STORE Capital Announces Pricing of $350 Million Public Offering of 2.750% Senior Notes Due 2030

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STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE: STOR) has announced a public offering of $350 million senior notes with a 2.750% interest rate, maturing on November 18, 2030. The notes were priced at 99.558% of their principal amount, with interest payments starting on May 18, 2021. Proceeds from this offering will be used to repay existing debt, fund property acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes. The offering is set to close on November 18, 2020, pending customary conditions.

Positive

• The $350 million offering will strengthen the company's balance sheet by repaying existing debt.
• Funds will be utilized for property acquisitions, which could lead to future growth.

Negative

• Issuance of new notes could lead to shareholder dilution if equity financing is involved.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE: STOR) (the “Company”), an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, announced today that it has priced a $350 million public offering of 2.750% senior notes due 2030. The notes were priced at 99.558% of the principal amount and will mature on November 18, 2030. Interest on the notes will be paid semi-annually on May 18 and November 18 of each year, beginning May 18, 2021. The offering is expected to close on November 18, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay indebtedness, including amounts outstanding under its 2017 $100 million term credit agreement and its STORE Master Funding Series 2015-1 Class A-1 notes, to fund property acquisitions, for working capital and other general corporate purposes, or a combination of the foregoing.

Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering. Capital One Securities, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Regions Securities LLC, US Bancorp, Citigroup, Truist Securities, BMO Capital Markets and Raymond James are serving as co-managers for the offering.

The offering of these securities will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, final prospectus supplement (when available) and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, via standard mail: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2^nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department; Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, via telephone: (800) 645-3751, email: wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com, or standard mail: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 608 2^nd Avenue South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attention: WFS Customer Service; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, via telephone: (866) 471-2526, email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com, or standard mail: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, Attention: Prospectus Department; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, via standard mail: 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, or via telephone: (212) 834-4533.

A registration statement relating to these securities became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About STORE Capital

STORE Capital Corporation is an internally managed net-lease REIT that is the leader in the acquisition, investment and management of Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, which is its target market and the inspiration for its name. The Company is one of the largest and fastest growing net-lease REITs and owns a well-diversified portfolio that consists of investments in more than 2,500 property locations across the United States, substantially all of which are profit centers.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements relating to the expected closing of the offering and the intended use of proceeds from the proposed offering, contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “approximate” or “plan,” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. For more information on risk factors for the Company’s business, please refer to the periodic reports and prospectuses and prospectus supplements the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. These forward-looking statements herein speak only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as predictions of future events. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.