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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): September 23, 2024

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-36110   34-1755769
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification
No.)

 

225 WEST WASHINGTON STREET    
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana   46204
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 317.636.1600

 

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:

 

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
None   None   None

 

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 23, 2024, Simon Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”), the general partner of Simon Property Group, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), issued a press release announcing the terms of the public offering of the senior notes of the Operating Partnership (the “Offering Press Release”) described below. A copy of the Offering Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

This Item 7.01 and the related Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.

 

ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

 

On September 23, 2024, the Operating Partnership entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and US Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), in connection with the public offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s 4.750% notes due 2034 (the “Notes”). The Underwriting Agreement contains representations and warranties and covenants that are customary for transactions of this type. In addition, the Operating Partnership has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities on customary terms. The Underwriters have performed, and expect in the future to perform, investment banking and advisory services for which they have received, and may continue to receive, customary fees and expenses, and affiliates of the Underwriters have performed, and expect in the future to perform, commercial lending services, for the Operating Partnership and its affiliates from time to time.

 

The Notes were issued on September 26, 2024 pursuant to the Operating Partnership’s Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of November 26, 1996, between the Operating Partnership and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2024 (the “Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Operating Partnership and the Trustee, setting forth the terms of the Notes.

 

 

 

 

The Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.750% per annum and mature on September 26, 2034. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 26 and September 26, beginning March 26, 2025 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest will be paid to holders of record of such Notes registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day preceding the related Interest Payment Date.

 

The Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes at its option at any time, in whole or from time to time in part, on not less than 10 and not more than 60 days’ prior written notice mailed to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed. The Notes will be redeemable at a price equal to the principal amount of such Notes being redeemed, plus unpaid interest accrued to, but not including, the date of redemption and a “make-whole” premium calculated under the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture with respect to the Notes (unless the Notes are redeemed on or after June 26, 2034, in which case no “make-whole” premium will be payable).

 

The Notes will be subject to customary events of default, including, among other things, nonpayment, failure to comply with the other agreements in the Indenture for a period of 90 days after notice, and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization.

 

The foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety by the Underwriting Agreement and the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture (including the forms of notes attached thereto) which are filed as Exhibits 1.1 and 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein. The Form of Notes is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and a copy of the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
Exhibit 1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated September 23, 2024, among Simon Property Group, L.P. and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and US Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein.
     
Exhibit 4.1   Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2024, to the Indenture dated as of November 26, 1996 between Simon Property Group, L.P. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee.
     
Exhibit 4.2   Form of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Notes due 2034 (included in Exhibit 4.1 hereto).
     
Exhibit 5.1   Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
     
Exhibit 23.1   Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
     
Exhibit 99.1   Pricing Press Release, dated September 23, 2024, issued by Simon Property Group, Inc.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

 

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:September 26, 2024

 

  SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P.
   
  By:  Simon Property Group, Inc., its sole General Partner
     
    By:  /s/ Brian J. McDade
      Brian J. McDade
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer