Current Report Filing (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 28, 2023

 

SACHEM CAPITAL CORP. 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York		001-37997		81-3467779
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

698 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut		06405
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code [phone]

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class	Ticker symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $.001 per share	SACH	NYSE American LLC
7.125% Notes due 2024	SCCB	NYSE American LLC
6.875% Notes due 2024	SACC	NYSE American LLC
7.75% notes due 2025	SCCC	NYSE American LLC
6.00% notes due 2026	SCCD	NYSE American LLC
6.00% notes due 2027	SCCE	NYSE American LLC
7.125% notes due 2027	SCCF	NYSE American LLC
8.00% notes due 2027	SCCG	NYSE American LLC
7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 per share	SACHPRA	NYSE American LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

Emerging growth company     x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 2, 2023, Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”) entered into Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), with Needham Bank, a Massachusetts co-operative bank, as the administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) with respect to a $45 million revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). Under the Credit Agreement, the Company also has the right to request an increase in the size of the Credit Facility up to $75 million, subject to certain conditions, including the approval of the Lenders. Loans under the Credit Facility accrue interest at the greater of (i) the annual rate of interest equal to the “prime rate,” as published in the “Money Rates” column of The Wall Street Journal minus one-quarter of one percent (0.25%), and (ii) four and one-half percent (4.50%). All amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility are secured by a first priority lien on virtually all Company’s assets. Assets excluded from the lien include real estate owned by the Company (other than real estate acquired pursuant to foreclosure) and mortgages sold under the Company’s Master Repurchase Agreement with Churchill MRA Funding I LLC, entered into in July 2021. The Credit Facility expires March 2, 2026 but the Company has a right to extend the term for one year upon the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which consent cannot be unreasonably withheld, and so long as it is not in default and satisfies certain other conditions. All outstanding revolving loans and accrued but unpaid interest are due and payable on the expiration date. The Company may terminate the Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty by delivering written notice to the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed date of termination.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Credit Agreement and the terms of the Credit Facility do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, including the exhibits thereto, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 4.1, respectively, and 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.

 

The information regarding the Credit Facility and the Credit Agreement set forth in Item 1.01 above, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On February 28, 2023, the Company refinanced its then existing $1.4 million adjustable-rate mortgage loan, obtained in November 2021 from New Haven Bank with a new $1.66 million adjustable-rate mortgage loan from New Haven Bank. The new loan accrues interest at an initial rate of 5.75% per annum for the first 60 months. The interest rate will be adjusted on each of March 1, 2028 and March 1, 2033 to the then published 5-year Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Classic Advance Rate, plus 1.75%. Beginning on April 1, 2023 and through March 1, 2038, principal and interest will be due and payable on a monthly basis. All payments under the new loan are amortized based on a 20-year amortization schedule. The unpaid principal amount of the loan and all accrued and unpaid interest are due and payable in full on March 1, 2038. The new loan is a non-recourse obligation, secured primarily by a first mortgage lien on the properties located 698 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut and 568 East Main Street, Branford, Connecticut, which are owned by the Company.

 

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Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.	Description
4.1	Revolving Credit Note, dated March 2, 2023,in the principal amount of $45 million in favor of Needham Bank, as lender.
10.1	Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2023, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Needham Bank, as administrative agent.
99.1	Open-End Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated February 28, 2023, by Sachem Capital Corp.
99.2	Commercial Term Note made by Sachem Capital Corp to New Haven Bank, dated February 28, 2023, in the principal amount of $1,660,000 (attached as Exhibit B to Exhibit 99.1 above).
99.3	Loan Agreement between Sachem Capital Corp. and New Haven Bank, dated as of February 28, 2023.
99.4	Mortgage Release releasing Sachem Capital Corp. from the $1.4 million mortgage loan.
99.5	Press Release dated March 2, 2023.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

  

	Sachem Capital Corp.
Dated: March 3, 2023	By:	/s/ John L. Villano
		John L. Villano, CPA
		Chief Executive Officer

 

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