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Senior secured notes, convertible notes, and corporate debt, net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Senior secured notes, convertible notes, and corporate debt, net

Senior secured notes, convertible notes, and corporate debt, net

Note 12. Senior secured notes, convertible notes, and corporate debt, net

Senior secured notes, net

ReadyCap Holdings, LLC (“ReadyCap Holdings”) 4.50% senior secured notes due 2026. On October 20, 2021, ReadyCap Holdings, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, completed the offer and sale of $350.0 million of its 4.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “Senior Secured Notes”). The net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Secured Notes were approximately $341.8 million, after deducting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. The proceeds of the Senior Secured Notes were used to redeem all of ReadyCap Holdings’ outstanding 7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 and for general corporate purposes. The Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company, each direct parent entity of ReadyCap Holdings, and other direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company from time to time that is a direct parent entity of Sutherland Asset III, LLC or otherwise pledges collateral to secure the Senior Secured Notes (collectively, the “Guarantors”).

The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 4.50% per annum, payable semiannually on each April 20 and October 20, beginning on April 20, 2022. The Senior Secured Notes will mature on October 15, 2026, unless redeemed or repurchased prior to such date. ReadyCap Holdings’ and the Guarantors’ respective obligations under the Senior Secured Notes are secured by a perfected first-priority lien on certain capital stock and assets owned by certain subsidiaries of the Company.

Prior to October 20, 2023, ReadyCap Holdings may redeem the Senior Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus the applicable “make-whole” premium as of, and unpaid interest, if any, accrued to, the redemption date.

On or after October 20, 2023 and prior to October 20, 2024, ReadyCap Holdings may redeem the Senior Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 102.25% of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On or after October 20, 2024 and prior to October 20, 2025, ReadyCap Holdings may redeem the Senior Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 101.125% of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On or after October 20, 2025 and prior to the maturity date, ReadyCap Holdings may redeem the Senior Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

ReadyCap Holdings 7.50% senior secured notes due 2022. During 2017, ReadyCap Holdings, a subsidiary of the Company, issued $140.0 million in 7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2022. On January 30, 2018 ReadyCap Holdings issued an additional $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2022, which have identical terms (other than issue date, issue price and the date from which interest will accrue) to the notes issued during 2017 (collectively, the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”). The additional $40.0 million in 2022 Senior Secured Notes were priced with a yield to par call date of 6.5%. Payments of the amounts due on the 2022 Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and its subsidiaries: the operating partnership, Sutherland Asset I, LLC, and

ReadyCap Commercial, LLC. The funds were used to fund new SBC and SBA loan originations and new SBC loan acquisitions. On October 20, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding 2022 Senior Secured Notes.

Convertible notes, net

On August 9, 2017, the Company closed an underwritten public sale of $115.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% convertible senior notes due 2023 (“Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes will mature on August 15, 2023, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. During certain periods and subject to certain conditions, the Convertible Notes will be convertible by holders into shares of the Company's common stock. As of September 30, 2022, the conversion rate was 1.6452 shares of common stock per $25 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $15.20 per share of common stock. Upon conversion, holders will receive, at the Company's discretion, cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof.

The Company may redeem all or any portion of the Convertible Notes on or after August 15, 2021, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 120% of the conversion price in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption, at a redemption price payable in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Additionally, upon the occurrence of certain corporate transactions, holders may require the Company to purchase the Convertible Notes for cash at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon satisfaction of one or more of the following conditions: (1) the closing market price of the Company’s common stock is greater than or equal to 120% of the conversion price of the respective Convertible Notes for at least 20 out of 30 days prior to the end of the preceding fiscal quarter, (2) the trading price of the Convertible Notes is less than 98% of the product of (i) the conversion rate and (ii) the closing price of the Company’s common stock during any five consecutive trading day period, (3) the Company issues certain equity instruments at less than the 10 day average closing market price of its common stock or the per-share value of certain distributions exceeds the market price of the Company’s common stock by more than 10%, or (4) certain other specified corporate events (significant consolidation, sale, merger share exchange, etc.) occur.

