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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

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Subsequent to the Reorganization, Healthpeak OP, the Company’s consolidated operating subsidiary, is the borrower under, and the Company is the guarantor of, all of the unsecured debt discussed below, which includes the Revolving Facility, Term Loan Facilities, Commercial Paper Program (each as defined below), and senior unsecured notes. The Company’s guarantee of the senior unsecured notes is full and unconditional and applicable to existing and future senior unsecured notes.

Bank Line of Credit and Term Loans

On May 23, 2019, the Company executed a $2.5 billion unsecured revolving line of credit facility, with a maturity date of May 23, 2023 and two six-month extension options, subject to certain customary conditions. In September 2021, the Company executed an amended and restated unsecured revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Facility”) to increase total revolving commitments from $2.5 billion to $3.0 billion and extend the maturity date to January 20, 2026. This maturity date may be further extended pursuant to two six-month extension options, subject to certain customary conditions. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility accrue interest at the applicable interest rate benchmark plus a margin that depends on the credit ratings of the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt. On February 10, 2023, the Company executed an amendment to the Revolving Facility to convert the interest rate benchmark from LIBOR to SOFR. The Company also pays a facility fee on the entire revolving commitment that depends on its credit ratings. Additionally, the Revolving Facility includes a sustainability-linked pricing component whereby the applicable margin may be reduced by up to 0.025% based on the Company’s achievement of specified sustainability-linked metrics, subject to certain conditions. Based on the Company’s credit ratings at December 31, 2023, and inclusive of achievement of a sustainability-linked metric, the margin on the Revolving Facility was 0.85% and the facility fee was 0.15%. The Revolving Facility includes a feature that allows the Company to increase the borrowing capacity by an aggregate amount of up to $750 million, subject to securing additional commitments. At each of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no balance outstanding under the Revolving Facility.

On August 22, 2022, the Company executed a term loan agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) that provided for two senior unsecured delayed draw term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500 million (the “Term Loan Facilities”). The Term Loan Facilities were available to be drawn from time to time during a 180-day period after closing, subject to customary borrowing conditions, and the Company drew the entirety of the $500 million under the Term Loan Facilities in October 2022. $250 million of the Term Loan Facilities has an initial stated maturity of 4.5 years, which may be extended for a one-year period subject to certain customary conditions. The other $250 million of the Term Loan Facilities has a stated maturity of 5 years with no option to extend. At each of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $500 million outstanding under the Term Loan Facilities.

Loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facilities accrue interest at Term SOFR plus a margin that depends on the credit ratings of the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt. The Term Loan Agreement also includes a sustainability-linked pricing component whereby the applicable margin under the Term Loan Facilities may be reduced by 0.01% based on the Company’s achievement of specified sustainability-linked metrics. Based on the Company’s credit ratings as of December 31, 2023, and inclusive of achievement of a sustainability-linked metric, the margin on the Term Loan Facilities was 0.94%. The Term Loan Agreement includes a feature that allows the Company to increase the borrowing capacity by an aggregate amount of up to an additional $500 million, subject to securing additional commitments.

In August 2022, the Company entered into two forward-starting interest rate swap instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges (see Note 21). The Term Loan Facilities associated with these interest rate swap instruments are reported as fixed rate debt due to the Company having effectively established a fixed interest rate for the underlying debt instruments. Based on the Company’s credit ratings as of December 31, 2023, the Term Loan Facilities had a blended fixed effective interest rate of 3.76%, inclusive of the impact of these interest rate swap instruments and amortization of the related debt issuance costs.

The Revolving Facility and Term Loan Facilities are subject to certain financial restrictions and other customary requirements, including financial covenants and cross-default provisions to other indebtedness. Among other things, these covenants, using terms defined in the applicable agreement: (i) limit the ratio of Enterprise Total Indebtedness to Enterprise Gross Asset Value to 60%; (ii) limit the ratio of Enterprise Secured Debt to Enterprise Gross Asset Value to 40%; (iii) limit the ratio of Enterprise Unsecured Debt to Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value to 60%; (iv) require a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage ratio of 1.5 times; and (v) require a minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $7.7 billion. The Company believes it was in compliance with each of these covenants at December 31, 2023.

The Company has secured commitments for a $750 million five-year unsecured term loan (the “2024 Term Loan”), to be incurred as an incremental facility under the Term Loan Agreement. In January 2024, the Company entered into forward-starting interest rate swap instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges (see Note 21) that will effectively establish a fixed interest rate for the 2024 Term Loan at a blended contractual rate of 4.5%.

Commercial Paper Program

In September 2019, the Company established an unsecured commercial paper program (the “Commercial Paper Program”). Under the terms of the Commercial Paper Program, the Company may issue, from time to time, short-term unsecured notes with varying maturities. Amounts available under the Commercial Paper Program may be borrowed, repaid, and re-borrowed from time to time. At each of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the maximum aggregate face or principal amount that could be outstanding at any one time was $2.0 billion. Amounts borrowed under the Commercial Paper Program will be sold on terms that are customary for the U.S. commercial paper market and will be at least equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Company uses its Revolving Facility as a liquidity backstop for the repayment of short-term unsecured notes issued under the Commercial Paper Program. At December 31, 2023, the Company had $720 million of notes outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program, with original maturities of approximately 37 days and a weighted average interest rate of 5.70%. At December 31, 2022, the Company had $996 million of notes outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program, with original maturities of approximately two months and a weighted average interest rate of 4.90%.

