UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2020 (May 19, 2020)
FRONT YARD RESIDENTIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND | 001-35657 | 46-0633510 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Altisource Asset Management Corporation
5100 Tamarind Reef
Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands 00820
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(340) 692-0525
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | RESI | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 19, 2020 (the Closing Date) Front Yard Residential Corporation (Front Yard or the Company) issued and sold to Amherst Single Family Residential Partners VI, LP (the Purchaser), an affiliate of Amherst Residential, LLC 4.4 million shares of Front Yard common stock (the Acquired Shares) at a price of $12.50 per share for an aggregate cash purchase price of $55 million pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement (the Investment Agreement) dated May 4, 2020 by and between the Company and the Purchaser. The Purchaser has also agreed to a customary standstill for a two-year period and a restriction on transferring the Acquired Shares for one year (other than to permitted transferees). Beginning on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Purchaser will be entitled to transfer up to 1.1 million of the Acquired Shares per quarter on a cumulative basis.
The Investment Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 5, 2020 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Investment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 hereof is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company is offering the Acquired Shares to the Purchaser in reliance on exemptions from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company relied on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by the Purchaser in the Investment Agreement, which included that it is an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Front Yard Residential Corporation | ||||||
Date: May 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ Robin N. Lowe | ||||
Name: Robin N. Lowe | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |