Hudson Pacific Properties Announces Pricing of Preferred Stock Offering

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the “Company” or “Hudson Pacific”) (NYSE: HPP) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 16,000,000 shares of 4.750% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, at a price per share of $25.00, for gross proceeds of $400,000,000, before deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses. The Company has granted the underwriters of the offering a thirty day option to purchase up to 2,400,000 additional shares of 4.750% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on November 16, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to apply to list the Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HPP Pr C.”

The Company intends to contribute the net proceeds from this offering to its operating partnership, which intends to use such proceeds to repay amounts outstanding from time to time under its credit facility and/or other indebtedness, fund development or redevelopment activities, fund potential acquisition opportunities, provide funds for tenant improvements and capital expenditures, and provide for working capital and/or for other general corporate purposes.

BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Securities and RBC Capital Markets are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

This offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement and prospectus and related preliminary prospectus supplement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Copies of the prospectus supplement and related prospectus for this offering can be obtained, when available, by calling or emailing (i) BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or [e-mail]; (ii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649; (iii) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-645-3751, or (iv) RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at 1-866-375-6829.

About Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific is a real estate investment trust with a portfolio of office and studio properties totaling over 20 million square feet, including land for development. Focused on global epicenters of innovation, media and technology, its anchor tenants include Fortune 500 and leading growth companies such as Google, Netflix, Riot Games, Square, Uber and more. Hudson Pacific is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol HPP and listed as a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

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