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): March 2, 2017

 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-34856

 

36-4673192

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS employer
identification number)

 

One Galleria Tower

 

 

13355 Noel Road, 22nd Floor
Dallas, Texas

 

75240

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 741-7744

 

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

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 8.01.    Other Events.

 

On March 2, 2017, The Howard Hughes Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its intention to offer $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) in a private transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repurchase its outstanding 6.875% senior notes due 2021, to pay related fees and expenses and, to the extent any proceeds remain, for general corporate purposes.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in this report shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated March 2, 2017.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 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.

 

Dated: March 2, 2017

 

 

 

THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter F. Riley

 

 

Peter F. Riley

 

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated March 2, 2017.

 

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