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1021-00002 · Verimark Hospitality Group · Closing
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Document TitleFunds Flow Memorandum
Prepared ByCalderwood & Harkness LLP, One Liberty Plaza, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10006
Date of MemorandumJune 24, 2024
Closing DateJune 25, 2024
MatterVerimark Hospitality Group Inc. — $500,000,000 8.250% Senior Notes due 2031
IssuerVerimark Hospitality Group Inc.
Issuer Address2400 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33129
Issuer EIN84-3291057
Nasdaq TickerVMRK
Offering Type144A / Regulation S Private Placement of Senior Unsecured Notes
Aggregate Principal Amount$500,000,000
CUSIP (144A)923847 AA 5
CUSIP (Reg S)U92384 AA 8
ISIN (144A)US923847AA52
ISIN (Reg S)USU92384AA83
Issue Price98.500% of par
Gross Proceeds$492,500,000
Initial Purchasers' discount$8,750,000 (1.750% of par)
Net Proceeds to Issuer$483,750,000
Indenture Trustee / Escrow AgentFidelitas Trust Company, N.A.
Escrow Account No.7841-0293-551
Existing Credit Facility Loan No.GNB-SYN-2021-04417
Prepared By (Individual)Claire Dempsey, Lead Associate, Capital Markets
Reviewed ByTheodore Langston, Responsible Partner, Capital Markets
Billing PartnerVivienne St. Claire
Confidentiality NoticePRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT. This memorandum is prepared solely for the use of the parties in connection with the closing of the above-referenced transaction. Do not distribute without prior written consent of Calderwood & Harkness LLP.
Governing LawState of New York

[sheet: Sources of Funds]

Step No.DescriptionPayorPayee / Receiving AccountAccount No.Bank / InstitutionAmount ($)Timing / Sequencing Notes
1Payment of aggregate issue price by Initial Purchasers for $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2031 at issue price of 98.500%Kensington Barrow & Co. (as Representative of Initial Purchasers, including Ridgeline Capital Markets LLC and Stonebridge Marvelo Securities Inc.)Escrow Account — Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. (as Escrow Agent)7841-0293-551Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A., 100 Wall Street, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10005492,500,000.00Step 1 — Wire to be received by 10:00 AM ET on June 25, 2024. Per Escrow Agreement dated June 18, 2024.
2Release of gross proceeds from Escrow Account upon satisfaction of all closing conditions under the Purchase Agreement dated June 18, 2024Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. (as Escrow Agent)Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. — Closing Proceeds Account[VHG Proceeds Account No. — to be provided][VHG's bank — to be provided]492,500,000.00Step 2 — Release upon joint written instruction of Issuer and Representative confirming satisfaction of conditions. Simultaneous with Step 3 disbursements.
TOTAL SOURCES492,500,000.00

[sheet: Uses of Funds]

