UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 9, 2013
STAG INDUSTRIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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27-3099608 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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Of Incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
99 High Street, 28th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 574-4777
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 9, 2013, STAG Industrial, Inc. (the “Company”) and its operating partnership, STAG Industrial Operating Partnership, L.P., entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, relating to the issuance and sale of 2,800,000 shares (including 300,000 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) of the Company’s 6.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), at a public offering price of $25.00 per share. The offering is expected to close on April 16, 2013.
The 2,800,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement have been registered on the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-181290), as amended, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2012.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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1.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement dated as of April 9, 2013 among STAG Industrial, Inc., STAG Industrial Operating Partnership, L.P. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Kathryn Arnone |
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Kathryn Arnone |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Dated: April 15, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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1.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement dated as of April 9, 2013 among STAG Industrial, Inc., STAG Industrial Operating Partnership, L.P. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. |