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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. 8-K Report, Material Agreement (Apr 3, 2014)

Filed April 3, 2014For Securities:ESS

Summary

This 8-K filing by ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) on April 3, 2014, primarily concerns the post-merger assumption of debt obligations. Following the consummation of a merger, specifically a subsidiary merger involving BRE and Merger Sub, new entities (Merger Sub and BEX LLC) have formally assumed the obligations related to Essex's existing senior notes under the governing indenture. This filing confirms the transfer of these financial responsibilities, ensuring continuity for bondholders. Furthermore, the report details the successful expiration and final results of recent exchange offers and consent solicitations by EssexLP. These offers allowed holders of BRE's 5.500% Senior Notes due 2017, 5.200% Senior Notes due 2021, and 3.375% Senior Notes due 2023 to exchange them for new notes issued by EssexLP, guaranteed by Essex. This action streamlines the company's debt structure post-merger and consolidates debt under the EssexLP entity.

Key Highlights

  • 1Merger Sub and BEX LLC have formally assumed obligations under Essex's existing senior notes indenture following a subsidiary merger.
  • 2This filing addresses the transfer of debt responsibilities related to BRE's previous notes to new successor entities.
  • 3Essex announced the expiration and final results of exchange offers for its existing senior notes.
  • 4The exchange offers allowed bondholders to swap notes issued by BRE for new notes issued by EssexLP, guaranteed by Essex.
  • 5The company successfully solicited consents to amend the terms of the indenture governing the existing notes.
  • 6This represents a significant step in integrating debt structures post-merger and simplifying the issuer of the notes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose is to report on the assumption of existing debt obligations by new entities following a merger and to announce the results of recent exchange offers for the company's senior notes.

Following the subsidiary merger, Merger Sub expressly assumed the obligations of BRE under the indenture, and subsequently, BEX LLC expressly assumed the obligations of Merger Sub. Therefore, BEX LLC is now the successor entity responsible for these notes.

The exchange offers expired with final results announced, indicating that bondholders had the opportunity to exchange their existing senior notes (issued by BRE) for new senior notes issued by EssexLP, guaranteed by Essex. The press release mentioned in the filing provides the specific results, which are incorporated by reference.

The filing clarifies the issuer and guarantor of the notes post-merger. The exchange offers and consent solicitations were designed to align the notes with the new corporate structure, ensuring continuity of payments and terms for bondholders, with new notes issued by EssexLP and guaranteed by Essex.