Step No.DescriptionPayorPayeePayee AddressPayee ContactReceiving BankReceiving Bank AddressABA / Routing No.Account NameAccount No.Reference / MemoAmount ($)Timing / Sequencing Notes
3Initial Purchasers' discount — retained by Kensington Barrow & Co. as Representative (1.750% of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount)Verimark Hospitality Group Inc.Kensington Barrow & Co. (as Representative of the Initial Purchasers)399 Park Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022Jonathan M. Firth, Managing Director, Leveraged Finance[KB's bank — to be provided][Address — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Kensington Barrow & Co. — Underwriting Fee Account[Account No. — to be provided]VHG 8.250% Senior Notes due 2031 — Initial Purchasers' discount8,750,000.00Step 3 — To be netted/retained from gross proceeds simultaneously with escrow release. Allocated among Initial Purchasers per Purchase Agreement.
4Payoff of Existing Credit Facility — Principal repayment (Term Loan A: $280,142,819.16 + Term Loan B: $187,200,000.00) under Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated March 15, 2021 (Loan No. GNB-SYN-2021-04417)Verimark Hospitality Group Inc.Greystone National Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent for the lenders under the Existing Credit Facility)1 Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111Thomas P. Quirk, Senior Vice President[Greystone payoff bank — to be provided][Address — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Greystone National Bank, N.A. — Loan Payoff Account[Account No. — to be provided]Payoff — GNB-SYN-2021-04417 — Principal467,342,819.16Step 4 — Wire must be received by 2:00 PM ET on June 25, 2024. Per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024. Funds release conditioned on simultaneous lien release confirmation.
5Payoff of Existing Credit Facility — Accrued and unpaid interest estimated through June 25, 2024 closing dateVerimark Hospitality Group Inc.Greystone National Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent)1 Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111Thomas P. Quirk, Senior Vice President[Greystone payoff bank — to be provided][Address — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Greystone National Bank, N.A. — Loan Payoff Account[Account No. — to be provided]Payoff — GNB-SYN-2021-04417 — Accrued Interest4,207,180.84Step 5 — Same wire as Step 4 or separate wire per Greystone instructions. Per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024.
6Payoff of Existing Credit Facility — Prepayment premium (0.50% of $467,342,819.16 outstanding principal)Verimark Hospitality Group Inc.Greystone National Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent)1 Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111Thomas P. Quirk, Senior Vice President[Greystone payoff bank — to be provided][Address — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Greystone National Bank, N.A. — Loan Payoff Account[Account No. — to be provided]Payoff — GNB-SYN-2021-04417 — Prepayment Premium2,336,714.10Step 6 — Per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024. May be combined with Steps 4-5 into single wire of $473,886,714.10 per Greystone instructions.
Subtotal — Total Greystone Payoff (Steps 4–6)Greystone National Bank, N.A.473,886,714.10
7Transaction fees and expenses (legal fees to Calderwood & Harkness LLP and Whitfield, Crane & Aldrich LLP; trustee fees to Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A.; rating agency fees to Crestline Ratings Group and Broadmark Rating Services Inc.; printing and document services to Meridian Document Services Inc.; miscellaneous expenses)Verimark Hospitality Group Inc.Various — see Transaction Expenses Detail sheetVariousVariousVariousVariousVariousVariousVariousVHG 8.250% Senior Notes — Transaction Expenses6,863,285.90Step 7 — Individual wires per Transaction Expenses Detail sheet. To be sent by 12:00 PM ET on June 25, 2024.
8General corporate purposes — balance of net proceeds to VHG operating accountVerimark Hospitality Group Inc.Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. — Operating Account2400 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33129Patricia R. Henning, Chief Financial Officer[VHG operating bank — to be provided][Address — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. — General Operating Account[Account No. — to be provided]Net Proceeds — General Corporate Purposes3,000,000.00Step 8 — Final disbursement after all other uses funded.
TOTAL USES492,500,000.00Confirmed: Total Uses = Total Sources

[sheet: Sources and Uses Reconciliation]

Line Item

SOURCES

Gross Proceeds from Notes Issuance ($500,000,000 × 98.500%)492,500,000.00Issue price of 98.500%; OID of 1.500% ($7,500,000)
Total Sources492,500,000.00

USES

Initial Purchasers' discount (1.750% of $500,000,000)8,750,000.00Retained by Kensington Barrow & Co. as Representative
Existing Credit Facility — Principal Payoff467,342,819.16Term Loan A: $280,142,819.16; Term Loan B: $187,200,000.00; Loan No. GNB-SYN-2021-04417
Existing Credit Facility — Accrued Interest (est. through 6/25/2024)4,207,180.84Per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024
Existing Credit Facility — Prepayment Premium (0.50%)2,336,714.100.50% × $467,342,819.16
Transaction Fees and Expenses6,863,285.90Legal, trustee, rating agencies, printing, misc.
General Corporate Purposes3,000,000.00Balance to VHG operating account
Total Uses492,500,000.00

NET PROCEEDS RECONCILIATION

Gross Proceeds492,500,000.00
Less: Initial Purchasers' discount(8,750,000.00)
Net Proceeds to Issuer483,750,000.00
Less: Total Disbursements from Net Proceeds (Steps 4-8)(483,750,000.00)
Surplus / (Shortfall)0.00Confirmed: Sources = Uses
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT500,000,000.00Face value of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2031
Coupon Rate8.250%Semi-annual interest of $20,625,000 payable Jan 1 and Jul 1
Maturity DateJuly 1, 2031
First Interest Accrual DateJuly 1, 2024
First Interest Payment DateJanuary 1, 2025

[sheet: Transaction Expenses Detail]

