PRICING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.2
EXECUTION COPY
PRICING AGREEMENT
April 3, 2012
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Brandywine Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the Company), and Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and subsidiary of the Company (the Operating Partnership), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 3, 2012 (the Underwriting Agreement), among the Company, the Operating Partnership and you for the Company to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the Underwriters) the common shares of beneficial interests of the Company specified in Schedule I hereto (the Designated Shares, consisting of Firm Shares and any Optional Shares the Underwriters may elect to purchase). Each of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein, and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus in Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement in relation to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the Designated Shares which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to act on behalf of the Underwriters of the Designated Shares pursuant to Section 13 of the Underwriting Agreement and the address of the Representatives referred to in such Section 13 are set forth at the end of Schedule I hereto.
The Prospectus, relating to the Designated Shares, in the form of the draft heretofore delivered to you, is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.
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Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, (a) the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the time and place and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule I hereto, the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto and (b) in the event and to the extent that the Underwriters shall exercise the election to purchase Optional Shares, as provided below, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees to purchase from the Company at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule I hereto that portion of the number of Optional Shares as to which such election shall have been exercise. The Company hereby grants to each of the Underwriters the right to purchase, from time to time, at its election up to the number of Optional Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto on the terms referred to in the paragraph above for the sole purpose of covering over-allotments in the sale of the Firm Shares. Any such election to purchase Optional Shares may be exercised by written notice from the Representatives to the Company given within a period of 30 calendar days after the date of this Pricing Agreement, setting forth the aggregate number of Optional Shares to be purchased and the date on which such Optional Shares are to be delivered, as determined by the Underwriters, but in no event earlier than the First Time of Delivery or, unless the Underwriters and the Company otherwise agree in writing, no earlier than two or later than ten business days after the date of such notice.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us four counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters.
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Very truly yours, | ||
BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST | ||
By: | /s/ Howard M. Sipzner | |
Name: | Howard M. Sipzner | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |
BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | ||
By: | Brandywine Realty Trust, its General Partner | |
By: | /s/ Howard M. Sipzner | |
Name: | Howard M. Sipzner | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED | ||
By: | /s/ Shawn Cepeda | |
Name: | Shawn Cepeda | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Auren Kule | |
Name: | Auren Kule | |
Title: | Vice President |
For themselves and as Representatives
of the several Underwriters
SCHEDULE I
Title of Designated Shares: 6.90% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 and liquidation preference $25 per share
Number of Designated Shares:
Number of Firm Shares: 4,000,000
Maximum Number of Optional Shares: 600,000
Initial Offering Price to Public: $25.00 per share
Purchase Price by Underwriters: $24.2125 per share
Distribution Rate: 6.90% per annum of $25.00 liquidation preference (equivalent to $1.725 per annum per share)
Distribution Payments Dates: On or about January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15, commencing on July 15, 2012
Optional Redemption Date: On or after April 11, 2017
Conversion RightsShare Cap: 4.3215 shares
Other Terms and Conditions of Preferred Shares: As set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 2, 2012
Underwriter | Number of Shares | |||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | 1,600,000 | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 1,600,000 | |||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | 280,000 | |||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 280,000 | |||
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 120,000 | |||
PNC Capital Markets LLC | 120,000 | |||
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Total | 4,000,000 | |||
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SCHEDULE I-1
Form of Designated Shares: Definitive form to be made available for checking by the Representative at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of The Depository Trust Company or its designated custodian.
Clear Market Period (Section 5(e) of the Underwriting Agreement): From date hereof through May 3, 2012.
Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price: Federal or other same day funds
Time of Delivery: 9:30 a.m. (New York City time), April 11, 2012
Closing Location: | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | |
425 Lexington Avenue | ||
New York, New York 10017 |
Names and Addresses of Representative: | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | |
Incorporated | ||
One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036 | ||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | ||
388 Greenwich Street | ||
New York, New York 10013 |
Addresses for Notices, etc.: | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | |
Incorporated | ||
One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036 | ||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013 | ||
Attention: General Counsel Telecopy: (212) 816-7912 |
Underwriters Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Additional Terms and Conditions: None.
SCHEDULE I-2
SCHEDULE II
Specified Free Writing Prospectus
Term Sheet, dated the date hereof, filed pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
Additional Approved Written Communication
(Not comprising part of Time of Sale Information)
Press release, dated the date hereof, relating to redemption of the Companys 7.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
SCHEDULE II-1
SCHEDULE III
Specified Joint Venture Subsidiaries
Two Tower Bridge Associates
Four Tower Bridge Associates
Five Tower Bridge Associates
Six Tower Bridge Associates
Seven Tower Bridge Associates
Eight Tower Bridge Associates
1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard
PJP Building Two, LC
PJP Building Five, LC
PJP Building Six, LC
PJP Building Seven, LC
Macquarie BDN Christina LLC
Broadmoor Austin Associates
Residence Inn Tower Bridge
G&I Interchange Office LLC (DRA)
Invesco, L.P.
Coppell Associates
One Commerce Square
Two Commerce Square
Brandywine AI Venture, LLC
Brandywine 1919 Ventures
SCHEDULE III-1
SCHEDULE IV
Changes in Beneficial Interest of the Parent Company
None.
SCHEDULE IV-1