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DEBT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT DEBT
Debt of American Assets Trust, Inc.
American Assets Trust, Inc. does not hold any indebtedness. All debt is held directly or indirectly by the Operating Partnership; however, American Assets Trust, Inc. has guaranteed the Operating Partnership's obligations under the (i) amended and restated credit facility, (ii) term loans, and (iii) senior guaranteed notes. Additionally, American Assets Trust, Inc. has provided a carve-out guarantee on property-level mortgage debt at City Center Bellevue.
Debt of American Assets Trust, L.P.
Secured notes payable
The following is a summary of our total secured notes payable outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
 Principal Balance as ofStated Interest RateStated Maturity Date
Description of DebtJune 30, 2020December 31, 2019as of June 30, 2020
Torrey Reserve—VCI, VCII, VCIII (1)(2)
—  6,498  6.36 %June 1, 2020
Solana Crossing I-II (1)(2)
—  10,270  5.91 %June 1, 2020
Solana Beach Towne Centre (1)(2)
—  34,235  5.91 %June 1, 2020
City Center Bellevue (3)
111,000  111,000  3.98 %November 1, 2022
111,000  162,003  
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $323 and $449, respectively(98) (124) 
Total Secured Notes Payable Outstanding$110,902  $161,879  

(1)Loan repaid in full, without premium or penalty, on March 2, 2020.
(2)Principal payments based on a 30-year amortization schedule.
(3)Interest only.
Certain loans require us to comply with various financial covenants. As of June 30, 2020, the Operating Partnership was in compliance with these financial covenants.
Unsecured notes payable
The following is a summary of the Operating Partnership's total unsecured notes payable outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
Description of DebtPrincipal Balance as ofStated Interest RateStated Maturity Date
June 30, 2020December 31, 2019as of June 30, 2020
Term Loan A$100,000  $100,000  Variable
(1)
January 9, 2021
Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series A150,000  150,000  4.04 %
(2)
October 31, 2021
Term Loan B100,000  100,000  Variable
(3)
March 1, 2023
Term Loan C50,000  50,000  Variable
(4)
March 1, 2023
Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series F100,000  100,000  3.78 %
(5)
July 19, 2024
Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series B100,000  100,000  4.45 %February 2, 2025
Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series C100,000  100,000  4.50 %April 1, 2025
Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series D250,000  250,000  4.29 %
(6)
March 1, 2027
Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series E100,000  100,000  4.24 %
(7)
May 23, 2029
Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series G150,000  150,000  3.91 %
(8)
July 30, 2030
1,200,000  1,200,000  
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $8,346 and $7,835, respectively(3,709) (4,220) 
Total Unsecured Notes Payable$1,196,291  $1,195,780  
 
(1)The Operating Partnership has entered into an interest rate swap agreement that is intended to fix the interest rate associated with Term Loan A at approximately 4.08% through its stated maturity date, subject to adjustments based on our consolidated leverage ratio.
(2)The Operating Partnership entered into a one-month forward-starting seven years swap contract on August 19, 2014, which was settled on September 19, 2014 at a gain of approximately $1.6 million. The forward-starting seven-year swap contract was deemed to be a highly effective cash flow hedge, accordingly, the effective interest rate is approximately 3.88% per annum.
(3)The Operating Partnership has entered into an interest rate swap agreement that is intended to fix the interest rate associated with Term Loan B at approximately 3.15% through its maturity date, subject to adjustments based on our consolidated leverage ratio. Effective March 1, 2018, the effective interest rate associated with Term Loan B is approximately 2.65%, subject to adjustments based on our consolidated leverage ratio.
(4)The Operating Partnership has entered into an interest rate swap agreement that is intended to fix the interest rate associated with Term Loan C at approximately 3.14% through its maturity date, subject to adjustments based on our consolidated leverage ratio. Effective March 1, 2018, the effective interest rate associated with Term Loan C is approximately 2.64%, subject to adjustments based on our consolidated leverage ratio.
(5)The Operating Partnership entered into a treasury lock contract on May 31, 2017, which was settled on June 23, 2017 at a loss of approximately $0.5 million. The treasury lock contract was deemed to be a highly effective cash flow hedge, accordingly, the effective interest rate is approximately 3.85% per annum.
(6)The Operating Partnership entered into forward-starting interest rate swap contracts on March 29, 2016 and April 7, 2016, which were settled on January 18, 2017 at a gain of approximately $10.4 million. The forward-starting interest swap rate contracts were deemed to be a highly effective cash flow hedge, accordingly, the effective interest rate is approximately 3.87% per annum.
(7)The Operating Partnership entered into a treasury lock contract on April 25, 2017, which was settled on May 11, 2017 at a gain of approximately $0.7 million. The treasury lock contract was deemed to be a highly effective cash flow hedge, accordingly, the effective interest rate is approximately 4.18% per annum.
(8)The Operating Partnership entered into a treasury lock contract on June 20, 2019, which was settled on July 17, 2019 at a gain of approximately $0.5 million. The treasury lock contract was deemed to be a highly effective cash flow hedge, accordingly, the effective interest rate is approximately 3.88% per annum.

