Furthermore, subject to the provisions of this Article 3, the Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees to the Trustee and to each Holder and their respective successors and assigns that (z) all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes (including fees, expenses or other) shall be duly and punctually paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof, subject, however, in the case of clauses (x), (y) and (z) above, to the limitations set forth in Section 3.02 hereof (the obligations set forth in this Section 3.01 collectively, the “ Guarantee Obligations ”). The Guarantee constitutes a general unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of the Guarantor.

Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantor will be obligated to pay or perform the same immediately. The Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b) The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes or this Indenture.

 

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(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantor or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantor any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.

(d) The Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. The Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 5.02 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 5.02 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purpose of this Note Guarantee.

(e) This Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation, reorganization, or other similar proceeding, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or the Note Guarantee, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

(f) In case any provision of this Note Guarantee 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.

(g) Each payment to be made by the Guarantor in respect of the Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

(h) The Company and the Guarantor acknowledge that the allotment, issuance and delivery of Common Shares, if any, hereunder (whether upon exchange, under the terms of the Note Guarantee or otherwise) by the Guarantor at the direction of the Company will create an equivalent debt owing from the Company to the Guarantor.

Section 3.2. Limitation on Guarantor Liability . The Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Note Guarantee, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that this Note Guarantee of the Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or

 

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conveyance for purposes of any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, result in the obligations of the Guarantor under the Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under applicable local law.

Section 3.3. Notation Not Required . The Guarantor hereby agrees that the Note Guarantee set forth in Section 3.1 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of the Note Guarantee.

Section 3.4. Release of Note Guarantee . Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture in accordance with Article 3 of the Indenture, the Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under the Note Guarantee.

Section 3.5. Subrogation . The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1 hereof; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 3.6. Benefits Acknowledged . The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to the Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1. Ratification of Indenture . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

Section 4.2. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals herein contained are made by the Company and Guarantor 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. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like force and effect as though set forth in full herein.

Section 4.3. Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTE GUARANTEE AND EACH NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM,

 

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CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTE GUARANTEE AND EACH NOTE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 4.4. Execution in Counterparts . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 4.5. Effectiveness . This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective upon, without further action by the parties hereto, upon the effectiveness of the Merger (the “ Effective Time ”).

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

IH MERGER SUB, LLC
By: Invitation Homes Inc., its sole member
By:   /s/ Mark A. Solls
  Name:   Mark A. Solls
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
INVITATION HOMES INC.
By:   /s/ Mark A. Solls
  Name:   Mark A. Solls
  Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:   /s/ Lynn M. Steiner
  Name:   Lynn M. Steiner
  Title:   Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE TO 2022 CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Exhibit 10.2

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Assignment Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of November 16, 2017 by and between IH Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Assignor ”), and Invitation Homes Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ Assignee ”).

WHEREAS, Assignor and Assignee have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of August 9, 2017, among Assignor, Assignee, Starwood Waypoint Homes (formerly known as Colony Starwood Homes), a Maryland real estate investment trust (“ Starwood Waypoint ”), Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ IH OP ”) and a subsidiary of Assignor and Starwood Waypoint Homes Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a subsidiary of Starwood Waypoint, pursuant to which Starwood Waypoint will merge with and into Assignor (the “ REIT Merger ”) with Assignor continuing as the surviving entity.

WHEREAS, Starwood Waypoint is party to that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 4, 2016 among Starwood Waypoint and the other parties named therein (the Registration Rights Agreement ”) and, pursuant to Section 6.19 of the Merger Agreement, Assignor and Assignee have agreed that at the effective time of the REIT Merger (the “ REIT Merger Effective Time ”) Assignor shall assign, and Assignee shall assume, all of Assignor’s rights, interests and obligations as successor to Starwood Waypoint under the Registration Rights Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms and conditions set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound, Assignor and Assignee hereby agree as follows:

1. Assignment . Effective as of the REIT Merger Effective Time, Assignor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to Assignee all of Assignor’s rights, title and interests in, and transfers, conveys and delegates to Assignee all of Assignor’s obligations under, the Registration Rights Agreement, and Assignee hereby accepts such assignment, transfer and conveyance and assumes and agrees to perform and discharge when due all of Assignee’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement as successor to Starwood Waypoint, whereupon, each reference in the Registration Rights Agreement to (i) “Oakland” shall be deemed to refer, mutatis mutandis , to Assignee; (ii) the “Board” shall be deemed to refer, mutatis mutandis , to the Board of Directors of Assignee; (iii) “Common Stock” shall be deemed to refer, mutatis mutandis , to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Assignee (“ Assignee Common Stock ”); (iv) “OP Units” shall be deemed to refer, mutatis mutandis , to common units of limited partner interest issued by IH OP (“ IH OP Units ”); and (v) “Registrable Shares” shall be deemed to include shares of Assignee Common Stock issuable to any Oakland Capital Holder upon the conversion or exchange of IH OP Units (subject to the proviso set forth in the definition thereof).


2. Counterparts . This Assignment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by means of facsimile), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

3. Governing Law . This Assignment Agreement and its enforcement, and any controversy arising out of or relating to the making or performance of this Assignment Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to New York’s principles of conflicts of law.

4. Binding Effect . This Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

[ Signature page follows ].


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has duly executed and delivered this Assignment Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

IH MERGER SUB, LLC, as Assignor

By:

 

/s/ Mark A. Solls

  Name:   Mark A. Solls
  Title:  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

INVITATION HOMES INC., as Assignee

By:

 

/s/ Mark A. Solls

  Name:   Mark A. Solls
  Title:  

Executive Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

 

 

[Signature page to Registration Rights Assignment and Assumption Agreement]

Exhibit 10.3

AWARD NOTICE

AND

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(2017 Sign-On Award Agreement)

INVITATION HOMES INC.

2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

The Participant has been granted Restricted Stock Units (“ RSUs ”) with the terms set forth in this Award Notice, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement entered into by and between the Participant and the Company to which this Award Notice is attached. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Award Notice shall have the meanings set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan, as applicable.

 

Participant:    Frederick C. Tuomi      
Date of Grant:    November 16, 2017      
Vesting Start Date:    November 16, 2017      
Restricted Stock Units Granted:    301,854 RSUs      

 

Time Vesting RSUs    Performance Vesting RSUs
150,927    150,927

1. Time Vesting RSUs . 50% of the RSUs shall be subject to time-based vesting (the “ Time Vesting RSUs ”). 100% of the Time Vesting RSUs shall become vested on November 16, 2020, subject to the Participant’s continued employment through such vesting date.

2. Performance Vesting RSUs.

(a) Performance Conditions . 50% of the RSUs shall be subject to performance-based vesting (the “ Performance Vesting RSUs ”). The Performance Vesting RSUs will become earned (“ Earned RSUs ”) based on the achievement of the “ Performance Conditions ” during applicable “ Performance Period ”, each of which shall be established by the Board not later than 90 days following the Date of Grant, which Performance Conditions shall be binding on the Company and the Participant thereafter. The Company will inform the Participant in writing of the Performance Conditions within 10 days of their being established.

(b) Calculation of Number of Earned Units . Following the last day of any applicable Performance Period, the Committee shall calculate the number of Earned RSUs based on the Performance Conditions previously established by the Board. The date of such calculation shall be the “ Determination Date ”.

(c) Unvested RSUs Forfeited . Any Performance Vesting RSUs which do not become Earned RSUs based on actual performance during the applicable Performance Period shall be forfeited as of the last day of the Performance Period, except to the extent set forth in Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

3. Vesting of Earned RSUs . All Performance Vesting RSUs that become Earned RSUs shall become vested on November 16, 2020 and shall be settled in accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, contingent on continued employment through such date.


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RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

(2017 SIGN-ON GRANT)

INVITATION HOMES INC.

2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, effective as of the Date of Grant (as defined below), is between Invitation Homes Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Participant (as defined below).

WHEREAS , the Company has adopted the Invitation Homes Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as it may be amended, the “ Plan ”) in order to provide additional incentives to selected officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company Group; and

WHEREAS , the Committee (as defined in the Plan) responsible for administration of the Plan has determined to grant RSUs to the Participant as provided herein and the Company and the Participant hereby wish to memorialize the terms and conditions applicable to such RSUs.

NOW, THEREFORE , the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions . Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “ Agreement ” shall mean this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement including (unless the context otherwise requires) the Award Notice and Appendix A.

(b) “ Award Notice ” shall mean the notice to the Participant with respect to the RSUs granted under this Agreement.

(c) “ Constructive Termination ” shall have the meaning set forth in any employment agreement, or if no such agreement exists, the meaning set forth in any other agreement providing for severance benefits (including a participation notice under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan) entered into by the Participant and a member of the Company Group, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, or, if no such agreement exists at the time of a termination of employment or service, (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s total compensation opportunity (measured as base salary, target annual bonus opportunity, and target long-term cash incentive opportunity in the aggregate) other than in connection with an across-the-board reduction of compensation which does not exceed 10% of the Participant’s base salary and that is applied to all senior executives of the Company; or (ii) a relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment by more than 50 miles; provided that any event described in clause (i) or (ii) above shall not constitute a Constructive Termination unless the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from the Participant of written notice of the event which otherwise would constitute Constructive Termination; and provided, further, that “Constructive Termination” shall cease to exist for an event on the 60 th day following the Participant’s knowledge thereof, unless the


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Participant has given the Board written notice thereof prior to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event that occurred prior to the Date of Grant shall constitute “Constructive Termination” and the Participant acknowledges that the Participant has agreed to the compensation and work location described in the term sheet between the Participant and the Company dated September 19, 2017.

(d) “ Date of Grant ” shall mean the “Date of Grant” listed in the Award Notice.

(e) “ Detrimental Activity ” shall mean the Participant’s (i) willful or repeated failure or refusal to perform such duties which results in demonstrable material harm to the Company Group, following written notice from the Committee and ten days opportunity to cure; (ii) conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, (A) any felony; or (B) any other crime that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Company or any other member of the Company Group; (iii) fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company or any other member of the Company Group; or (iv) act of personal dishonesty that involves personal profit in connection with the Participant’s employment or service to the Service Recipient.

