WD 8-K
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (WD)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 12, 2023, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) and Walker & Dunlop, LLC, the operating subsidiary of the Company (the “Seller”), entered into Amendment No. 6 to Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Amendment”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Buyer”). The Amendment amends that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2019 (as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of August 24, 2020, the Second Amendment, dated as of August 23, 2021, Amendment No. 3 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2021, Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2022, and Amendment No. 5 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2022, the “Repurchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Seller, and the Buyer to, among other things, extend the Termination Date (as defined in the Repurchase Agreement) to September 12, 2024. The Company continues to guarantee the Seller’s obligations under the Repurchase Agreement, as amended by the Amendment.
The Repurchase Agreement is supplemented by an Amended and Restated Letter, dated as of September 30, 2021 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Side Letter, dated as of September 15, 2022, the “Side Letter”), which sets forth certain fees, commitments and pricing information relating to the Repurchase Agreement. The Side Letter is amended by Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Side Letter, dated as of September 12, 2023 (the “Side Letter Amendment”). The Side Letter Amendment revises, among other things, the definition of Pricing Rate (as defined in the Side Letter Amendment).
The foregoing description of the Amendment and Side Letter Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment and Side Letter Amendment, which is filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Buyer and its affiliates have various relationships with the Company and its affiliates involving the provision of financial services, including another credit facility under which the Company is a borrower and investment banking.
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 in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 6 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2023, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| 10.2 | Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Letter, dated as of September 12, 2023, by and among Walker & Dunlop, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Inc., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: September 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ Richard M. Lucas |
| Name: Richard M. Lucas | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO
MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 12, 2023 is made by and between WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association (the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Repurchase Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Buyer are parties to that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2019 (as amended by that certain Correction of Master Repurchase Agreement dated July 23, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2021, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2021, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2022, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 5 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2022 and as amended hereby and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Buyer have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Repurchase Agreement in the manner set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments. Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1.1 Section 2(a) of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Termination Date” in its entirety and replacing such definition with the following:
“Termination Date” means the earliest of (i) the Business Day, if any, that Seller or Buyer designates as the Termination Date by written notice given to the other Party, (ii) the date of Declaration of the Termination Date pursuant to Section 11(b)(i) and (iii) September 12, 2024.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date of this Amendment (the “Effective Date”) so long as the Buyer shall have received executed counterparts of this Amendment, executed by each of the parties hereto.
SECTION 3. Miscellaneous.
3.1 References to Repurchase Agreement. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Repurchase Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Repurchase Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Repurchase Agreement in any other Transaction Document or any other document, instrument or agreement, executed and/or delivered in connection with any Transaction Document shall mean and be a reference to the Repurchase Agreement as amended hereby.
3.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Each of the Seller and the Parent hereby represent and warrant to Buyer, as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date, that (i) it is in full compliance with all of the terms and provisions set forth in each Transaction Document to which it is a party on its part to be observed or performed, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing. Each of the Seller and the Parent hereby confirm, reaffirm and ratify its representations, warranties and covenants contained in each Transaction Document to which it is a party.
3.3 Acknowledgements of Seller. Each of the Seller and the Parent acknowledges that Buyer is in compliance with its undertakings and obligations under the Repurchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
3.4 Waivers. (a) Each of the Seller and the Parent acknowledges and agrees that it has no defenses, rights of setoff, claims, counterclaims or causes of action of any kind or description against Buyer arising under or in respect of the Repurchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document and any such defenses, rights of setoff, claims, counterclaims or causes of action which may exist as of the date hereof are hereby irrevocably waived, and (b) in consideration of Buyer entering into this Amendment, Seller hereby waives, releases and discharges Buyer and Buyer’s officers, employees, representatives, agents, counsel and directors from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities of whatever kind or nature, in law or in equity, now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected to the extent that any of the foregoing arise out of or from or in any way relating to or in connection with the Repurchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, any action or failure to act under the Repurchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on or prior to the date hereof, except, with respect to any such Person being released hereby, any actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities arising out of such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the Repurchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
3.5 Effect on Repurchase Agreement. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Repurchase Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents shall continue to be, and shall remain, unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
3.6 No Novation, Effect of Agreement. The Seller, the Parent and the Buyer have entered into this Amendment solely to amend the terms of the Repurchase Agreement and do not intend this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby to be, and this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be construed to be, a novation of any of the obligations owing by the Seller or the Parent under, or in connection with, the Repurchase Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents. It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that (i) the perfection and priority of all security interests securing the payment of the obligations of the Seller and the Parent under the Repurchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are preserved, (ii) the liens and security interests granted under the Repurchase Agreement continue in full force and effect, and (iii) any reference to the Repurchase Agreement in any such Transaction Document shall be deemed to also reference this Amendment.
