UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 22, 2018

 

MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MARYLAND   001-33177   22-1897375
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission    (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

3499 Route 9N, Suite 3D, Freehold, NJ   07728
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (732) 577-9996

 

 
(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 ( see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

 

 

     

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 22, 2018, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement (the “Facility”) with Bank of Montreal, as L/C Issuer, Administrative Agent and Lender (“BMO”), JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender (“JPMorgan”), and Royal Bank of Canada, as Lender (“RBC”), whereby the Second Amendment decreases the Capitalization Rate defined in the Facility from 7.0% to 6.5%.

 

Availability under the Facility is limited to 60% of the value of the borrowing base properties. The value of the borrowing base properties is determined by applying a capitalization rate to the Net Operating Income (“NOI”) generated by our unencumbered, wholly-owned industrial properties. The value of the borrowing base properties is determined by applying a 6.5% capitalization rate to the NOI generated by the Company’s unencumbered, wholly owned industrial properties Borrowings under the Facility, will, at the Company’s election, either i) bear interest at LIBOR plus 140 basis points to 220 basis points, depending on our leverage ratio, or ii) bear interest at BMO’s prime lending rate plus 40 basis points to 120 basis points, depending on our leverage ratio. The Company’s current borrowings are less than 60% of the value of the borrowing base properties and based on the Company’s current leverage ratio, borrowings under the Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 170 basis points. If the Company receives a credit rating from two rating agencies of at least BBB- by S&P, Baa3 by Moody’s or BBB- by Fitch, and satisfies certain conditions, the Company may elect that borrowings under the Facility will bear interest either at BMO’s prime lending rate plus 0 basis points to 55 basis points, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, or LIBOR plus 87.5 basis points to 155 basis points, depending on the Company’s credit ratings (the “investment grade credit rating interest election”).

 

In addition, the Company incurs a commitment fee on the average daily unadvanced portion of the total amount committed under the Facility at a rate of 0.25% per annum if average daily borrowings under the Facility are equal to or greater than 50% of the commitment then in effect, or 0.35% per annum if average daily borrowings under the Facility are less than 50% of the commitment then in effect, which fee will be payable quarterly based on outstanding borrowings and the unadvanced portion of the total amount committed under the Facility during the applicable quarter. If the Company has made the investment grade credit rating interest election described above, the Company will incur a facility fee on the average daily amount committed under the Facility, whether or not in use, at a rate of 0.125% per annum to 0.30% per annum, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, payable quarterly.

 

Affiliates of RBC, BMO, and JPMorgan have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisor, investment banking and general financing services for the Company, for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.

 

The description of the amended Facility is qualified by reference to the complete Second Amendment to Credit Agreement that is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

     

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated March 22, 2018

 

     

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
     
Dated: March 23, 2018 By: /s/ Kevin S. Miller
    Kevin S. Miller
    Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

 

     

 

 

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

 

This Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (herein, this “Amendment” ) is entered into as of March 22, 2018, among Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower” ), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent” ).

 

Preliminary Statements

 

A. The Borrower, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors” ), the financial institutions party thereto (the “Lenders” ), and the Administrative Agent entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 27, 2015 (such Credit Agreement, as heretofore amended, being referred to herein as the “Credit Agreement” ). All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such terms have in the Credit Agreement.

 

B. The Borrower has requested that the Capitalization Rate be decreased from 7.0% to 6.50% and the Administrative Agent and Lenders are willing to agree to such request under the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

 

Now, Therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Amendments.

 

Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended to amend and restate the definition of “Capitalization Rate” set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:

 

“Capitalization Rate” means 6.50% for all Real Properties.

 

Section 2. Conditions Precedent.

 

The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:

 

2.1. The Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent this Amendment;

 

2.2. The Borrower shall have delivered an Available Amount Certificate setting forth the components of the Available Amount giving effect to the deletion of the Orangeburg Property (as defined below) as Borrowing Base Property, and certifying that no Default or Event of Default is then continuing and that such deletion shall not result in a violation of the Borrowing Base Requirements.

 

 
 

 

2.3. Legal matters incident to the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

 

Section 3. Representations.

 

In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby represents to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (a) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement are and shall be and remain true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date) and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement or shall result after giving effect to this Amendment.

 

Section 4. Miscellaneous.

 

4.1. Except as specifically amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the Credit Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to the Credit Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

4.2. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses of or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent.

 

4.3. (a) The Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent that the property located at 29 Corporate Drive, Orangeburg, NY (the “Orangeburg Property” ) that was owned by MREIC Orangeburg NY, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Orangeburg Guarantor” ) has been sold and ceases to be a Borrowing Base Property and that the Orangeburg Guarantor does not otherwise own any Borrowing Base Properties. The Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Orangeburg Guarantor is hereby released from its obligations as a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement.

 

(b) Each Guarantor consents to the amendments and modifications to the Credit Agreement as set forth herein (including the Orangeburg Guarantor release in Section 4.3(a) above) and confirms all of its obligations under its Guaranty remain in full force and effect. Furthermore, each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the consent of the Guarantors, or any of them, to any further amendments to the Credit Agreement shall not be required as a result of this consent having been obtained.

 

4.4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by Adobe portable document format (a “PDF”) via e-mail or by facsimile shall be effective as an original. This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the General Obligations law of the State of New York) without regard to conflicts of law principles that would require application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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This Second Amendment to Credit Agreement is entered into as of the date and year first above written.

 

  “Borrower”
   
  Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
                   
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  “Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer”
   
  Bank of Montreal, as L/C Issuer and as Administrative Agent
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  “Lenders”
   
  Bank of Montreal, as a Lender
             
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a Lender
           
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  Royal Bank of Canada, as a Lender
           
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  “Guarantors”
   
  MREIC Illinois, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company
       
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  Monmouth Capital Corporation, a New Jersey corporation
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  MREIC PA Monaca, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  MREIC O’Fallon MO, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  MREIC Richland MS, LLC, a Mississippi limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  MREIC Ridgeland MS, LLC, a Mississippi limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  MREIC Rockford IL, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  MREIC Urbandale IA, LLC, an Iowa limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  MRC I, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company
     
  By:  Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its:  Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  MREIC Corpus Christi TX, LLC, a Texas limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  
     
  MREIC Cincinnati OH, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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  MREIC Edinburg TX, LLC, a Texas limited liability company
     
  By: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By  
  Name  
  Title  

 

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