Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2019

 

 

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-34416   27-0186273
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

3043 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, California   91361
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 224-7442

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 11, 2019, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), PennyMac Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the operating partnership of the Company (in such capacity, the “Operating Partnership”), and PNMAC Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the manager of the Company (in such capacity, the “Manager”), entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (each, an “Underwriter” and collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale by the Company, and the purchase by the Underwriters, severally, of 7,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), at a purchase price of $20.41 per share (before expenses). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,050,000 Common Shares. The offering closed on February 14, 2019 and the Company received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $142.5 million, after deducting the Company’s estimated expenses. If the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Common Shares during the 30-day option period, the Company will receive additional net proceeds of up to approximately $21.4 million.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
  1.1    Purchase Agreement, dated February 11, 2019, among the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Manager and the Underwriters
  5.1    Opinion of Venable LLP as to the legality of the Common Shares
23.1    Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 14, 2019     PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST
    By:  

/s/ Andrew S. Chang

    Name:   Andrew S. Chang
    Title:   Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer