ITEM 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 14, 2022, PotlatchDeltic and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
PotlatchDeltic Forest Holdings, Inc. and PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC
(collectively, the "Borrowers"), entered into a Seventh Amendment to Second
Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (the "Amendment") with the Guarantors
party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, the Voting Participants party thereto
and Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA, as Administrative Agent (the
"Administrative Agent"), amending the Second Amended and Restated Term Loan
Agreement dated as of March 22, 2028 among the Borrowers, the Guarantors from
time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the
Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used in this Item 1.01 and not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Amendment.
In connection with the refinancing of $277.5 million of the CatchMark debt
acquired in the Company Merger, pursuant to the Amendment, the Lenders provided
a Term Loan Q to the Borrowers in the principal amount of $138.75 million,
maturing on September 1, 2027, and Term Loan R in the principal amount of
$138.75 million, maturing on September 1, 2030 (collectively, the "New Term
Loans"). The New Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to 1-month SOFR plus
2.0% per annum. In addition, Term Loan R provides for a cost-of-capital reset at
year five.
The forgoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Amendment. A copy of the Amendment is filed as
Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The information provided in the Introductory Note to this Current Report on Form
8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
At the effective time of the Company Merger, each issued and outstanding share
of CatchMark's Class A common stock (the "CatchMark Common Stock"), other than
those shares owned by (i) CatchMark, the Partnership or any wholly owned
subsidiary of CatchMark or the Partnership, and (ii) PotlatchDeltic, Merger Sub
or any wholly owned subsidiary of PotlatchDeltic or Merger Sub, was
automatically converted into the right to receive 0.230 shares of PotlatchDeltic
common stock (the "Merger Consideration"), plus the right to receive cash in
lieu of fractional shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock.
As of the Company Merger effective time, each issued and outstanding restricted
share of CatchMark Common Stock vested (at maximum performance to the extent
applicable) and automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration, plus the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of
PotlatchDeltic common stock, less applicable taxes and withholding.
Immediately prior to the Partnership Merger effective time, (i) each issued and
outstanding unvested LTIP Unit of the Partnership automatically became fully
vested at maximum performance, to the extent applicable, and (ii) each issued
and outstanding vested LTIP Unit of the Partnership that was eligible for
conversion into a Partnership OP Unit (as defined herein) prior to or at the
Partnership Merger effective time automatically converted into one common unit
of the Partnership (each, a "Partnership OP Unit").
At the effective time of the Partnership Merger, (i) the general partner
interests in the Partnership were canceled and no payment was made with respect
thereto, (ii) each of the issued and outstanding Partnership OP Units, other
than those owned by (i) CatchMark, the Partnership or any wholly owned
subsidiary of CatchMark or the Partnership, and (ii) PotlatchDeltic, Merger Sub
or any wholly owned subsidiary of PotlatchDeltic or Merger Sub, automatically
converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, subject to any
withholding under applicable tax law, plus the right to receive cash in lieu of
fractional shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock.
As a result of the Mergers, PotlatchDeltic will issue a total of approximately
11,540,441 shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock, including (i) approximately
11,333,289 shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock to be issued in exchange for
the outstanding shares of CatchMark Common Stock in the Company Merger; and
(ii) approximately 207,152 shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock to be issued in
exchange for the Partnership OP Units in the Partnership Merger, which includes
approximately 179,826 shares of PotlatchDeltic common stock to be issued in
exchange for LTIP Units of the Partnership.
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Following the closing of the Company Merger, the shares of CatchMark Common
Stock, which previously traded under the ticker symbol "CTT" on the New York
Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), will cease trading on, and will be delisted from, the
NYSE.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was attached as
Exhibit 2.1 to PotlatchDeltic's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 31, 2022, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
See Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d)
Board of Directors
Effective immediately after the effective time of the Company Merger:
• The Board of Directors of PotlatchDeltic (the "PotlatchDeltic Board") was
expanded from nine (9) to ten (10) members;
• James M. DeCosmo, a former member of the CatchMark board of directors,
was appointed to the PotlatchDeltic Board pursuant to the Merger
Agreement; and
• Mr. DeCosmo was appointed to the Audit Committee of the PotlatchDeltic
Board.
In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Mr. DeCosmo was appointed
as a Class III director with a term that expires on the date of the Company's
2023 annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to take place in May 2023. He
served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Forestar Group Inc.
("Forestar"), a real estate company, from 2006 to 2015 and as a director of
Forestar from 2007 to 2015. Prior to Forestar's spin-off from Temple-Inland,
Inc. ("Temple Inland") in 2007, Mr. DeCosmo served as Temple-Inland's Group Vice
President from 2005 to 2007; Vice President-Forest, responsible for operations
and management of 2.2 million acres, from 2000 to 2005; and Director of Forest
Management from 1999 to 2000. Prior to joining Temple-Inland, he held various
land management positions throughout the southeastern United States, including
with Kimberly-Clark Corporation and its predecessor Scott Paper Company from
1982 to 1999. Mr. DeCosmo served as a member of the board of directors of
CatchMark from April 2020 until the Company Merger. Mr. DeCosmo also serves on
the board of Colorado River Alliance Endowment. Mr. DeCosmo received a Bachelor
of Science in Forest Management from the University of Florida and attended the
Stanford Executive Program. Other than the Merger Agreement, there are no
arrangements or understandings between Mr. DeCosmo and any other person pursuant
to which Mr. DeCosmo was selected as a director. In addition, there are no
transactions involving PotlatchDeltic and Mr. DeCosmo that PotlatchDeltic would
be required to report pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, as amended.
In connection with his appointment as a director, Mr. DeCosmo will receive
compensation as a non-employee director. A description of PotlatchDeltic's
non-employee director compensation can be found in Exhibit 10(a) to
PotlatchDeltic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 30,
2021.
ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
Announcement of Completion of Mergers
On September 14, 2022, PotlatchDeltic issued a press release announcing the
completion of the Mergers. A copy of the press release is filed hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
CAUTION ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements made in this communication and related statements that express
PotlatchDeltic's or its management's intentions, hopes, indications, beliefs,
expectations, or predictions of the future constitute forward-looking
statements, as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
and relate to matters that are not historical facts. These statements include
those regarding the potential effects of the Mergers.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results
or events to vary materially from those indicated in this communication,
including disruption to PotlatchDeltic's business, including customer, employee
and supplier relationships resulting from the Mergers; the inability to
implement business
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plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the Mergers,
and identify and realize synergies or other expected benefits; and other factors
described in PotlatchDeltic's reports filed with the SEC, including its annual
report for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent quarterly reports,
which risks and uncertainties are incorporated herein by reference. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date of this communication. Except to the extent required
by law, PotlatchDeltic disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements after the distribution of this communication, whether as a result of
new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 29, 2022, among
PotlatchDeltic Corporation, Horizon Merger Sub 2022, LLC, CatchMark
Timber Trust, Inc. and CatchMark Timber Operating Partnership, L.P.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on May 31, 2022)*
10.1 Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement
dated as of September 14, 2022 among PotlatchDeltic Corporation and
its wholly owned subsidiaries, PotlatchDeltic Forest Holdings, Inc.
and PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC, as borrowers, the guarantors
party thereto, the lenders party thereto, the voting participants
party thereto and Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA, as
administrative agent
99.1 Press Release dated September 14, 2022, announcing the completion of
the Mergers
104 Cover Page interactive data file (Embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
* Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
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