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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): October 29, 2024
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DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia | 001-09819 | 52-1549373 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4991 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100 | | |
Glen Allen, Virginia | | 23060-9245 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| | | | (804) | 217-5800 | |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | |
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | DX | | New York Stock Exchange |
6.900% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | DXPRC | | New York Stock Exchange |
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 ☐
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 29, 2024, Dynex Capital, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into amendment no. 5 (“Amendment No. 5”) to the distribution agreement, dated June 29, 2018, as amended on May 31, 2019, August 3, 2021, June 3, 2022 and February 10, 2023 (the “Agreement” and, as amended by Amendment No. 5, the “Amended Agreement”), by and among the Company, on the one hand, and BTIG, LLC, Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively the “Sales Agents” and each individually a “Sales Agent”), on the other hand, pursuant to which shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), may be offered and sold through the Agents in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Amendment No. 5 increases the number of shares of Common Stock available for sale under the Agreement by 33,235,621 shares to 69,353,243 shares, 35,468,000 shares of which remain available for issuance (the “Shares”), and adds Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as Sales Agents to the Amended Agreement.
The Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281180). The Company filed a prospectus supplement, dated October 29, 2024, to the prospectus, dated October 25, 2024, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares from time to time pursuant to the Amended Agreement.
The Sales Agents and their affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, investment banking, brokerage and other services to the Company in the ordinary course of business, and the Company paid, and expects to pay, customary fees and commissions for their services, respectively.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete description of the Amended Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 5, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
In connection with the filing of Amendment No. 5, the Company is filing as Exhibit 5.1 hereto an opinion of its counsel, Mayer Brown LLP, with respect to the legality of the shares.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
5.1 | | |
10.1 | | Amendment No. 5, dated October 29, 2024, to the Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2018, as amended on May 31, 2019, August 3, 2021, June 3, 2022, and February 10, 2023, by and among Dynex Capital, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, J.P. Morgan LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. |
23.1 | | Consent of Mayer Brown LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | DYNEX CAPITAL, INC. |
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Date: | October 29, 2024 | By: | /s/ Robert S. Colligan |
| | | Robert S. Colligan |
| | | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
| | | (Principal Financial Officer) |