UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 1-U

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933

 

December 29, 2023

Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported)

 

MASTERWORKS VAULT 1, LLC

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   92-1162722

State of other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

225 Liberty Street, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10281

(Full mailing address of principal executive offices)

 

(203) 518-5172

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

www.masterworks.com

(Issuer’s website)

 

Series 300 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 309 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 315 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 316 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 318 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 319 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 320 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 322 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 323 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 329 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 336 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 338 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 339 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 340 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 343 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 344 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 345 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 346 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 348 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 370 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 372 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 374 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 377 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 386 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 411 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 415 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 420 Class A Ordinary Shares; Series 423 Class A Ordinary Shares

(Securities issued pursuant to Regulation A)

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 1. Fundamental Changes

 

As previously disclosed by Masterworks Vault 1, LLC (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 1-U filed with the SEC on December 26, 2023, the Company, on behalf of its Series 322 (“Series 322”), and the 322 segregated portfolio of Masterworks Cayman, SPC, sold the artwork created by Ernie Barnes (the “Artwork”) for $600,000 in cash (the “Sale Price”) to a private gallery (the “Buyer”), pursuant to an invoice and certain terms and conditions of sale (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”). A copy of the Terms and Conditions is incorporated by reference herein, as Exhibit 6.1 hereto, from the Company’s Current Report on Form 1-U as filed with the SEC on December 26, 2023.

 

On December 27, 2023, the parties consummated the transactions contemplated by the Terms and Conditions and title of the Painting passed to the Buyer. After allocating costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction and winding up and amounts in respect of profit sharing interests represented by Class B ordinary shares, record holders of Series 322’s Class A ordinary shares will receive a distribution in the amount of approximately $24.06 per Class A share and a net annualized return of 142.8%. “Net annualized return” refers to the annualized internal rate of return, or IRR, net of all fees and costs, to holders of Class A shares from the primary offering, calculated from the final closing date of such offering to the date the sale is consummated. A detailed breakdown of the IRR calculation is attached to this Form 1-U as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Once Series 322 completes the distribution, the Company will commence the process of winding up and dissolving Series 322 in accordance with its First Amended and Restated Operating Agreement.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This Current Report on Form 1-U contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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 those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Offering Circular filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings and offering circular supplements filed with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s EDGAR website. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in our filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
     
6.1   Masterworks Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale (incorporated by reference to the copy thereof submitted as Exhibit 6.1 to the Company’s Form 1-U filed on December 26, 2023)
99.1   Series 322 Net Annualized Return Calculations

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  MASTERWORKS VAULT 1, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Joshua B. Goldstein
  Name: Joshua B. Goldstein
  Title: General Counsel
     
Date: December 29, 2023    

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

   Series 322    
        
   Gross Artwork Sale Proceeds  $600,000.00 
(+)  Cash on Balance Sheet  $110.00 
(-)  Sale Expenses Charged to Issuer  $0.00 
=  Net Liquidation Proceeds  $600,110.00 
(-)  Class B Shares  $(100.00)
(-)  Class B Profit Share  $(24,270.00)
=  Distributable Proceeds to Class A Shares  $575,740.00 
(/)  Total Class A Shares Outstanding   23,933*
=  Distributable Proceeds per Class A Share   24.06 
(/)  Initial Offering Price per Class A Share   20.00 
=  Multiple on Invested Capital (MOIC)   1.20 
         
   Offering period     
   Cash Receipt Date   12/27/2023 
(-)  Final Offering Close Date   10/12/2023 
=  Days from final close to cash receipt   76 
(/)  Days of year   365 
=  IRR Period (in years)   0.21 
         
   IRR Calculation     
   MOIC   1.20 
   IRR Period (in years)   0.21 
   IRR   142.8%

 

*Reflects 83 Class A shares issued in respect of administrative service fees to Masterworks Administrative Services, LLC.