At issuance, the Company allocated $112.7 million and $2.3 million of the carrying value of the Convertible Notes to its debt and equity components, respectively, before the allocation of deferred financing costs.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants with respect to the Convertible Notes.

Corporate debt, net

The 7.375% 2027 Notes. In July 2022, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement pursuant to which the identified Purchasers agreed to purchase directly from the Company, and the Company agreed to issue and sell, $80.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “7.375% 2027 Notes”). The net proceeds from the sale of the 7.375% 2027 Notes were approximately $77.5 million, after deducting transaction expenses. The Company contributed the net proceeds to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance by the operating partnership of a senior unsecured note with terms that are substantially equivalent to the terms of the 7.375% 2027 Notes.

The 7.375% 2027 Notes are governed by a base indenture, dated August 9, 2017, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, as amended and supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of February 26, 2019, and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of July 25, 2022 (collectively, the “7.375% 2027 Notes Indenture”), and bear interest at a rate of 7.375% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 31 and July 31 of each year, beginning on January 31, 2023. The 7.375% 2027 Notes will mature on July 31, 2027, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed.

Prior to July 31, 2025, the Company may redeem the 7.375% 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 7.375% 2027 Notes matured on July 31, 2025) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Notes Treasury Rate (as defined in the 7.375% 2027 Notes Indenture) plus 50 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the redemption date, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of the 7.375% 2027 Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date of the 7.375% 2027 Notes.

On or after July 31, 2025 and prior to July 31, 2026, the Company may redeem the 7.375% 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 103.688% of the principal amount of the 7.375% 2027 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. On or after July 31, 2026 and prior to the maturity date, the Company may redeem the 7.375% 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 7.375% 2027 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company undergoes a change of control repurchase event, holders may require it to purchase the 7.375% 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, for cash at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 7.375% 2027 Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase, as described in greater detail in the 7.375% 2027 Notes Indenture.

On September 16, 2022, the Company entered into a new note purchase agreement and completed the issuance and sale of an additional $20.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.375% 2027 Notes under the existing 7.375% 2027 Notes Indenture. The net proceeds from the sale of the 7.375% 2027 Notes were approximately $19.3 million, after deducting transaction expenses. The Company contributed the net proceeds to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance by the operating partnership of a senior unsecured note with terms that are substantially equivalent to the terms of the 7.375% 2027 Notes.

The 6.125% 2025 Notes. On April 18, 2022, the Company completed the public offer and sale of $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “6.125% 2025 Notes”). The net proceeds from the sale of the 6.125% 2025 Notes were approximately $116.8 million, after deducting underwriters’ discounts, commissions and offering expenses. The Company contributed the net proceeds to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance by the operating partnership of a senior unsecured note with terms that are substantially equivalent to the terms of the 6.125% 2025 Notes.

The 6.125% 2025 Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.125% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 30 and October 30 of each year, beginning on October 30, 2022. The 6.125% 2025 Notes will mature on April 30, 2025, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed.

On or after January 30, 2025, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 6.125% 2025 Notes, at its option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 6.125% 2025 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company undergoes a change of control repurchase event, holders may require it to purchase the 6.125% 2025 Notes, in whole or in part, for cash at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 6.125% 2025 Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase, as described in greater detail in the indenture governing the 6.125% 2025 Notes.

The 5.50% 2028 Notes. On December 21, 2021, the Company completed the public offer and sale of $110.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “5.50% 2028 Notes”). The net proceeds from the sale of the 5.50% 2028 Notes were approximately $107.4 million, after deducting underwriters’ discounts, commissions and offering expenses. The Company contributed the net proceeds to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance by the operating partnership of a senior unsecured note with terms that are substantially equivalent to the terms of the 5.50% 2028 Notes.

On or after December 30, 2024, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 5.50% 2028 Notes, at its option, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on December 30 of the years indicated: 2024 equal to 102.75%; 2025 equal to 101.375%; 2026 equal to 100.6875%; 2027 and thereafter equal to 100.00%. If the Company undergoes a change of control repurchase event, holders may require it to purchase the 5.50% 2028 Notes for cash at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.50% 2028 Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.

