Note 9 - Notes and Mortgages Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Notes and Mortgages Payable

Notes Payable

The Company has a $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a group of banks which is scheduled to expire in March 2024, with two additional six-month options to extend the maturity date, at the Company’s discretion, to March 2025. The Credit Facility is a green credit facility tied to sustainability metric targets, as described in the agreement. The Company achieved such targets, which effectively reduced the rate on the Credit Facility by one basis point. The Credit Facility, which accrues interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 76.5 basis points (1.22% as of March 31, 2022), can be increased to $2.75 billion through an accordion feature. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company, among other things, is subject to covenants requiring the maintenance of (i) maximum indebtedness ratios and (ii) minimum interest and fixed charge coverage ratios. As of March 31, 2022, the Credit Facility had no outstanding balance, appropriations for letters of credit of $1.9 million and the Company was in compliance with its covenants.

In February 2022, the Company issued $600.0 million of senior unsecured notes, which are scheduled to mature in April 2032 and accrue interest at a rate of 3.20% per annum. Proceeds from this issuance were used for general corporate purposes, including the early redemption of the Company’s $500.0 million 3.40% senior unsecured notes, which were scheduled to mature in November 2022. As a result of this redemption, the Company incurred a prepayment charge of $6.5 million and $0.7 million in write-off of deferred financing costs during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Mortgages Payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company (i) obtained a $19.0 million mortgage relating to a consolidated joint venture operating property and (ii) repaid $85.9 million of mortgage debt (including fair market value adjustment of $0.2 million) that encumbered four operating properties.