Senior Unsecured Notes

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had senior unsecured notes outstanding with an aggregate principal balance of $5.5 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively. The senior unsecured notes contain certain covenants including limitations on debt, maintenance of unencumbered assets, cross-acceleration provisions, and other customary terms. The Company believes it was in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2023.

The following table summarizes the Company’s senior unsecured notes issuances for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Issue Date	Amount		Coupon Rate		Maturity Year
Year ended December 31, 2023:
January 17, 2023	$	400,000	5.25	%	2032
May 10, 2023(1)	350,000		5.25	%	2032
Year ended December 31, 2021:
November 24, 2021(2)	500,000		2.13	%	2028
July 12, 2021(2)	450,000		1.35	%	2027

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(1)In May 2023, the Company issued $350 million of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2032, which constituted an additional issuance of, and are treated as a single series with, the $400 million of senior unsecured notes due 2032 issued in January 2023.

(2)In 2021, the Company completed two green bond offerings. The net proceeds from both green bonds have been allocated to eligible green projects, and the Company may choose to re-allocate net proceeds from such offerings to one or more other eligible green projects.

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no repurchases or redemptions of senior unsecured notes.

The following table summarizes the Company’s senior unsecured notes repurchases and redemptions for the year ended December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Payoff Date(1)	Amount		Coupon Rate		Maturity Year
May 19, 2021	$	251,806	3.40	%	2025
May 19, 2021	298,194		4.00	%	2025
February 26, 2021	188,000		4.25	%	2023
February 26, 2021	149,000		4.20	%	2024
February 26, 2021	331,000		3.88	%	2024
January 28, 2021	112,000		4.25	%	2023
January 28, 2021	201,000		4.20	%	2024
January 28, 2021	469,000		3.88	%	2024

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(1)As a result of the repurchases and redemptions of these senior unsecured notes, the Company recognized an aggregate $225 million loss on debt extinguishment during the year ended December 31, 2021.

Mortgage Debt

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $255 million and $345 million, respectively, in aggregate principal of mortgage debt outstanding. At December 31, 2023, this mortgage debt was secured by 15 outpatient medical buildings and 2 CCRCs, with an aggregate carrying value of $587 million. At December 31, 2022, this mortgage debt was secured by 15 outpatient medical buildings and 3 CCRCs, with an aggregate carrying value of $793 million.

Mortgage debt generally requires monthly principal and interest payments, is collateralized by real estate assets, and is non-recourse. Mortgage debt typically requires maintenance of the assets in good condition, includes conditions to obtain lender consent to enter into or terminate material leases, requires insurance on the assets, requires payment of real estate taxes, restricts transfer of the encumbered assets and repayment of the loan, and prohibits additional liens. Some of the mortgage debt may require tenants or operators to maintain compliance with the applicable leases or operating agreements of such real estate assets.

During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company made aggregate principal repayments of mortgage debt of $90 million, $5 million, and $9 million, respectively (excluding mortgage debt on assets held for sale and discontinued operations). Included in the $90 million of aggregate principal repayments of mortgage debt for the year ended December 31, 2023 was an $85 million full principal repayment of mortgage debt secured by one CCRC that matured in December 2023.

The Company has $142 million of mortgage debt secured by a portfolio of 13 outpatient medical buildings that matures in May 2026 (see Note 3). In April 2022, the Company terminated its existing interest rate cap instruments associated with this variable rate mortgage debt and entered into two interest rate swap instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges and mature in May 2026. In February 2023, the agreements associated with this variable rate mortgage debt were amended to change the interest rate benchmarks from LIBOR to SOFR, effective March 2023. Concurrently, the Company modified the related interest rate swap instruments to reflect the change in the interest rate benchmarks from LIBOR to SOFR (see Note 21). The variable rate mortgage debt associated with these interest rate swap instruments is reported as fixed rate debt due to the Company having effectively established a fixed interest rate for the underlying debt instrument.

Debt Maturities

The following table summarizes the Company’s stated debt maturities and scheduled principal repayments at December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

							Senior Unsecured Notes(2)				Mortgage Debt(3)
Year	Bank Line of Credit		Commercial Paper(1)		Term Loans		Amount		Interest Rate		Amount		Interest Rate		Total
2024	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	—	%	$	7,024	6.90	%	$	7,024
2025	—		—		—		800,000		3.92	%	3,209		3.82	%	803,209
2026	—		720,000		—		650,000		3.40	%	244,523		4.44	%	1,614,523
2027	—		—		500,000		450,000		1.54	%	366		5.91	%	950,366
2028	—		—		—		500,000		2.35	%	—		—	%	500,000
Thereafter	—		—		—		3,050,000		4.18	%	—		—	%	3,050,000
	—		720,000		500,000		5,450,000				255,122				6,925,122
Premiums, (discounts), and debt issuance costs, net	—		—		(3,176)		(46,622)				975				(48,823)
	$	—	$	720,000	$	496,824	$	5,403,378			$	256,097			$	6,876,299

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(1)Commercial Paper Program borrowings are backstopped by the Revolving Facility. As such, the Company calculates the weighted average remaining term of its Commercial Paper Program borrowings using the maturity date of the Revolving Facility.

(2)Effective interest rates on the senior unsecured notes range from 1.54% to 6.87% with a weighted average effective interest rate of 3.66% and a weighted average maturity of 6 years.

(3)Effective interest rates on the mortgage debt range from 3.44% to 9.26% with a weighted average effective interest rate of 4.50% and a weighted average maturity of 3 years. These interest rates include the impact of designated interest rate swap instruments, which effectively fix the interest rate on certain variable rate debt.