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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 21, 2020

 

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

(formerly known as New PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-38727 83-1098934
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   Identification No.)

 

3043 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, California 91361
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(818) 224-7442

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

 

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 exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value PFSI 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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.

 

On September 21, 2020, PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. issued a press release announcing its intention to offer $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2025 in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
    
99.1  Press Release, dated September 21, 2020
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.

 

 

  PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
   
   
Date: September 21, 2020 /s/ Andrew S. Chang
  Andrew S. Chang
  Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

 

  

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

  Media Investors
  Janis Allen Isaac Garden
  (805) 330-4899 (818) 264-4907

 

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Announces
Proposed Private Offering of $400 Million of Senior Notes

Westlake Village, CA – September 21, 2020 – PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) (the “Company”) today announced that it intends to offer $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by our existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries, other than certain excluded subsidiaries. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of the Company’s existing secured warehouse borrowings. The offering is subject to market conditions and other factors. The offering will be made solely by means of a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

The Notes have not been and are not expected to be registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

 

About PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

 

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market.

 

  

 

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management’s beliefs, estimates, projections and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the proposed terms of the offering of Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom. Words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “promise,” “plan,” and other expressions or words of similar meanings, as well as future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may” are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results and operations for any future period may vary materially from those projected herein and from past results discussed herein. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include, but are not limited to: the Company’s exposure to risks of loss resulting from adverse weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, the effect of climate change, and pandemics, such as COVID-19; the continually changing federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the highly regulated industry in which we operate; lawsuits or governmental actions if the Company does not comply with the laws and regulations applicable to its businesses; the mortgage lending and servicing-related regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its enforcement of these regulations; the Company’s dependence on U.S. government-sponsored entities and changes in their current roles or their guarantees or guidelines; changes to government mortgage modification programs; certain banking regulations that may limit the Company’s business activities; foreclosure delays and changes in foreclosure practices; the licensing and operational requirements of states and other jurisdictions applicable to the Company’s businesses, to which its bank competitors are not subject; the Company’s ability to manage third-party service providers and vendors and their compliance with laws, regulations and investor requirements; changes in macroeconomic and U.S. real estate market conditions; difficulties inherent in growing loan production volume; difficulties inherent in adjusting the size of the Company’s operations to reflect changes in business levels; any required additional capital and liquidity to support business growth that may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all; changes in prevailing interest rates; increases in loan delinquencies and defaults; the Company’s reliance on PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (“PMT”) as a significant source of financing for, and revenue related to, its mortgage banking business; the Company’s obligation to indemnify third-party purchasers or repurchase loans if loans that it originates, acquires, services or assists in the fulfillment of, fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances; the Company’s exposure to counterparties that are unwilling or unable to honor contractual obligations, including their obligation to indemnify the Company or repurchase defective mortgage loans; the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefit of potential future acquisitions of mortgage servicing rights; the Company’s obligation to indemnify PMT if the Company’s services fail to meet certain criteria or characteristics or under other circumstances; decreases in the returns on the assets that the Company selects and manages for its clients, and its resulting management and incentive fees; the extensive amount of regulation applicable to the Company’s investment management segment; conflicts of interest in allocating the Company’s services and investment opportunities among itself and PMT; the effect of public opinion on the Company’s reputation; the Company’s recent growth; the Company’s ability to effectively identify, manage, monitor and mitigate financial risks; the Company’s initiation of new business activities or expansion of existing business activities; the Company’s ability to detect misconduct and fraud; the Company’s ability to effectively deploy new information technology applications and infrastructure; the Company’s ability to mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents; the Company’s ability to pay dividends to its stockholders; and Company’s organizational structure and certain requirements in its charter documents. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the uncertainties and risks described above, as well as those more fully discussed in reports and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, and the statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this release only.