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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (REFI)

Chicago Atlantic REIT issues 4.3 million shares for $62.5 million in cannabis retail notes

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 financing Written later

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) issued 4,306,754 common shares at $14.53 per share to Koach Capital entities in a private placement, in exchange for second lien notes with an aggregate principal of about $62.5 million secured by 32 cannabis retail properties. The shares equal about 16.8% of REFI's common stock outstanding after the issuance, and the transaction is tied to the pending merger of REFI into Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN), which the filing says permits it.

Key points

  • Koach Notes carry 12.0% aggregate interest: 10.0% cash and 2.0% payable in kind, with monthly cash interest and a 2.5x exit fee.
  • Shares issued at $14.53 each, roughly 16.8% of outstanding common stock immediately after issuance; no underwriter or placement agent was engaged.
  • Koach investors face lock-ups: 20% of shares for three months and 80% for six months from the closing date, subject to limited exceptions.
  • The issuance will increase shares outstanding and affect the exchange ratio for the pending merger with LIEN, announced June 17, 2026.

The filing

CompanyChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (REFI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 13, 2026, 4:30 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-077585

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:44 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 13, 2026.

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