Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP (the "Operating Partnership"), an indirect
subsidiary of Brixmor Property Group Inc. (the "Company"), is currently party
to: (i) a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement,
dated as of December 12, 2018, by and among the Operating Partnership, as
borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent ("JPMorgan"), and
the lenders party thereto (the "Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement"); (ii)
an Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2018, by
and among the Operating Partnership, as borrower, JPMorgan, as administrative
agent, and the lenders party thereto (the "2018 Term Loan Agreement"); and (iii)
a Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among the Operating
Partnership, as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent ("Wells Fargo"), and the lenders party thereto, as amended
by Amendment No. 1 to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2018 (as
so amended, the "2017 Term Loan Agreement" and, together with the Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Agreement and the 2018 Term Loan Agreement, the "Credit
Agreements").
On April 29, 2020, the Operating Partnership entered into: (i) an amendment to
the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, by and among the Operating
Partnership, JPMorgan and the lenders party thereto (the "Revolving Credit and
Term Loan Amendment"); (ii) an amendment to the 2018 Term Loan Agreement, by and
among the Operating Partnership, JPMorgan and the lenders party thereto (the
"2018 Term Loan Amendment"); and (iii) a second amendment to the 2017 Term Loan
Agreement, by and among the Operating Partnership, Wells Fargo and the lenders
party thereto (the "2017 Term Loan Amendment" and, together with the Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Amendment and the 2018 Term Loan Amendment, the
"Amendments").
The Amendments, among other things, modify the measurement period for certain
financial covenants (and relevant associated definitions) from the prior
six-month period, annualized, to the prior 12-month period, as more specifically
provided in each of the Amendments. Copies of the Revolving Credit and Term Loan
Amendment, the 2018 Term Loan Amendment and the 2017 Term Loan Amendment are
attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3,
respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The summary set forth
above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated by
reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 28, 2020, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the
annual meeting, stockholders voted on the matters disclosed in the Company's
definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 16, 2020 (the "Proxy Statement"). The final voting
results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:
Item 1 - Election of Directors
At the annual meeting, the Company's stockholders elected the persons listed
below as directors for a one-year term expiring in 2021 or until their
respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
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Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
James M. Taylor Jr. 266,734,902 1,000,890 150,048 8,798,813
John G. Schreiber 265,912,610 1,824,178 149,054 8,798,811
Michael Berman 266,764,429 971,167 150,245 8,798,812
Julie Bowerman 266,766,159 974,443 145,239 8,798,812
Sheryl M. Crosland 266,762,221 978,443 145,176 8,798,813
Thomas W. Dickson 266,197,658 1,538,274 149,908 8,798,813
Daniel B. Hurwitz 265,657,323 2,078,383 150,136 8,798,811
William D. Rahm 265,521,973 2,214,709 149,159 8,798,812
Gabrielle Sulzberger 266,284,743 1,453,451 147,648 8,798,811
Item 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020.
Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
276,168,807 389,253 126,593 0
Item 3 - Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company's stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the
compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the
Proxy Statement.
Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
259,288,087 8,379,257 218,493 8,798,816
Item 4 - Non-Binding Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive
Compensation
The Company's stockholders voted, in a non-binding advisory vote, on whether a
stockholder vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named
executive officers should occur every one, two or three years as set forth
below.
One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
262,155,239 49,964 5,282,240 398,389 8,798,821
In light of this vote, the Company intends to include an advisory stockholder
vote to approve the compensation paid to its named executive officers every year
until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the
compensation of named executive officers. The Company is required to hold a vote
on frequency every six years.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
10.1 Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2020, by and among
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto
10.2 Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated
as of April 29, 2020, by and among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP,
as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and
the lenders party thereto
10.3 Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as April 29, 2020, by
and among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, as borrower, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders
party thereto
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document)
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