The 5.75% 2026 Notes. On February 10, 2021, the Company completed the public offer and sale of $201.3 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “5.75% 2026 Notes”), which includes $26.3 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% 2026 Notes relating to the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The net proceeds from the sale of the 5.75% 2026 Notes were approximately $195.2 million, after deducting underwriters’ discount and offering expenses. The Company contributed the net proceeds to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance by the operating partnership of a senior unsecured note with terms that are substantially equivalent to the terms of the 5.75% 2026 Notes.

The 5.75% 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.75% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year, beginning on April 30, 2021. The 5.75% 2026 Notes will mature on February 15, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed.

Prior to February 15, 2023, the 5.75% 2026 Notes will not be redeemable by the Company. On or after February 15, 2023, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 5.75% 2026 Notes, at its option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 5.75% 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company undergoes a change of control repurchase event, holders may require it to purchase the 5.75% 2026 Notes, in whole or in part, for cash at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.75% 2026 Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase, as described in greater detail in the base indenture, as supplemented by the fifth supplemental indenture dated as of February 10, 2021.

The 5.75% 2026 Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and will not be guaranteed by any of its subsidiaries, except to the extent described in the indenture governing the 5.75% 2026 Notes upon the occurrence of certain events. The 5.75% 2026 Notes rank equal in right of payment to any of the Company’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness; effectively junior in right of payment to any of its existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness, other liabilities (including trade payables) and (to the extent not held by the Company) preferred stock, if any, of its subsidiaries.

The 6.20% 2026 Notes. On July 22, 2019, the Company completed the public offer and sale of $57.5 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.20% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “6.20% 2026 Notes”), which includes $7.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 6.20% 2026 Notes relating to the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The net proceeds from the sale of the 6.20% 2026 Notes were approximately $55.3 million, after deducting underwriters’ discount and offering expenses. The Company contributed the net proceeds to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance by the operating partnership of a senior unsecured note with terms that are substantially equivalent to the terms of the 6.20% 2026 Notes.

The 6.20% 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.20% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year. The 6.20% 2026 Notes will mature on July 30, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed.

The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 6.20% 2026 Notes, at its option, on or after July 30, 2022 and before July 30, 2025 at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 6.20% 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. On or after July 30, 2025, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 6.20% 2026 Notes, at its option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 6.20% 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company undergoes a change of control repurchase event, holders may require it to purchase the 6.20% 2026 Notes, in whole or in part, for cash at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 6.20% 2026 Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The 6.20% 2026 Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and will not be guaranteed by any of its subsidiaries, except to the extent described in the indenture governing the 6.20% 2026 Notes upon the occurrence of certain events. The 6.20% 2026 Notes rank equal in right of payment to any of the Company’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness; effectively junior in right of payment to any of its existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness, other liabilities (including trade payables) and (to the extent not held by the Company) preferred stock, if any, of its subsidiaries.

On December 2, 2019, the Company completed the public offer and sale of an additional $45.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 6.20% 2026 Notes. The new notes have the same terms (except with respect to issue date, issue price and the date from which interest will accrue), are fully fungible with, and are treated as a single series of debt securities as, the 6.20% Senior Notes due 2026 the Company issued on July 22, 2019.

The 2021 Notes. On April 27, 2018, the Company completed the public offer and sale of $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The Company issued the 2021 Notes under a base indenture, dated August 9, 2017, as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated as of April 27, 2018, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 2021 Notes accrued interest at a rate of 6.50% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year.

On March 25, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding 2021 Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, for cash.

