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FINANCING ACTIVITY
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
FINANCING ACTIVITY
FINANCING ACTIVITY
2013 Revolving Facility, as amended

In April 2013, PREIT, PREIT Associates and PRI (collectively, the “Borrower” or “we”) entered into a Credit Agreement (as amended, the “2013 Revolving Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and the other financial institutions signatory thereto, for a $400.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The 2013 Revolving Facility replaced the previously existing 2010 Credit Facility. In December 2013, we amended the 2013 Revolving Facility to make certain terms of the 2013 Revolving Facility consistent with the terms of the 2014 Term Loans (as defined below). These same terms also appear in the Letter of Credit (as defined below). The 2013 Revolving Facility, 2014 Term Loans and Letter of Credit are collectively referred to as the “Credit Agreements.” All capitalized terms used in this note 4 and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the 2013 Revolving Facility.

As of December 31, 2014, there were no amounts outstanding under our 2013 Revolving Facility, $7.1 million was
pledged as collateral for a letter of credit, and we entered into a second letter of credit in January 2015 in the amount of $7.9 million. Because of certain covenant restrictions, the entire borrowing capacity is not available to us. We currently have an aggregate of $416.1 million available under the 2013 Revolving Facility and 2014 Term Loans.

Interest expense related to the 2013 Revolving Facility was $1.5 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Deferred financing fee amortization associated with the 2013 Revolving Facility was $1.4 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The initial maturity of the 2013 Revolving Facility is April 17, 2016, and the Borrower has options for two one-year extensions of the initial maturity date, subject to certain conditions and to the payment of extension fees of 0.15% and 0.20% of the Facility Amount for the first and second options, respectively.

Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreements, the Borrower has the option to increase the maximum amount available under the 2013 Revolving Facility, through an accordion option, from $400.0 million to as much as $600.0 million, in increments of $5.0 million (with a minimum increase of $25.0 million), based on Wells Fargo Bank’s ability to obtain increases in Revolving Commitments from the current lenders or Revolving Commitments from new lenders. No increase to the maximum amount available under the 2013 Revolving Facility has been exercised by the Borrower.

Amounts borrowed under the 2013 Revolving Facility bear interest at a rate between 1.50% and 2.05% per annum, depending on PREIT’s leverage, in excess of LIBOR, with no floor, as set forth in the table below. The rate in effect at December 31, 2014 was 1.70% per annum in excess of LIBOR. In determining PREIT’s leverage (the ratio of Total Liabilities to Gross Asset Value), the capitalization rate used to calculate Gross Asset Value is (a) 6.50% for each Property having an average sales per square foot of more than $500 for the most recent period of 12 consecutive months, and (b) 7.50% for any other Property.
 
Level
Ratio of Total Liabilities to Gross Asset Value
Applicable Margin
1
Less than 0.450 to 1.00
1.50
%
2
Equal to or greater than 0.450 to 1.00 but less than 0.500 to 1.00
1.70
%
3
Equal to or greater than 0.500 to 1.00 but less than 0.550 to 1.00
1.85
%
4
Equal to or greater than 0.550 to 1.00
2.05
%


The unused portion of the 2013 Revolving Facility is subject to a facility fee of 0.30% per annum. In the event that we seek and obtain an investment grade credit rating, alternative interest rates and facility fees would apply.

PREIT and the subsidiaries of PREIT that either (1) account for more than 2.5% of adjusted Gross Asset Value (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), (2) own or lease an Unencumbered Property, or (3) own, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary described in clause (2) will serve as guarantors for funds borrowed under the 2013 Credit Facility. In the event that we seek and obtain an investment grade credit rating, we may request that a subsidiary guarantor be released, unless such guarantor becomes obligated in respect of the debt of the Borrower or another subsidiary or owns Unencumbered Property or incurs recourse debt.

The Credit Agreements are cross-defaulted with one another.

The Credit Agreements contain certain affirmative and negative covenants which are identical and which are described in detail below in the section entitled “Identical covenants contained in the 2013 Revolving Facility, 2014 Term Loans and Letter of Credit.” As of December 31, 2014, the Borrower was in compliance with all such financial covenants.

The Borrower may prepay the 2013 Revolving Facility at any time without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement obligations for the lenders’ breakage costs for LIBOR borrowings. The Borrower must repay the entire principal amount outstanding under the 2013 Revolving Facility at the end of its term, as the term may be extended.

Upon the expiration of any applicable cure period following an event of default, the lenders may declare all of the obligations in connection with the 2013 Revolving Facility immediately due and payable, and the Commitments of the lenders to make further loans under the 2013 Revolving Facility will terminate. Upon the occurrence of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding of PREIT, PREIT Associates, PRI, any Material Subsidiary, any subsidiary that owns or leases an Unencumbered Property or certain other subsidiaries, all outstanding amounts will automatically become immediately due and payable and the Commitments of the lenders to make further loans will automatically terminate.

The Borrower used the initial proceeds from the 2013 Revolving Facility to repay $97.5 million outstanding under the 2010 Term Loan and $95.0 million outstanding under the 2010 Revolving Facility (as these terms are defined below in this note 4).

2014 Term Loans, as amended

On January 8, 2014, the Borrower entered into two unsecured term loans in the initial aggregate amount of $250.0 million, comprised of:
(1) a 5 Year Term Loan Agreement (the “5 Year Term Loan”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association and the other financial institutions signatory thereto, for a $150.0 million senior unsecured 5 year term loan facility; and

(2) a 7 Year Term Loan Agreement (the “7 Year Term Loan” and, together with the 5 Year Term Loan, the “2014 Term Loans”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Capital One, National Association and the other financial institutions signatory thereto, for a $100.0 million senior unsecured 7 year term loan facility.

Amounts borrowed under the 2014 Term Loans bear interest at the rate specified below per annum, depending on PREIT’s leverage, in excess of LIBOR, with no floor. In determining PREIT’s leverage (the ratio of Total Liabilities to Gross Asset Value), the capitalization rate used to calculate Gross Asset Value is (a) 6.50% for each Property having an average sales per square foot of more than $500 for the most recent period of 12 consecutive months, and (b) 7.50% for any other Property.
Level


Ratio of Total Liabilities
 to Gross Asset Value
5 Year Term Loan
Applicable Margin
7 Year Term Loan
Applicable Margin
1
Less than 0.450 to 1.00
1.35%
1.80%
2
Equal to or greater than 0.450 to 1.00 but less than 0.500 to 1.00
1.45%
1.95%
3
Equal to or greater than 0.500 to 1.00 but less than 0.550 to 1.00
1.60%
2.15%
4
Equal to or greater than 0.550 to 1.00
1.90%
2.35%


The initial rate in effect under the 5 Year Term Loan was 1.45% per annum in excess of LIBOR. The initial rate in effect under the 7 Year Term Loan was 1.95% per annum in excess of LIBOR.

If PREIT seeks and obtains an investment grade credit rating and so notifies the lenders under the respective 2014 Term Loans, alternative interest rates would apply.

The table set forth below presents the amount outstanding, interest rate (inclusive of the LIBOR spread) in effect and the maturity dates of the 2014 Term Loans as of December 31, 2014:
(in millions of dollars)
5 Year Term Loan
 
7 Year Term Loan
Total facility
$
150.0

 
$
100.0

Amount outstanding
$
100.0

 
$
30.0

Interest rate
1.61
%
 
2.11
%
Maturity date
January 2019

 
January 2021


Interest expense related to the 2014 Term Loans was $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. Deferred financing fee amortization was $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Under the 2014 Term Loans, there is a deferred draw feature that enables PREIT to borrow the amounts specified in each of the term loans until April 8, 2015. From the effective date until April 8, 2015 or until the maximum amount under the respective loan is borrowed (or until the lenders’ commitments are otherwise terminated), the unused portion of the 2014 Term Loans is subject to a fee of 0.20%, in the case of the 5 year Term Loan, and 0.35%, in the case of the 7 Year Term Loan, per annum. There is an additional commitment termination fee under the 7 Year Term Loan if the maximum amount is not borrowed before April 8, 2015.

