UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20459
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY (ISSUER))
DYNEX CAPITAL, INC. (OFFEROR)
(NAME OF FILING PERSON (IDENTIFYING STATUS AS OFFEROR, ISSUER OR OTHER PERSON))
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
(26817Q 20 9)
(CUSIP NUMBER OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK)
(26817Q 30 8)
(CUSIP NUMBER OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK)
(26817Q 40 7)
(CUSIP NUMBER OF SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK)
STEPHEN J. BENEDETTI, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
4551 COX ROAD, SUITE 300
GLEN ALLEN, VIRGINIA 23060
(804) 217-5800
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF FILING PERSON
FILING THE STATEMENT)
COPY TO:
ELIZABETH R. HUGHES, ESQUIRE
VENABLE, BAETJER & HOWARD, LLP
8010 TOWERS CRESCENT DRIVE, SUITE 300
VIENNA, VA 22182
(703) 760-1649
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made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kathy Fern
January 2, 2003 804-217-5800
DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
ANNOUNCES TENDER OFFER
FOR SHARES OF ITS PREFERRED STOCK
Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE: DX) today announced that it will be commencing a
cash tender offer and an exchange offer of Senior Notes for shares of its Series
A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock. The
cash tender offer and exchange offer will provide holders of the Series A
Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock the
option to elect to tender their shares for consideration in (i) cash only, (ii)
Senior Notes only, or (iii) a combination of cash and Senior Notes. The Company
will purchase for cash up to 202,763 of its Series A Preferred Stock for a
purchase price of $24.00 per share, up to 272,977 of its Series B Preferred
Stock for a cash purchase price of $24.50 per share, and up to 281,525 of its
Series C Preferred Stock for a cash purchase price of $30.00 per share.
Under the terms of the exchange offer, which is being made pursuant to
Section 3 (a) 9 of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company will issue 9.50%
Senior Notes, payable in quarterly installments, with the final installment due
February 28, 2005 (the Senior Notes). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock may
be exchanged for $25.20 in principal amount of Senior Notes, up to an aggregate
of 289,662 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, each share of Series B Preferred
Stock may be exchanged for $25.725 in principal amount of Senior Notes, up to an
aggregate of 389,967 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and each share of
Series C Preferred Stock may be exchanged for $31.50 in principal amount of
Senior Notes, up to an aggregate of 402,178 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
The terms of the Senior Notes are disclosed in more detail in the offering
materials. The cash tender offer and exchange offer extend to all outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C
Preferred Stock, and will only be made pursuant to offering materials to be
distributed on or about January 13, 2003. It is expected that the cash tender
offer and exchange offer will expire on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, unless otherwise extended.
The Company's Board of Directors is not making any recommendation to its
preferred shareholders as to whether or not they should tender any preferred
shares pursuant to the offers. Certain members of the Company's Board of
Directors have informed the Company that they will participate in the offer.
This press release is for information purposes only and is not an offer to
buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock, Series B Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock of Dynex. The
solicitation of offers to buy shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock of Dynex will only be made pursuant
to the Tender Offer Statement (including the Offering Circular, the related
Letters of Transmittal and other offer documents), which will be delivered to
all of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and
Series C Preferred Stock, at no expense to them. The Tender Offer Statement
(including the Offering Circular, the related Letters of Transmittal and all
other offer documents when filed with the Commission) will be also available for
no charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site at www.sec.gov.
The Tender Offer Statement (including the Offering Circular, the related Letters
of Transmittal and other offer documents) will contain important information
that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to any of
the tender offers.
Dynex Capital, Inc. is a financial services company that elects to be
treated as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax
purposes.
Note: This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. The words "believe",
"expect", "forecast", "anticipate", "estimate", "project", "plan", and similar
expressions identify forward-looking statements that are inherently subject to
risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. The
Company's actual results and timing of certain events could differ materially
from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a
result of unforeseen external factors. As discussed in the Company's filings
with the SEC, these factors may include, but are not limited to, changes in
general economic and market conditions, disruptions in the capital markets,
fluctuations in interest rates, the accuracy of subjective estimates used in
determining the fair value of certain financial assets of the Company, the
impact of recently issued financial accounting standards, increases in costs and
other general competitive factors.
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