Two Harbors Investment Corp.
Announces Special Dividend of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. Common Stock and
One-for-Two Reverse Stock Split
New York, September 14, 2017 – Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO), a leading hybrid
mortgage real estate investment trust, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special
dividend to distribute the shares of common stock of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSE: GPMT)
(“Granite Point”) acquired by the company in connection with the contribution of its commercial real
estate portfolio to Granite Point. The company also announced that its Board of Directors has approved a
one-for-two reverse stock split of Two Harbors’ outstanding shares of common stock. On November 1,
2017, the special dividend distribution will occur first, followed by the reverse stock split.
“Over the years, we have consistently pursued all avenues of maximizing stockholder value, including
identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities that position us to enrich our stockholders,” stated
Thomas Siering, Two Harbors’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “To that end, we are pleased to
announce the distribution of Two Harbors’ Granite Point shares to our stockholders. Concurrently with
the distribution of Granite Point shares, we will effect a one-for-two reverse stock split of Two Harbors’
common shares. There is significant market precedent for such a reverse split, given the size of the
distribution. Further, we believe that this corporate action will make our stock more widely available to a
broader range of investors and enhance our trading liquidity.”
Special Dividend of Granite Point Common Stock
As previously announced, Two Harbors acquired 33,071,000 shares of Granite Point common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the “Granite Point Shares”), in exchange for contributing its portfolio of
commercial real estate assets to Granite Point concurrent with the closing of Granite Point’s initial public
offering on June 28, 2017. Granite Point was formed by Two Harbors in order to continue and expand the
commercial real estate lending business established by Two Harbors.
Today, the company’s Board of Directors declared a special dividend (the “Stock Dividend”) pursuant to
which the Granite Point Shares will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Two Harbors’ common
stockholders of record at the close of business on October 20, 2017 (the “Record Date”). Following the
Record Date, the company will work with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., its transfer agent, to calculate the
distribution ratio for the Stock Dividend and will issue a subsequent press release to report the final
distribution ratio. Based on the current number of common shares issued and outstanding, the company
currently estimates that Two Harbors’ common stockholders will receive approximately 0.095 shares of
Granite Point common stock for each share of Two Harbors’ common stock that they own on the Record
Date. The distribution of the Stock Dividend is expected to occur on November 1, 2017 (the “Distribution
Date”). Stockholders are not required to take any action in order to receive their pro rata portion of the
Granite Point Shares.
Fractional shares of Granite Point common stock will not be distributed as part of the Stock Dividend.
Instead, as soon as practicable after the distribution date for the Stock Dividend, the distribution agent
will aggregate all fractional shares of Granite Point common stock into whole shares, sell those shares in
the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the aggregate net cash proceeds of those sales
pro rata to each holder who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of
the Stock Dividend.
The company intends to distribute cash in 2017 that is equal to its current and accumulated earnings and
profit through December 31, 2017 (which includes the company’s annual 2017 taxable income), in
addition to distributing the Granite Point common stock. We expect that the cumulative quarterly 2017
distributions of cash and Granite Point common stock that are in excess of the current and accumulated
earnings and profit will be treated as a “nondividend distribution” for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
which will have the effect of reducing the basis of a stockholder’s shares of Two Harbors’ common stock.
If a stockholder has fully recovered his, her or its basis in their Two Harbors’ common stock, a
nondividend distribution may be treated as a capital gain under current tax law.
We expect that each quarterly distribution during 2017 will be characterized for tax purposes as having
the same percentage allocation that is designated as ordinary, capital gain, and nondividend distribution.
The percentage allocation is based on the total cash and the fair market value of property distributed
relative to the annual 2017 taxable income. Therefore, the nondividend distribution component will be
allocated on a Form 1099 for federal income tax purposes to each dividend paid during 2017.
The U.S. federal income tax treatment of holding our common stock to any particular stockholder will
depend on the stockholder’s particular tax circumstances. You are urged to consult your tax advisor
regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax consequences to you, in light of
your particular investment or tax circumstances, of acquiring, holding and disposing of Two Harbors’
common stock.
Reverse Stock Split
Two Harbors also announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a one-for-two reverse stock
split of its outstanding shares of common stock following the distribution of Granite Point common stock.
The reverse stock split is expected to take place on November 1, 2017 at 5:01 p.m. EDT (the “Effective
Time”). At the Effective Time, every two issued and outstanding shares of Two Harbors’ common stock
will be converted into one share of Two Harbors’ common stock. In addition, the authorized shares of
common stock will also be reduced on a one-for-two basis, from 900 million to 450 million. The par
value of each share of common stock will remain unchanged. At the market open on November 2, 2017,
the common stock will continue trading on the NYSE under the symbol “TWO” but will be assigned a
new CUSIP number.
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, each stockholder
holding fractional shares will be entitled to receive, in lieu of such fractional shares, cash in an amount
determined on the basis of the volume weighted average price of Two Harbors’ common stock on the
NYSE on the Effective Date. The reverse stock split will apply to all of the authorized and outstanding
shares of common stock as of the Effective Time. Stockholders are not required to take any action in
connection with the reverse stock split.
Trading Prior to the Distribution Date
Two Harbors Common Stock
The company anticipates that, prior to the Record Date and continuing up to and including the
Distribution Date, there will be two markets in Two Harbors’ common stock: a “regular way” market and
an “ex-distribution” market that will represent the value of Two Harbors’ common stock following the
Stock Dividend and reverse stock split. Shares of Two Harbors’ common stock that trade on the regular
way market will trade with an entitlement to receive shares of Granite Point common stock in the
distribution. Shares that trade on the ex-distribution market will trade without an entitlement to receive
shares of Granite Point common stock in the distribution. As a result, if you are a stockholder of record
on the Record Date and sell shares of Two Harbors’ common stock in the regular way market up to and
including the Distribution Date, you will also be selling your entitlement to receive shares of Granite
Point common stock in the distribution; if you sell your shares of Two Harbors common stock in the ex-
distribution market up to and including the Distribution Date, you will still receive the shares of Granite
Point common stock that you would otherwise be entitled to receive in the distribution.
Granite Point Common Stock
Granite Point’s common stock currently trades on the NYSE under the symbol “GPMT.” In addition to
the “regular way” trading of Granite Point common stock, the company expects that a “when issued”
market for the Granite Point Shares being distributed in the Stock Dividend will develop prior to the
Record Date and continue up to and including the Distribution Date. “When issued” trading refers to a
sale or purchase made conditionally on or before a distribution date because the securities have not yet
been distributed. If you own shares of Two Harbors’ common stock on the Record Date, your shares will
have an entitlement to receive shares of Granite Point common stock in the distribution. You may trade
this entitlement to receive Granite Point common stock on the when issued market without trading your
shares of Two Harbors’ common stock.
The company expects to provide additional information regarding “when issued” and “ex-distribution”
trading in Two Harbors and Granite Point common stock prior to the Record Date.
Two Harbors Investment Corp.
Two Harbors Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation, is a real estate investment trust that invests in
residential mortgage-backed securities, mortgage servicing rights and other financial assets. Two Harbors
is headquartered in New York, New York, and is externally managed and advised by PRCM Advisers
LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pine River Capital Management L.P. Additional information is
available at www.twoharborsinvestment.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions
of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including with respect to the
distribution of shares of Granite Point common stock to Two Harbors’ stockholders, when issued trading
and other trading matters for Granite Point and Two Harbors’ common stock, tax matters related to the
distribution of Granite Point common stock and other tax matters with respect to 2017 distributions and
the one-for-two reverse stock split of Two Harbors’ common stock. Actual results may differ from
expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-
looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “target,” “assume,”
“estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,”
“should,” “believe,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date made. Two Harbors does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any
change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Additional
information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in Two Harbors’ most recent filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written and oral forward looking statements
concerning Two Harbors or matters attributable to Two Harbors or any person.
Additional Information
Stockholders of Two Harbors and other interested persons may find additional information regarding the
company at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at www.sec.gov or by directing
requests to: Two Harbors Investment Corp., 590 Madison Avenue, 36th floor, New York, NY 10022,
telephone 612-629-2500.
Contact
Investors: Margaret Field, Investor Relations, Two Harbors Investment Corp., 212-364-3663,
margaret.field@twoharborsinvestment.com.