UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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 15, 2019

 

 

JBG SMITH PROPERTIES

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 333-3600

 

 

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 (see General Instructions A.2.):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act o

 

 

 

Item 8.01                                           Other Events.

 

On April 15, 2019, JBG SMITH Properties (the “Company”) and JBG SMITH Properties LP (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule A of the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to offer and sell 10,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Shares”), at a public offering price of $42.00 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 Common Shares, solely to cover overallotments, if any. The estimated net proceeds to the Company from this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and the estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, will be approximately $410.6 million or approximately $472.3 million if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Common Shares in full. The Company and the Operating Partnership made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants concerning the Company, the Operating Partnership and the registration statement in the Underwriting Agreement and also agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Company intends to contribute the net proceeds from this offering to the Operating Partnership in exchange for interests in the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds contributed by the Company to fund development opportunities and for general corporate purposes, which may include paying down indebtedness.

 

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The summary set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1.1.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated April 15, 2019, by and among JBG SMITH Properties, JBG SMITH Properties LP and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto.
5.1		Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the legality of the Common Shares.
23.1		Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	JBG SMITH PROPERTIES
	By:	/s/ Steven A. Museles
	Name:	Steven A. Museles
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

April 18, 2019

 

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