Lexington REIT Forms New High Yield Net Lease Investment Company

SEC Edgar Archive - October 10, 2005

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust (NYSE:LXP) has announced the formation of a new specialty investment company that will expand Lexington’s acquisition opportunities by investing directly and indirectly in general use properties with private or middle market type tenants, special purpose properties, non-U.S. properties located in the Americas with U.S. dollar denominated rent, and other specialized facilities or assets integral to the operations of its tenants. These investments are generally expected to generate higher yields than those available on Lexington’s core investments.

The specialty investment company, called Lexington Strategic Asset Corp. (“LSAC”), has raised net proceeds of approximately $61.6 million, after placement fees and estimated offering expenses, through the sale in a private placement of 6,738,000 shares of common stock to “qualified institutional buyers”, investors outside of the United States in offshore transactions, and institutional and individual “accredited investors”.

In connection with the private placement, Lexington will contribute to LSAC its indirect ownership interest in four real estate assets and financing deposits. In exchange, LSAC will issue to Lexington shares of its common stock having an aggregate value of approximately $33.2 million based on the offering price in the private placement.

Upon completion of the private placement and Lexington’s contribution, LSAC will have an equity capitalization of approximately $94.8 million and Lexington will beneficially own approximately 32% of the fully diluted outstanding shares of LSAC’s common stock. Sphere: Related Content