(f) “ Participant ” shall mean the “Participant” listed in the Award Notice.

(g) “ Qualifying Termination ” shall mean the Participant’s employment or service, as applicable, with the Company Group is terminated by the Company Group without Cause, or is terminated by the Participant following a Constructive Termination.

(h) “ Restrictive Covenant Violation ” shall mean the Participant’s breach of the Restrictive Covenants listed on Appendix A or any covenant regarding confidentiality, competitive activity, solicitation of the Company’s vendors, suppliers, customers, or employees, or any similar provision applicable to or agreed to by the Participant.

(i) “ RSUs ” shall mean that number of Restricted Stock Units listed in the Award Notice as “Restricted Stock Units Granted.”

(j) “ Shares ” shall mean a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to the number of RSUs.

2. Grant of Units . The Company hereby grants the RSUs to the Participant, each of which represents the right to receive one Share upon vesting of such RSU, subject to and in accordance with the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan, the Award Notice, and this Agreement.

3. RSU Account . The Company shall cause an account (the “ Unit Account ”) to be established and maintained on the books of the Company to record the number of RSUs credited to the Participant under the terms of this Agreement. The Participant’s interest in the Unit Account shall be that of a general, unsecured creditor of the Company.

4. Vesting; Settlement . The RSUs shall become vested in accordance with the schedule set forth on the Award Notice. The Company shall deliver to the Participant one share of Common Stock for each RSU (as adjusted under the Plan) which becomes vested in a given calendar year, pursuant to Section 12, below, and such vested RSU shall be cancelled upon such delivery.


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5. Termination of Employment.

(a) In the event that the Participant’s employment or service, as applicable, with the Company Group terminates for any reason, any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited and all of the Participant’s rights hereunder with respect to such unvested RSUs shall cease as of the effective date of termination (the “ Termination Date ”) (unless otherwise provided for by the Committee in accordance with the Plan or this Agreement).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Qualifying Termination, subject to the Participant’s execution and non-revocation of the Company’s standard form of release of claims:

(i) the Time Vesting RSUs and any Earned RSUs outstanding under this Agreement shall become vested as of the Termination Date and settled as soon as practicable following the Termination Date.

(ii) With respect to any Performance Vesting RSUs for which the applicable Performance Period has not been completed, a prorated portion of the Performance Vesting RSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to vest based on actual performance on the last day of the Performance Period, with such proration based on the number of days the Participant was employed during the Performance Period, relative to the total number of days in the Performance Period. Any Performance Vesting RSUs which become Earned RSUs following the applicable Determination Date shall become vested and settled in accordance with Section 4 as soon as practicable following the Determination Date.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Participant’s employment or service with the Company Group is terminated by the Company Group following the Participant’s death or during the Participant’s Disability, subject to the Participant’s or executor’s execution and non-revocation of the Company’s standard form of release of claims:

(i) the Time Vesting RSUs and any Earned RSUs outstanding under this Agreement shall become vested as of the Termination Date and settled as soon as practicable following the Termination Date.

(ii) With respect to any Performance Vesting RSUs for which the applicable Performance Period has not been completed, a prorated portion of the Performance Vesting RSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to vest based on actual performance on the last day of the Performance Period, with such proration based on the number of days the Participant was employed during the Performance Period, relative to the total number of days in the Performance Period. Any Performance Vesting RSUs which become Earned RSUs following the applicable Determination Date shall become vested and settled in accordance with Section 4 as soon as practicable following the Determination Date.


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(d) The Participant’s rights with respect to the RSUs shall not be affected by any change in the nature of the Participant’s employment or service, as applicable, so long as the Participant continues to be an employee or service provider, as applicable, of the Company Group. Whether (and the circumstances under which) the Participant’s employment or service, as applicable, has terminated and the determination of the Termination Date for the purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee (or, with respect to any Participant who is not a director or “officer” as defined under Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act, its designee, whose good faith determination shall be final, binding and conclusive; provided , that such designee may not make any such determination with respect to the designee’s own employment for purposes of the RSUs).

6. Change in Control .

(a) Treatment of Performance Vesting RSUs .

(i) Calculation of Change in Control Earned RSUs . In the event of a Change in Control during the Participant’s employment and prior to the completion of the Performance Period, the Committee shall equitably determine the number of Earned RSUs based on its determination of the satisfactory completion of the Performance Conditions through the date of the Change in Control. The number of Earned RSUs calculated in accordance with the foregoing (the “ Change in Control Earned RSUs ”) shall not be prorated based on the number of completed days in the Performance Period.

(ii) Vesting of Change in Control Earned RSUs . Any Performance Vesting RSUs which become Change in Control Earned RSUs shall become vested as to 50% of such Change in Control Earned RSUs as of the date of the Change in Control, and as to the remaining 50% of the Change in Control Earned RSUs on the first anniversary of the date of the Change in Control.

