Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 3, 2021, Century Communities, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an
Amendment No. 1 to Distribution Agreement ("Amendment No. 1") with J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Fifth
Third Securities, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, which amends the
Distribution Agreement, dated November 27, 2019, among the Company and the
parties thereto (as amended, the "Distribution Agreement"). Under Amendment No.
1, the parties acknowledged, among other matters, that the Company has filed a
new Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-257612) on July 1, 2021, which
includes therein a base prospectus, dated July 1, 2021 (the "Base Prospectus").
The Company has also filed a new prospectus supplement, dated August 3, 2021,
along with the Base Prospectus, for the sale and issuance from time to time by
the Company, in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions described in
the Distribution Agreement, of up to $100,000,000 maximum aggregate offering
price of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock").
In addition, pursuant to Amendment No. 1, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC was added
as a sales agent under the Distribution Agreement.
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Company may offer and sell from time
to time through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Fifth Third
Securities, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as its sales agents (the
"Sales Agents"), shares of Common Stock having an aggregate gross sales price of
up to $100,000,000, in such amounts as the Company may specify by notice to any
Sales Agent, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the
Distribution Agreement.
The foregoing summary of Amendment No. 1 does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms of Amendment No. 1,
a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
A copy of the opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP with respect to the validity of
the shares of Common Stock that may be sold and issued pursuant to the
Distribution Agreement is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K. This Current Report on Form 8-K is also being filed for the purpose of
filing Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1 as exhibits to the Company's effective Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-257612), and such exhibits are
hereby incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement.
Press Release Announcing Launch of Private Offering of $400 Million of Senior
Notes due 2029 and Conditional Redemption of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2025
On August 3, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the launch of
its private offering (the "Offering") of $400 million aggregate principal amount
of new Senior Notes due 2029 (the "Notes") to persons reasonably believed to be
qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain
non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States pursuant to
Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The press release also announced that the Company has delivered a conditional
notice of redemption (the Redemption Notice") calling for the redemption (the
"Redemption"), on September 2, 2021 (the "Redemption Date"), of all $400.0
million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 5.875% Senior Notes due 2025
outstanding (the "2025 Senior Notes"), at a redemption price equal to 102.938%
of the principal amount of the 2025 Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued
and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The Company's
obligation to redeem the 2025 Senior Notes is conditioned upon the prior
consummation of the Offering and the issuance of the Notes on or prior to the
Redemption Date.
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The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, plus cash on
hand, to finance the Redemption of all outstanding 2025 Senior Notes.
The offer and sale of the Notes have not been and will not be registered under
the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction,
and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit
of, U.S. persons absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, the Notes or any other security, and shall not
constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful. The Redemption of the 2025 Senior Notes is being made
solely pursuant to the Redemption Notice, and this Current Report on From 8-K
does not constitute an offer to purchase or redeem, or a solicitation of an
offer to sell, the 2025 Senior Notes.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
1.1 Amendment No. 1 to Distribution Agreement, dated August 3, 2021, among
Century Communities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA
Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Fifth Third Securities,
Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
5.1 Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23.1 Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included within the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1)
99.1 Press release, dated August 3, 2021, announcing launch of private
offering of $400 million of Senior Notes due 2029 and conditional
redemption of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2025
104 The cover page from this current report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline
XBRL
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