SUI 8-K
Sun Communities Inc (SUI)
8-K
2026-05-21
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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: May 21, 2026
(Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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(248 ) 208-2500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. | ||||
On May 21, 2026, Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership (“SCOLP”), on behalf of itself and two of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Sellers”), entered into an agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Panther Bidco Limited (“Buyer”) pursuant to which SCOLP agreed to sell to Buyer all of the outstanding equity of the subsidiaries (collectively, “Park Holidays”) through which Sun Communities, Inc. (the “Company”) operates all of its business in the United Kingdom (the “Transaction” or the “Park Holidays Sale”). Buyer is an affiliate of Aermont Capital LLP.
The Transaction values Park Holidays at an enterprise value of £768 million (or approximately $1.03 billion). The Transaction consideration will be payable to Sellers in cash and is subject to certain customary adjustments.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including, among others, covenants by the Sellers to conduct the business of Park Holidays in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, subject to certain exceptions, during the period between the execution of the Purchase Agreement and the closing of the Transaction. Buyer is expected to obtain representation and warranty insurance, which will serve as Buyer’s sole recourse for losses related to breaches of the representations and warranties of the Sellers, other than in the case of fraud. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the Sellers and Buyer have agreed to indemnify each other for breaches of covenants and other specified matters contained in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement contains a restrictive covenant under which, subject to certain conditions and limitations, for two years following the closing of the Transaction the Company and its subsidiaries will be subject to certain non-solicitation and non-competition provisions with respect to Park Holidays’ business in the United Kingdom.
The Company anticipates that the closing of the Transaction will occur in the second half of 2026. The closing of the Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of a required regulatory approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority. There can be no assurances as to the actual closing or timing of the closing.
The foregoing description of the Transaction and the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which will be filed in an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the Purchase Agreement have been made only for the purposes of the Purchase Agreement and solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties thereto, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties thereof under the Purchase Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts. In addition, such representations and warranties were made only as of the dates specified in the Purchase Agreement and information regarding the subject matter thereof may change after the date of the Purchase Agreement.
| Item 2.06 | Material Impairments | ||||
In connection with the Transaction described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company expects to incur non-cash charges of approximately $1.0 billion to approximately $1.1 billion, as a result of the Transaction consideration being less than the estimate of the current net asset value of the Park Holidays business. The Company expects that the non-cash charges will likely be recorded in the quarters ending June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026. The charges represent a preliminary estimate, and the actual amount of charges may differ materially from the range estimated by the Company. Updates regarding these non-cash charges will be provided in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2026.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||
On May 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the execution of the Purchase Agreement and the Transaction, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.
The information contained and incorporated by reference in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. For this purpose, any statements contained in this report that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, trends or prospective events or developments and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as “forecasts,” “intend,” “goal,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “projections,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “designed to,” “foreseeable future,” “believe,” “scheduled,” “guidance”, “target” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, both general and specific to the matters discussed in or incorporated herein, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks disclosed under “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, in Item 8.01 below, and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:
•The ability of the Company to complete the proposed sale of Park Holidays on a timely basis or at all;
•Risks that the proposed sale of Park Holidays disrupts current plans and operations;
•The impacts of the announcement or consummation of the proposed sale of Park Holidays on business relationships;
•The anticipated cost related to the proposed sale of Park Holidays;
•The ability for the Company to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed sale of Park Holidays;
•The Company's liquidity and refinancing demands;
•The Company's ability to obtain or refinance maturing debt;
•The Company's ability to maintain compliance with covenants contained in its debt facilities and its unsecured notes;
•Availability of capital;
•General volatility of the capital markets and the market price of shares of the Company's capital stock;
•Increases in interest rates and operating costs, including insurance premiums, real estate taxes, and utilities;
•Difficulties in the Company's ability to evaluate, finance, complete, and integrate acquisitions, developments, and expansions successfully;
•Competitive market forces;
•The ability of purchasers of manufactured homes to obtain financing;
•The level of repossessions of manufactured homes;
•The Company's ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
•Expectations regarding the amount or frequency of impairment losses;
•Changes in general economic conditions, including inflation, deflation, energy costs, the real estate industry, the effects of tariffs or threats of tariffs, wars or other international conflicts, trade wars, immigration issues, supply chain disruptions, and the markets within which the Company operates;
•Changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including between the U.S. dollar and each of the British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, and Australian dollar;
•The Company's ability to maintain its status as a REIT;
•Changes in real estate and zoning laws and regulations;
•The Company's ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy levels;
•Legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs;
•Outbreaks of disease and related restrictions on business operations;
•Risks related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and wildfires; and
•Litigation, judgments or settlements, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference into this document, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in the Company's expectations or otherwise, except as required by law.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on the Company's behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events | ||||
In connection with the Purchase Agreement and the proposed Transaction, the Company is filing certain updated risk factors disclosures applicable to its business for the purpose of supplementing and updating disclosures contained in the Company’s prior public filings, including those discussed under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026. The supplemental updated risk factors are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | Method of Filing | ||||||
| 2.1* | Agreement for the sale and purchase of the entire issued share capital of certain target companies dated May 21, 2026 between Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership and Panther Bidco Limited | To be filed by amendment | ||||||
| 99.1 | Filed herewith | |||||||
| 99.2 | Filed herewith | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | Filed herewith | ||||||
* Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K because such schedules and exhibits do not contain information which is material to an investment decision or which is not otherwise disclosed in the filed agreements. The Company will furnish the omitted schedules and exhibits to the SEC upon request by the SEC.
