SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE: STOR) (the “Company”), an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 8,650,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $23.10 per share, which was upsized from the previously announced offering of 7,600,000 shares of common stock. The Company granted the underwriters of the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,297,500 additional shares of common stock from the Company. The offering is expected to close on March 31, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay amounts outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility and to fund property acquisitions subject to purchase contracts in the ordinary course of business.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley served as joint book-running managers for the offering. BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities served as lead managers for the offering, and Baird, Capital One Securities, Ladenburg Thalmann, Raymond James, Stifel and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey served as co-managers for the offering.
The offering of these securities will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, final prospectus supplement (when available) and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from: Goldman, Sachs & Co., via telephone: (866) 471-2526, email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com, or standard mail: Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, Attention: Prospectus Department; and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, via standard mail: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department.
A registration statement relating to these securities became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About STORE Capital
STORE Capital Corporation is an internally managed net-lease REIT that is the leader in the acquisition, investment and management of Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, which is its target market and the inspiration for its name. The Company is one of the largest and fastest growing net-lease REITs and owns a well-diversified portfolio that consists of investments in over 1,700 property locations, substantially all of which are profit-centers, in 48 states.
Forward-Looking Statements
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