NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) ("Ready Capital" or the "Company") today announced that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of additional 6.20% senior notes due 2026 (the "new notes"). The new notes will have the same terms (except with respect to issue date, issue price and the date from which interest will accrue) as, will be fully fungible with and will be treated as a single series of debt securities as, the 6.20% senior notes due 2026 the Company issued on July 22, 2019 in an aggregate principal amount of $57.5 million (the "existing notes"). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to originate or acquire additional mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets consistent with its investment strategy and for general business purposes. Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. and B. Riley FBR, Inc. are serving as book-running managers for the offering.
The existing notes are listed and trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RCB," and the Company intends to apply to list the new notes on the New York Stock Exchange under the same symbol.
A registration statement relating to the new notes was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 27, 2017. The offering will be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, which have been filed with the SEC. A copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from the underwriters by contacting: Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Syndicate Operations (telephone: 1 (866) 805-4128, email: syndicate@sandleroneill.com); or B. Riley FBR, Inc., 1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1300, Arlington, Virginia 22209 (telephone: 1 (703) 312-9580, email: prospectuses@brileyfbr.com).
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company's securities, nor shall there be any sale of the Company's securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
About Ready Capital Corporation
Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services small- to medium-sized balance commercial loans. The Company specializes in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor and bridge as well as U.S. Small Business Administration loans under its Section 7(a) program. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company employs over 400 lending professionals nationwide. The Company is externally managed and advised by Waterfall Asset Management, LLC.
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