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3.7 No Waiver. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Person under the Repurchase Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement executed in connection therewith, nor constitute a waiver of any provision contained therein.
3.8 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
3.9 Counterparts; Electronic Transmission.
(a) This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment or any other Transaction Document by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require Buyer to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent.
3.10 Headings. The descriptive headings of the various sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
3.11 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, but giving effect to federal law applicable to national banks.
(b) Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District Of New York and of any New York state court sitting in the City of New York for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Amendment or the Transactions contemplated hereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may (and any such claims, cross-claims or third party claims brought against Buyer may only) be heard and determined in such state court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Seller hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing in this Section 3.11 shall affect the right of Buyer to bring any action or proceeding against Seller or its Property in the courts of other jurisdictions. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each Party consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies of such process to it at its address for notices hereunder specified in Section 14 of the Repurchase Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| SELLER: | ||
| WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC, as Seller | ||
| By: | /s/ Issa M. Bannourah | |
| Name: | Issa M. Bannourah | |
| Title: | Treasurer |
| WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., as Parent | ||
| By: | /s/ Issa M. Bannourah | |
| Name: | Issa M. Bannourah | |
| Title: | Treasurer |
| BUYER: | ||
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Buyer | ||
| By: | /s/ Lindsay Schelstrate | |
| Name: | Lindsay Schelstrate | |
| Title: | Authorized Officer |
Exhibit 10.2
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SIDE LETTER
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SIDE LETTER, dated as of September 12, 2023 (this “Amendment”) is made by and between WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association (the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Repurchase Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Buyer are parties to that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2019 (as amended by that certain Correction of Master Repurchase Agreement dated July 23, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2020, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2021, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2021, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2022, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 5 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2022, and as amended hereby and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Repurchase Agreement, the Seller and the Buyer entered into that certain amended and restated Side Letter, dated as of September 30, 2021 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Side Letter, dated as of September 15, 2022, and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Side Letter”); and
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Buyer have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Side Letter in the manner set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments. Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), the Side Letter is hereby amended as follows:
1.1 Section 3 of the Side Letter is hereby amended by deleting the first paragraph thereof and replacing it with the following:
For purposes of the Agreement and all other Transaction Documents, the “Pricing Rate” for each Purchased Mortgage Loan for each day during a calendar month shall be the per annum percentage rate equal to the sum of the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate plus one hundred and forty-five basis points (1.45%); provided that if Buyer, acting in its sole discretion, shall elect from time to time to give Seller a notice (which notice may be via electronic mail) specifying a lower or higher Pricing Rate (or Pricing Rates) for a specified time period and specified Purchased Mortgage Loan, such lower or higher Pricing Rate(s) specified in such notice shall be applicable for the time period and Purchased Mortgage Loan specified in such notice, provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that in no event shall any such specified Pricing Rate delivered by Buyer in accordance with the immediately preceding proviso exceed the sum of the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for that day plus one hundred and forty-five basis points (1.45%).
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date of this Amendment (the “Effective Date”) so long as the Buyer shall have received executed counterparts of this Amendment, executed by each of the parties hereto.
SECTION 3. Miscellaneous.
