Competing cash offers for Two Harbors (NYSE: TWO) delay UWMC merger vote
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Two Harbors Investment Corp. disclosed that an ad hoc board committee has determined CrossCountry Mortgage’s unsolicited cash offer of $10.70 per share for all outstanding common stock is a “Company Superior Proposal” under its existing merger agreement with UWM Holdings Corporation.
The committee also received a separate unsolicited proposal from another third party that includes a cash offer of $10.75 per share and payment of the $25.4 million termination fee owed to UWMC if the current merger agreement is terminated. The UWMC merger agreement remains in effect, and UWMC has a match right period through March 25, 2026 to propose revised terms.
Two Harbors and UWMC are in discussions regarding UWMC’s revised proposal, and there is no assurance that any alternative transaction will be completed. In response to these developments, Two Harbors has postponed its special meeting of stockholders to April 7, 2026.
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Competing cash bids put Two Harbors’ planned UWMC merger in play.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. now sits at the center of a competitive takeover process. An ad hoc board committee deemed CrossCountry Mortgage’s all-cash $10.70-per-share offer a “Company Superior Proposal” under the existing merger agreement with UWM Holdings Corporation.
A second unsolicited bidder has floated alternative transaction structures, including a higher all-cash offer of $10.75 per share plus payment of the $25.4 million UWMC termination fee. Meanwhile, the UWMC agreement remains in force and UWMC holds a match right window through March 25, 2026 to improve its terms.
The outcome depends on UWMC’s response and formal agreements with any bidder. Postponing the special meeting to April 7, 2026 gives stockholders time to assess whichever definitive transaction, if any, is ultimately presented for approval.
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FORM 8-K
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 23, 2026, Two Harbors Investment Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, after consultation with the Company’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, the ad hoc committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) has determined in good faith that the previously disclosed unsolicited proposal from CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC (“CCM”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock for $10.70 per share in cash constitutes a “Company Superior Proposal” under the terms of the existing Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 17, 2025, by and among the Company, UWM Acquisitions 1, LLC, and UWM Holdings Corporation (“UWMC”). The Company delivered notice of the ad hoc committee’s determination to UWMC on March 21, 2026. In addition, the Company announced that following the Committee’s determination regarding the CCM proposal, the Company received an unsolicited proposal, including a cash offer of $10.75 per share, from an additional third party that the Committee has determined could reasonably be expected to lead to a “Company Superior Proposal” under the UWMC merger agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 8-K may contain “forward-looking statements,” including certain plans, expectations, goals, projections and statements about the benefits and synergies of the proposed UWMC transaction; pro forma descriptions of the combined company and its operations, integration and transition plans, synergies and anticipated future performance; future opportunities for the combined company; the Company’s and UWMC’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction, the issuance of common and preferred stock of UWMC in connection with the proposed transaction; the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction considering the various closing conditions; and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Statements that do not describe historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Form 8-K that address activities, events or developments that the Company or UWMC expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Words such as “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “create,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “could,” “foresee,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “foresee,” “will,” “guidance,” “look,” “outlook,” “goal,” “future,” “assume,” “forecast,” “build,” “focus,” “work,” or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions, or events identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. Pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. The Company’s and UWMC’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future events, actions, plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although the Company and UWMC believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the companies can give no assurance that their expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this Form 8-K. These include, among other things: the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed transaction, including the impact of the ad hoc committee’s determination that CCM’s unsolicited proposal constitutes a “Company Superior Proposal” under the terms of the existing UWMC merger agreement; the ability to successfully integrate the businesses; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the proposed transaction; the potential failure to receive, on a timely basis or otherwise, the required approvals of the proposed transaction, including stockholder approval by the Company’s stockholders, and the potential failure to satisfy the other conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all; risks relating to the value of the UWMC securities to be issued in the proposed transaction; risks related to disruption of management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could
have adverse effects on the market price of common stock of UWMC or the Company; the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of the Company and UWMC to retain and hire key personnel and the effect on the operating results and businesses of the Company and UWMC generally; the outcome of any legal proceedings relating to the proposed transaction; including stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction; the risk that restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction may impact the Company’s or UWMC’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; that the Company or UWMC may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors; changes in future loan production; the availability of suitable investment opportunities; changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability and terms of financing; general economic conditions; market conditions; conditions in the market for mortgage-related investments; legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of the Company or UWMC. All such factors are difficult to predict and are beyond the control of the Company and UWMC, including those detailed in the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K that are available on the Company’s website at www.twoinv.com/investors and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and those detailed in UWMC’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K that are available on UWMC’s website at https://investors.uwm.com/ and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Each of the forward-looking statements of the Company or UWMC are based on assumptions that the Company or UWMC, as applicable, believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and neither the Company nor UWMC undertakes any obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
In connection with the proposed transaction, UWMC has filed with the SEC the Registration Statement that includes the Proxy Statement. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on February 9, 2026, and the Proxy Statement was filed by both the Company and UWMC on February 12, 2026. The Company commenced mailing of the Proxy Statement on or about February 12, 2026. The proposed transaction will be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their approval. The Company and UWMC may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. The Proxy Statement and this Form 8-K are not offers to sell UWMC securities, are not soliciting an offer to buy UWMC securities in any state where the offer and sale is not permitted and are not a solicitation of any vote or approval. This document is not a substitute for the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement or any other documents that the Company or UWMC may file with the SEC or send to stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE ADVISED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED MERGER (INCLUDING ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS) CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and securityholders may obtain a free copy of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement and all other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by the Company or UWMC on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be made available free of charge on the Company’s website at www.twoinv.com/investors or by directing a request to: Two Harbors Investment Corp., 1601 Utica Avenue South, Suite 900, St. Louis Park, MN 55416, Attention: Investor Relations. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by UWMC will be made available free of charge on UWMC's website at investors.uwm.com or by directing a request to: UWM Holdings Corporation, 585 South Boulevard E. Pontiac, Michigan, 48341, Attention: Investor Relations.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
The Company, UWMC and their directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of the Company and UWMC may be deemed to be “participants” in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Two Harbors in connection with the proposed transaction. Securityholders can find information about Two Harbors and its directors and executive officers and their ownership of common stock of the Company in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026, and in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 2, 2025 (the “Two Harbors 2025 Proxy”). Please refer to the sections captioned “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Summary Compensation Table”, “Stock Ownership” and “Proposal 2: Advisory Vote Relating to Executive Compensation” in the Two Harbors 2025 Proxy. Any changes in the holdings of the Company’s securities by its directors or executive officers from the amounts described in the Two Harbors 2025 Proxy have been reflected in Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC subsequent to the filing date of the Two Harbors 2025 Proxy and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding UWMC’s directors and executive officers is available in UWMC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026, and in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 25, 2025 (the “UWMC 2025 Proxy”). Please refer to the sections
captioned “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Executive Compensation”, “Stock Ownership” and “Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Officer Compensation” in the UWMC 2025 Proxy. Any changes in the holdings of UWMC’s securities by its directors or executive officers from the amounts described in the UWMC 2025 Proxy have been reflected in Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC subsequent to the filing date of the UWMC 2025 Proxy and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information regarding the interests of such individuals in the proposed transaction is included in the Proxy Statement. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.
NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION
This Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
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.
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NAI-5011258723v5 TWO Determines Unsolicited Proposal from CrossCountry Mortgage is a “Company Superior Proposal” TWO Receives Additional Unsolicited Proposal at $10.75 Per Share Special Meeting Postponed to April 7, 2026 New York, March 23, 2026 - TWO (Two Harbors Investment Corp., NYSE: TWO), an MSR-focused REIT, today announced that the ad hoc committee of its Board of Directors (the “Committee”), following consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, has determined in good faith that the previously disclosed unsolicited proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of TWO common stock constitutes a “Company Superior Proposal” as defined in TWO’s previously announced merger agreement with UWM Holdings Corporation (“UWMC”) (NYSE: UWMC). The unsolicited proposal, which was made by CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC (“CCM”), provides for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of TWO common stock for $10.70 per share in cash, plus payment by CCM of the $25.4 million termination fee that TWO would be required to pay to UWMC upon termination of the UWMC merger agreement. TWO delivered notice of the Committee’s determination to UWMC on March 21, 2026, commencing a match right period expiring