8-K

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): August 13, 2020

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-36008	46-2024407
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

11620 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000 Los Angeles, California	90025
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(310) 996-1680	N/A
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)	(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 symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	REXR	New York Stock Exchange
5.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	REXR-PA	New York Stock Exchange
5.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	REXR-PB	New York Stock Exchange
5.625 % Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	REXR-PC	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.  ☐

This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation (referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us”), in connection with the matters described herein.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Amendment to Equity Distribution Agreement

On August 13, 2020, the Company entered into that certain Consent to Assignment and Amendment (the “Amendment”), which amended the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated June 13, 2019, by and among the Company, Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P, a Maryland limited partnership, and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC (“BB&T”). Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, Truist Securities, Inc. succeeded to and assumed all the rights and obligations of BB&T under the Equity Distribution Agreement and replaced BB&T as the sales agent thereunder.

The Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1. The description of the Amendment contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
1.1	Consent to Assignment and Amendment, dated August 13, 2020, among Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC and Truist Securities, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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.

	Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
Date: August 13, 2020	By:	/s/ Adeel Khan
		Adeel Khan
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-1.1

Exhibit 1.1

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT

This CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT AND AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), is dated as of August 13, 2020, by and among BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BBTS”), Truist Securities, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“Truist Securities”), Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) and Rexford Industrial Realty, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”).

WHEREAS, BBTS, the Company and the Operating Partnership are parties to that certain Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2019, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and BBTS (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, BBTS and Truist Securities are direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Truist Financial Corporation (“Truist,” and together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, the “Truist Organization”);

WHEREAS, as part of certain internal reorganization efforts within the Truist Organization, effective as of August 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), (a) BBTS contributed and assigned certain of its assets, including its rights under the Agreement (collectively, the “Contributed Assets”), to BB&T Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and (b) SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (“STRH”) subsequently assumed the Contributed Assets upon the consummation of the merger of Merger Sub with and into STRH, with STRH as the survivor of such merger (the “Combination”);

WHEREAS, for administrative ease and convenience, such assignment to Merger Sub and assumption by STRH was separately documented and executed as an assignment of the Agreement directly from BBTS to Truist Securities;

WHEREAS, immediately following the Combination, STRH changed its name to “Truist Securities, Inc.” effective as of the Effective Date (the “Name Change”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement to reflect the fact that Truist Securities has succeeded to all rights, and assumed all obligations, of BBTS under the Agreement, and has become a Sales Agent, all effective as of the Effective Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and value consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby conclusively acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

1.    As used in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

2.    As of the Effective Date, (i) BBTS irrevocably assigns, grants, transfers contributes and conveys to Truist Securities all of BBTS’s rights, title and interest in and obligations with respect to, (ii) Truist Securities does hereby irrevocably accept such assignment, grant, transfer, contribution and conveyance of all of BBTS’s rights, title and interest in and obligations with respect to, the Agreement and (iii) Truist Securities assumes, and agrees to pay when due and

perform when required, all liabilities and obligations of BBTS under or in connection with the Agreement, including, without limitation, all liabilities and obligations arising on or before the date of this Amendment and all liabilities and obligations arising before, on or after the date of this Amendment in connection with events, actions, omissions or other circumstances that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Amendment. Without limitation to the foregoing, Truist Securities agrees to be bound by and to comply with the covenants, agreements and other terms and provisions of the Agreement applicable to a Sales Agent thereunder.

3.    For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, by virtue of this Amendment and the other transactions described above, BBTS ceased to be a Sales Agent under and a party to the Agreement, and Truist Securities became a Sales Agent under and a party to the Agreement, all effective as of the Effective Date; and, to the extent required by the Agreement, the Company and the Operating Partnership consent to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the assignment and assumption set forth in Section 2 hereof).

4.    The Agreement shall be amended as follows, such amendments to be effective as of the Effective Date:

(a)    all references in the Agreement to “BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC” and “BB&T Capital Markets” shall be replaced with “Truist Securities, Inc.” and Truist Securities, Inc. shall be considered a Sales Agent for purposes of the Agreement.

(b)    the name and address of BBTS appearing on page 1 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

“Truist Securities, Inc.

3333 Peachtree Road NE

11th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30326”

(c)    the sentence of Section 14 of the Agreement containing BBTS’ name, address and contact information for notices shall be deleted and replaced with the following: “Notices to the Sales Agent shall be directed to the Sales Agent at Truist Securities, Inc. at 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 11^th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Fax: (404) 926-5995, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department.

5.    The Agreement is hereby ratified and affirmed in all other respects and, subject to the assignment and assumption provided for herein and as amended by this Amendment, remains in full force and effect.

6.    If any provision of this Amendment shall be held invalid in part, such invalidity shall in no way affect the rest of such provision not held so invalid, and the rest of such provision, together with all other provisions of this Amendment, shall, to the fullest extent consistent with law, continue in full force and effect.

7.    This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.

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8.    The parties hereto shall from time to time do all such further acts and things and execute and deliver all such documents required in order to effect the full intent of and fully perform and carry out the terms of this Amendment.

9.    This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Amendment.

[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

BB&T SECURITIES, LLC

By:	/s/ John B. Jung, Jr.
Name:	John B. Jung, Jr.
Title:	Senior Managing Director

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.

By:	/s/ Reid Burford
Name:	Reid Burford
Title::	Managing Director

REXFORD INDUSTRIAL REALTY, INC.
By:	/s/ Howard Schwimmer
Name:	Howard Schwimmer
Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Michael Frankel
Name:	Michael Frankel
Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer
REXFORD INDUSTRIAL REALTY, L.P.
By:	Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., its sole general partner
By:	/s/ Howard Schwimmer
Name:	Howard Schwimmer
Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Michael Frankel
Name:	Michael Frankel
Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer

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