PREIT and the subsidiaries of PREIT that either (1) account for more than 2.5% of adjusted Gross Asset Value (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), (2) own or lease an Unencumbered Property, (3) own, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary described in clause (2), or (4) are guarantors under the 2013 Revolving Facility will serve as guarantors for funds borrowed under the 2014 Term Loans. In the event that we seek and obtain an investment grade credit rating, we may request that a subsidiary guarantor be released, unless such guarantor becomes obligated in respect of the debt of the Borrower or another subsidiary, or owns
Unencumbered Property and incurs recourse debt.

Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreements, the Borrower has the option to increase the maximum amount available under the 5 Year Term Loan, through an accordion option (subject to certain conditions), from $150.0 million to as much as $300.0 million, in increments of $5.0 million (with a minimum increase of $25.0 million), based on Wells Fargo Bank’s ability to obtain increases in commitments from the current lenders or from new lenders.

Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreements, the Borrower has the option to increase the maximum amount available under the 7 Year Term Loan, through an accordion option (subject to certain conditions), from $100.0 million to as much as $200.0 million, in increments of $5.0 million (with a minimum increase of $25.0 million), based on Wells Fargo Bank’s ability to obtain increases in commitments from the current lenders or from new lenders.

The Credit Agreements contain certain affirmative and negative covenants which are identical and are described in detail below in the section “Identical covenants contained in the 2013 Revolving Facility, 2014 Term Loans and Letter of Credit.”

The Borrower may prepay the 5 Year Term Loan at any time without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement obligations for the lenders’ breakage costs for LIBOR borrowings. The payment of the 7 Year Term Loan prior to its maturity is subject to reimbursement obligations for the lenders’ breakage costs for LIBOR borrowings and a declining prepayment penalty ranging from 3% from closing to one year after closing, to 2% after two years, to 1% after three years and without penalty thereafter.

Upon the expiration of any applicable cure period following an event of default, the lenders may declare all of the obligations in connection with the 2014 Term Loans immediately due and payable, and before the one year anniversary of the effective date, the commitments of the lenders to make further loans, if any, under the 2014 Term Loans would terminate. Upon the occurrence of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding of PREIT, PREIT Associates, PRI, any material subsidiary, any subsidiary that owns or leases an Unencumbered Property or certain other subsidiaries, all outstanding amounts would automatically become immediately due and payable and, before April 8, 2015, the commitments of the lenders to make further loans will automatically terminate.

PREIT has used and may use the proceeds of the 2014 Term Loans for the repayment of debt, for the payment of development or redevelopment costs and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Letter of Credit for Springfield Town Center Acquisition

In connection with the Contribution Agreement (see note 11) to acquire Springfield Town Center, in March 2014, we obtained a $46.5 million letter of credit from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Letter of Credit”). Amounts secured under the Letter of Credit are subject to a fee per annum, depending on PREIT’s leverage. The initial fee in effect is 1.15% per annum. The Letter of Credit initially expires in July 2015 and may be extended up to one year. The Letter of Credit is subject to covenants that are identical to those contained in the 2013 Revolving Facility and the 2014 Term Loans. We expect that the Letter of Credit will be terminated in connection with the closing of the Springfield Town Center acquisition, which we expect to occur on or about March 31, 2015, subject to the seller meeting all closing conditions.
 
Identical covenants contained in the 2013 Revolving Facility, 2014 Term Loans and Letter of Credit

