Safehold is primarily expanding its ground-lease platform, while its subsidiary continues managing Star Holdings through an orderly monetization of Star’s legacy assets. This filing is about protecting that linked structure—not about new ground-lease growth.
The immediate change is more time for Star Holdings to repay Safehold. The $115.0 million term loan now matures on March 31, 2029, with a possible extension to September 30, 2029; Safehold also received a $2.4 million maturity-extension fee.
| Item | New terms |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Safehold term loan | $115.0 million (as of September 29, 2026) |
| Base interest rate | 8.00% |
| Rate during optional extension | 9.00% |
| Extension fee | 0.5% of outstanding loans |
| Maturity | March 31, 2029; optional extension to September 30, 2029 |
| Permitted margin-loan prepayments | Up to $50.0 million plus restricted cash |
| Permitted Star share repurchases | Up to $10.0 million after at least $40.0 million of margin-loan paydown |
The amendment reduces near-term financing risk but confirms Star remains dependent on a managed wind-down. Star may prepay up to $50.0 million toward its margin loan, but it cannot take additional advances under that facility. 〔0〕 That is constructive for Safehold because the margin loan is secured by Star’s Safehold shares, but the core $115.0 million repayment is deferred rather than solved.
Safehold also strengthens the economics of continuing to manage Star. Minimum management fees are set at $1.25 million per quarter for the year ending March 31, 2028 and $625,000 per quarter for the following year; the termination fee rises from $55.0 million to $62.5 million and protection extends through March 31, 2029.
Bottom line: This is a two-sided credit amendment: Safehold gets cash, higher potential interest and stronger management protection, while accepting that Star’s repayment—and the release of the Safehold-share collateral overhang—will take longer. It materially stabilizes the arrangement, but does not remove the underlying dependency on Star’s asset monetization and margin-loan paydown.
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