Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
OnJuly 9, 2021 (the "Closing Date"),DigitalBridge Issuer, LLC andDigitalBridge Co-Issuer, LLC (together the "Co-Issuers"), special-purpose, wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries ofDigitalBridge Operating Company, LLC ("Parent"), a majority-owned subsidiary ofDigitalBridge Group, Inc. (the "Company"), completed a previously announced financing transaction and issued$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series 2021-1 Secured Fund Fee Revenue Notes, consisting of up to$200,000,000 Secured Fund Fee Revenue Variable Funding Notes, Series 2021-1, Class A-1 (the "Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes") and$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.933% Secured Fund Fee Revenue Notes, Series 2021-1, Class A-2 (the "Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes" and, together with the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes, the "Series 2021-1 Notes"), in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Series 2021-1 Notes are secured by investment management fees earned by affiliates of the Company, as well as equity interests in certain portfolio companies and limited partnership interests in certain funds managed by affiliates of the Company, as collateral. The Series 2021-1 Notes were issued under a Base Indenture, datedJuly 9, 2021 , a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 (the "Base Indenture"), and the related indenture supplement, dated as ofJuly 9, 2021 , a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.2 (the "Series 2021-1 Supplement" and collectively with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"), each among the Co-Issuers,DigitalBridge Holdings 1, LLC ("Holdings 1"),DigitalBridge Holdings 2, LLC ("Holdings 2") andDigitalBridge Holdings 3, LLC ("Holdings 3", and together with Holdings 1 and Holdings 2, collectively, the "Closing Date Asset Entities"), andCitibank, N.A ., as trustee (in such capacity, the "Indenture Trustee"). The Indenture allows the Co-Issuers to issue additional series of notes in the future, subject to certain conditions.
Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes
Interest on the Class A-2 Notes is payable quarterly at a rate of 3.933% per annum. In addition, if the Co-Issuers fail to satisfy certain financial conditions set forth in the Indenture, they will be required to prepay principal on the Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes with available funds. The final maturity date of the Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes is inSeptember 2051 , but, unless earlier prepaid to the extent permitted under the Indenture, the anticipated repayment date of the Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes is inSeptember 2026 . If the Co-Issuers have not repaid or refinanced the Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes prior to the anticipated repayment date, additional interest will accrue on the unpaid principal balance of the Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes and the Series 2021-1 Class A-2 Notes will begin to amortize on a quarterly basis.
Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes
The Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes allow for drawings on a revolving basis. Drawings and certain additional terms related to the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes are governed by the Series 2021-1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, datedJuly 9, 2021 (the "Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, by and among the Co-Issuers, the Co-Guarantors (as defined below), the Closing Date Asset Entities,Colony Capital Investment Holdco, LLC , as manager (the "Manager"), certain conduit investors, financial institutions and funding agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, as provider of letters of credit and as administrative agent. Interest payments and principal payments, if any, on the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes are payable on a quarterly basis. Interest on the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes will generally be based on (i) theLondon interbank offered rate forU.S. Dollars (or an alternative benchmark determined in accordance with the terms of the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement) or (ii) with respect to advances made by conduit investors, the weighted average daily commercial paper rate with respect to such conduit investors, as more fully set forth in the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement. There is a commitment fee on the unused portion of the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes facility, which will be calculated as described in the Variable Funding Notes Purchase Agreement. As of the Closing Date, it is anticipated that the principal and interest on the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes will be repaid in full on or prior toSeptember 2024 , subject to two one-year extensions at the option of the Co-Issuers (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as set forth in the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement). Following the anticipated repayment date (and any extensions thereof), additional interest will accrue on the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes. A portion of the Series 2021-1 Variable Funding Notes will be available for issuance as one or more letters of credit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guarantees and Security
Each of the Co-Issuers has granted a security interest in 100% of the equity interest in the Closing Date Asset Entities (and any additional asset entities) owned by it to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the noteholders and the other secured parties as collateral security for the Series 2021-1 Notes. The Closing Date Asset Entities have guaranteed the Series 2021-1 Notes and granted a security interest to the Indenture Trustee (and additional asset entities will guarantee and grant a security interest to the Indenture Trustee) on behalf of . . . Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. In connection with the closing of the sale of the Series 2021-1 Notes described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, on the Closing Date, Parent terminated the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- as ofJanuary 10, 2017 (as amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Parent, the lenders from time to time party thereto andJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A ., as administrative agent. Prior to the termination of the Credit Agreement, Parent repaid all outstanding obligations thereunder. Early termination of the Credit Agreement did not require payment of any early termination penalties. Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In connection with the completion of the refinancing transaction, the Company issued a press release onJuly 12, 2021 , which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit No. Description 4.1 Base Indenture, dated as ofJuly 9, 2021 , by
and between
Issuer, LLC ,DigitalBridge Co-Issuer, LLC ,
together as Co-Issuers, certain
indirect and direct subsidiaries of the
Trustee. 4.2 Series 2021-1 Supplement to Base Indenture,
dated as of
betweenDigitalBridge Issuer, LLC and
as Co-Issuers of the Series 2021-1 secured fund
fee revenue notes, Class A-2,
and Series 2021-1 variable funding senior notes,
Class A-1, certain indirect
and direct subsidiaries of the Co-Issuers and
10.1 Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of
DigitalBridge Issuer, LLC andDigitalBridge
Co-Issuers, each ofDigitalBridge Holdings 1,
LLC,
LLC andDigitalBridge Holdings 3, LLC,
DigitalBridge Co-Guarantor, LLC , as
Co-Guarantors,
Holdco, LLC , as Manager, the conduit investors
party thereto, the financial
institutions party thereto, certain funding
agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, as
L/C Provider and Administrative Agent. 10.2 The Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as
of
DigitalBridge Guarantor, LLC andCitibank, N.A .,
as Trustee.
10.3 The Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as
of
DigitalBridge Co-Guarantor, LLC and Citibank,
N.A., as Trustee.
10.4 Management Agreement, dated as ofJuly 9, 2021 ,
by and among
Issuer, LLC andDigitalBridge Co-Issuer, LLC ,
together as Co-Issuers, each of
DigitalBridge Holdings 1, LLC,DigitalBridge
Holdings 2, LLC and
Holdings 3, LLC , DigitalBridge Guarantor,
LLC and
Co-Guarantor, LLC , as Co-Guarantors, and Colony
Capital Investment Holdco,
LLC , as Manager. 99.1 Press Release, dated July 12, 2021 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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