Kennedy Wilson Announces Investment From Eldridge Industries

Eldridge Industries has invested $300 million in preferred equity in Kennedy Wilson. The firm will use the funds to pay down unsecured debt, including repaying its unsecured bank borrowings in full, and to fund its development pipeline.

Kennedy Wilson has an existing relationship with Eldridge Industries. Kennedy Wilson and businesses of Eldridge have invested together in two office properties totaling 509,000 square feet in the Western U.S., while Cain International invested alongside Kennedy Wilson in the 390,000 square-foot office portion of the Coopers Cross mixed-use project in Dublin, Ireland, which is currently under development.

Under the terms of the agreement, Eldridge is purchasing $300 million in convertible perpetual preferred stock carrying a 5.75% annual dividend rate, with an initial conversion price of $25.00 per share, representing a premium of 15% to the daily volume weighted average price per share of Kennedy Wilson’s common stock over the 20 trading days ending, and including, October 16, 2019. The preferred stock is callable by Kennedy Wilson on and after October 15, 2024.