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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): October 4, 2024 (October 2, 2024)
The Pennant Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Delaware | | 001-38900 | | 83-3349931 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1675 E Riverside Drive, Suite 150, |
Eagle, ID 83616 |
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(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (208) 506-6100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | PNTG | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 2, 2024, The Pennant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) closed the public offering (the “Offering”) of 4,025,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“common stock”). In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement, dated as of October 2, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Truist Securities, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, to issue and sell 4,025,000 shares of common stock, including 525,000 shares of common stock due to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The shares were offered and sold under a prospectus supplement and related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281302). The net proceeds to the Company from the offering, after underwriting discounts and commissions and before expenses, is approximately $118.5 million.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Underwriting Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the opinion of Sidley Austin LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. | | | | | | | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2024, among The Pennant Group, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Truist Securities, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein |
| | Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP |
| | Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1) |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Dated: October 4, 2024 | THE PENNANT GROUP, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ LYNETTE B. WALBOM | |
| | Lynette B. Walbom | |
| | Chief Financial Officer | |
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