vici-20210527

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2021

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VICI Properties Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Maryland

001-38372

81-4177147

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

535 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 949-4631

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.01 par value

VICI

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. ☐


Item 8.01.			Other Events.

Equity Distribution Agreement

On May 27, 2021, VICI Properties Inc. (the “Company”) and VICI Properties L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (in such capacity, each a “Manager,” and together, the “Managers”), and each of the Forward Purchasers (as defined below), pursuant to which up to an aggregate gross sales price of $1,000,000,000 of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), may be offered and sold from time to time through the Managers, acting as the Company’s sales agents or, if applicable, as Forward Sellers (as defined below), or directly to the Managers as principals for their own accounts.

The Common Stock sold in the offering will be issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 27, 2021, and the accompanying base prospectus dated May 27, 2021 forming part of the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-256524) filed with the SEC on May 27, 2021.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Managers, whether acting as the Company’s sales agents or as Forward Sellers, will use their commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with their normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations, to sell the Common Stock that may be designated by the Company (if acting as the Company’s sales agents) and the Common Stock borrowed from third parties (if acting as Forward Sellers), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Equity Distribution Agreement. Sales, if any, of the Common Stock made through the Managers, as the Company’s sales agents, or as Forward Sellers pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement, may be made in “at the market” offerings (as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or sales made to or through market makers at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, and in privately negotiated transactions, which may include block trades, as the Company and any Manager may agree. The Company also may sell Common Stock to any Manager as principal for its own account. If the Company sells Common Stock to any Manager as principal, it will enter into a separate terms agreement (each, a “Terms Agreement”, and collectively, the “Terms Agreements”) setting forth the terms of such transaction.

The Company or any Manager may at any time suspend an offering of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement. The offering of Common Stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of the Common Stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement having an aggregate gross sales price equal to $1,000,000,000 and (ii) the termination of such Equity Distribution Agreement.

The Company and the Operating Partnership made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants concerning the Company, the Operating Partnership and the registration statement in the Equity Distribution Agreement and also agreed to indemnify the Managers and Forward Purchasers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The Equity Distribution Agreement provides that, in addition to issuance and sale of Common Stock to or through the Managers, the Company also may enter into forward sale agreements with each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (or their respective affiliates), as forward purchasers (in such capacity, each a “Forward Purchaser,” and together, the “Forward Purchasers”) in a form attached as Annex II to the Equity Distribution Agreement (each a “Forward Sale Agreement” and together, the “Forward Sale Agreements”). In connection with any Forward Sale Agreement, the relevant Forward Seller (or its affiliate) will, at the Company’s request, use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations, to borrow from third parties and sell a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the particular Forward Sale Agreement.

In this Current Report on Form 8-K, a Manager, when acting as sales agent for the relevant Forward Purchaser, is referred to as, individually, a “Forward Seller” and collectively, the “Forward Sellers.” Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references herein to the “related,” “relevant” or “applicable” Forward Purchaser means, with respect to any Manager, the affiliate of such Manager that is acting as Forward Purchaser or, if applicable, such Manager acting in its capacity as Forward Purchaser.

The Company will not initially receive any proceeds from any sales of borrowed shares of Common Stock by a Forward Seller in connection with a Forward Sale Agreement. The Company expects to fully physically settle each Forward Sale Agreement with the relevant Forward Purchaser on one or more dates specified by the Company on or prior to the maturity

date of such Forward Sale Agreement, in which case the Company expects to receive aggregate cash proceeds at settlement equal to the number of shares of the Common Stock underlying such Forward Sale Agreement multiplied by the then-applicable forward sale price per share, subject to certain adjustments pursuant to such Forward Sale Agreement. Although the Company expects to settle any Forward Sale Agreements by the physical delivery of shares of Common Stock in exchange for cash proceeds, the Forward Sale Agreements will allow the Company to cash or net-share settle all or a portion of its obligations. If the Company elects to cash settle any Forward Sale Agreement, the Company may not receive any proceeds and the Company may owe cash to the relevant Forward Purchaser. If the Company elects to net share settle any Forward Sale Agreement, the Company will not receive any cash proceeds, and the Company may owe shares of Common Stock to the relevant Forward Purchaser.

The Company intends to contribute the net proceeds from any sales of Common Stock to or through the Managers (as the Company’s sales agents or principals) and the net proceeds, if any, from the settlement of any Forward Sale Agreements to the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds contributed by the Company for general business purposes, which may include the acquisition and improvement of properties, capital expenditures, working capital, the repayment of indebtedness and other general business purposes.

The compensation to each Manager will be a mutually agreed commission that will not exceed, but may be lower than, 2.0% of the gross sales price of the Common Stock sold through it as the Company’s sales agent pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement. The compensation to each Manager acting as a Forward Seller will be a mutually agreed commission in the form of a reduction to the initial forward price under the related Forward Sale Agreement that will not exceed, but may be lower than, 2.0% of the gross sales prices of the borrowed shares of Common Stock sold through such Manager, acting as Forward Seller, during the applicable forward hedge selling period for such Common Stock.

A copy of the Equity Distribution Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference and a copy of the Form of Confirmation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 1.1 and Exhibit 99.1, as applicable.


Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
1.1						Equity Distribution Agreement by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as managers, and each of Citibank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo, National Association, each in its capacity as a forward purchaser, dated May 27, 2021

5.1						Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP with respect to the legality of the shares of Common Stock

23.1						Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

99.1						Form of Confirmation

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (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.


	VICI PROPERTIES INC.
Date: May 27, 2021	By:	/s/ SAMANTHA S. GALLAGHER
		Samantha S. Gallagher
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

VICI Properties Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits