Lodging Fund REIT III Inc

10/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/04/2024 12:28

Private Placement Form 8 K

ITEM 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

On June 1, 2018, Lodging Fund REIT III, Inc. (the "Company") commenced a private placement offering of up to $100,000,000, which was increased to $150,000,000 in shares of its common stock (the "Offering"). The Company is offering these securities in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Regulation D under the Securities Act relating to sales not involving any public offering. The securities are being offered and sold only to purchasers who are "accredited investors," as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act, and without the use of general solicitation, as that concept is embodied in Regulation D. In addition to sales of common stock for cash, the Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan ("DRIP"), which permits stockholders to reinvest their distributions back into the Company. Except as otherwise provided in the offering memorandum, we are currently offering the shares in the private offering at an initial price of $10.57 per share, with shares purchased in our dividend reinvestment plan at an initial price of $10.04 per share.

On June 15, 2020, the Operating Partnership commenced a private offering of limited partnership units in the OP, designated as Series GO LP Units, with a maximum offering of $20,000,000, which could be increased to $30,000,000 in the sole discretion of LF REIT III as the General Partner of the Operating Partnership, (the "GO Unit Offering") to accredited investors only, pursuant to a confidential private placement memorandum exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Series GO LP Units were being offered until the earlier of (i) the sale of $20,000,000 in Series GO LP Units (which could be increased to $30,000,000 in the Company's sole discretion), (ii) June 14, 2022 or (iii) the Operating Partnership terminates the GO Unit Offering at an earlier date in its sole discretion. The Company's board of directors terminated the GO Unit Offering as of February 14, 2022. The Company's board of directors approved and ratified additional sales after February 14, 2022 in the GO Unit Offering for sales which were pending as of that date.

The Operating Partnership may issue Series T LP Units from time to time to persons who contribute direct or indirect interests in real estate to the Operating Partnership. The Series T LP Units will have allocations and distributions that are dictated by the Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership and the applicable contribution agreement for the real estate. Certain Series T LP Units may have different allocations and distributions than other Series T LP Units. The amount of the allocations and distributions will be determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion at the time of issuance of the Series T LP Units and any future distributions are dependent on the financial performance of the contributed real estate based on a mathematical formula. The Series T LP Units are eligible for conversion into Common LP Units beginning either 24 or 36 months, or longer in some instances, after their issuance and will automatically convert into Common LP Units upon other events as described in the Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership. The conversion of Series T LP Units into Common LP Units may vary with each issuance and is generally based on a formula that applies an applicable capitalization rate to the then-current trailing twelve months net operating income of the hotel property less the loan balance outstanding as of the contribution date as assumed by the Operating Partnership, and less other amounts incurred by the Operating Partnership including but not limited to certain closing costs, loan assumption fees and defeasance costs, property improvement plan ("PIP") and capital expenditures, operating cash infused by the Operating Partnership, and any shortfall of certain minimum cumulative investment yield. There is no guarantee that the future financial performance of the contributed hotel property will be sufficient to result in the issuance of Common LP Units resulting from the application of the conversion formula applicable to the issuance of Series T LP Units at the time of the conversion.

On December 3, 2021, the Operating Partnership commenced a private placement offering of its Common LP Units. The Operating Partnership is offering these securities in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D under the Securities Act relating to sales not involving any public offering. The securities are being offered and sold only to purchasers who are "accredited investors," as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. Subject to restrictions on ownership in order to comply with rules governing real estate investment trusts and the terms of the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, each holder of Common LP Units (a "Common LP Partner") will have the right to exchange its Common LP Units for, at the option of the Operating Partnership, an equivalent number of Common Shares or the Cash Amount which would have otherwise been received pursuant to such exchange. The exchange right is not available until the Exchange Date (as defined above). Notwithstanding the above, the Company may waive any of the requirements above in its sole discretion other than (ii) or (iv).

On April 7, 2023, the Operating Partnership commenced a private offering of limited partnership units in the OP, designated as Series GO II LP Units, with a maximum offering of $30,000,000, which could be increased to $60,000,000 in the sole discretion of LF REIT III as the General Partner of the Operating Partnership, (the "GO II Unit Offering") to accredited investors only, pursuant to a confidential private placement memorandum exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Series GO II LP Units are offered at a purchase price equal to 75% of the NAV of the Company's common stock. The Series GO II LP Units are being offered until the earlier of (i) the sale of $30,000,000 in Series GO II LP Units (which could be increased to $60,000,000 in the Company's sole discretion), (ii) March 31, 2025, which date may be extended for one 1-year extension until March 31, 2026 in the sole discretion of the Operating Partnership or (iii) the Operating Partnership terminates the GO II Unit Offering at an earlier date in its sole discretion.

During the period from August 26, 2022 to September 8, 2023, the Company issued and sold 128,878 shares of common stock, including 87,143 shares issued pursuant to the DRIP, and the Operating Partnership issued and sold 423,529 Series GO II Limited Partner Units, and the Company and the Operating Partnership received aggregate proceeds of approximately $4.5 million. During the period from September 8, 2023 to September 12, 2024, aggregate selling commissions of $24,124 and marketing and diligence allowances and other wholesale selling costs and expenses of $1.2 million were paid in connection with the Offering. During the period from September 8, 2023 to September 12, 2024, aggregate selling commissions of $86,752 and marketing and diligence allowances and other wholesale selling costs and expenses of $19,566 were paid in connection with the GO II Unit Offering. As of September 12, 2024, there were 10,003,296 shares of the Company's common stock, 3,120,740 Series GO LP Units, 465,151 Series GO II Limited Units and 1,238,812 Common LP Units outstanding.