[sheet: Cover]
Field | Value
Document Title | Funds Flow Memorandum
Prepared By | Calderwood & Harkness LLP, One Liberty Plaza, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10006
Date of Memorandum | June 24, 2024
Closing Date | June 25, 2024
Matter | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. — $500,000,000 8.250% Senior Notes due 2031
Issuer | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc.
Issuer Address | 2400 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33129
Issuer EIN | 84-3291057
Nasdaq Ticker | VMRK
Offering Type | 144A / 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 Price | 98.500% of par
Gross Proceeds | $492,500,000
Initial Purchasers' discount | $8,750,000 (1.750% of par)
Net Proceeds to Issuer | $483,750,000
Indenture Trustee / Escrow Agent | Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A.
Escrow Account No. | 7841-0293-551
Existing Credit Facility Loan No. | GNB-SYN-2021-04417
Prepared By (Individual) | Claire Dempsey, Lead Associate, Capital Markets
Reviewed By | Theodore Langston, Responsible Partner, Capital Markets
Billing Partner | Vivienne St. Claire
Confidentiality Notice | PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT. This memorandum is prepared solely for the use of the parties in connection with the closing of the above-referenced transaction. Do not distribute without prior written consent of Calderwood & Harkness LLP.
Governing Law | State of New York
[sheet: Sources of Funds]
Step No. | Description | Payor | Payee / Receiving Account | Account No. | Bank / Institution | Amount ($) | Timing / Sequencing Notes
1 | Payment of aggregate issue price by Initial Purchasers for $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2031 at issue price of 98.500% | Kensington Barrow & Co. (as Representative of Initial Purchasers, including Ridgeline Capital Markets LLC and Stonebridge Marvelo Securities Inc.) | Escrow Account — Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. (as Escrow Agent) | 7841-0293-551 | Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A., 100 Wall Street, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10005 | 492,500,000.00 | Step 1 — Wire to be received by 10:00 AM ET on June 25, 2024. Per Escrow Agreement dated June 18, 2024.
2 | Release of gross proceeds from Escrow Account upon satisfaction of all closing conditions under the Purchase Agreement dated June 18, 2024 | Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. (as Escrow Agent) | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. — Closing Proceeds Account | [VHG Proceeds Account No. — to be provided] | [VHG's bank — to be provided] | 492,500,000.00 | Step 2 — Release upon joint written instruction of Issuer and Representative confirming satisfaction of conditions. Simultaneous with Step 3 disbursements.
TOTAL SOURCES | 492,500,000.00
[sheet: Uses of Funds]
Step No. | Description | Payor | Payee | Payee Address | Payee Contact | Receiving Bank | Receiving Bank Address | ABA / Routing No. | Account Name | Account No. | Reference / Memo | Amount ($) | Timing / Sequencing Notes
3 | Initial 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 10022 | Jonathan 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' discount | 8,750,000.00 | Step 3 — To be netted/retained from gross proceeds simultaneously with escrow release. Allocated among Initial Purchasers per Purchase Agreement.
4 | Payoff 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 02111 | Thomas 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 — Principal | 467,342,819.16 | Step 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.
5 | Payoff of Existing Credit Facility — Accrued and unpaid interest estimated through June 25, 2024 closing date | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. | Greystone National Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent) | 1 Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111 | Thomas 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 Interest | 4,207,180.84 | Step 5 — Same wire as Step 4 or separate wire per Greystone instructions. Per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024.
6 | Payoff 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 02111 | Thomas 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 Premium | 2,336,714.10 | Step 6 — Per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024. May be combined with Steps 4-5 into single wire of $473,886,714.10 per Greystone instructions.
Subtotal — Total Greystone Payoff (Steps 4–6) | Greystone National Bank, N.A. | 473,886,714.10
7 | Transaction fees and expenses (legal fees to Calderwood & Harkness LLP and Whitfield, Crane & Aldrich LLP; trustee fees to Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A.; rating agency fees to Crestline Ratings Group and Broadmark Rating Services Inc.; printing and document services to Meridian Document Services Inc.; miscellaneous expenses) | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. | Various — see Transaction Expenses Detail sheet | Various | Various | Various | Various | Various | Various | Various | VHG 8.250% Senior Notes — Transaction Expenses | 6,863,285.90 | Step 7 — Individual wires per Transaction Expenses Detail sheet. To be sent by 12:00 PM ET on June 25, 2024.
8 | General corporate purposes — balance of net proceeds to VHG operating account | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. — Operating Account | 2400 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33129 | Patricia R. Henning, Chief Financial Officer | [VHG operating bank — to be provided] | [Address — to be provided] | [ABA — to be provided] | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. — General Operating Account | [Account No. — to be provided] | Net Proceeds — General Corporate Purposes | 3,000,000.00 | Step 8 — Final disbursement after all other uses funded.
TOTAL USES | 492,500,000.00 | Confirmed: Total Uses = Total Sources
[sheet: Sources and Uses Reconciliation]
Line Item | Amount ($) | Notes
SOURCES
Gross Proceeds from Notes Issuance ($500,000,000 × 98.500%) | 492,500,000.00 | Issue price of 98.500%; OID of 1.500% ($7,500,000)
Total Sources | 492,500,000.00
USES
Initial Purchasers' discount (1.750% of $500,000,000) | 8,750,000.00 | Retained by Kensington Barrow & Co. as Representative
Existing Credit Facility — Principal Payoff | 467,342,819.16 | Term 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) | 4,207,180.84 | Per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024
Existing Credit Facility — Prepayment Premium (0.50%) | 2,336,714.10 | 0.50% × $467,342,819.16
Transaction Fees and Expenses | 6,863,285.90 | Legal, trustee, rating agencies, printing, misc.
General Corporate Purposes | 3,000,000.00 | Balance to VHG operating account
Total Uses | 492,500,000.00
NET PROCEEDS RECONCILIATION
Gross Proceeds | 492,500,000.00
Less: Initial Purchasers' discount | (8,750,000.00)
Net Proceeds to Issuer | 483,750,000.00
Less: Total Disbursements from Net Proceeds (Steps 4-8) | (483,750,000.00)
Surplus / (Shortfall) | 0.00 | Confirmed: Sources = Uses
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | 500,000,000.00 | Face value of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2031
Coupon Rate | 8.250% | Semi-annual interest of $20,625,000 payable Jan 1 and Jul 1
Maturity Date | July 1, 2031
First Interest Accrual Date | July 1, 2024
First Interest Payment Date | January 1, 2025
[sheet: Transaction Expenses Detail]
Item No. | Payee | Description | Payee Address | Payee Contact | Receiving Bank | ABA / Routing No. | Account Name | Account No. | Reference / Memo | Amount ($)
1 | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Legal fees and disbursements — Issuer's counsel | One Liberty Plaza, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10006 | Vivienne 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 Fees | 2,350,000.00
2 | Whitfield, Crane & Aldrich LLP | Legal fees and disbursements — Initial Purchasers' counsel | 51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 | Nathaniel 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 Fees | 1,575,000.00
3 | Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. | Trustee acceptance fee, first-year annual fee, and escrow agent fee | 100 Wall Street, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10005 | Rebecca 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 Fees | 175,000.00
4 | Crestline Ratings Group | Rating 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 Fee | 550,000.00
5 | Broadmark 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 Fee | 525,000.00
6 | Meridian Document Services Inc. | Printing, typesetting, and document production — Offering Memorandum and closing binders | 44 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 — Printing | 285,000.00
7 | Various | Miscellaneous expenses (filing fees, DTC fees, blue sky compliance, travel, roadshow logistics, courier, etc.) | Various | Various | Various | Various | Various | Various | VHG — Miscellaneous Closing Expenses | 1,403,285.90
TOTAL TRANSACTION EXPENSES | 6,863,285.90
[sheet: Wire Transfer Sequencing]
Sequence | Expected Time (ET) | Step Ref. | Description | From | To | Amount ($) | Prerequisite / Condition | Confirmation To
1 | By 10:00 AM | Step 1 | Initial Purchasers fund gross proceeds to Escrow Account | Kensington Barrow & Co. (as Representative) | Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. — Escrow Account 7841-0293-551 | 492,500,000.00 | None — first wire of the day | Claire Dempsey (C&H); David K. Moretti (VHG); Jonathan M. Firth (KB); Rebecca A. Marsden (Fidelitas)
2 | Upon receipt of Step 1 + closing conditions confirmed | Step 2 / Step 3 | Release from Escrow; Initial Purchasers' discount retained/paid; net proceeds disbursed to VHG | Fidelitas Trust Company, N.A. — Escrow Account | VHG Closing Proceeds Account / Kensington Barrow & Co. | 492,500,000.00 | Joint written release instruction from Issuer and Representative; all closing conditions under Purchase Agreement Art. VII satisfied; Officer's Certificate delivered | Claire Dempsey (C&H); Patricia R. Henning (VHG CFO)
3 | By 2:00 PM | Steps 4–6 | Payoff of Existing Credit Facility — aggregate payoff amount (principal + accrued interest + prepayment premium) | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. | Greystone National Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent) | 473,886,714.10 | Release of escrow proceeds confirmed; per Payoff Letter dated June 21, 2024 | Thomas P. Quirk (Greystone); Claire Dempsey (C&H); David K. Moretti (VHG)
4 | By 2:00 PM | Step 7 | Transaction fees and expenses — multiple wires per Transaction Expenses Detail | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. | Various (see Transaction Expenses Detail sheet) | 6,863,285.90 | Release of escrow proceeds confirmed | Claire Dempsey (C&H); Patricia R. Henning (VHG CFO)
5 | By 3:00 PM | Step 8 | General corporate purposes — balance to VHG operating account | Verimark Hospitality Group Inc. | VHG General Operating Account | 3,000,000.00 | All prior wires confirmed sent | Patricia R. Henning (VHG CFO); Claire Dempsey (C&H)
TOTAL ALL DISBURSEMENTS (Steps 3–8) | 492,500,000.00 | Confirmed: Total Disbursements = Total Sources = $492,500,000.00