at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time on March 25, 2026 (the “Match Right Period”). During the Match Right Period, UWMC may propose revisions to the UWMC merger agreement for TWO’s consideration. If the CCM proposal continues to constitute a “Company Superior Proposal” after the Match Right Period, TWO would be entitled to terminate the UWMC merger agreement. UWMC has proposed revised terms, and TWO and UWMC are in discussions regarding the revised terms. In addition, following the Committee’s determination regarding the CCM proposal, TWO received an unsolicited proposal from an additional third party that the Committee has determined could reasonably be expected to lead to a “Company Superior Proposal” under the UWMC merger agreement. The third party has proposed alternative acquisition transactions, including a cash offer of $10.75 per share, plus payment of the $25.4 million termination fee that TWO would be required to pay to UWMC upon termination of the UWMC merger agreement. The UWMC merger agreement remains in effect, and there can be no assurance that this process will result in TWO entering into an amended agreement with UWMC, terminating the UWMC merger agreement, or entering into a definitive agreement with CCM or any other party. In light of these developments, TWO has postponed its Special Meeting of Stockholders to April 7, 2026. Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is serving as financial advisor to TWO and Jones Day is serving as outside legal counsel. About TWO TWO (Two Harbors Investment Corp., NYSE: TWO), a Maryland corporation, is a real estate investment trust that invests in mortgage servicing rights, residential mortgage-backed securities and other financial assets. TWO is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN. Additional Information
NAI-5011258723v5 Stockholders of TWO and other interested persons may find additional information regarding the company at www.twoinv.com, at the SEC’s internet site at www.sec.gov or by directing requests to: TWO, 1601 Utica Avenue South, Suite 900, St. Louis Park, MN 55416, (612) 453-4100. Contact Margaret Karr, Head of Investor Relations, TWO, (612) 453-4080, Margaret.Karr@twoinv.com FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release may contain “forward-looking statements,” including certain plans, expectations, goals, projections and statements about the benefits and synergies of the proposed UWMC transaction; pro forma descriptions of the combined company and its operations, integration and transition plans, synergies and anticipated future performance; future opportunities for the combined company; TWO’s and UWMC’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction, the issuance of common and preferred stock of UWMC in connection with the proposed transaction; the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction considering the various closing conditions; and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Statements that do not describe historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that TWO or UWMC expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Words such as “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “create,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “could,” “foresee,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “foresee,” “will,” “guidance,” “look,” “outlook,” “goal,” “future,” “assume,” “forecast,” “build,” “focus,” “work,” or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions, or events identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. Pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. TWO’s and UWMC’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future events, actions, plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although TWO and UWMC believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the companies can give no assurance that their expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward looking statements. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this press release. These include, among other things: the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed transaction, including the impact of the Committee’s determination that CCM’s unsolicited proposal constitutes a “Company Superior Proposal” under the terms of the existing UWMC merger agreement; the ability to successfully integrate the businesses; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the proposed transaction; the potential failure to receive, on a timely basis or otherwise, the required approvals of the proposed transaction, including TWO stockholder approval, and the potential failure to satisfy the other conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all; risks relating to the value of the UWMC securities to be issued in the proposed transaction; risks related to disruption of management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of common stock of UWMC or TWO; the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of TWO and UWMC to retain and hire key personnel and the effect on the operating results and businesses of TWO and UWMC generally; the outcome of any legal proceedings
NAI-5011258723v5 relating to the proposed transaction, including stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction; the risk that restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction may impact TWO’s or UWMC’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; that TWO or UWMC may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors; changes in future loan production; the availability of suitable investment opportunities; changes in interest rates; changes in the yield curve; changes in prepayment rates; the availability and terms of financing; general economic conditions; market conditions; conditions in the market for mortgage-related investments; legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business of TWO or UWMC. All such factors are difficult to predict and are beyond the control of TWO and UWMC, including those detailed in TWO’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K that are available on TWO’s website at www.twoinv.com/investors and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and those detailed in UWMC’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K that are available on UWMC’s website at https://investors.uwm.com/ and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each of the forward-looking statements of TWO or UWMC are based on assumptions that TWO or UWMC, as applicable, believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and neither TWO nor UWMC undertakes any obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT In connection with the proposed transaction, UWMC has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) that includes a proxy statement of TWO and that also constitutes a prospectus of UWMC. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on February 9, 2026, and the proxy statement / prospectus was filed by both TWO and UWMC on February 12, 2026. TWO commenced mailing of the proxy statement / prospectus on or about February 12, 2026. The proposed transaction will be submitted to the stockholders of TWO for their approval. TWO and UWMC may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. The proxy statement / prospectus and this press release are not offers to sell UWMC securities, are not soliciting an offer to buy UWMC securities in any state where the offer and sale is not permitted and are not a solicitation of any vote or approval. This press release is not a substitute for the Registration Statement and proxy statement / prospectus or any other documents that TWO or UWMC may file with the SEC or send to stockholders of TWO in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS OF TWO ARE ADVISED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENT / PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION (INCLUDING ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS) CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and securityholders may obtain a free copy of the Registration Statement and the proxy statement / prospectus (when available) and all other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by TWO or UWMC on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by TWO will be made available free of charge on TWO’s website at www.twoinv.com/investors or by directing a request to: Two Harbors Investment Corp., 1601 Utica Avenue South, Suite 900, St. Louis Park, MN 55416, Attention: Investor Relations. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by UWMC will be made available free of charge on UWMC’s website at investors.uwm.com or by directing a request to: UWM Holdings Corporation, 585 South Boulevard E. Pontiac, Michigan, 48341, Attention: Investor Relations. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION TWO, UWMC and their directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of TWO and UWMC may be deemed to be “participants” in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of TWO in connection with the proposed transaction. Securityholders can find information
NAI-5011258723v5 about TWO and its directors and executive officers and their ownership of common stock of TWO in TWO’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026, and in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 2, 2025 (the “TWO 2025 Proxy”). Please refer to the sections captioned “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Summary Compensation Table”, “Stock Ownership” and “Proposal 2: Advisory Vote Relating to Executive Compensation” in the TWO 2025 Proxy. Any changes in the holdings of TWO’s securities by its directors or executive officers from the amounts described in the TWO 2025 Proxy have been reflected in Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC subsequent to the filing date of the TWO 2025 Proxy and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding UWMC’s directors and executive officers is available in UWMC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026, and in its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 25, 2025 (the “UWMC 2025 Proxy”). Please refer to the sections captioned “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Executive Compensation”, “Stock Ownership” and “Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Officer Compensation” in the UWMC 2025 Proxy. Any changes in the holdings of UWMC’s securities by its directors or executive officers from the amounts described in the UWMC 2025 Proxy have been reflected in Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC subsequent to the filing date of the UWMC 2025 Proxy and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information regarding the interests of such individuals in the proposed transaction is included in the proxy statement / prospectus relating to the proposed transaction. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph. NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION This press release is for informational purposes only and is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
FAQ
What did Two Harbors (TWO) announce in this Form 8-K?
Two Harbors announced its board committee determined CrossCountry Mortgage’s unsolicited $10.70-per-share cash offer is a “Company Superior Proposal” under its existing merger agreement with UWM Holdings. It also disclosed a higher unsolicited cash proposal from another third party and postponed its special stockholder meeting.
What are the key terms of CrossCountry Mortgage’s proposal for Two Harbors (TWO)?
CrossCountry Mortgage proposed acquiring all outstanding Two Harbors common shares for $10.70 per share in cash. The proposal also includes CrossCountry paying the $25.4 million termination fee that Two Harbors would owe UWM Holdings if the current merger agreement is terminated in favor of a superior proposal.
What did the additional third party offer for Two Harbors (TWO)?
A separate third party submitted unsolicited alternative acquisition structures, including a cash offer of $10.75 per share and payment of the $25.4 million termination fee to UWM Holdings. The board committee concluded this proposal could reasonably be expected to lead to a “Company Superior Proposal” under the UWMC merger agreement.
Is the original merger agreement between Two Harbors (TWO) and UWMC still in effect?
Yes. The merger agreement with UWM Holdings remains in effect while UWMC and Two Harbors discuss revised terms. UWMC has a match right period through March 25, 2026 to offer changes, and there is no assurance any amended agreement or alternative transaction will ultimately be completed.
When will Two Harbors (TWO) hold its special meeting of stockholders?
Two Harbors postponed its special meeting of stockholders to April 7, 2026. The delay allows time for the competitive process among UWMC, CrossCountry Mortgage, and the additional third party to develop before stockholders are asked to vote on any merger or alternative transaction.
Who is advising Two Harbors (TWO) in this competitive transaction process?
Two Harbors engaged Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. as financial advisor and Jones Day as outside legal counsel. An ad hoc committee of the board, working with these advisors, evaluated CrossCountry Mortgage’s offer, the additional third-party proposal, and any potential revisions to terms from UWM Holdings.
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