8-K

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): July 8, 2024

SOTHERLY HOTELS INC.

SOTHERLY HOTELS LP

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland (Sotherly Hotels Inc.) Delaware (Sotherly Hotels LP)	001-32379 (Sotherly Hotels Inc.) 001-36091 (Sotherly Hotels LP)	20-1531029 (Sotherly Hotels Inc.) 20-1965427 (Sotherly Hotels LP)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
306 South Henry Street, Suite 100 Williamsburg, Virginia		23185
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (757) 229-5648

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	SOHO	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
8.0% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	SOHOB	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
7.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	SOHOO	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

8.25% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value SOHON The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Sotherly Hotels Inc. ☐ Sotherly Hotels LP ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Sotherly Hotels Inc. ☐ Sotherly Hotels LP ☐

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

On July 8, 2024, affiliates of Sotherly Hotels Inc. (the "Company"), the sole general partner of Sotherly Hotels LP (the "Operating Partnership"), entered into loan documents to secure a mortgage loan (the "Mortgage Loan") on the DoubleTree by Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront hotel (the "Hotel") located in Jacksonville, FL with Fifth Third Bank, N.A. Pursuant to the loan documents, the Mortgage Loan:

•has an initial principal balance of approximately $26.25 million (the "Initial Tranche"), with an additional $9.49 million available to fund a product improvement plan at the Hotel (the "Renovation Tranche");

•has a 5-year term maturing on July 8, 2029;

•carries a floating interest rate of SOFR plus 3.00%;

•the Initial Tranche amortizes on a 25-year schedule at 7.0% interest rate and the Renovation Tranche requires payments of interest only;

•is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership, with the guarantee reducing to 25% upon achieving a 1.35x debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) for two consecutive quarters following a renovation period; and

•contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default for a mortgage loan.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 9, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the transactions effected pursuant to the debt financing of the Hotel. A copy of the press release is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto), shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Sotherly Hotels Inc. dated July 9, 2024.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 9, 2024	SOTHERLY HOTELS INC.
	By:	/s/ Anthony E. Domalski
		Anthony E. Domalski
		Chief Financial Officer
	SOTHERLY HOTELS LP
		by its General Partner,
		SOTHERLY HOTELS INC.
	By:	/s/ Anthony E. Domalski
		Anthony E. Domalski
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUESDAY, July 9, 2024

SOTHERLY HOTELS INC. ANNOUNCES REFINANCING AND RELAUNCH PLANS FOR JACKSONVILLE, FL HOTEL

Williamsburg, Virginia – July 9, 2024 – Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company has executed a secured loan with Fifth Third Bank, collateralized by the DoubleTree by Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront hotel (the “Hotel”) in Jacksonville, FL. The loan, which carries a floating interest rate based on SOFR plus 3.0%, has an initial principal balance of approximately $26.25 million, with an additional $9.49 million available to fund a product improvement plan at the Hotel.

The Company also announced that it has entered into a new 10-year franchise agreement with Hilton Worldwide to relicense the Hotel as a soft-branded DoubleTree by Hilton under the name Hotel Bellamy. As part of its relaunch efforts for the Hotel, the Company will undertake a complete renovation of the property, with a cost of approximately $14.6 million and an estimated completion date of January 2027. Renovation plans for the property will include a complete reimagining of its guestrooms, public spaces, building exterior, pool and sun deck, existing food and beverage offerings, as well as the addition of a new riverfront dining concept.

“We are pleased to announce the completed refinance as well as the relaunch plans for our Jacksonville asset. Given the current lending environment, we view the completion of the refinancing of the mortgage loan for this Hotel with Fifth Third Bank as a positive outcome for the Company,” commented Dave Folsom, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “The Hotel’s direct riverfront location is perfectly suited to reposition the Hotel as the first full-service lifestyle concept in the downtown Jacksonville market. We believe our repositioning strategy, coupled with the strength of the Hilton reservation system, will position the Hotel for success for years to come.”

About Sotherly Hotels Inc.

Sotherly Hotels Inc. is a self-managed and self-administered lodging REIT focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the Southern United States. Sotherly may also opportunistically acquire hotels throughout the United States. Currently, the Company’s portfolio consists of investments in ten hotel properties, comprising 2,786 rooms, as well as interests in two condominium hotels and their associated rental programs. The Company owns hotels that operate under the Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corporation brands, as well as independent hotels. Sotherly Hotels Inc. was organized

 

in 2004 and is headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia. For more information, please visit www.sotherlyhotels.com.

Contact at the Company:

Mack Sims

Sotherly Hotels Inc.

306 South Henry Street, Suite 100

Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

(757) 229-5648

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