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): April 9, 2020

Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-54263	26-2145060
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY	10020
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	N/A	N/A

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).     Emerging growth company ¨

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. ¨

Item 1.02 — Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in the seventh paragraph of Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01 — Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Merger

On April 13, 2020, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“CWI 1”) announced that it has filed articles of merger with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (the “SDAT”) and completed the previously announced merger (the “merger”) of Apex Merger Sub LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Merger Sub”) wholly owned by Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“CWI 2” or, following the completion of the merger, the “combined company”), with and into CWI 1, effective as of April 13, 2020, pending confirmation of the SDAT's acceptance of the articles of merger.

After giving effect to the merger, CWI 1 became a wholly owned subsidiary of CWI 2. The merger was effected pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 22, 2019 (as amended, the “merger agreement”), by and among CWI 1, CWI 2, and Merger Sub.

In accordance with the merger agreement, at the effective time of the merger (the “effective time”) each issued and outstanding share of the CWI 1’s common stock (or fraction thereof), $0.001 par value per share (“CWI 1 common stock”), was converted into the right to receive 0.9106 shares (the “exchange ratio”) of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of CWI 2’s Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“CWI 2 Class A common stock”). Also at the effective time, all CWI 1 RSUs outstanding and unvested immediately prior to the effective time were converted into a CWI 2 restricted stock unit with respect to a whole number of shares of CWI 2 Class A common stock equal to (i) the number of shares of CWI 1 common stock subject to such unvested CWI 1 RSU, multiplied by (ii) the exchange ratio.

The foregoing descriptions of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the merger agreement. A copy of the merger agreement and amendments were attached as Exhibit 2.1 to CWI 1’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 22, 2019, and Exhibit 2.1 to CWI 1’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2020, and the terms thereof are incorporated herein by reference.

Completion of Internalization

Immediately following the effective time of the merger, and pending confirmation of the SDAT's acceptance of the articles of merger, the internalization of the management of the combined company (the “internalization”) was consummated pursuant to the Internalization Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2019 (as amended, the “internalization agreement”), by and among CWI 1, CWI OP, LP (“CWI OP”), CWI 2 OP, LP (“CWI 2 OP”), W. P. Carey Inc. (“WPC”), Carey Watermark Holdings, LLC (“SGP 1”), CLA Holdings, LLC, Carey REIT II, Inc., WPC Holdco LLC, Carey Watermark Holdings 2, LLC (“SGP 2”), Carey Lodging Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), Watermark Capital Partners, LLC (“Watermark Capital”), CWA, LLC (the “CWI 1 Subadvisor”), and CWA2, LLC (the “CWI 2 Subadvisor”).

In accordance with the internalization agreement, CWI OP and CWI 2 OP redeemed the special general partnership interests held by SGP 1 and SGP 2 in CWI OP and CWI 2 OP, respectively (the “redemption”). As consideration for the redemption and the other transactions contemplated by the internalization agreement, CWI 2 or CWI 2 OP (as applicable) issued equity consisting of (x) 2,840,549 shares of CWI 2 Class A common stock, to affiliates of WPC, (y) 1,300,000 shares of CWI 2 Series A preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, to affiliates of WPC, with a liquidation preference of $50.00 per share ($65,000,000 in the aggregate), and (z) 2,417,996 limited partnership units in CWI 2 OP, to affiliates of Watermark Capital.  Following the redemption, SGP 1 and SGP 2 have no further liability or obligation pursuant to the limited partnership agreements of CWI OP or CWI 2 OP, respectively.

Immediately following the redemption, the existing advisory agreements, as amended, between CWI 1 or CWI 2 (as applicable) and the Advisor, and the existing sub-advisory agreements, as amended, between the Advisor and the CWI 1 Subadvisor or the CWI 2 Subadvisor (as applicable), were automatically terminated. The secured credit facilities entered into by CWI OP or CWI 2 OP (as applicable) as borrower, and CWI 1 or CWI 2 (as applicable) as guarantor, with WPC as lender, each matured at the time of the expiration of such existing advisory agreements and the applicable loan agreements and loan documents were terminated. Neither CWI 1 nor CWI 2 had any outstanding obligations under the respective facilities.

The foregoing descriptions of the internalization agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the internalization agreement.  A copy of the internalization agreement was attached as Exhibit 2.2 to CWI 1’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 22, 2019, and the terms thereof are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.03 — Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.01 — Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

In connection with the merger, Charles S. Henry, Michael D. Johnson and Simon M. Turner resigned as directors of CWI 1 and were appointed to serve as directors of the combined company, effective as of immediately following the effective time.

Item 5.03 — Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

On April 9, 2020, CWI 1 filed an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation (the “charter amendment”) with the SDAT, effective as of April 9, 2020.  The charter amendment eliminates the procedural and substantive requirements applicable to “roll-up transactions.” The charter amendment was approved on April 8, 2020 at a special meeting of CWI’s stockholders. Confirmation of the SDAT’s acceptance of the charter amendment is pending.

The foregoing description of the charter amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the charter amendment. A copy of the charter amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Articles of Amendment of Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated
Date: April 13, 2020	By:	/s/ Susan C. Hyde
		Susan C. Hyde
		Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS INCORPORATED

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS INCORPORATED, a Maryland corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST: The charter of the Corporation as currently in effect (the "Charter") is hereby amended by deleting the definitions of "Roll-Up Entity" and "Roll-Up Transaction" within Article IV (Definitions) of the Charter in their entirety.

SECOND: The Charter is hereby further amended by deleting the existing Article XIV (Roll-Up Transactions), including Sections 14.1 and 14.2, of the Charter in their entirety and by deleting the references to such Article and Sections in the Table of Contents of the Charter.

THIRD: The Charter is hereby further amended by replacing the reference to ", Article XII and Article XIV" with "and Article XII" within the existing Article XIII (Amendments) of the Charter.

FOURTH: The amendments of the Charter as hereinabove set forth has been duly advised and approved by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation to the extent required by law.

FIFTH:  These Articles of Amendment shall be effective at 12:31 p.m., local time in Baltimore City, Maryland, on April 9, 2020.

SIXTH: The undersigned acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

[Signature page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Corporate Secretary on this 9th day of April, 2020.

ATTEST:	CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS INCORPORATED
/s/ Susan C. Hyde	/s/ Michael G. Medzigian	(SEAL)
Name: Susan C. Hyde	Name: Michael G. Medzigian
Title:   Corporate Secretary	Title:   Chief Executive Officer