3.1 References to Side Letter. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Side Letter to “this Side Letter”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Side Letter as amended hereby, and each reference to the Side Letter in any other Transaction Document or any other document, instrument or agreement, executed and/or delivered in connection with any Transaction Document shall mean and be a reference to the Side Letter as amended hereby.
3.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Each of the Seller and the Parent hereby represent and warrant to Buyer, as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date, that (i) it is in full compliance with all of the terms and provisions set forth in each Transaction Document to which it is a party on its part to be observed or performed, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing. Each of the Seller and the Parent hereby confirm, reaffirm and ratify its representations, warranties and covenants contained in each Transaction Document to which it is a party.
3.3 Acknowledgements of Seller. Each of the Seller and the Parent acknowledges that Buyer is in compliance with its undertakings and obligations under the Side Letter and the other Transaction Documents.
3.4 Waivers. (a) Each of the Seller and the Parent acknowledges and agrees that it has no defenses, rights of setoff, claims, counterclaims or causes of action of any kind or description against Buyer arising under or in respect of the Side Letter or any other Transaction Document and any such defenses, rights of setoff, claims, counterclaims or causes of action which may exist as of the date hereof are hereby irrevocably waived, and (b) in consideration of Buyer entering into this Amendment, Seller hereby waives, releases and discharges Buyer and Buyer’s officers, employees, representatives, agents, counsel and directors from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities of whatever kind or nature, in law or in equity, now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected to the extent that any of the foregoing arise out of or from or in any way relating to or in connection with the Side Letter or the other Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, any action or failure to act under the Side Letter or the other Transaction Documents on or prior to the date hereof, except, with respect to any such Person being released hereby, any actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities arising out of such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the Side Letter or the other Transaction Documents.
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3.5 Effect on Side Letter. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Side Letter and each of the other Transaction Documents shall continue to be, and shall remain, unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
3.6 No Novation, Effect of Agreement. The Seller, the Parent and the Buyer have entered into this Amendment solely to amend the terms of the Side Letter and do not intend this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby to be, and this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be construed to be, a novation of any of the obligations owing by the Seller or the Parent under, or in connection with, the Side Letter or any of the other Transaction Documents. It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that (i) the perfection and priority of all security interests securing the payment of the obligations of the Seller and the Parent under the Side Letter and the other Transaction Documents are preserved, (ii) the liens and security interests granted under the Side Letter continue in full force and effect, and (iii) any reference to the Side Letter in any such Transaction Document shall be deemed to also reference this Amendment.
3.7 No Waiver. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Person under the Side Letter or any other document, instrument or agreement executed in connection therewith, nor constitute a waiver of any provision contained therein.
3.8 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
3.9 Counterparts; Electronic Transmission.
(a) This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment or any other Transaction Document by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require Buyer to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent.
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3.10 Headings. The descriptive headings of the various sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
3.11 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, but giving effect to federal law applicable to national banks.
(b) Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District Of New York and of any New York state court sitting in the City of New York for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Amendment or the Transactions contemplated hereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may (and any such claims, cross-claims or third party claims brought against Buyer may only) be heard and determined in such state court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Seller hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing in this Section 3.11 shall affect the right of Buyer to bring any action or proceeding against Seller or its Property in the courts of other jurisdictions. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each Party consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies of such process to it at its address for notices hereunder specified in Section 14 of the Repurchase Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| SELLER: | ||
| WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC, as Seller | ||
| By: | /s/ Issa M. Bannourah | |
| Name: | Issa M. Bannourah | |
| Title: | Treasurer |
| WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., as Parent |
| By: | /s/ Issa M. Bannourah |
| Name: | Issa M. Bannourah | |
| Title: | Treasurer |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to A&R Side Letter (JPM – Walker & Dunlop)
| BUYER: | ||
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Buyer | ||
| By: | /s/ Lindsay Schelstrate | |
| Name: | Lindsay Schelstrate | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to A&R Side Letter (JPM – Walker & Dunlop)