(b) Certain Terminations Following a Change in Control . Notwithstanding Section 5(a) of this Agreement, in the event of a Qualifying Termination during the 24-month period immediately following a Change in Control, any unvested Time Vesting RSUs, Earned RSUs, and Change in Control Earned RSUs shall become vested as of the Termination Date, and shall thereafter be settled in accordance with this Agreement.

(c) Assumption of Awards . In the event of a Change in Control, in connection with which the successor to the Company fails to assume, convert or replace the RSUs, the Time Vesting RSUs, Earned RSUs, and the Change in Control Earned RSUs, to the extent not assumed, will become vested as of immediately prior to the Change in Control.

7. Dividends.

(a) Upon the declaration by the Company of dividends to holders of its Common Stock, the Participant shall be entitled to receive dividend equivalent payments (“ Dividend


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Equivalents ”) in respect of all of such Participant’s Time Vesting RSUs and any Earned RSUs, whether unvested or vested and not yet settled, as of the record date for such dividend. The Dividend Equivalents shall be delivered to the Participant on the regular payment date that such dividend is made to all holders of the Company’s Common Stock and in the same form as are delivered to holders of the Company’s Common Stock (i.e., in either cash, without interest, or in shares of Common Stock which Common Stock will not be not subject to any vesting conditions).

(b) Unearned Performance Vesting RSUs shall be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments (upon the payment by the Company of dividends on Shares), which shall accrue in cash without interest and shall be delivered in cash (unless the Committee in its sole discretion, elects to settle such amount in Shares having a Fair Market Value as of the settlement date equal to the amount of such dividends). Accumulated dividend equivalents shall be payable at such time the Performance Vesting RSUs become Earned RSUs. For the avoidance of doubt, dividends accrued in respect of Performance Vesting RSUs shall only be paid to the extent the underlying Performance Vesting RSU becomes an Earned RSU, and to the extent any Performance Vesting RSUs are forfeited and not earned, the Participant shall have no right to such dividend equivalent payments.

8. Restrictions on Transfer . The Participant may not assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the RSUs or the Participant’s right under the RSUs to receive Shares, except other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided , that the designation of a beneficiary (if permitted by the Committee) shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.

9. Repayment of Proceeds; Clawback Policy . In the event of a Restrictive Covenant Violation or if the Participant engages in Detrimental Activity prior to the fifth anniversary of the Date of Grant, the Participant shall be required, in addition to any other remedy available (on a non-exclusive basis), to pay to the Company, within 10 business days of the Company’s request to the Participant therefor, an amount equal to the aggregate after-tax proceeds the Participant received upon the sale or other disposition of, or distributions in respect of, the RSUs (including any Dividend Equivalents previously paid) and any Shares issued in respect thereof. In addition, in the event of a restatement of the Company’s financial results (other than a restatement caused by a change in applicable accounting rules or interpretations), the result of which is that the number of RSUs that became Earned RSUs would have been a lower amount had it been calculated based on such restated results, and the Committee determines that the Participant engaged in fraud or intentional illegal conduct which materially contributed to the need for such restatement, the Company shall be entitled to recoup from the Participant, an amount equal to the excess of the compensation received by the Participant over the amount the Participant would have been entitled to if calculated based on the restated financial results. The amount of any request for clawback or recoupment shall take into account all amounts of tax that would be recoverable upon a claim of loss for payment of such proceeds in the year of repayment. The RSUs and all proceeds of the RSUs shall be subject to the Company’s clawback policies, if any, and as in effect from time to time, to the extent any such policy is required by law.


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10. No Right to Continued Employment or Engagement . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement nor the Participant’s receipt of the RSUs hereunder shall impose any obligation on the Company or any of its Affiliates to continue the employment or engagement of the Participant. Further, the Company or any of its Affiliates (as applicable) may at any time terminate the employment or engagement of the Participant, free from any liability or claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

11. No Rights as a Stockholder . The Participant’s interest in the RSUs shall not entitle the Participant to any rights as a stockholder of the Company. The Participant shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or have any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of, the Shares unless and until such Shares have been issued to the Participant in accordance with Section 13.

12. Adjustments Upon Change in Capitalization . The terms of this Agreement, including the RSUs, the Participant’s Unit Account, any Dividend Equivalents, and/or the Shares, shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan. This paragraph shall also apply with respect to any extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution in respect of the Company’s Common Stock (whether in the form of cash or other property). In the event of an equity restructuring, the Committee shall adjust any Performance Condition to the extent it is affected by such restructuring in order to preserve (without enlarging) the likelihood that such Performance Condition shall be satisfied. The manner of such adjustment shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. For this purpose, “equity restructuring” shall mean an “equity restructuring” as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 718-10 (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123R).