Junior subordinated notes. On March 19, 2021, the Company completed the Anworth Merger which included the Company inheriting the outstanding junior subordinated notes (“Junior subordinated notes”) issued of Anworth. On March 15, 2005 Anworth issued $37.38 million of junior subordinated notes to a newly formed statutory trust, Anworth Capital Trust I, organized by Anworth under Delaware law. The trust issued $36.25 million in trust preferred securities, of which $15 million were for I-A notes and $21.25 million for I-B notes, to unrelated third party investors. Both the junior subordinated notes and the trust preferred securities require quarterly payments and bear interest at the prevailing three-month LIBOR rate plus 3.10%, reset quarterly. Both the junior subordinated notes and the trust preferred securities will mature in 2035 and are currently redeemable, at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, without penalty. Anworth used the net proceeds of this issuance to invest in Agency MBS. In accordance with ASC 810-10, Anworth Capital Trust I does not meet the requirements for consolidation.

The Debt ATM Agreement

On May 20, 2021, the Company entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc. (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, up to $100.0 million of the 6.20% 2026 Notes and the 5.75% 2026 Notes. Sales of the 6.20% 2026 Notes and the 5.75% 2026 Notes pursuant to the Sales Agreement, if any, may be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Debt ATM Program”). The Agent is not required to sell any specific number of the notes, but the Agent will make all sales using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices on mutually agreed terms between the Agent and the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 215.3 thousand of the 6.20% 2026 Notes and 5.75% 2026 Notes at an average price of $25.40 per note and $25.05 per note, respectively, for net proceeds of $5.3 million after related expenses paid of $0.1 million through the Debt ATM Program. No such sales through the Debt ATM Program were made during the three months ended September 30, 2022.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants with respect to Corporate debt.

The table below presents information about senior secured notes, convertible notes and corporate debt.


(in thousands)	Coupon Rate		Maturity Date	September 30, 2022
Senior secured notes principal amount⁽¹⁾	4.50	%	10/20/2026	$	350,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs - Senior secured notes					(7,088)
Total Senior secured notes, net				$	342,912
Convertible notes principal amount ⁽²⁾	7.00	%	8/15/2023		115,000
Unamortized discount - Convertible notes⁽³⁾					(308)
Unamortized deferred financing costs - Convertible notes					(584)
Total Convertible notes, net				$	114,108
Corporate debt principal amount⁽⁴⁾	5.50	%	12/30/2028		110,000
Corporate debt principal amount⁽⁵⁾	6.20	%	7/30/2026		104,613
Corporate debt principal amount⁽⁵⁾	5.75	%	2/15/2026		206,270
Corporate debt principal amount⁽⁶⁾	6.125	%	4/30/2025		120,000
Corporate debt principal amount⁽⁷⁾	7.375	%	7/31/2027		100,000
Unamortized discount - corporate debt					(10,389)
Unamortized deferred financing costs - corporate debt					(4,497)
Junior subordinated notes principal amount⁽⁸⁾	3M + 3.10	%	3/30/2035		15,000
Junior subordinated notes principal amount⁽⁹⁾	3M + 3.10	%	4/30/2035		21,250
Total corporate debt, net				$	662,247
Total carrying amount of debt				$	1,119,267
Total carrying amount of conversion option of equity components recorded in equity				$	308
(1) Interest on the senior secured notes is payable semiannually on April 20 and October 20 of each year.
(2) Interest on the convertible notes is payable quarterly on February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15 of each year.
(3) Represents the discount created by separating the conversion option from the debt host instrument.
(4) Interest on the corporate debt is payable semiannually on June 30 and December 30 of each year.
(5) Interest on the corporate debt is payable quarterly on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year.
(6) Interest on the corporate debt is payable semiannually on April 30, and October 30 of each year.
(7) Interest on the corporate debt is payable semiannually on January 31, and July 31 of each year.
(8) Interest on the Junior subordinated notes I-A is payable quarterly on March 30, June 30, September 30, and December 30 of each year.
(9) Interest on the Junior subordinated notes I-B is payable quarterly on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year.

The table below presents the contractual maturities for senior secured notes, convertible notes, and corporate debt.


(in thousands)	September 30, 2022
2022	$	—
2023		115,000
2024		—
2025		120,000
2026		660,883
Thereafter		246,249
Total contractual amounts	$	1,142,132
Unamortized deferred financing costs, discounts, and premiums, net		(22,865)
Total carrying amount of debt	$	1,119,267