On July 30, 2019, the Operating Partnership entered into a Note Purchase Agreement for the private placement of $150 million of 3.91% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series G, due July 30, 2030 (the "Series G Notes"). The Series G Notes were issued on July 30, 2019 and will pay interest semi-annually on the 30th of July and January until their maturity.

The Operating Partnership may prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Series G Notes, in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of any series of the Series G Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid plus a Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement for the Series G Notes).
The Note Purchase Agreement for the Series G Notes contains a number of customary financial covenants, including, without limitation, secured and unsecured leverage ratios and fixed charge coverage ratios. Subject to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement for the Series G Notes, upon certain events of default, including, but not limited to, (i) a default in the payment of any principal, Make-Whole Amount or interest under the Series G Notes, and (ii) a default in the payment of certain other indebtedness of the Operating Partnership, the Company or their subsidiaries, the principal and accrued and unpaid interest and the Make-Whole Amount on the outstanding Series G Notes will become due and payable at the option of the Purchasers (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement for the Series G Notes).

The Operating Partnership’s obligations under the Series G Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company.
Certain loans require us to comply with various financial covenants. As of June 30, 2020, the Operating Partnership was in compliance with these financial covenants.

Amended Term Loan Agreement

On January 9, 2018, we entered into the Third Amendment to the Term Loan Agreement (as so amended, the "Term Loan Agreement"), which maintains the seven years $150 million unsecured term loan (referred to herein as Term Loan B and Term Loan C) to the Operating Partnership that matures on March 1, 2023 (the “$150mm Term Loan”). Effective as of March 1, 2018, borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement with respect to the $150mm Term Loan bear interest at floating rates equal to, at the Operating Partnership’s option, either (1) LIBOR, plus a spread which ranges from 1.20% to 1.70% based on the Operating Partnership’s consolidated leverage ratio, or (2) a base rate equal to the highest of (a) 0%, (b) the prime rate, (c) the federal funds rate plus 50 bps or (d) the Eurodollar rate plus 100 bps, in each case plus a spread which ranges from 0.70% to 1.35% based on the Operating Partnership’s consolidated leverage ratio. Additionally, the Operating Partnership may elect for borrowings to bear interest based on a ratings-based pricing grid as per the Operating Partnership’s then-applicable investment grade debt ratings under the terms set forth in the Term Loan Agreement.

Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility
On January 9, 2018, we entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (the "Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility"). The Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility provides for aggregate, unsecured borrowing of $450 million, consisting of a revolving line of credit of $350 million (the "Revolver Loan") and a term loan of $100 million (the "Term Loan A"). The Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility has an accordion feature that may allow us to increase the availability thereunder up to an additional $250 million, subject to meeting specified requirements and obtaining additional commitments from lenders. At June 30, 2020, there was $100 million outstanding under the Revolver Loan and we had incurred approximately $1.1 million of debt issuance costs, net.
Borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement initially bear interest at floating rates equal to, at our option, either (1) LIBOR, plus a spread which ranges from (a) 1.05% to 1.50% (with respect to the Revolver Loan) and (b) 1.30% to 1.90% (with respect to Term Loan A), in each case based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (2) a base rate equal to the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds rate plus 50 bps or (c) LIBOR plus 100 bps, plus a spread which ranges from (i) 0.10% to 0.50% (with respect to the Revolver Loan) and (ii) 0.30% to 0.90% (with respect to Term Loan A), in each case based on our consolidated leverage ratio. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the weighted average interest rate on the Revolver Loan was 1.58%.
The Revolver Loan initially matures on January 9, 2022, subject to our option to extend the Revolver Loan up to two times, with each such extension for a six months period. The extension options are exercisable by us subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
On January 9, 2019, we entered into the first amendment (“First Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility, which extended the maturity date of Term Loan A to January 9, 2021, subject to three, one year extension options.   Additionally, in connection with the First Amendment, borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility with respect to Term Loan A bear interest at floating rates equal to, at our option, either (1) LIBOR, plus a spread which ranges from 1.20% to 1.70% based on our consolidated total leverage ratio, or (2) a base rate equal to the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds rate plus 50 bps or (c) the Eurodollar rate plus 100 bps, in each case plus a spread which ranges from 0.20% to 0.70% based on our consolidated total leverage ratio. The foregoing rates are intended to be more
favorable than previously contained in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility (prior to entry into the First Amendment) with respect to Term Loan A.
Additionally, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility includes a number of customary financial covenants, including:
A maximum leverage ratio (defined as total indebtedness net of certain cash and cash equivalents to total asset value) of 60%,
A maximum secured leverage ratio (defined as total secured debt to secured total asset value) of 40%,
A minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (defined as consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to consolidated fixed charges) of 1.50x,
A minimum unsecured interest coverage ratio of 1.75x,
A maximum unsecured leverage ratio of 60%, and
Recourse indebtedness at any time cannot exceed 15% of total asset value.
The Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility provides that our annual distributions may not exceed the greater of (1) 95% of our funds from operation ("FFO") or (2) the amount required for us to (a) qualify and maintain our REIT status and (b) avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax. If certain events of default exist or would result from a distribution, we may be precluded from making distributions other than those necessary to qualify and maintain our status as a REIT.
As of June 30, 2020, the Operating Partnership was in compliance with the financial covenants in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility.