8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): December 13, 2013

NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 333-185640 (Commission File Number) 90-0916682 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

399 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY	10022
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 547-2600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 13, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc. (“NorthStar Income II”), through a subsidiary of its operating partnership, purchased an additional $7.0 million pari passu participation interest (the “Additional Participation”) in a $25.5 million senior loan (the “Senior Loan”) from an affiliate of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., NorthStar Income II’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”). The Additional Participation increases the size of NorthStar Income II’s pari passu participation interest in the Senior Loan from $9.5 million (the “Previous Participation”) to $16.5 million (the “Participation”). NorthStar Income II will purchase additional amounts of the Senior Loan, from time to time, as additional capital is raised until NorthStar Income II owns the entire Senior Loan. NorthStar Income II funded the Additional Participation with proceeds from its initial public offering.

The Senior Loan was originated on August 22, 2013 by an affiliate of the Sponsor. The Participation was purchased at the Sponsor’s cost basis and was approved by NorthStar Income II’s board of directors, including all of the independent directors, in accordance with NorthStar Income II’s conflicts of interest policy. In connection with the purchase of the Additional Participation, on December 13, 2013, NorthStar Income II and Trellis Apartments-T, LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor, entered into the second amendment to the Mortgage Participation Agreement, dated September 18, 2013, for the sole purpose of increasing the size of the Previous Participation.

The Senior Loan is secured by a 264-unit, class-A multifamily property (the “Property”) located in Savannah, Georgia. The Property securing the Senior Loan was constructed in 2009 and is located approximately 10 miles from downtown Savannah, in close proximity to major transportation routes and regional employers. The Property consists of 11 buildings containing 280,000 net rentable square feet. The borrower (the “Borrower”) and its affiliates have extensive commercial real estate experience and currently own and manage over 11,000 multifamily units throughout the southeastern United States.

The Senior Loan bears interest at a floating rate of 6.30% over the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (the “LIBOR Rate”), but at no point shall the LIBOR Rate be less than 0.25%, resulting in a minimum interest rate of 6.55% per annum. NorthStar Income II will earn a fee equal to 1.0% of the outstanding principal amount of the Participation at the time of repayment. The Participation is currently unlevered and NorthStar Income II intends to finance the Participation on a credit facility in the future.

The initial term of the Senior Loan is 36 months, with two one-year extension options available to the Borrower, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance tests and the Borrower paying a fee equal to (i) 0.25% of the amount being extended for the first extension option and (ii) 0.50% of the amount being extended for the second extension option. The Senior Loan may be prepaid at any time during the first 18 months, provided the Borrower pays an amount equal to the greater of (i) the remaining interest due on the amount prepaid through month 18 and (ii) 1.0% of the amount prepaid. Thereafter, the Senior Loan may be prepaid in whole or in part without penalty. NorthStar Income II will receive its pro rata share of any extension or prepayment fees paid by the Borrower.

The Property’s loan-to-value ratio (“LTV Ratio”) was 84% at the time of origination. The LTV Ratio is the amount loaned to the Borrower net of reserves funded and controlled by NorthStar Income II and its affiliates, if any, over the appraised value of the Property at origination.

Safe Harbor Statement

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “will,” “intends” or other similar words or expressions. These statements are based on NorthStar Income II’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements; NorthStar Income II can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Forward-looking statements are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying any forward-looking statements will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. Variations of assumptions and results may be material. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from NorthStar Income II’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the ability to purchase additional amounts of the Senior Loan, the ability of the Borrower to effectively manage the Property, the ability of the Borrower to comply with the terms of the Senior Loan, the ability to finance the Participation on a credit facility in the future, whether the Borrower determines to extend the Senior Loan, changes in market rates for multifamily properties located in Savannah, Georgia, future property values, the impact of any losses on cash flows and returns, property level cash flows, changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and debt markets specifically, availability of capital, the ability to achieve targeted returns, generally accepted

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accounting principles, policies and rules applicable to REITs and the factors specified in NorthStar Income II’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. All forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based upon information available to NorthStar Income II on the date hereof and NorthStar Income II is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results.

Item 9.01. Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Second Amendment to Mortgage Participation Agreement, dated December 13, 2013, between Trellis Apartments-T, LLC and Trellis Apartments NT-II, LLC

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc.
Date: December 17, 2013	By:	/s/ Ronald J. Lieberman
		Ronald J. Lieberman
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Second Amendment to Mortgage Participation Agreement, dated December 13, 2013, between Trellis Apartments-T, LLC and Trellis Apartments NT-II, LLC

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SECOND AMENDMENT TO MORTGAGE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO MORTGAGE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made as of December 13, 2013, by and between TRELLIS APARTMENTS-T, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an office at 399 Park Avenue, 18th floor, New York, New York 10022, as initial holder of the Loan (as defined below) (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Noteholder”), TRELLIS APARTMENTS-T, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an office at 399 Park Avenue, 18th floor, New York, New York 10022, as initial holder of the Participation A‑1 Interest (as defined below) in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, (the “Participation A‑1 Holder”) and TRELLIS APARTMENTS NT-II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an office at 399 Park Avenue, 18th floor, New York, New York 10022, as initial holder of the Participation A‑2 Interest (as defined below)(in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the “Participation A‑2 Holder” and together with the Participation A-1 Holder, individually and collectively as the context requires, the “Participation Holders”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Noteholder, the Participation Holders entered into a Mortgage Participation Agreement, dated September 18, 2013 (as may have previously been and may be amended, modified or supplemented, the “Participation Agreement”) with respect to the Trellis Apartments mortgage loan;

WHEREAS, the Participation A-2 Holder has agreed to purchase from the Participation A-1 Holder, and the Participation A-1 Holder has agreed to sell to Participation A-2 Holder $7,000,000 of the Participation A-1 Interest (the “Participation Purchase”); and

WHEREAS, Noteholder and each of the Participation Holders desire to amend the Participation Agreement to memorialize the Participation Purchase.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and provisions herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

1.Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Participation Agreement. The meanings of all capitalized terms apply equally to the singular and plural of the terms defined.

2.Amendments.

(a)The defined terms “Participation A-1 Interest”, “Participation A-2 Interest”, “Participation A-1 Principal Balance” and “Participation A-2 Principal Balance” in Section 1 are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

“Participation A-1 Interest” shall mean a beneficial interest in the Loan having an initial principal balance of $9,000,000 and ranking pari passu with the Participation A-2 Interest, all on the terms provided herein. The Participation A-1 Interest shall be evidenced by one or more “Participation A-1 Certificates”, attached hereto as Exhibit C.

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“Participation A-2 Interest” shall mean a beneficial interest in the Loan having an initial principal balance of $16,500,000 and ranking pari passu with the Participation A-1 Interest, all on the terms provided herein. The Participation A-2 Interest shall be evidenced by one or more “Participation A-2 Certificates”, attached hereto as Exhibit C.

“Participation A‑1 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial principal balance of the Participation A‑l Interest (i.e., $9,000,000), less (y) any payments of principal thereon or reductions in such amount applied to the Participation A‑1 Interest pursuant hereto, and less (z) any losses or other reductions applied to the Participation A‑1 Interest in accordance with this Agreement.

“Participation A‑2 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial principal balance of the Participation A‑2 Interest (i.e., $16,500,000), less (y) any payments of principal thereon or reductions in such amount applied to the Participation A‑2 Interest pursuant hereto, and less(z) any losses or other reductions applied to the Participation A‑2 Interest in accordance with this Agreement.

(b)The first sentence of Section 6(a) is hereby amended to replace Participation A-1 Holder with Participation A-2 Holder as the Lead Lender.

3.Participation A-1 Holder’s Representation. To Participation A-1 Holder’s knowledge, Borrower is not in violation, breach or default of any of the material terms or conditions of any of the Loan Documents, and no facts or circumstances exist that, with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, will constitute a violation, breach or default by Borrower of any of the material terms or conditions of any of the Loan Documents.

4.Ratification of Participation Agreement. Except as expressly modified in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the Participation Agreement remain in full force and effect and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first above written.

NOTEHOLDER

TRELLIS APARTMENTS-T, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

By:NRFC Sub-REIT Corp.,

a Maryland corporation, its member

By: /s/ Daniel R. Gilbert

Name:Daniel R. Gilbert

Title: Chief Investment &

Operating Officer

Signature Page to

Second Amendment to Participation Agreement (Trellis)

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PARTICIPATION A-1 HOLDER

TRELLIS APARTMENTS-T, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

By:NRFC Sub-REIT Corp.,

a Maryland corporation, its member

By: /s/ Daniel R. Gilbert

Name:Daniel R. Gilbert

Title: Chief Investment &

Operating Officer

PARTICIPATION A-2 HOLDER

TRELLIS APARTMENTS NT-II, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

By:NorthStar Real Estate Income Operating Partnership II, LP,

a Delaware limited partnership

By:NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc.,

a Maryland corporation, its General Partner

By: /s/ Daniel R. Gilbert

Name:Daniel R. Gilbert

Title:Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page to

Second Amendment to Participation Agreement (Trellis)

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