UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 31, 2016 (October 25, 2016)
AGREE
REALTY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
|
Maryland |
1-12928 | 38-3148187 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 70 East Long Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 48304 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (248) 737-4190 |
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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 25, 2016, Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”) and Agree Limited Partnership, for which the Company is the sole general partner, entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Citigroup Capital Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I attached thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale of 2,087,250 shares, which includes 272,250 shares issued pursuant to the option granted by the Company to the Underwriters, as described below, (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 272,250 shares of common stock, which the Underwriters elected to exercise in full on October 26, 2016.
The offering closed on October 31, 2016 and resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $95.0 million, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company issued the Shares pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-201420), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2015. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is 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 |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2016, among Agree Realty Corporation and Agree Limited Partnership, on the one hand, and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I attached thereto, on the other hand. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP regarding legality of the Shares. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Ballard Spahr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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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.
| AGREE REALTY CORPORATION | |||
| Date: October 31, 2016 | By: | /s/ MATTHEW M. PARTRIDGE | |
|
Matthew M. Partridge, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2016, among Agree Realty Corporation and Agree Limited Partnership, on the one hand, and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I attached thereto, on the other hand. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP regarding legality of the Shares. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Ballard Spahr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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