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): May 24, 2012

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(818) 224-7442

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 24, 2012, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (the “Company”) entered into a master repurchase agreement with Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”), pursuant to which one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, PennyMac Corp. (“PMC”), may sell, and later repurchase, newly originated mortgage loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200 million, $150 million of which is committed (the “Loan Repo Facility”). The Loan Repo Facility will be used to fund newly originated mortgage loans that are purchased from correspondent lenders by PMC and held for sale and/or securitization.  The Loan Repo Facility is committed for a period of 364 days and the obligations of PMC are fully guaranteed by the Company.  The mortgage loans are serviced by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC.

The principal amount paid by Citi for each eligible mortgage loan is based on a percentage of the lesser of the market value or the unpaid principal balance of such mortgage loan.  Upon PMC’s repurchase of a mortgage loan, it is required to repay Citi the principal amount related to such mortgage loan plus accrued interest (at a rate reflective of the current market and based on LIBOR plus a margin) to the date of such repurchase.  PMC is also required to pay Citi a commitment fee for the Loan Repo Facility, as well as certain other administrative costs and expenses in connection with Citi’s structuring, management and ongoing administration of the Loan Repo Facility.

The Loan Repo Facility contains margin call provisions that provide Citi with certain rights in the event of a decline in the market value of the purchased mortgage loans.  Under these provisions, Citi may require PMC to transfer cash or additional eligible mortgage loans with an aggregate market value in an amount sufficient to eliminate any margin deficit resulting from such a decline.

The Loan Repo Facility requires PMC to maintain various financial and other covenants, which include maintaining (i) a minimum tangible net worth of $65 million, plus 50% of its positive quarterly net income for the prior quarter, (ii) a minimum of $7.5 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, (iii) a maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of less than 10:1, and (iv) profitability for at least one (1) of the previous two consecutive fiscal quarters, as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

The Loan Repo Facility also requires the Company to maintain various financial and other covenants, which include maintaining (i) a minimum tangible net worth of $300 million, (ii) a minimum of $10 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents among the Company and/or its subsidiaries, (iii) a maximum ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of less than 3:1; and (iv) profitability for at least one (1) of the previous two consecutive fiscal quarters, as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

In addition, the Loan Repo Facility contains events of default (subject to certain materiality thresholds and grace periods), including payment defaults, breaches of covenants and/or certain representations and warranties, cross-defaults, guarantor defaults, servicer termination events and defaults, material adverse changes, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and other events of default customary for this type of transaction.  The remedies for such events of default are also customary for this type of transaction and include the acceleration of the principal amount outstanding under the Loan Repo Facility and the liquidation by Citi of the mortgage loans then subject to the Loan Repo Facility.

The foregoing description of the Loan Repo Facility and the related guaranty by the Company and the Operating Partnership do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the master repurchase agreement and related guaranty, which have been filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 1.1 and 1.2, respectively.

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

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

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