13. Settlement and Issuance of Shares ; Tax Withholding .

(a) The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within two and one-half months of the applicable vesting date or such earlier time provided in Section 4), issue the Share underlying such vested RSU to the Participant, free and clear of all restrictions, less a number of Shares equal to or greater in value than the minimum amount necessary to satisfy federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax requirements, if any (but which may in no event be greater than the maximum statutory withholding amounts in the Participant’s jurisdiction) (the “ Withholding Taxes ”) in accordance with Section 16(d) of the Plan (except to the extent the Participant shall have a written agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates under which the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is responsible for payment of taxes with respect to the issuance of the Shares, in which case the full number of Shares shall be issued). To the extent any Withholding Taxes may become due prior to the settlement of any RSUs, the Committee may accelerate the vesting of a number of RSUs equal in value to the Withholding Taxes, the Shares delivered in settlement of such RSUs shall be delivered to the Company, and the number of RSUs so accelerated shall reduce the number of RSUs which would otherwise become vested on the next applicable vesting date. The number of RSUs or Shares equal to the Withholding Taxes shall be determined using the closing price per Share on the New York Stock Exchange (or other principal exchange on which the Shares then trade) on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of the Shares to the Participant or the Company, as applicable, and shall be rounded up to the nearest whole RSU or Share.


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(b) The Company shall pay any costs incurred in connection with issuing the Shares. Upon the issuance of the Shares to the Participant, the Participant’s Unit Account shall be eliminated. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or transfer the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement unless and until such issuance or transfer shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed for trading.

14. Award Subject to Plan . By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan. The RSUs granted hereunder are subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

15. Severability . Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected by such holding and shall continue in full force in accordance with their terms.

16. Governing Law; Arbitration and Venue .

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Maryland applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

(b) Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement (other than a controversy or claim arising with respect to the matters set forth in Appendix A, to the extent necessary for the Company (or other member of the Company Group, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights and remedies referred to therein) that is not resolved by Participant and the Company (or other member of the Company Group, where applicable) through good-faith negotiations shall be submitted to arbitration in Dallas, Texas and the employment arbitration rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association, before an arbitrator experienced in employment and compensation disputes who is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. The determination of the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding on the Company (or other member of the Company Group, where applicable) and Participant (or its heirs, beneficiaries or assigns, where applicable) and judgment may be entered on the arbitrator(s)’ award in any court having component jurisdiction. Each of the Participant, the Company, and any transferees who hold RSUs pursuant to a valid assignment hereby irrevocably waives (a) any objections which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Maryland; (b) any claim that any such suit, action, or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in any inconvenient forum; and (c) any right to a jury trial.


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17. Successors in Interest . Any successor to the Company shall have the benefits of the Company under, and be entitled to enforce, this Agreement. Likewise, the Participant’s legal representative shall have the benefits of the Participant under, and be entitled to enforce, this Agreement. All obligations imposed upon the Participant and all rights granted to the Company under this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators and successors.

18. Data Privacy Consent.

(a) General . The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Participant’s employer or contracting party (the “ Employer ”) and the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, work location and phone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, hire date, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“ Personal Data ”).

(b) Use of Personal Data; Retention . The Participant understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, now or in the future, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that the Participant may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Personal Data by contacting the Participant’s local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, view Personal Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Personal Data, require any necessary amendments to Personal Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Participant’s local human resources representative.

(c) Withdrawal of Consent . The Participant understands that the Participant is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Participant does not consent, or if the Participant later seeks to revoke the Participant’s consent, the Participant’s employment status or service and career with the Employer will not be adversely affected; the only consequence of the Participant’s refusing or withdrawing the Participant’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant RSUs or other equity awards to the Participant or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or


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withdrawing the Participant’s consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that the Participant may contact the Participant’s local human resources representative.

19. Restrictive Covenants . The Participant acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its Affiliates, that the Participant will be allowed access to confidential and proprietary information (including, but not limited to, trade secrets) about those businesses, as well as access to the prospective and actual customers, suppliers, investors, clients and partners involved in those businesses, and the goodwill associated with the Company and its Affiliates. Participant accordingly agrees to the provisions of Appendix A to this Agreement (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Restrictive Covenants contained in this Agreement are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other restrictive covenants or similar covenants or agreements between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates.

20. Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item of Compensation . By accepting this Agreement and the grant of the RSUs contemplated hereunder, the Participant expressly acknowledges that (a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan; (b) the grant of RSUs is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted in the past; (c) all determinations with respect to future grants of RSUs, if any, including the grant date, the number of Shares granted and the applicable vesting terms, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of the RSUs is an extraordinary item of compensation that is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any, and nothing can or must automatically be inferred from such employment contract or its consequences; (f) grants of RSUs, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose and are not to be used for calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments, the Participant waives any claim on such basis, and for the avoidance of doubt, the RSUs shall not constitute an “acquired right” under the applicable law of any jurisdiction; and (g) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty. In addition, the Participant understands, acknowledges and agrees that the Participant will have no rights to compensation or damages related to RSU proceeds in consequence of the termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of contract.

21. Award Administrator . The Company may from time to time designate a third party (an “ Award Administrator ”) to assist the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan and any RSUs granted thereunder, including by sending award notices on behalf of the Company to Participants, and by facilitating through electronic means acceptance of RSU Agreements by Participants.