Item No.PayeeDescriptionPayee AddressPayee ContactReceiving BankABA / Routing No.Account NameAccount No.Reference / MemoAmount ($)
1Calderwood & Harkness LLPLegal fees and disbursements — Issuer's counselOne Liberty Plaza, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10006Vivienne St. Claire, Billing Partner[C&H's bank — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Calderwood & Harkness LLP — Client Trust Account[Account No. — to be provided]VHG 8.250% Senior Notes — Legal Fees2,350,000.00
2Whitfield, Crane & Aldrich LLPLegal fees and disbursements — Initial Purchasers' counsel51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019Nathaniel R. Bosch, Partner[WCA's bank — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Whitfield, Crane & Aldrich LLP — Trust Account[Account No. — to be provided]VHG 8.250% Senior Notes — IP Counsel Fees1,575,000.00
3Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A.Trustee acceptance fee, first-year annual fee, and escrow agent fee100 Wall Street, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10005Rebecca A. Marsden, VP, Corporate Trust Administration[Fidelitas bank — to be provided][ABA — to be provided]Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. — Fee Account[Account No. — to be provided]VHG 8.250% Senior Notes — Trustee/Escrow Fees175,000.00
4Crestline Ratings GroupRating agency fee — initial rating (B1, stable outlook)[Address — to be provided][Contact — to be provided][Bank — to be provided][ABA — to be provided][Account Name — to be provided][Account No. — to be provided]VHG 8.250% Senior Notes — Rating Fee550,000.00
5Broadmark Rating Services Inc.Rating agency fee — initial rating (B+, stable outlook)[Address — to be provided][Contact — to be provided][Bank — to be provided][ABA — to be provided][Account Name — to be provided][Account No. — to be provided]VHG 8.250% Senior Notes — Rating Fee525,000.00
6Meridian Document Services Inc.Printing, typesetting, and document production — Offering Memorandum and closing binders44 Wall Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005[Contact — to be provided][Bank — to be provided][ABA — to be provided][Account Name — to be provided][Account No. — to be provided]VHG 8.250% Senior Notes — Printing285,000.00
7VariousMiscellaneous expenses (filing fees, DTC fees, blue sky compliance, travel, roadshow logistics, courier, etc.)VariousVariousVariousVariousVariousVariousVHG — Miscellaneous Closing Expenses1,403,285.90
TOTAL TRANSACTION EXPENSES6,863,285.90

[sheet: Wire Transfer Sequencing]

SequenceExpected Time (ET)Step Ref.DescriptionFromToAmount ($)Prerequisite / ConditionConfirmation To
1By 10:00 AMStep 1Initial Purchasers fund gross proceeds to Escrow AccountKensington Barrow & Co. (as Representative)Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. — Escrow Account 7841-0293-551492,500,000.00None — first wire of the dayClaire Dempsey (C&H); David K. Moretti (VHG); Jonathan M. Firth (KB); Rebecca A. Marsden (Fidelitas)
2Upon receipt of Step 1 + closing conditions confirmedStep 2 / Step 3Release from Escrow; Initial Purchasers' discount retained/paid; net proceeds disbursed to VHGFidelitas Trust Company, N.A. — Escrow AccountVHG Closing Proceeds Account / Kensington Barrow & Co.492,500,000.00Joint written release instruction from Issuer and Representative; all closing conditions under Purchase Agreement Art. VII satisfied; Officer's Certificate deliveredClaire Dempsey (C&H); Patricia R. Henning (VHG CFO)
3By 2:00 PMSteps 4–6Payoff of Existing Credit Facility — aggregate payoff amount (principal + accrued interest + prepayment premium)Verimark Hospitality Group Inc.Greystone National Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent)473,886,714.10Release of escrow proceeds confirmed; per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024Thomas P. Quirk (Greystone); Claire Dempsey (C&H); David K. Moretti (VHG)
4By 2:00 PMStep 7Transaction fees and expenses — multiple wires per Transaction Expenses DetailVerimark Hospitality Group Inc.Various (see Transaction Expenses Detail sheet)6,863,285.90Release of escrow proceeds confirmedClaire Dempsey (C&H); Patricia R. Henning (VHG CFO)
5By 3:00 PMStep 8General corporate purposes — balance to VHG operating accountVerimark Hospitality Group Inc.VHG General Operating Account3,000,000.00All prior wires confirmed sentPatricia R. Henning (VHG CFO); Claire Dempsey (C&H)
TOTAL ALL DISBURSEMENTS (Steps 3–8)492,500,000.00Confirmed: Total Disbursements = Total Sources = $492,500,000.00