SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to year-end, the Company sold Metro Business Park, a five-building, 189,000 square foot service center located in Phoenix, for $33.5 million. The Company expects to record a gain on the sale in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Also subsequent to year-end, EastGroup closed on the acquisition of 50 acres of development land in the Mesa submarket of Phoenix, Arizona for approximately $13.6 million.

In January 2022, the Company and a group of lenders agreed to terms on the private placement of $150 million of senior unsecured notes with a fixed interest rate of 3.03% and a 10-year term. The notes dated February 3, 2022, are expected to be issued and sold in April 2022 and require interest-only payments. The notes will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

Also subsequent to year-end, the Company agreed to terms on a $100 million senior unsecured term loan with interest only payments, which bears interest at the annual rate of SOFR plus an applicable margin based on the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt rating. The loan is expected to close on March 31, 2022 with a maturity date of September 29, 2028, providing a 6.5 year term. The Company also entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert the loan’s SOFR rate component to a fixed interest rate for the entire term of the loan, providing a total effective fixed interest rate of 3.06%.