Form 8-K - Current report

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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): October 29, 2024

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

001-38124

61-1843143

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

3 Bryant Park, Suite 2400A
New York,			NY			10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Not Applicable

(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:

☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act  (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

Title of each class:

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

GPMT

NYSE

7.00% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

GPMTPrA

NYSE

 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 ☐

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. ☐

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 29, 2024, GP Commercial JPM LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain previously disclosed Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2015, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPMorgan”). The MRA Amendment extends the “Additional Advance Termination Date” (as defined in the Amendment) to October 12, 2025 (with a Company-held option to extend the Additional Advance Termination Date to April 12, 2026) and modifies repayment mechanics for Additional Advance (as defined in the Amendment) funds, subject to various terms, conditions and restrictions.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creating 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 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
10.1						Amendment No. 12 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2024, by and between GP Commercial JPM LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and acknowledged and agreed by Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
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.

			GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC.
			By:			/s/ MICHAEL J. KARBER
						Michael J. Karber
						General Counsel and Secretary
Date: October 31, 2024

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

    AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 29, 2024 (this “Amendment”), between GP COMMERCIAL JPM LLC (f/k/a TH COMMERCIAL JPM LLC) (“Seller”), a Delaware limited liability company, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Repurchase Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer are parties to that certain Uncommitted Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2015 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2017, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2019, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2019, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 5 to Master Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 6 to Master Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 7 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2021, as further amended by that certain Term SOFR Conforming Changes Amendment, dated as of December 31, 2021, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 8 to Master Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 4 to Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of June 28, 2022, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 9 to Master Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 5 to Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of March 16, 2023, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 10 to Master Repurchase Agreement and Amendment No. 6 to Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of July 28, 2023, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 11 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2023, as amended hereby and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”).

WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, that the Repurchase Agreement shall be amended as set forth in this Amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer each agree as follows:

SECTION 1.    Amendments to Repurchase Agreement.

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(a)    Article 2 of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms in alphabetical order:

““Twelfth Amendment Effective Date” shall mean October 29, 2024.”

(b)    Article 2 of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following defined term in its entirety to read as follows:

““Additional Advance Termination Date” shall mean, initially, October 12, 2025 as may be extended pursuant to Article 3(dd).”

(c)    Article 3(dd)(iv) of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(iv) Seller shall pay to Buyer an Additional Advance Amortization Amount on or before each of the following dates: the Twelfth Amendment Effective Date, April 12, 2025 and October 12, 2025; provided that, Buyer may allocate any Additional Advance Amortization Amount actually received among the Additional Advance Purchased Assets in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Principal Proceeds paid to Buyer in respect of any Additional Advance Purchased Asset shall be applied first to reduce the Additional Advance Amount of such Additional Advance Purchased Asset.”

(d)    Article 3(dd)(v) of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Upon at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Buyer, Seller may request an extension of the Additional Advance Termination Date of six (6) months, which shall be granted by Buyer so long as (i) Seller has paid to Buyer the Additional Advance Extension Fee, (ii) the requirements of Article 3(n)(ii)(C) and Article 3(n)(ii)(D) are satisfied as of originally scheduled Additional Advance Termination Date (such period, the “Additional Advance Extension Period”). In no event shall the Additional Advance Termination Date be after April 12, 2026.”

(e)    Article 5(d)(i) of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(i) (A) at all times when the Pro Rata Application Requirement is not satisfied, first, to Buyer, 100% of such Principal Proceeds until the Repurchase Price of such Purchased Asset is reduced to zero (including the Additional Advance Amount, if any), with application of the remainder of such Principal Proceeds applied to reduce the Repurchase Prices of the remaining Purchased Assets, allocated in such amount and proportion as determined by Buyer in its sole discretion, and (B) at all times when the Pro Rata Application Requirement is satisfied, first, to Buyer, an amount equal to (1) in the case of any repayment in