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22. Section 409A of the Code.

(a) This Agreement is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee shall have the right to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any respect as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with Section 409A of the Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including without limitation by delaying the issuance of the Shares contemplated hereunder.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, no payments in respect of any RSU that is “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code and which would otherwise be payable upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) shall be made to such Participant prior to the date that is six months after the date of the Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the Participant’s date of death. Following any applicable six-month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A of the Code that is also a business day. The Participant is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code that may be imposed on or in respect of the Participant in connection with this Agreement, and the Company shall not be liable to any Participant for any payment made under this Plan that is determined to result in an additional tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code, nor for reporting in good faith any payment made under this Agreement as an amount includible in gross income under Section 409A of the Code. Each payment in a series of payments hereunder shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

23. Book Entry Delivery of Shares . Whenever reference in this Agreement is made to the issuance or delivery of certificates representing one or more Shares, the Company may elect to issue or deliver such Shares in book entry form in lieu of certificates.

24. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance . The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

25. Acceptance and Agreement by the Participant . By accepting the RSUs (including through electronic means), the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in the Plan, this Agreement, and the Company’s policies, as in effect from time to time, relating to the Plan. The Participant’s rights under the RSUs will lapse forty-five (45) days from the Date of Grant, and the RSUs will be forfeited on such date if the Participant shall not have accepted this Agreement by such date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Participant’s failure to accept this Agreement shall not affect the Participant’s continuing obligation sunder any other agreement between the Company and the Participant.

26. No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with the Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.


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27. Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

28. Waiver . The Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant or any other participant in the Plan.

29. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which taken together with the Award Notice constitute one in the same agreement.

[ Signatures follow ]


INVITATION HOMES INC.
By:    /s/ Mark A. Solls
  Name:    Mark A. Solls
  Title:  

Executive Vice President, Secretary

and Chief Legal Officer

 

Acknowledged and Agreed

as of the date first written above:

/s/ Frederick C. Tuomi
Participant Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ Signature Page to Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ]


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APPENDIX A

Restrictive Covenants

1. Non-Competition; Nonsolicitation.

(a) The Participant acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Restricted Group (as defined below) and accordingly agrees as follows:

(i) During the Participant’s employment or service, as applicable, and for a period equal to one year following the date the Participant ceases employment or service, as applicable, for any reason (the “ Restricted Period ”), the Participant will not, without the prior written consent from the Company regarding the specific solicitations, engagements, or actions proposed, and such consent to be delivered in its sole, good faith discretion, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“ Person ”), directly or indirectly solicit or assist in soliciting in competition with the Restricted Group in the Business the business of any then current or prospective client or customer with whom the Participant (or the Participant’s direct reports) had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the one-year period preceding the Participant’s termination of employment or service, as applicable.

(ii) During the Restricted Period, the Participant will not, without prior written consent from the Company regarding the specific engagement, employment, or investment proposed, and such consent to be delivered in its sole, good faith discretion, directly or indirectly:

(A) engage in the Business in any geographical area that is within 20 miles of any geographical area where the Restricted Group engages in the Business (or has plans to plans to engage in the Business during the Restricted Period);

(B) enter the employ of, or render any services to, a Competitor, except where such employment or services do not relate to the Business; or

(C) acquire a 10% or greater financial interest in a Competitor, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner, shareholder, officer, director, principal, agent, trustee or consultant.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Appendix A, the provisions of this Section 1 shall not restrict ownership of any number of single-family homes for personal use by the Participant or up to one hundred additional single-family homes as personal investments.

(iv) During the Restricted Period, the Participant will not, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person, directly or indirectly:


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(A) solicit or encourage any employee of the Restricted Group to leave the employment of the Restricted Group; or

(B) hire any employee who provided services to the Restricted Group as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment or service, as applicable, or terminated employment within six months prior to the termination of the Participant’s employment or service, as applicable; provided that this restriction shall not apply to any employee whose employment is terminated by the Company.

(v) For purposes of this Appendix A:

(A) “ Business ” shall mean the business of acquiring controlling investments in, owning, developing, leasing, operating or managing one to four unit residential real properties, including single-family homes in planned unit developments and individual single family townhomes and individual residential condominium units in a low-rise or high-rise condominium project, where such properties are located in the United States but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (1) any activities undertaken with the prior written consent of the Board sought in accordance with sub-sections (a)(i) or (a)(ii), and (2) acting as a broker with respect to leasing and sale transactions.

(B) “ Competitor ” shall mean any Person engaged in the Business in direct competition with the Company and its Subsidiaries, but excluding any Person for which less than 10% of its revenue during its most recent fiscal year is derived from activities similar to the Business.

(C) “ Restricted Group ” shall mean, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

(b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the Participant and the Restricted Group consider the restrictions contained in this Section 1 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Appendix A is an unenforceable restriction against the Participant, the provisions of this Appendix A shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Appendix A is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.

(c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 1 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which the Participant is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

(d) The provisions of this Section 1 shall survive the termination of the Participant’s employment or service for any reason.


