UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): June 27, 2024
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Maryland | | 001-38124 | | 61-1843143 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 3 Bryant Park, Suite 2400A |
| New York, | NY | 10036 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 364-5500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class: | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | GPMT | | NYSE |
| 7.00% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | GPMTPrA | | NYSE |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Morgan Stanley Repurchase Facility
On June 26, 2024, GP Commercial MS LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain previously disclosed Master Repurchase and Securities Contract Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2016, with Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. The Amendment, among other things, (i) extends the facility’s termination date to June 28, 2025, (ii) adjusts the payment waterfall and (iii) adjusts the maximum facility amount to $250 million.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 10.1* | | |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
*Certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted in reliance on Instruction 4 of Item 1.01 of Form 8-K and Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
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.
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| | GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ MICHAEL J. KARBER |
| | | Michael J. Karber |
| | | General Counsel and Secretary |
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| Date: June 27, 2024 | | |
