Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, Piedmont fully repaid the $350 Million Unsecured Senior Notes, using cash on hand and draws under the $600 Million Unsecured 2022 Line of Credit.

Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2023, Piedmont entered into a new $215 million, floating-rate, unsecured term loan facility (the “$215 Million Unsecured 2023 Term Loan”). The term of the $215 Million Unsecured 2023 Term Loan is one year, with an option to extend for an additional one year for a final maturity date of January 31, 2025. Piedmont may prepay the loan in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty. The stated interest rate spread over Adjusted SOFR can vary from 0.85% to 1.70% based upon the then current credit rating of Piedmont. As of June 30, 2023, the applicable interest rate spread on the loan was 1.05%, and the effective rate was 6.20%.

The $215 Million Unsecured 2023 Term Loan has certain financial covenants that require, among other things, the maintenance of an unencumbered interest rate coverage ratio of at least 1.75, an unencumbered leverage ratio of at least 1.60, a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.50, a leverage ratio of no more than 0.60, and a secured debt ratio of no more than 0.40.

Finally, during the six months ended June 30, 2023, Piedmont amended its $250 million, floating-rate, unsecured term loan facility (the "$250 Million Unsecured 2018 Term Loan") to convert the reference interest rate from LIBOR to SOFR, along with the various other related amendments necessary to affect this conversion.

The following table summarizes the terms of Piedmont’s indebtedness outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

Facility (1)	Stated Rate		Effective Rate (2)			Maturity		Amount Outstanding as of
								June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Secured (Fixed)
$197 Million Fixed Rate Mortgage	4.10	%				10/1/2028		$	197,000	$	197,000
Subtotal								197,000		197,000
Unsecured (Variable and Fixed)
$350 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2023	3.40	%	3.43	%		6/01/2023		—		350,000
$215 Million Unsecured 2023 Term Loan	SOFR + 1.05%		6.20	%	(3)	1/31/2024	(4)	215,000		—
$400 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024	4.45	%	4.10	%		3/15/2024	(5)	400,000		400,000
$200 Million Unsecured 2022 Term Loan Facility	SOFR + 1.00%		6.20	%	(3)	12/16/2024	(6)	200,000		200,000
$250 Million Unsecured 2018 Term Loan	SOFR + 0.95%		4.54	%		3/31/2025		250,000		250,000
$600 Million Unsecured 2022 Line of Credit	SOFR + 0.85%		6.00	%	(3)	6/30/2026	(7)	200,000		—
$300 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2030	3.15	%	3.90	%		8/15/2030		300,000		300,000
$300 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2032	2.75	%	2.78	%		4/1/2032		300,000		300,000
Discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs								(12,764)		(13,319)
Subtotal/Weighted Average (8)	4.54	%						$	1,852,236	$	1,786,681
Total/Weighted Average (8)	4.49	%						$	2,049,236	$	1,983,681

(1)All of Piedmont’s outstanding debt as of June 30, 2023 is unsecured and interest-only until maturity, except for the $197 Million Fixed Rate Mortgage, secured by 1180 Peachtree Street, which will begin amortizing principal in October 2023.

(2)Effective rate after consideration of settled or in-place interest rate swap agreements and issuance discounts.

(3)On a periodic basis, Piedmont may select from multiple interest rate options, including the prime rate and various-length SOFR locks on all or a portion of the principal. The all-in interest rate associated with each SOFR interest period selection is comprised of the relevant adjusted SOFR rate (comprised of the relevant base SOFR interest rate plus a fixed adjustment of 0.10%) and are subject to an additional spread over the selected rate based on Piedmont’s current credit rating.

(4)Piedmont may extend the term for an additional year to a final extended maturity date of January 31, 2025 provided Piedmont is not then in default and upon payment of extension fees.

(5)Piedmont currently intends to repay the $400 million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2024 through debt refinancing, selective property dispositions, cash on hand from operations, and/or draws under its existing $600 million Unsecured 2022 Line of Credit.

(6)Piedmont may extend the term for six additional months to a final extended maturity date of June 18, 2025, provided Piedmont is not then in default and all representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects and upon payment of extension fees.

(7)Piedmont may extend the term for up to one additional year (through two available six month extensions to a final extended maturity date of June 30, 2027) provided Piedmont is not then in default and upon payment of extension fees.

(8)Weighted average is based on contractual balance of outstanding debt and the stated or effectively fixed interest rates as of June 30, 2023.

Piedmont made interest payments on all debt facilities, including interest rate swap cash settlements, of approximately $21.6 million and $12.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and approximately $45.1 million and $28.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Also, Piedmont capitalized interest of approximately $1.4 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and

approximately $2.6 million and $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of June 30, 2023, Piedmont believes it was in compliance with all financial covenants associated with its debt instruments.

See Note 5 for a description of Piedmont’s estimated fair value of debt as of June 30, 2023.