Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSE: GPMT) ("GPMT," "Granite Point" or the "Company") today announced that it received notices to exercise all of the outstanding warrants to purchase approximately 4.55 million shares of the Company's common stock. The Company had an option to net settle the exercise of the warrants in cash or by issuing shares of common stock and elected to settle all the warrants in cash for a total consideration of approximately $32.1 million. The settlement of the warrants resulted in an aggregate decrease in book value per common share of approximately $(0.60).
On September 30, 2021, the Company settled warrants to purchase approximately 1.06 million shares for a net cash amount of approximately $7.5 million, which resulted in a decrease in book value per common share of approximately $(0.14). On October 4, 2021, the Company settled the remaining warrants to purchase approximately 3.49 million shares for a net cash amount of approximately $24.7 million, which resulted in a decrease in book value per common share of approximately $(0.46). The Company has no additional warrants outstanding.
On September 25, 2020, the Company entered into a five-year senior secured term loan credit agreement providing for up to $300 million of proceeds. In conjunction with the credit agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase approximately 6.07 million shares of the Company's common stock at an initial exercise price of $6.47 per share. The Company initially borrowed $225 million of proceeds under the term loan facilities, which resulted in the vesting of warrants to purchase approximately 4.55 million shares. The remaining warrants to purchase approximately 1.52 million shares were subject to vesting if future draws were to occur under the remaining $75 million of the financing commitment. The Company did not make any such future draws resulting in the expiration if its option for the additional proceeds on September 25, 2021 and accordingly the remaining warrants were forfeited.
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About Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. is a Maryland corporation focused on directly originating, investing in and managing senior floating-rate commercial mortgage loans and other debt and debt-like commercial real estate investments. Granite Point is headquartered in New York, NY. Additional information is available at www.gpmtreit.com.
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Additional Information
Stockholders of Granite Point and other interested persons may find additional information regarding the Company at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Internet site at www.sec.gov or by directing requests to: Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., 3 Bryant Park, 24th floor, New York, NY 10036, telephone (212) 364-5500.
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