XML 23 R12.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.22.4
BDC Merger
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
BDC Merger
Note 3. BDC Merger

BDC Merger

On October 1, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Terra BDC merged with and into Terra LLC, with Terra LLC surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Certificate of Merger and Articles of Merger with respect to the BDC Merger were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”), respectively, with an effective time and date of 12:02 a.m., Eastern Time, on the Closing Date (the “Effective Time”).

At the Effective Time, except for any shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Terra BDC (“Terra BDC Common Stock”) held by the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or Terra BDC, which shares were automatically retired and ceased to exist with no consideration paid therefor, each issued and outstanding share of Terra BDC Common Stock was automatically cancelled and retired and converted into the right to receive (i) 0.595 shares of the newly designated Class B Common Stock and (ii) cash, without interest, in lieu of any fractional shares of Class B Common Stock otherwise issuable in an amount, rounded to the nearest whole cent, determined by multiplying (x) the fraction of a share of Class B Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled by (y) $14.38.

Pursuant to the terms of the transactions described in the Merger Agreement, approximately 4,847,910 shares of Class B Common Stock were issued to former Terra BDC stockholders in connection with the BDC Merger, based on the number of outstanding shares of Terra BDC Common Stock as of the Closing Date. Following the consummation of the BDC Merger, former Terra BDC stockholders owned approximately 19.9% of the common equity of the Company.

The Company and Terra BDC prepared their respective financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The BDC Merger is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, with the Company being treated as the accounting acquirer. In identifying the Company as the acquiring entity for accounting purposes, the Company and Terra BDC took into account a number of factors, including the relative size of the merging companies, which entity issues additional shares in conjunction with the BDC Merger, the relative voting interests of the respective stockholders after consummation of the BDC Merger, and the composition of the Board and senior management of the combined company after consummation of the BDC Merger.

The Company, as the acquirer, accounted for the BDC Merger as an asset acquisition and all direct acquisition-related costs are capitalized to the total cost of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Pursuant to Accounting Standard Codification Topic 805, Business Combination, total cost is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis.
The following table summarizes the total consideration and the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the BDC Merger:
Total Consideration
Fair value of Terra Property Trust shares of common stock issued
$71,054,620 
Cash paid for fractional shares12,920 
Transaction costs2,283,785 
$73,351,325 
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents$24,321,951 
Restricted cash260,614 
Loans held for investment77,562,528 
Loans held for investment acquired through participation36,793,313 
Interest receivable1,367,044 
Other assets55,465 
Term loan payable(25,000,000)
Unsecured notes payable(33,770,000)
Obligations under participation agreements(6,114,979)
Interest reserve and other deposits held on investments(260,614)
Due to manager(682,541)
Interest payable (53,186)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(740,824)
Other liabilities(387,446)
Net assets acquired $73,351,325 

The fair value of the 4,847,910 shares of the Class B Common Stock was determined based on the Company’s net asset value per share of $14.66 as of October 1, 2022.

Net Gain on Extinguishment of Obligations Under Participation Agreements

As discussed in Note 8, in the normal course of business, the Company may enter into participation agreements with related parties, primarily other affiliated funds managed by the Manager, and to a lesser extent, unrelated parties. As a result of the BDC Merger, the obligations under participation agreements with Terra BDC totaling $37.0 million were effectively extinguished and the Company recognized a net gain of $3.4 million, representing the difference between the carrying value of the Company’s obligations under participation agreements and the fair value of Terra BDC’s investments acquired through participation agreements.

Appointment of Directors

As of the Effective Time and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the size of the Board was increased by three members and each of Spencer Goldenberg, Adrienne Everett and Gaurav Misra (each a “Terra BDC Designee”, and collectively, the “Terra BDC Designees”) were elected to the Board to fill the vacancies created by such increase, with each Terra BDC Designee to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies. Each of the other members of the Board immediately prior to the Effective Time continued as members following the Effective Time.

Voting Support Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company, Terra JV and Terra Offshore REIT entered into a Voting Support Agreement (the “2022 Voting Agreement”). Pursuant to the 2022 Voting Agreement, effective as of the Closing Date, Terra JV and Terra Offshore REIT have agreed to, at any meeting of the Company’s stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors (or by
any consent in writing or by electronic transmission in lieu of any such meeting), cast all votes entitled to be cast by each of them in favor of the election of the Terra BDC Designees until the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) the TPT Class B Common Stock Distributions (as defined in the 2022 Voting Agreement) or (iii) an amendment and restatement of the amended and restated management agreement between the Company and Terra REIT Advisors approved by the Company’s Board, including the Terra BDC Designees.

Indemnification Agreements

The Company has entered into customary indemnification agreements with each member of the Board (including each Terra BDC Designee). These agreements, among other things, require the Company to indemnify each director to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, including indemnification of expenses such as attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred in any action or proceeding, including any action or proceeding by or in right of the Company, arising out of his or her service as a director.