Great Ajax Corp. Closes $30 Million Private Placement

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May 08, 2020
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Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE: AJX) (the “Company”) announced today that the Company has closed a private placement of $30 million of the Company’s preferred stock and warrants to affiliates of each of Flexpoint Ford LLC, Magnetar Capital LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated May 7, 2020. The Company issued 1,112,400 shares of the Company’s 7.25% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, and 87,600 shares of the Company’s 5.00% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, each at a purchase price per share of $25.00, and two series of five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. Each series of warrants includes a put option that allows the holder to sell the warrants to the Company at a specified put price on or after August 7, 2023. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the private placement to acquire mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets consistent with the Company’s investment strategy. Piper Sandler & Co. served as the Company’s financial adviser in connection with the private placement.