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part of a Purchased Asset that is not made in connection with any release of any of the Underlying Mortgaged Property or other collateral related to the related Purchased Asset, the product of (x) the amount of Principal Proceeds received with respect to such Purchased Asset and (y) the Advance Rate for such Purchased Asset and (2) in all other cases, unless otherwise specified in the related Confirmation, 100% of such Principal Proceeds until the Repurchase Price of such Purchased Asset is reduced to zero, with remaining Principal Proceeds to be applied to reduce the Repurchase Prices of the remaining Purchased Assets in such amounts and proportions as determined by Buyer in its sole discretion;”

SECTION 2.    Conditions Precedent; Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective on the first date on which: (a) this Amendment and the Eighth Amendment to the Fee and Pricing Letter are each executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of Seller, Guarantor and Buyer, as applicable and (b) payment by Seller to Buyer an amendment fee of $360,737.25.

SECTION 3.    Seller’s Representations and Warranties. On and as of the date first above written, Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that (a) Seller has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and (b) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Seller and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other limitations on creditors’ rights generally and to equitable principles.

SECTION 4.    Acknowledgments of Guarantor.  Guarantor hereby acknowledges the execution and delivery of this Amendment by Seller and agrees that Guarantor continues to be bound by the Guarantee Agreement to the extent of the Obligations (as defined therein), notwithstanding the impact of the changes set forth herein.

SECTION 5.    Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Repurchase Agreement and the Fee Letter shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that upon the effective date hereof, all references in the Repurchase Agreement and the Fee Letter to the “Transaction Documents” shall be deemed to include, in any event, this Amendment. Each reference to Repurchase Agreement in any of the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Repurchase Agreement, as amended hereby and each reference to the Fee Letter in any of the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Fee Letter as amended hereby.

SECTION 6.    Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the words “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import as used above and elsewhere in this Amendment or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this transaction shall include, in addition to

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manually executed signatures, images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, any electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record).  The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

SECTION 7.    No Novation, Effect of Agreement.  Guarantor, Seller and Buyer have entered into this Amendment solely to amend the terms of the Repurchase Agreement and do not intend this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby to be, and this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be construed to be, a novation of any of the obligations owing by Seller or Guarantor (the “Repurchase Parties”) under or in connection with the Repurchase Agreement or any of the other document executed in connection therewith to which any Repurchase Party is a party (the “Transaction Documents”).  It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that (i) the perfection and priority of all security interests securing the payment of the obligations of the Repurchase Parties under the Repurchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are preserved, (ii) the liens and security interests granted under the Repurchase Agreement continue in full force and effect, and (iii) any reference to the Repurchase Agreement in any such Transaction Document shall be deemed to also reference this Amendment.

SECTION 8.    Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a)    Each party irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal or New York State court sitting in Manhattan, and any appellate court from any such court, solely for the purpose of any suit, action or proceeding brought to enforce its obligations under this Amendment or relating in any way to this Amendment or any Transaction under the Repurchase Agreement and (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court and any right of jurisdiction on account of its place of residence or domicile.

(b)    To the extent that either party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from set off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property, such party hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of any action brought to enforce its obligations under this

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Amendment or relating in any way to this Amendment or any Transaction under the Repurchase Agreement.

(c)    The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding and irrevocably consent to the service of any summons and complaint and any other process by the mailing of copies of such process to them at their respective address specified in the Repurchase Agreement. The parties hereby agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section 8 shall affect the right of Buyer to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of Buyer to bring any action or proceeding against the Seller or its property in the courts of other jurisdictions.

(d)    EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

SECTION 9.    GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AMENDMENT.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

BUYER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States

By:     /s/ Thomas N. Cassino    
Name: Thomas N. Cassino
Title: Managing Director

    

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SELLER:

GP COMMERCIAL JPM LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By: /s/ Michael Karber                
Name: Michael Karber
Title: General Counsel

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Acknowledged and Agreed:

GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as Guarantor, and solely for purposes of acknowledging and agreeing to the terms of this Amendment:

By: /s/ Michael Karber            
Name: Michael Karber
Title: General Counsel

Document and Entity Information Document	Oct. 31, 2024
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
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Trading Symbol	GPMTPrA
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