Kennedy Wilson Holdings Inc.

05/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/29/2026 14:54

Material Agreement, Financial Obligation (Form 8-K)

Item 1.01

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 29, 2026, Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. (the "Issuer"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of global real estate investment company Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), completed the issuance and sale of $1.8 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.000% senior notes due 2031 (the "2031 Notes") and $700 million aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior notes due 2033 (the "2033 Notes" and, together with the 2031 Notes, the "Notes") pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Notes were sold only to "qualified institutional buyers" and persons outside the United States that are not "U.S. persons" as such terms are defined under the Securities Act.

The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated as of March 25, 2014 (the "Base Indenture"), by and among the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 2031-1, dated as of May 29, 2026 ("Supplemental Indenture No. 2031-1"), by and among the Issuer and the Trustee, with respect to the 2031 Notes and Supplemental Indenture No. 2033-1, dated as of May 29, 2026 ("Supplemental Indenture No. 2033-1"), by and among the Issuer and the Trustee, with respect to the 2033 Notes (the Base Indenture, as so supplemented, the "Indenture"). The Indenture contains customary agreements and covenants by the Company, the Issuer and the guarantors party thereto from time to time.

The 2031 Notes will mature on June 1, 2031, and bear interest at a rate of 7.000% per annum. The 2033 Notes will mature on June 1, 2033, and bear interest at a rate of 7.250% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2026.

If the Merger (as defined and discussed below) is consummated, the Company expects to use the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes (i) to redeem in full the Issuer's 4.750% senior notes due 2029 (the "2029 Existing Notes") and 4.750% senior notes due 2030 (the "2030 Existing Notes"), and pay any related premiums, if any, fees and expenses, including accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the 2029 Existing Notes and 2030 Existing Notes, (ii) to make an offer to purchase (the "Offer") the Issuer's 5.000% senior notes due 2031 (the "2031 Existing Notes") pursuant to the fundamental change provisions of the indenture governing the 2031 Existing Notes, and (iii) the remainder, if any, to repay all or a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the Issuer's unsecured credit facility and/or for general corporate purposes.

As previously announced, on May 15, 2026, the Issuer commenced the Offer upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 15, 2026, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and issued notices of redemption with respect to the 2029 Existing Notes and the 2030 Existing Notes, pursuant to which the Issuer will redeem in full the 2029 Existing Notes and the 2030 Existing Notes on June 16, 2026. The consummation of the Offer and the redemption of the 2029 Existing Notes and the 2030 Existing Notes are each conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.

As previously announced, the Company is party to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of February 16, 2026, as amended on March 15, 2026, by and among the Company, Kona Bidco, LLC and Kona Merger Subsidiary, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), an entity affiliated with a consortium led by William McMorrow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and certain other senior executives of the Company, and including Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax"), pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, Merger Sub would merge with and into the Company, and the Company would continue as the surviving corporation (the "Merger").

The gross proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes were deposited into an escrow account for the benefit of the holders of the Notes pending the consummation of the Merger. Upon the consummation of the Merger, the escrowed property will be released pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, dated May 29, 2026, by and among the Company, the Trustee and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as escrow agent.

If the Merger is not consummated on or prior to November 16, 2026 (or such later date as agreed to by the parties to the Merger Agreement), the Notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption, at a price equal to 100% of the initial issue price of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, from the issue date of the Notes to, but not including, the date of such special mandatory redemption. Fairfax, directly or through one or more of its affiliates, has committed to fund any shortfall between the amount of funds held in the escrow account and the special mandatory redemption price.

Prior to the first escrow release date, the Notes will be the obligations of the Issuer and will not be guaranteed. From and after the first escrow release date, the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.

On and after June 1, 2028 (in the case of the 2031 Notes) and June 1, 2029 (in the case of the 2033 Notes), the Issuer may redeem all or a portion of the Notes, respectively, at its option at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on June 1 of the years indicated below:

2031 Notes

2033 Notes

Period

Redemption Price

Period

Redemption Price

2028

103.500% 2029 103.625%

2029

101.750% 2030 101.813%

2030 and thereafter

100.000% 2031 and thereafter 100.000%

Prior to June 1, 2028 (in the case of the 2031 Notes) and June 1, 2029 (in the case of the 2033 Notes), the Issuer may, on one or more occasions, redeem all or a portion of the Notes of the applicable series at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus a "make-whole" premium equal to the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of the redemption price of such Note on June 1, 2028 (in the case of the 2031 Notes) and on June 1, 2029 (in the case of the 2033 Notes) plus all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through June 1, 2028 (in the case of the 2031 Notes) and June 1, 2029 (in the case of the 2033 Notes) (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the Indenture), over (B) the principal amount of such Note on the redemption date; plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the applicable record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date).

In addition, the Issuer may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the applicable series at any time prior to June 1, 2028 (in the case of the 2031 Notes) and June 1, 2029 (in the case of the 2033 Notes), with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.000% (in the case of the 2031 Notes) and 107.250% (in the case of the 2033 Notes) of their principal amount, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

The Indenture also provides for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes to be come due and payable.

The description of the Indenture contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Base Indenture, Supplemental Indenture No. 2031-1 and Supplemental Indenture No. 2033-1, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

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