AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Stockholders Approve Issuance of Common Stock in Merger With Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
07 Novembro 2023 - 6:04PM
Business Wire
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MITT) (“MITT”)
announced that at the special meeting of stockholders held today
its stockholders approved the issuance of MITT’s common stock
pursuant to the terms of the previously announced merger agreement
with Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (“WMC”). Pursuant
to the merger agreement, MITT will acquire WMC through WMC’s merger
with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of MITT (the “Merger”). The
Merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023, subject
to WMC’s stockholders approving the Merger and the other closing
conditions in the merger agreement being satisfied.
About AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. is a residential mortgage
REIT with a focus on investing in a diversified risk-adjusted
portfolio of residential mortgage-related assets in the U.S.
mortgage market. AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. is externally
managed and advised by AG REIT Management, LLC, a subsidiary of
Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P., a diversified credit and real
estate investing platform within TPG.
Additional information can be found on MITT’s website at
www.agmit.com.
About TPG Angelo Gordon
Founded in 1988, Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. (“TPG Angelo
Gordon”) is a diversified credit and real estate investing platform
within TPG. The platform currently manages approximately $74
billion* across a broad range of credit and real estate strategies.
TPG Angelo Gordon has over 700 employees, including more than 230
investment professionals, across offices in the U.S., Europe and
Asia. For more information, visit www.angelogordon.com.
*TPG Angelo Gordon’s currently stated assets under management
(“AUM”) of approximately $74 billion as of June 30, 2023 reflects
fund-level asset-related leverage. Prior to May 15, 2023, TPG
Angelo Gordon calculated its AUM as net assets under management
excluding leverage, which resulted in TPG Angelo Gordon AUM of
approximately $53 billion as of December 31, 2022. The difference
reflects a change in the TPG Angelo Gordon’s AUM calculation
methodology and not any material change to TPG Angelo Gordon’s
investment advisory business. For a description of the factors TPG
Angelo Gordon considers when calculating AUM, please see the
disclosure at www.angelogordon.com/disclaimers/.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain “forward-looking” statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. MITT intends such forward-looking statements to be covered
by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and include this statement for purposes of complying with the safe
harbor provisions. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “will,”
“should,” “may,” “projects,” “could,” “estimates” or variations of
such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical
in nature, but not all forward-looking statements include such
identifying words. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements related to the proposed Merger, including
the anticipated timing, benefits and financial and operational
impact thereof; other statements of management’s belief, intentions
or goals; and other statements that are not historical facts. These
forward-looking statements are based on MITT’s current plans,
objectives, estimates, expectations and intentions and inherently
involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the
timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and
uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and
uncertainties associated with: MITT’s ability to complete the
proposed Merger on the proposed terms or on the anticipated
timeline, or at all, including risks and uncertainties related to
securing the necessary stockholder approval from WMC’s stockholders
and satisfaction of other closing conditions to consummate the
proposed Merger; the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger
Agreement; risks related to diverting the attention of MITT
management from ongoing business operations; failure to realize the
expected benefits of the proposed Merger; significant transaction
costs and/or unknown or inestimable liabilities; the risk of
stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed Merger,
including resulting expense or delay; the risk that MITT’s and
WMC’s respective businesses will not be integrated successfully or
that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or
costly than expected; the amount and timing of MITT’s remaining
fourth quarter dividend; and effects relating to the announcement
of the proposed Merger or any further announcements or the
consummation of the proposed Merger on the market price of MITT’s
common stock. Additional risks and uncertainties related to MITT’s
business are included under the headings “Forward-Looking
Statements” and “Risk Factors” in MITT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022, MITT’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the joint proxy
statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on September 29, 2023, and in other reports
and documents filed by MITT with the SEC from time to time.
Moreover, other risks and uncertainties of which MITT is not
currently aware may also affect its forward-looking statements and
may cause actual results and the timing of events to differ
materially from those anticipated. The forward-looking statements
made in this communication are made only as of the date hereof or
as of the dates indicated in the forward-looking statements, even
if they are subsequently made available by MITT on its website or
otherwise. MITT undertakes no obligation to update or supplement
any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new
information, future events, changes in its expectations or other
circumstances that exist after the date as of which the
forward-looking statements were made, except as required by
law.
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