New Residential Investment Corp. (NYSE:NRZ) (“New Residential” or the
“Company”) announced today that it priced its public offering of
31,486,146 shares of its common stock for gross proceeds of
approximately $505 million. Of the total number of shares being offered,
27,935,389 shares are being offered by the Company and the majority of
the remainder is being offered by an affiliate of FIG LLC (our Manager),
which acquired the shares through the exercise of outstanding options.
The underwriters may offer the shares from time to time for sale in one
or more transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in the
over-the-counter market, through negotiated transactions or otherwise at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The offering is
expected to close on June 15, 2015, subject to customary closing
conditions.
In connection with the offering, the Company has granted the
underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional
4,722,921 shares of common stock.
The Company intends to use its portion of the net proceeds from this
offering for general corporate purposes, including to make a variety of
investments, which may include, but are not limited to, investments in
Excess MSRs, servicer advances, real estate securities and real estate
related loans. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of the shares by the selling stockholders.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and J.P. Morgan are the joint
book-running managers for the offering. The offering is being made
pursuant to the Company’s existing effective shelf registration
statement, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and a related
prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus and prospectus
supplement may be obtained from BofA Merrill Lynch, Attention:
Prospectus Department, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com;
Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue,
Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: (800) 831-9146; or J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue,
Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy shares of common stock, nor shall there
be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
ABOUT NEW RESIDENTIAL
New Residential focuses on opportunistically investing in, and
actively managing, investments related to residential real estate. The
Company primarily targets investments in mortgage servicing related
assets and other related opportunistic investments. New Residential is
organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate
investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. The Company
is managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG),
a global investment management firm.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this press release may constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to statements
relating to the offering, the expected closing date of the offering, the
intended use of proceeds of the offering and the underwriters’ methods
of sale. These statements are based on management’s current expectations
and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in
the forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control.
The Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be
attained. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that
could affect such forward-looking statements, see the sections entitled
“Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement related to the offering and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations” incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement
related to the offering from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, new risks and
uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the
Company to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause
its actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s
expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any statement is based.
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