The Credit Agreements contain certain affirmative and negative covenants which are identical, including, without limitation, requirements that PREIT maintain, on a consolidated basis: (1) minimum Tangible Net Worth of not less than 75% of the Company’s tangible net worth on December 31, 2012, plus 75% of the Net Proceeds of all Equity Issuances effected at any time after December 31, 2012; (2) maximum ratio of Total Liabilities to Gross Asset Value of 0.60:1, provided that it will not be a Default if the ratio exceeds 0.60:1 but does not exceed 0.625:1 for more than two consecutive quarters on more than two occasions during the term; (3) minimum ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges of 1.50:1; (4) minimum Unencumbered Debt Yield of 12.0%; (5) minimum Unencumbered NOI to Unsecured Interest Expense of 1.75:1; (6) maximum ratio of Secured Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value of 0.60:1; (7) maximum Investments in unimproved real estate and predevelopment costs not in excess of 5.0% of Gross Asset Value; (8) maximum Investments in Persons other than Subsidiaries, Consolidated Affiliates and Unconsolidated Affiliates not in excess of 5.0% of Gross Asset Value; (9) maximum Mortgages in favor of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary not in excess of 5.0% of Gross Asset Value; (10) the aggregate value of the Investments and the other items subject to the preceding clauses (7) through (9) not in excess of 10.0% of Gross Asset Value; (11) maximum Investments in Consolidation Exempt Entities not in excess of 25.0% of Gross Asset Value; (12) maximum Projects Under Development not in excess of 15.0% of Gross Asset Value; (13) the aggregate value of the Investments and the other items subject to the preceding clauses (7) through (9) and (11) and (12) not in excess of 35.0% of Gross Asset Value; (14) Distributions may not exceed (A) with respect to our preferred shares, the amounts required by the terms of the preferred shares, and (B) with respect to our common shares, the greater of (i) 95.0% of Funds From Operations (FFO) and (ii) 110% of REIT taxable income for a fiscal year; and (15) PREIT may not permit the amount of the Gross Asset Value attributable to assets directly owned by PREIT, PREIT Associates, PRI and the guarantors to be less than 95% of Gross Asset Value excluding assets owned by Excluded Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates.

These covenants and restrictions limit PREIT’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, grant liens on assets and enter into negative pledge agreements, merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreements are subject to customary events of default and are cross-defaulted with one another.

As of December 31, 2014, the Borrower was in compliance with all such financial covenants. Following recent property sales,
the NOI from the Company’s remaining unencumbered properties is at a level such that the maximum unsecured amount that
the Company may currently borrow within the Unencumbered Debt Yield covenant under the $400.0 million 2013
Revolving Facility and the $250.0 million aggregate 2014 Term Loans, is an aggregate of $561.1 million. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had borrowed $130.0 million under the 2014 Term Loans and there were no amounts outstanding under
the 2013 Revolving Facility (with $7.1 million pledged as collateral for letters of credit).

2010 Credit Facility

Prior to the 2013 Revolving Facility, which became effective in April 2013, we had a secured credit facility consisting of a revolving line of credit with a capacity of $250.0 million (the “2010 Revolving Facility”) and term loans with an aggregate balance prior to repayment of $97.5 million (collectively, the “2010 Term Loan” and, together with the 2010 Revolving Facility, the “2010 Credit Facility”).
Interest expense related to the 2010 Revolving Facility was $0.4 million and $2.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, and 2012, respectively, excluding non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees.
The weighted average effective interest rates based on amounts borrowed under the 2010 Term Loan for 2013 and 2012 were 3.95% and 4.82%, respectively. Interest expense excluding non-cash amortization and accelerated amortization of deferred financing fees related to the 2010 Term Loan was $2.4 million and $14.4 million 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Deferred financing fee amortization associated with the 2010 Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $0.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively. Accelerated deferred financing fee amortization associated with the 2010 Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $0.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively, in connection with permanent paydowns of the 2010 Term Loan of $182.0 million and $58.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Mortgage Loans
Our mortgage loans, which are secured by 16 of our consolidated properties, are due in installments over various terms extending to the year 2023.  Twelve of these mortgage loans bear interest at fixed interest rates that range from 3.90% to 6.34% and had a weighted average interest rate of 5.05% at December 31, 2014. Four of our mortgage loans bear interest at variable rates and had a weighted average interest rate of 2.86% at December 31, 2014. The weighted average interest rate of all consolidated mortgage loans was 4.78% at December 31, 2014. Mortgage loans for properties owned by unconsolidated partnerships are accounted for in “Investments in partnerships, at equity” and “Distributions in excess of partnership investments,” and are not included in the table below.
The following table outlines the timing of principal payments and balloon payments pursuant to the terms of our mortgage loans of our consolidated properties as of December 31, 2014:
(in thousands of dollars)
For the Year Ending December 31,
Principal
Amortization
 
Balloon
Payments
 
Total
2015
$
20,923

 
$
270,799

 
$
291,722

2016
12,830

 
219,480

 
232,310

2017
12,411

 
150,000

 
162,411

2018
12,085

 
141,532

 
153,617

2019
12,450

 
28,050

 
40,500

2020 and thereafter
34,792

 
492,595

 
527,387

 
$
105,491

 
$
1,302,456

 
$
1,407,947


The estimated fair values of mortgage loans based on year-end interest rates and market conditions at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows: 
 
2014
 
2013
(in millions of dollars)
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
Mortgage loans
$
1,407.9

 
$
1,415.5

 
$
1,502.7

 
$
1,467.9


The mortgage loans contain various customary default provisions. As of December 31, 2014, we were not in default on any of the mortgage loans.

Mortgage Loan Activity
The following table presents the mortgage loans we have entered into or extended since January 1, 2013 relating to our consolidated properties: 
Financing Date
Property
 
Amount Financed or
Extended
(in millions of dollars)
 
Stated Interest Rate
 
Maturity
2013 Activity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February
Francis Scott Key Mall(1)(2)
 
$62.6
 
LIBOR plus 2.60%
 
March 2018
February
Lycoming Mall(3)
 
35.5
 
LIBOR plus 2.75%
 
March 2018
February
Viewmont Mall(1)
 
48.0
 
LIBOR plus 2.60%
 
March 2018
March
Dartmouth Mall
 
67.0
 
3.97% fixed
 
April 2018
September
Logan Valley Mall(4)
 
51.0
 
LIBOR plus 2.10%
 
September 2014
December
Wyoming Valley Mall(5)
 
78.0
 
5.17% fixed
 
December 2023
 
(1) 
Interest only payments.
(2) 
The mortgage loan may be increased by $5.8 million subject to certain prescribed conditions.
(3) 
The initial amount of the mortgage loan was $28.0 million. We took additional draws of $5.0 million in October 2009 and $2.5 million in March 2010. The mortgage loan was amended in February 2013 to lower the interest rate to LIBOR plus 2.75% and to extend the maturity date to March 2018. In February 2013, the unamortized balance of the mortgage loan was $33.4 million before we borrowed an additional $2.1 million to bring the total amount financed to $35.5 million.
(4) 
The initial amount of the mortgage loan was $68.0 million. We repaid $5.0 million in September 2011 and $12.0 million in September 2013. We exercised our right under the loan in September 2013 to extend the maturity date to September 2014. We repaid the loan in July 2014.
(5) 
Interest only payments until March 2015. Principal and interest payments commencing in April 2015.


Other Mortgage Loan Activity

In July 2014, we repaid a $25.8 million mortgage loan plus accrued interest secured by 801 Market Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, a property that is part of The Gallery, using proceeds from the transaction relating to The Gallery with Macerich.

Also in July 2014, we repaid a $51.0 million mortgage loan plus accrued interest secured by Logan Valley Mall in Altoona,
Pennsylvania using $50.0 million from our 2013 Revolving Facility and $1.0 million from available working capital. The $50.0 million borrowed from the 2013 Revolving Facility was subsequently repaid in July 2014 using proceeds from the transaction
relating to The Gallery with Macerich.

In February 2013, we repaid a $53.2 million mortgage loan on Moorestown Mall in Moorestown, New Jersey using $50.0 million from our 2010 Revolving Facility and $3.2 million from available working capital.

In May 2013, we repaid a $56.3 million mortgage loan on Jacksonville Mall in Jacksonville, North Carolina using $35.0 million from our 2013 Revolving Facility and $21.3 million from available working capital. See note 6 for additional information on the $2.9 million loss on hedge ineffectiveness that was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2013 in
connection with this transaction.

In September 2013, we repaid a $65.0 million mortgage loan on Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania using
$65.0 million from our 2013 Revolving Facility.

In October 2013, we repaid a $66.9 million mortgage loan on Exton Square Mall in Exton, Pennsylvania using $60.0 million from our 2013 Revolving Facility and $6.9 million from available working capital.

In December 2013, we repaid a $42.2 million mortgage loan on Beaver Valley Mall in Monaca, Pennsylvania using proceeds from the December 2013 financing of Wyoming Valley Mall.