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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
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5. Debt

Debt of the Parent Company


The Parent Company does not hold any indebtedness. All debt is held directly or indirectly by the Operating Partnership; however, the Parent Company has guaranteed the Operating Partnership's Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Notes due 2026"), Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030 (the "Notes due 2030"), Unsecured Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Notes due 2016"), and Unsecured Senior Notes due 2020 (the "Notes due 2020").

Debt of the Operating Partnership

A summary of the Operating Partnership's outstanding consolidated debt as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows (principal balance in thousands):


Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030


The exchange rate for the Notes due 2030 may be adjusted under certain circumstances, including the payment of cash dividends in excess of $0.14 per share of common stock. The increase in the quarterly cash dividend from the second quarter of 2010 through the second quarter of 2011 to $0.20 per share of common stock resulted in an increase in the exchange rate of the Notes due 2030 from 55.0782 to 55.6548 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes due 2030, effective as of June 28, 2011, the Company's ex-dividend date.


Unsecured Senior Notes due 2016, net

On March 30, 2011, the Operating Partnership issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its Notes due 2016. The purchase price paid by the underwriters was 99.365% of the principal amount and the Notes due 2016 have been recorded on the consolidated balance sheet net of the discount. The Notes due 2016 are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership. However, the Notes due 2016 are effectively subordinated to the Operating Partnership's existing and future mortgages and other secured indebtedness (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness) and to all existing and future preferred equity and liabilities, whether secured or unsecured, of the Operating Partnership's subsidiaries, including guarantees provided by the Operating Partnership's subsidiaries under the Operating Partnership's unsecured line of credit. Interest at a rate of 3.85% per year is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on October 15, 2011, until the stated maturity date of April 15, 2016. The terms of the Notes due 2016 are governed by a base indenture and supplemental indenture, each dated March 30, 2011, among the Operating Partnership, as issuer, the Parent Company, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

The Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes due 2016, in whole or in part, at any time for cash at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes due 2016 being redeemed; or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the adjusted treasury rate plus 30 basis points, plus in each case, accrued and unpaid interest.

The terms of the indenture for the Notes due 2016 require compliance with various financial covenants, including limits on the amount of total leverage and secured debt maintained by the Operating Partnership and which require the Operating Partnership to maintain minimum levels of debt service coverage. Management believes that it was in compliance with these covenants as ofJune 30, 2011.

As of June 30, 2011 and including the replacement of the existing line of credit with the new unsecured line of credit on July 14, 2011, principal payments due for the Operating Partnership's consolidated indebtedness (excluding debt premiums and discounts) were as follows (in thousands):
       
 
       
2011 (1)
$
17,103

2012
40,768

2013
25,370

2014
339,020

2015 (1)
127,453

Thereafter(2)
1,040,335

$
1,590,049

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Subsequent Events - New Unsecured Line of Credit

On July 14, 2011, the Operating Partnership entered into an unsecured credit agreement with KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, and certain other lenders.

The unsecured credit agreement provides for available borrowings under a revolving line of credit of $750.0 million and a maturity date of July 13, 2015, replacing the Operating Partnership's existing line of credit which was scheduled to mature on August 1, 2011. Subject to the administrative agent's reasonable discretion, the Operating Partnership may increase the amount of the revolving credit commitments to $1.25 billion upon satisfying certain conditions. In addition, the Operating Partnership, at its sole discretion, may extend the maturity date of the revolving line of credit to July 13, 2016 after satisfying certain conditions and paying an extension fee. The revolving line of credit bears interest at a floating rate equal to, at the Operating Partnership's option, either (1) reserve adjusted LIBOR plus a spread which ranges from 100 to 205 basis points, depending on the Company's credit ratings, or (2) the highest of (a) the prime rate then in effect plus a spread which ranges from 0 to 125 basis points, (b) the federal funds rate then in effect plus a spread which ranges from 50 to 175 basis points or (c) one month LIBOR plus a spread which ranges from 100 to 205 basis points, in each case, depending on the Company's credit ratings. In addition, a facility fee is payable on line capacity at an annual rate depending on the Company's credit rating, which is currently at 35 basis points.

The unsecured credit agreement includes certain restrictions and covenants which require compliance with financial covenants relating to the minimum amounts of net worth, fixed charge coverage, unsecured debt service coverage, overall leverage and unsecured leverage ratios, the maximum amount of secured indebtedness and certain investment limitations. The unsecured credit agreement specifies a number of events of default (some of which are subject to applicable cure periods), including, among others, the failure to make payments when due, noncompliance with covenants and defaults under other agreements or instruments of indebtedness. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lenders may terminate the revolving line of credit and declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable.