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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt

8. Debt

Below is a listing of our outstanding debt, including finance leases, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

Weighted Average

Coupon Interest Rate at

Maturities as of

December 31,

December 31,

    

December 31, 2019 (1)

    

December 31, 2019

    

2019

    

2018

Unsecured Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

2.71%

December 17, 2023

$

317,028

$

252,000

Term Loan I

3.16%

December 17, 2024

225,000

350,000

Term Loan II

3.19%

April 27, 2025

225,000

350,000

Term Loan III

3.19%

October 18, 2026

250,000

Senior Notes

4.75%

November 15, 2025

400,000

400,000

Lenexa Mortgage

4.10%

May 1, 2022

1,736

1,801

Finance Leases

4.35%

2021 - 2038

45,140

2,873

3.54%

1,463,904

1,356,674

Less net debt issuance costs

(10,839)

(11,557)

Total outstanding debt, net

$

1,453,065

$

1,345,117

(1)The coupon interest rates associated with Term Loans I - II incorporate the effects of our interest rate swaps in effect as of December 31, 2019.

Credit Facilities, Senior Notes and Mortgage Notes Payable

(a) Unsecured Credit Facility – In October 2019, the Company amended and restated its unsecured credit facility (the “unsecured credit facility”), which among other things increased the total potential borrowings, extended maturity dates, lowered interest rates, and provided for an additional term loan under the agreement. The unsecured credit facility includes a $225 million term loan which matures on December 17, 2024 (the “Term Loan A”), a $225 million term loan which matures on April 27, 2025 (the “Term Loan B”), an additional term loan of $250 million, maturing on October 18, 2026 (the “Term Loan C”), and a $1.0 billion revolving credit facility which matures on December 17, 2023. The revolving portion of the unsecured facility has a one-year extension option. Amounts outstanding under the unsecured credit facility bear interest at a variable rate equal to, at our election, LIBOR or a base rate, plus a spread that will vary depending upon our leverage ratio. For revolving credit loans, the spread ranges from 1.25% to 1.85% for LIBOR loans and 0.25% to 0.85% for base rate loans. For Term Loan A and Term Loan B, the spread ranges from 1.20% to 1.80% for LIBOR loans and 0.20% to 0.80% for base rate loans. For Term Loan C, the spread ranges from 1.50% to 1.85% for LIBOR loans and 0.50% to 0.85% for base rate loans. The unsecured credit facility also provides for borrowing capacity of up to $300 million in various foreign currencies.

Under the unsecured credit facility, the capacity may be increased from the current capacity of $1.7 billion to $2.2 billion subject to certain conditions set forth in the credit agreement, including the consent of the administrative agent and obtaining necessary commitments. We are also required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders assessed on the unused

portion of the unsecured revolving credit facility. At our election, we can prepay amounts outstanding under the unsecured credit facility, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium. 

The Company’s ability to borrow under the unsecured credit facility is subject to ongoing compliance with a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants. As of December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding $1,017 million of indebtedness under the unsecured credit facility, consisting of $317 million of outstanding borrowings under the unsecured revolving credit facility and $700 million outstanding under the term loans, exclusive of net debt issuance costs of $6.4 million. In connection with the unsecured credit facility, as of December 31, 2019, the Company had letters of credit outstanding aggregating to $4.0 million. As of December 31, 2019, the weighted average interest rate for amounts outstanding under the unsecured credit facility, including the effects of interest rate swaps, was 3.03%.

The Company has also entered into certain interest rate swap agreements. See Note 10 – ‘Derivative Instruments’ for additional details.

(b) Senior Notes – On November 8, 2017, the Operating Partnership and QTS Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership formed solely for the purpose of facilitating the offering of the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (collectively, the “Issuers”), issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due November 15, 2025 (the “Senior Notes”) in a private offering. The Senior Notes have an interest rate of 4.750% per annum and were issued at a price equal to 100% of their face value. The net proceeds from the offering were used to fund the redemption of, and satisfy and discharge the indenture pursuant to which the Issuers issued, all of their outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes and to repay a portion of the amount outstanding under our unsecured revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding net debt issuance costs associated with the Senior Notes were $4.5 million.

The Senior Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by all of the Operating Partnership’s existing subsidiaries (other than foreign subsidiaries and receivables entities) and future subsidiaries that guarantee any indebtedness of QTS Realty Trust, Inc., the Issuers or any other subsidiary guarantor, other than QTS Finance Corporation, the co-issuer of the Senior Notes. QTS Realty Trust, Inc. does not guarantee the Senior Notes and will not be required to guarantee the Senior Notes except under certain circumstances. The offering was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of November 8, 2017, among QTS, the Issuers, the guarantors named therein, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.

The annual remaining principal payment requirements as of December 31, 2019 per the contractual maturities, excluding extension options and excluding operating and finance leases, are as follows (in thousands):

2020

    

$

64

2021

73

2022

1,599

2023

317,028

2024

225,000

Thereafter

875,000

Total

$

1,418,764

As of December 31, 2019, we were in compliance with all of our covenants.