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(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Sections 1(a)(i) and 1(a)(ii) shall not apply to the Participant if the Participant’s principal place of employment or the state in which the Participant provides services, in each case on the Date of Grant, is located in the State of California.

2. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property.

(a) Confidentiality .

(i) The Participant will not at any time (whether during or after the Participant’s employment or engagement, as applicable) (x) retain or use for the benefit, purposes or account of the Participant or any other Person; or (y) disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Person outside the Company and its Affiliates (other than its professional advisers who are bound by confidentiality obligations, lenders and partners or otherwise in performance of the Participant’s employment or engagement duties), any proprietary and non-public/confidential information (including without limitation trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals) concerning the past, current or future business, activities and operations of the Restricted Group (“ Confidential Information ”) without the prior written authorization of the board of directors of the Company; provided , however , that the conscious awareness of any Confidential Information (as opposed to the physical possession of documentary Confidential Information) by the Participant, and the Participant’s consideration of such information in connection with the Participant’s pursuit or evaluation of, involvement with or participation in, any project or activity that is not prohibited by this Appendix A shall be deemed not to constitute a breach of Section 2(a)(i)(x) or Section 2(a)(iv)(x) in any manner whatsoever, unless such Participant’s use of such Confidential Information has an objective and detrimental impact on the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(ii) “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that is (x) generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of the Participant’s breach of this covenant; (y) made legitimately available to the Participant by a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligation of which the Participant has knowledge (it being understood that any information made available by an employee, officer or director of the Company Group shall not be protected by this exclusion); or (z) required by law to be disclosed; provided , that with respect to subsection (z) the Participant shall give prompt written notice to the Company of such requirement and reasonably cooperate with any attempts by the Company to obtain a protective order or similar treatment.

(iii) Except as required by law, the Participant will not disclose to anyone, other than the Participant’s family (it being understood that, in this Appendix A, the term “family” refers to the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, minor children, parents and


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spouse’s parents) and legal or financial advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided , that the Participant may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Appendix A; provided , further , that any such employer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such terms. This Section 2(a)(iii) shall terminate if any member of the Company Group publicly discloses a copy of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement or this Appendix A (or, if any member of the Company Group publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of the Subscription Agreement or this Appendix A, to the extent so disclosed).

(iv) Upon termination of the Participant’s employment or service for any reason, the Participant shall (x) except as otherwise provided herein, cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by any member of the Restricted Group; (y) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option and expense, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in the Participant’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in the Participant’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information, except that the Participant may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information; and (z) notify and reasonably cooperate with the Company regarding the delivery or destruction of any other Confidential Information of which the Participant is or becomes aware.

(b) Intellectual Property .

(i) If the Participant creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including, without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials), either alone or with third parties, at any time during the Participant’s employment or engagement and within the scope of such employment or engagement and with the use of any the Company’s resources (the “ Company Works ”), the Participant shall promptly and fully disclose the same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company.

(ii) The Participant shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works. If the Company is unable for any other reason, to secure the Participant’s signature on any document for this


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purpose, then the Participant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as the Participant’s agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in the Participant’s behalf and stead to execute any documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts required in connection with the foregoing.

(iii) The provisions of Section 2 hereof shall survive the termination of the Participant’s employment or engagement, in either case, for any reason.

(c) Protected Rights . Nothing contained in this Agreement or any other plan, policy, agreement, or code of conduct or similar arrangement of the Company Group, limits Participant’s ability to (i) disclose any information to governmental agencies or commissions as may be required by law, (ii) file a charge or complaint with, or communicate or cooperate with, any U.S. federal, state, or local governmental agency or commission (a “ Governmental Entity ”), or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by a Governmental Entity with respect to possible violations of any U.S. federal, state or local law or regulation, or otherwise make disclosures to any Governmental Entity, in each case, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any such law or regulation, provided that in each case all such charges, complaints, communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law, or (iii) receive an award from a Governmental Entity for information provided under any whistleblower program, including the Participant’s right to seek and obtain a whistleblower award for providing information relating to a possible securities law violation to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

3. Specific Performance . The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of Section 1 or 2 of this Appendix A may be inadequate and the Company may suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach. In recognition of this fact, the Participant agrees that, in the event of a Restrictive Covenant Violation, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to seek equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-221617) pertaining to the Colony Starwood Homes Equity Plan and the Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust Non-Executive Trustee Share Plan and Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-215842) pertaining to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan of Invitation Homes Inc. of our reports dated February 28, 2017 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Starwood Waypoint Homes (formerly Colony Starwood Homes), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Starwood Waypoint Homes, incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Phoenix, Arizona

November 16, 2017

EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF NOVOGRADAC & COMPANY LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-221617) on Form S-8 of Invitation Homes Inc. and the registration statement (No. 333-215842) on Form S-8 of Invitation Homes Inc. of our report dated March 13, 2017 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Waypoint/GI Venture, LLC and Subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, which report is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K of Invitation Homes Inc.

