Item 1.01Item 1.01 - Entry into Material Agreement
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On August 9, 2026, Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with TPG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (“Parent”), MIT Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Cherry Hill Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company
Operating Partnership”), and, solely for limited purposes set forth therein, AG REIT Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent
Manager”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (a) the Company Operating Partnership will merge with and into the Company (the “Partnership Merger”), with the Company surviving as the surviving corporation in the Partnership Merger, and (b) immediately following the Partnership Merger, the Company will merge with and into
Merger Sub (the “Company Merger” and together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub surviving as the surviving entity in the Company Merger.
The boards of directors of each of the Company and Parent have approved the Mergers and the Merger Agreement.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Company Merger (the “Company Merger Effective Time”), each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Company
Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time (other than any shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company, Parent or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Parent or the Company, in each
case, immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, which shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist as of the Company Merger Effective Time,
and no consideration will be delivered or deliverable in exchange therefor) will be canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive, without interest thereon:
from Parent: (a) 0.3063 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent pursuant to a fixed exchange ratio (“Parent Common Stock”), and (b) $0.41 per share in cash (the foregoing (a) and (b), together, the “Per Share Parent Consideration”); plus
from Parent Manager (acting solely on its own behalf), as additional consideration: $0.52 per share in cash (the “Per Share Additional Manager Consideration” and together with the Per Share Parent Consideration, the “Common Stock Merger Consideration”).
In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Company Merger Effective Time,
each share of the Company’s 8.20% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Company Series A Preferred
Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time will be automatically converted into the right to receive one newly issued share of Parent’s 8.20% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock, which will have substantially the same rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers as the Company Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Mergers;
each share of the Company’s 8.250% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Company
Series B Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time will be automatically converted into the right to receive one newly issued share of Parent’s Series E Floating Rate Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, which will have substantially the same rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers as the Company Series B Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Mergers;
each restricted stock unit award in respect of a share of Company Common Stock granted under the Company’s equity plans (other than Company PSU Awards (as defined below)) that is outstanding
immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, whether or not vested, will automatically vest (to the extent not yet vested) and be settled in shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time,
with the number of shares determined under the applicable award agreement, net settled in respect of applicable withholding taxes, and such shares will be treated as outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to receive the Common
Stock Merger Consideration;
each performance-based restricted stock unit award in respect of a share of Company Common Stock granted under the Company’s equity plans (each, a “Company PSU Award”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, assuming maximum performance for the performance goals applicable to such Company PSU Awards,
will automatically vest and be settled in shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, net settled in respect of applicable withholding taxes, and such shares will be treated as outstanding shares
of Company Common Stock entitled to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration; and
each award of shares of restricted stock of the Company or any other shares of Company Common Stock subject to vesting conditions based on continuing service that is outstanding immediately prior
to the Company Merger Effective Time will fully vest and all restrictions thereon will lapse at such time, and will be net settled in respect of applicable withholding taxes, and such remaining shares will be treated as outstanding shares
of Company Common Stock entitled to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration.
at the effective time of the Partnership Merger (the “Partnership Merger Effective Time”), each Company
Common Unit (as defined in the Company Operating Partnership Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) (“Company Common Unit”) issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time (other than Company Common Units held by the Company, Parent or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company or Parent, which will be automatically cancelled) will
be converted into shares of Company Common Stock, which shares will be entitled to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration.
Immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time, all outstanding LTIP Units (as defined in the Company Operating Partnership Agreement) will be converted into shares of Company Common
Stock, which shares will be entitled to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration.
The obligations of the Company, the Company Operating Partnership, Parent, Merger Sub and Parent Manager to consummate the Mergers are subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of certain customary mutual closing conditions, including, among other things: (a) the absence of any law, order or injunction prohibiting the consummation of the Mergers; (b) the approval of the Company Merger and the Merger Agreement by a
majority vote of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock; (c) the approval of the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the transactions by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders
of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock; (d) the registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) having been declared effective by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and no stop order suspending its effectiveness being in effect and no proceedings for such purpose being
pending before or threatened by the SEC; (e) the shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and Parent Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock to be issued in the Mergers having been approved for
listing on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), subject to official notice of issuance; and (f) the receipt of certain regulatory approvals arising in
connection with the proposed transaction.
The obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and Parent Manager to consummate the Mergers are further subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain additional customary
closing conditions, including, among other things: (a) the representations and warranties of the Company and the Company Operating Partnership being true and correct as of the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement), subject to the
materiality standards set forth in the Merger Agreement; (b) the Company and the Company Operating Partnership having duly performed and complied in all material respects with their covenants in the Merger Agreement; (c) the receipt by Parent of a
certificate executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer confirming satisfaction of the conditions contained in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b); (d) receipt by Parent of a written opinion of Mayer
Brown LLP with respect to the Company’s qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and (e) receipt by Parent
of a written opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to the effect that the Company Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
The obligations of the Company and the Company Operating Partnership to consummate the Mergers are further subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain additional
customary closing conditions, including, among other things: (a) the representations and warranties of Parent, Merger Sub and Parent Manager being true and correct as of the Closing Date, subject to the materiality standards set forth in the Merger
Agreement; (b) Parent, Merger Sub and Parent Manager having duly performed and complied in all material respects with their covenants in the Merger Agreement; (c) the receipt by the Company of a certificate executed on behalf of Parent and Parent
Manager confirming satisfaction of the conditions contained in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b); (d) receipt by the Company of a written opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to Parent’s qualification as a REIT under the Code; and (e)
receipt by the Company of a written opinion of Mayer Brown LLP to the effect that the Company Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
The Merger Agreement contains various customary representations and warranties of the Company, the Company Operating Partnership, Parent, Merger Sub and Parent
Manager. The representations and warranties of the parties are subject to certain important qualifications and limitations set forth in confidential disclosure letters delivered by the Company, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other hand, and
were made solely for purposes of the Merger Agreement. The representations and warranties are subject to a contractual standard of materiality that may be different from what may be viewed as material to stockholders, and the representations and
warranties are primarily intended to establish circumstances in which either of the parties may not be obligated to consummate the Mergers, rather than establishing matters as facts.
In addition, the Merger Agreement provides that each of the Company and Parent will, from the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the Company Merger
Effective Time or until the Merger Agreement is terminated (the “Interim Period”), use commercially reasonable efforts to operate their respective
businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and to maintain and preserve intact, in all material respects, its business organization, its existing relationships with its key business partners, vendors
and counterparties and to maintain all material permits. Each of the Company and Parent is subject to restrictions as specified in the Merger Agreement on certain actions each may take during the Interim Period, including related to amending
organizational documents, declaring dividends, issuing or repurchasing capital stock, and engaging in certain business transactions.
The Merger Agreement provides for reciprocal “no-shop” provisions, which prohibit each of the Company, Parent and their respective subsidiaries from, among other
things, (a) soliciting, initiating or knowingly encouraging or facilitating the making of a competing proposal, or (b) engaging in, continuing, or otherwise participating in discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnishing to any other person
any information for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating, a competing proposal. The no-shop provisions are subject to certain exceptions as more fully described in the Merger Agreement, including the ability of the Company or Parent to engage
in certain of the foregoing activities under certain circumstances in the event that it receives a bona fide, competing proposal that is, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a “superior proposal,” that did not result from a material breach
of the foregoing restrictions. The Company and Parent also may not enter into a letter of intent or agreement in principle or other agreement providing for a competing proposal or effect a change of recommendation.
At any time prior to obtaining the applicable requisite stockholder approval, under certain specified circumstances, the board of directors of each of the Company and
Parent may change its recommendation to its stockholders regarding the Mergers, if such board of directors (i) determines in good faith after consulting with its independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel that the failure to do so
would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with such board of directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law (outside the context of a competing proposal, which is addressed in the following prong (ii)) or (ii) in response to a bona fide
unsolicited written competing proposal that such board of directors has determined in good faith, after consultation with its legal and financial advisors, is a “superior proposal,” provided the party intending to make the change of recommendation
complies with the procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement.
The Merger Agreement provides that each of the Company and Parent will use reasonable best efforts to consummate the Mergers, including preparing and making all
necessary filings with governmental authorities, responding to any requests for additional information and cooperating with each other in connection with obtaining all required regulatory approvals.
The Merger Agreement also provides that it is intended that the Company Merger qualify as a “reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. The Merger Agreement includes covenants related to the maintenance of the Company’s and Parent’s respective REIT status, including restrictions on dividends and distributions during the interim period (with carve-outs permitting
minimum distribution dividends necessary to preserve REIT qualification).
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both the Company and Parent, including if there is a failure to complete the Mergers on or before March 9,
2027 (subject to extension by an additional 60 days if, by such date, the only closing conditions not satisfied are those relating to obtaining regulatory approvals), a failure to obtain the requisite stockholder approvals of the Company or Parent,
a change of recommendation of the other party’s board of directors, a material breach of the no-shop covenants by the other party, acceptance of a superior proposal, or uncured breaches of the Merger Agreement by the other party. In the event of a
termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances, including a change of recommendation or the acceptance of a superior proposal, the Company or Parent, as applicable, would be required to pay the other party a termination fee of, in
the case of payment by the Company, $4,700,000 and, in the case of payment by Parent, $7,990,000.
In the Merger Agreement, Parent has agreed to take all necessary corporate action so that upon and after the Company Merger Effective Time, the size of the Parent
board of directors is increased by two members, and certain members of the Company board of directors designated by the Company are appointed to the Parent board of directors. Parent has further agreed to nominate such designees to the Parent board
of directors at the next annual meeting following the Company Merger Effective Time.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The Merger Agreement, and the foregoing description of the Merger Agreement, have been included to provide investors and the Company’s stockholders with information
regarding the terms of the Mergers. The assertions embodied in the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the
Merger Agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by information in confidential disclosure letters provided by the Company to Parent and by Parent to the Company in connection
with the signing of the Merger Agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were made as of a specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as
material to stockholders, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement should not be relied on by any persons as
characterizations of the actual state of facts and circumstances about the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or Parent Manager at the time they were made or otherwise, and information in the Merger Agreement should be considered in conjunction with the
entirety of the factual disclosure about the Company in the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC. Information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which
subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.
Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a voting and support agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with AG MIT, LLC, a stockholder of the Company. Pursuant to the Support Agreement, AG MIT, LLC has agreed to, among other things, vote its shares of Company Common
Stock in favor of the Merger Agreement and the Company Merger and related matters at the Company stockholders meeting, and against any competing proposal, subject to customary terms and conditions. AG MIT, LLC’s obligations under the Support
Agreement will automatically terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Company Merger Effective Time and (b) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms.
The foregoing description of the Support Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Support Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 10, 2026, the Company and Parent issued a joint press release announcing their entry into the Merger Agreement. A copy of the joint press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any
registration statement or other document filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act,
except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing. In addition, the information contained in this Item 7.01 on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the
requirements of Regulation FD.
Important Information for Investors and Stockholders
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving the Company and Parent. In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company and
Parent intend to file relevant materials with the SEC, including the Form S-4 that will contain a joint proxy statement/prospectus. The Form S-4 will be filed by Parent and will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus to be sent to both the
stockholders of the Company and the stockholders of Parent. Promptly after the Form S-4 is declared effective by the SEC, the Company and Parent will mail the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and a proxy card to each of their respective
stockholders entitled to vote at the applicable special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the Form S-4, the joint proxy statement/prospectus or any other document that the Company or Parent may
file with the SEC or send to their respective stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. The materials to be filed by the Company and Parent will be made available to investors and stockholders at no expense to them and copies may be
obtained free of charge on the Company’s website at www.chmireit.com and Parent’s website at www.mitt.tpg.com. In addition, all of those materials will be available at no charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Investors and stockholders of the
Company and Parent are urged to read the Form S-4, the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction because
they will contain important information about the Company, Parent and the proposed transaction.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or
exchange any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
Participation in the Solicitation
The Company, Parent and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s
stockholders and Parent’s stockholders, respectively, in connection with the proposed transaction under SEC rules. Investors and stockholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the Company’s
executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials that will be filed with the
SEC in connection with the proposed transaction when they become available. Investors and stockholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Parent’s executive officers and directors in the
solicitation by reading Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed
transaction when they become available. Information concerning the interests of the Company’s and Parent’s respective participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different from those of the Company’s or Parent’s stockholders
generally, will be set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transaction when it becomes available.