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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): March 31, 2011

 

FSP PHOENIX TOWER CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 000-52559 20-3965390

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200,
Wakefield, Massachusetts
01880
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 557-1300

 

 
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨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))
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

FSP Phoenix Tower Corp. (the “Registrant”) is a Delaware corporation formed to purchase, own, operate, improve and reposition in the marketplace a thirty-four story multi-tenant office building containing approximately 629,054 rentable square feet of space located on approximately 2.1 acres of land in Houston, Texas (the “Property”). The Registrant operates in a manner intended to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes. The Registrant acquired the Property through a limited partnership, FSP Phoenix Tower Limited Partnership (the “Borrower”), of which the Registrant is the sole limited partner and of which FSP Phoenix Tower LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, is the sole general partner. The sole business of the Borrower is to own and operate the Property; the sole business of each of FSP Phoenix Tower LLC and the Registrant is to hold the equity interests of the Borrower.

On March 31, 2011, the Borrower and Franklin Street Properties Corp. (the “Lender”) entered into an Allonge to Secured Promissory Note (Revolving) (the “Allonge”) that amended certain terms contained in a Secured Promissory Note (Revolving) dated December 4, 2008 from the Borrower in favor of the Lender (the “Original Note”) that evidences a revolving line of credit facility for $15,000,000.00 (the “Loan”). More specifically, the Allonge extended the Loan’s maturity date from November 30, 2011 to November 30, 2012 and increased the interest rate applicable to the Loan from LIBOR plus 300 basis points to LIBOR plus 440 basis points. The Original Note, as amended by the Allonge, is hereinafter referred to as the “Note”.

Pursuant to the Note, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow funds in the form of advances from the Lender from time to time so long as no event of default exists, provided; however, that the aggregate principal amount of all advances outstanding at any time shall in no event exceed $15,000,000.00. The Borrower is required to pay the Lender a fee in an amount equal to 0.50% of each advance. The proceeds of the Loan are anticipated to be used for capital improvements and/or to pay operating expenses of the Property, including without limitation, tenant improvement allowances and leasing commissions. The Borrower is obligated to pay interest only on the outstanding principal amount of each advance from the date of such advance until payment in full of such advance at a per annum interest rate equal to the LIBOR Rate. The LIBOR Rate means the per annum rate of interest reported in the Wall Street Journal as the “Latest”, “One month”, “London interbank offered rate, or Libor” plus four hundred forty (440) basis points. The outstanding principal amount of the Loan, together with any accrued but unpaid interest, shall be due and payable on the earlier to occur of (i) November 30, 2012 and (ii) the date on which an event of default shall have occurred. The Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without premium or penalty. As of March 31, 2011, advances drawn and outstanding under the Loan totaled $8,600,000.00.

The Note is secured by a Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated December 4, 2008 from the Borrower in favor of the Lender (the “Deed of Trust”) (the Note and the Deed of Trust are collectively referred to as the “Loan Documents”). The Deed of Trust constitutes a lien against the Property and has been recorded in the land records of Harris County, Texas. The Loan Documents contain customary representations and warranties, as well as customary events of default and affirmative and negative covenants.

The Borrower and the Registrant are affiliates of the Lender. The Registrant has in the past engaged in and currently engages in related party transactions with the Lender and its subsidiaries FSP Investments LLC and FSP Property Management LLC (collectively “FSP”).  The Registrant expects to continue to have related party transactions with FSP in the form of management fees paid to FSP to manage the Registrant on behalf of its stockholders.  FSP Property Management LLC currently provides the Registrant with asset management and financial reporting services.  The asset management agreement between the Registrant and FSP Property Management LLC requires the Company to pay FSP Property Management LLC a monthly fee equal to one percent (1%) of the gross revenues of the Property.  The asset management agreement between the Registrant and FSP Property Management LLC may be terminated by either party without cause at any time, upon at least thirty (30) days’ written notice.  

 

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The Registrant was organized in December 2005 by FSP Investments LLC (member, FINRA and SIPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lender. FSP Investments LLC acted as a real estate investment firm and broker/dealer with respect to (a) the organization of the Registrant, (b) the acquisition of the Property and (c) the sale of equity interests in the Registrant. The Lender holds the sole share of the Registrant’s common stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Between March 2006 and September 2006, FSP Investments LLC completed the sale of equity interests in the Registrant through the offering on a best efforts basis of 1,050 shares of preferred stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Registrant sold the Preferred Stock for an aggregate consideration of approximately $104,316,000 in a private placement offering to 789 "accredited investors" within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. Between March 31, 2006 and September 22, 2006, the Registrant held 10 investor closings, at each of which shares of Preferred Stock were sold and funds were received. On September 22, 2006, the Lender purchased 48 shares of Preferred Stock (approximately 4.6% of the 1,050 shares sold) of the Company for $4,116,000, representing $4,800,000 at the offering price net of commissions of $384,000 and fees of $300,000 that were excluded. Prior to purchasing any shares of Preferred Stock, the Lender agreed to vote any shares held by it on any matter presented to the holders of Preferred Stock in a manner that approximates as closely as possible the votes cast in favor of and opposed to such matter by the holders of the Preferred Stock other than the Lender and its affiliates. For purposes of determining how the Lender votes its shares of Preferred Stock, abstentions and non-votes by stockholders other than the Lender are not considered.

 

The Allonge is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Original Note and the Deed of Trust are attached to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 9, 2008 as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summaries of the Allonge, the Original Note and the Deed of Trust are qualified in their entirety by the complete text of the Allonge, the Original Note and the Deed of Trust.

 

Item 2.03  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information contained above under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

On March 31, 2011, the Registrant announced that the Property achieved LEED® Gold Certification for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance.  The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.
     
    See Exhibit Index attached hereto.

 

 

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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.

 

  FSP PHOENIX TOWER CORP.
   
Date:   March 31, 2011 By:   /s/ George J. Carter
 

George J. Carter

President and Chief Executive Officer

 
       

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
10.1 Allonge to Secured Promissory Note (Revolving), dated March 31, 2011, between FSP Phoenix Tower Limited Partnership and Franklin Street Properties Corp.
   
99.1 Press Release issued by the Registrant on March 31, 2011

 

 

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