/s/ Novogradac & Company LLP

Walnut Creek, California

November 16, 2017

Exhibit 99.1

INVITATION HOMES AND STARWOOD WAYPOINT HOMES COMPLETE MERGER

DALLAS  – November  16, 2017 –  Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE: INVH) today announced the completion of its previously announced merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes. Beginning today, the combined company will operate under the name “Invitation Homes” and continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the current ticker symbol for Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH). The merger brings together the best practices, technology, and personnel from both firms to create the premier single-family rental company in the United States, with an unparalleled ability to deliver enhanced service offerings to residents more efficiently, continue investing in local communities, and generate value for stockholders.

Fred Tuomi, Chief Executive Officer of Invitation Homes, said: “Bringing together the best of both companies will help us continue to enhance customer service and expand housing choices for our residents. We will be able to more effectively and efficiently deliver exceptional living experiences near good jobs and good schools for families choosing to rent. Our combined team is excited about the future and the opportunity ahead to continue serving our residents and supporting local communities.”

The transaction combines two companies with highly complementary capabilities, including Invitation Homes’ industry-leading approach to customer service and asset-management expertise, and Starwood Waypoint Homes’ best-in-class technology. Overall, the two companies have invested nearly $2 billion, an average of approximately $22,000 per home, in renovations and maintenance, improving the resident experience and driving economic growth and job creation in local communities.

The combined company owns and manages a portfolio of approximately 82,000 single-family homes. While Invitation Homes is now the largest single-family rental company in the United States, its portfolio still represents less than 0.1 percent of the more than 90 million single-family homes in the United States, and just 0.5 percent of the nearly 16 million single-family homes for rent in the United States.

Financial Highlights

As a result of the merger, Invitation Homes will benefit from economies of scale and greater operating efficiency that will also enable even higher-quality customer service. Invitation Homes continues to expect annual run-rate cost synergies from the merger of $45 million to $50 million. The transaction is expected to be accretive to core funds from operations (“FFO”) and adjusted FFO on a run-rate basis. The combined company is also expected to benefit from a stronger balance sheet with improved financial flexibility, lower long-term cost of capital and a continued path towards deleveraging.

Leadership and Corporate Headquarters

As previously announced, Fred Tuomi, former Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Waypoint Homes, is now Chief Executive Officer of Invitation Homes; Ernie Freedman remains Chief Financial Officer of Invitation Homes; Charles Young, former Chief Operating Officer of Starwood Waypoint Homes, is now Chief Operating Officer of Invitation Homes; and Dallas Tanner remains Chief Investment Officer of Invitation Homes. The Board now has 11 directors, consisting of six current directors of Invitation Homes and five former trustees of Starwood Waypoint Homes. Invitation Homes will remain headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and will maintain a presence in Scottsdale, Arizona.

 

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Advisors

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as financial advisors and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as legal advisor to Invitation Homes. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Evercore Group L.L.C. served as financial advisors and Sidley Austin LLP served as legal advisor to Starwood Waypoint Homes.

About Invitation Homes

Invitation Homes is a leading owner and operator of single-family homes for lease, offering residents high-quality homes across America. With more than 82,000 homes for lease in 17 markets across the country, Invitation Homes is meeting changing lifestyle demands by providing residents access to updated homes with features they value, such as close proximity to jobs and access to good schools. The company’s mission, “Together with you, we make a house a home,” reflects its commitment to high-touch service that continuously enhances residents’ living experiences and provides homes where individuals and families can thrive.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which include, but are not limited to, statements related to Invitation Homes’ expectations regarding the anticipated benefits of the merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes, the performance of Invitation Homes’ business, its financial results, its liquidity and capital resources, and other non-historical statements. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, among others, risks associated with achieving expected revenue synergies or cost savings, risks inherent to the single-family rental industry sector and Invitation Homes’ business model, macroeconomic factors beyond Invitation Homes’ control, competition in identifying and acquiring Invitation Homes’ properties, competition in the leasing market for quality residents, increasing property taxes, homeowners’ association fees and insurance costs, Invitation Homes’ dependence on third parties for key services, risks related to evaluation of properties, poor resident selection and defaults and non-renewals by its residents, performance of Invitation Homes’ information technology systems and risks related to Invitation Homes’ indebtedness. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Additional factors that could cause Invitation Homes’ results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under (i) the section entitled “Part I-Item 1A. Risk Factors,” of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and (ii) the caption entitled “Risk Factors” in Invitation Homes’ definitive joint proxy statement/information statement and prospectus filed with the SEC under Rule 424(b)(3) on October 16, 2017, as such factors may be updated from time to time in Invitation Homes’ periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release and in Invitation Homes’ filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Invitation Homes expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

 

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Media Contact:

Sard Verbinnen & Co

Brooke Gordon/Liz Zale/Emily Claffey

(212) 687-8080

For Invitation Homes:

Investor Relations

Greg Van Winkle

(844) 456-INVH

IR@InvitationHomes.com

Media

Claire Buchan Parker

(202) 257-2329

cparker@invitationhomes.com

 

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