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.
| SUN COMMUNITIES, INC. | |||||||||||
Dated: May 21, 2026 | By: | /s/ Fernando Castro-Caratini | |||||||||
Fernando Castro-Caratini, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer | |||||||||||
Sun Communities, Inc. Announces Agreement To Sell UK Assets For Approximately $1.03 Billion In An All-Cash Transaction May 21, 2026 Results in Leading North American Pure-Play MH and RV Platform Southfield, MI, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the “Company” or “Sun”), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns and operates or has an interest in manufactured housing (“MH”) and recreational vehicle (“RV”) communities, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its UK assets, including the Park Holidays business (“Park Holidays”) to funds affiliated with Aermont Capital (“Aermont”) in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of £768 million (or approximately $1.03 billion). This strategic transaction enables the Company to fully focus on its core North American MH and RV portfolio while further enhancing its financial flexibility. Under the terms of the agreement, Aermont will acquire Park Holidays in an all-cash transaction. The total cash consideration received at closing is subject to certain customary locked box adjustments, inclusive of the cash profits of Park Holidays up to the completion of the transaction. Charles Young, Sun’s Chief Executive Officer , commented: “This exciting transaction allows us to focus on and drive growth through our core North American MH and RV platform. We will remain disciplined in our capital allocation approach, which includes investing in our high-quality communities, identifying attractive external MH and RV growth opportunities and returning capital to shareholders. We would like to thank the entire Park Holidays team for their commitment, partnership and contributions throughout our ownership. We appreciate all that we have accomplished together and believe the business is well-positioned for continued success under Aermont’s ownership.” Jeff Sills, Park Holiday’s Chief Executive Officer, added: “We are grateful for Sun’s partnership and support over the past several years. Together, we have continued to build and strengthen Park Holidays, and I am incredibly proud of what our team has accomplished. We look forward to the next chapter for the business under Aermont’s ownership and remain excited about the opportunities ahead.” Transaction Benefits Pure-Play MH and RV Focus. Post-transaction North American MH and RV Real Property NOI is expected to generate approximately 95% of Sun’s total NOI. Reinforces Focus on Durable, Annual Income Streams. The transaction increases Sun’s exposure to more predictable revenue streams while improving the Company’s growth and margin profiles. Further Enhances Financial Flexibility. The proceeds generated by the transaction further improve Sun’s liquidity and credit profile. Timing The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of a required regulatory approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority, and is expected to close in the second half of 2026. There can be no assurances regarding the closing date or that the transaction will ultimately be completed. Advisors Lazard Frères & Co. LLC is acting as financial advisor, and Jones Day and Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP are acting as legal advisors to the Company on the transaction. Rothschild & Co is acting as financial advisor and Macfarlanes is acting as legal advisor to Aermont. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. For this purpose, any statements contained in this press release that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, trends or prospective events or developments and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts are deemed to be forward- looking statements. Words such as “forecasts,” “intend,” “goal,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “projections,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “designed to,” “foreseeable future,” “believe,” “scheduled,” “guidance”, “target” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, both general and specific to the matters discussed in or incorporated herein, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks disclosed under “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, such risks,
uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: The ability of the Company to complete the proposed sale of Park Holidays on a timely basis or at all; Risks that the proposed sale of Park Holidays disrupts current plans and operations; The impacts of the announcement or consummation of the proposed sale of Park Holidays on business relationships; The anticipated cost related to the proposed sale of Park Holidays; The ability for the Company to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed sale of Park Holidays; The Company's liquidity and refinancing demands; The Company's ability to obtain or refinance maturing debt; The Company's ability to maintain compliance with covenants contained in its debt facilities and its unsecured notes; Availability of capital; General volatility of the capital markets and the market price of shares of the Company's capital stock; Increases in interest rates and operating costs, including insurance premiums, real estate taxes, and utilities; Difficulties in the Company's ability to evaluate, finance, complete, and integrate acquisitions, developments, and expansions successfully; Competitive market forces; The ability of purchasers of manufactured homes to obtain financing; The level of repossessions of manufactured homes; The Company's ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; Expectations regarding the amount or frequency of impairment losses; Changes in general economic conditions, including inflation, deflation, energy costs, the real estate industry, the effects of tariffs or threats of tariffs, wars or other international conflicts, trade wars, immigration issues, supply chain disruptions, and the markets within which the Company operates; Changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including between the U.S. dollar and each of the British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, and Australian dollar; The Company's ability to maintain its status as a REIT; Changes in real estate and zoning laws and regulations; The Company's ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy levels; Legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs; Outbreaks of disease and related restrictions on business operations; Risks related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and wildfires; and Litigation, judgments or settlements, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference into this document, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in the Company's expectations or otherwise, except as required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on the Company's behalf are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. About Sun Communities, Inc. Sun Communities, Inc. is a REIT that, as of March 31, 2026, owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 515 developed properties comprising approximately 179,300 developed sites in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For Further Information at the Company: Sun Communities Investor Relations Team [email protected] (248) 208-2500 www.suninc.com Source: Sun Communities, Inc.
