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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001408100-23-000095"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KW"
cik: "0001408100"
company_name: "Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:28:08.394291+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kennedy-Wilson closes $200M private placement of Series C preferred and warrants

## Summary
- Gross proceeds $200M from 200,000 shares of 6.00% Series C Preferred Stock and 12,338,062 warrants to buy common stock.
- Series C pays 6.00% cumulative cash dividends; liquidation preference $1,000 per share; ranks junior to Series A/B preferred, senior to common.
- Warrants may be exercised with cash or by extinguishing Series C shares at $1,000 per share plus accrued dividends.
- Transaction closed June 16, 2023 under Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 4, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408100-23-000095
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KW
- cik: 0001408100
- company_name: Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 1.01, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810023000095/0001408100-23-000095-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810023000095/kw-20230615.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.: Filed Certificate of Designations establishing terms of 6.00% Series C Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, including ranking, dividend, redemption, voting, and extinguishment rights (effective 2023-06-15).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-06-15
  source text: The powers, designations, preferences and other rights of the shares of 6.00% Series C Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock") are set forth in the Certificate of Designations establishing the Series C Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 15, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810023000095/0001408100-23-000095-index.htm

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