On June 30, 2021, American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), the operating partnership of American Homes 4 Rent (the “Company”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Operating Partnership agreed to issue and sell $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s 2.375% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s 3.375% Senior Notes due 2051 (the “2051 Notes” and, together with the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2031 Notes will be issued at 98.513% of par value with a coupon of 2.375% per annum. The 2051 Notes will be issued at 97.962% of par value with a coupon of 3.375% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing January 15, 2022. The 2031 Notes will mature on July 15, 2031, and the 2051 Notes will mature on July 15, 2051. The Operating Partnership estimates that the net proceeds from this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Operating Partnership, will be approximately $730.5 million. The offering is expected to close on July 8, 2021 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The offering was made pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2020 (File
Nos. 333-239227
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a base prospectus, dated June 17, 2020, and prospectus supplement, dated June 30, 2021, filed by the Operating Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts outstanding on its revolving credit facility and any remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, property acquisitions and developments, the expansion, redevelopment and/or improvement of existing properties in the Operating Partnership’s portfolio, other capital expenditures, the redemption of its preferred shares, the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, working capital and other general purposes.
The Operating Partnership made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants concerning the Company, the Operating Partnership and the registration statement in the Underwriting Agreement and also agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The summary set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.