Exhibit 99.2
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Exhibit 99.2, shall have their respective meanings as set forth in the Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached.
The Park Holidays Sale may not be completed on the anticipated timeline or at all, which could adversely affect the Company's business plans.
On May 21, 2026, SCOLP entered into the Purchase Agreement to sell Park Holidays. The transaction values Park Holidays at an enterprise value of £768 million (or approximately $1.03 billion). The closing consideration is payable in cash and is subject to certain adjustments. The closing of the Park Holidays Sale is subject to the approval of the UK Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates certain loan brokering activities of Park Holidays. If this condition is not satisfied or waived, or if the counterparty to the Purchase Agreement fails to close the transaction, then the Company will not complete the Park Holidays Sale. Even if the closing condition is ultimately satisfied, its satisfaction may take longer than expected, which could delay the completion of the Park Holidays Sale. Any such delay or failure to complete the Park Holidays Sale could materially and adversely affect our business and the price of our common stock, and could require us to seek alternative strategies for Park Holidays.
The pendency of the Park Holidays Sale could adversely affect the business and operations of the Company and / or Park Holidays.
In connection with the proposed Park Holidays Sale, some clients of Park Holidays may delay or defer decisions, which could adversely affect the revenues, earnings, funds from operations, cash flows and expenses of Park Holidays and the Company, regardless of whether the Park Holidays Sale is completed. Similarly, current and prospective employees of Park Holidays may experience uncertainty about their future roles, which may adversely affect the Company's ability to attract and retain key personnel during the pendency of the Park Holidays Sale. In addition, due to operating covenants in the Purchase Agreement, Park Holidays may be unable (without the other party's prior written consent), during the pendency of the Park Holidays Sale, to pursue strategic transactions and otherwise pursue other actions, even if such actions would prove beneficial, which could have an adverse effect on the Company's business and financial condition.
We will have broad discretion in the use of proceeds from the Park Holidays Sale.
The net proceeds from the Park Holidays sale may be used to support a combination of investing in our existing communities, pursuing attractive external MH and RV growth opportunities, and returning capital to shareholders, as appropriate. Our Board of Directors and management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and shareholders will be relying on the judgment of our Board and management regarding the use of these proceeds. The Company may ultimately use the proceeds for different purposes than what is currently intended. The use of those proceeds, including any distributions that may be made, may have adverse tax consequences, both for us and our shareholders, and, in certain cases, if any distributions are made, shareholders may recognize taxable income in excess of the cash they receive. The tax consequences of any such distributions will vary depending on each shareholder's particular circumstances, and shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the specific tax consequences applicable to them. In addition, the Company's failure to apply these funds effectively could have an adverse effect on its business and financial condition.
We may be unable to realize the anticipated benefits of the Park Holidays Sale, once completed, or to do so within the anticipated time frame.
A number of risks and challenges may arise from the Park Holidays Sale that may cause us to be unable to realize the anticipated benefits therefrom, including, but not limited to, purchase price adjustments; unexpected costs, charges or expenses; diversion of management's attention; unexpected operational inefficiencies; and the duration of time to closing the Park Holidays Sale. We cannot predict the scope or nature of these risks, or the timeframe in which we will be able to realize the anticipated benefits of the Park Holidays Sale. These risks could have an adverse effect on the Company's business and financial condition, as well as the Company's ability to accurately predict future performance.
Exhibit 99.2
Our actual business and operating results may differ materially from our guidance or other forward-looking statements.
Guidance and other forward-looking statements are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions of such information furnished by us will not materialize or will vary significantly from our actual results. Our guidance and forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical specificity, are inherently subject to business, economic, regulatory and competitive uncertainties, and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to future business decisions, some of which will change, and are solely based on the facts and circumstances presented at the time such information is provided. The likelihood of differences between our guidance and other forward-looking statements and the actual results from our business and operations are significantly higher during the pendency of a significant transaction, such as the Park Holidays Sale, for which there are many assumptions and uncertainties that could impact our business and operating results, including with respect to certainty, timing, proceeds (and the uses thereof), and other factors.