Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loan/Senior Notes [Abstract]

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES AND TERM LOAN

6. REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES AND TERM LOAN

The following table discloses certain information regarding the Company’s Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loan (in millions):

	Carrying Value at		Weighted-Average Interest Rate at
	September 30, 2011		September 30, 2011			Maturity Date
Unsecured indebtedness:
Unsecured Credit Facility	$	214.9		2.3	%		February 2016
PNC Facility		11.5		1.9	%		February 2016
Secured indebtedness:
Term loan		500.0		3.0	%		September 2014

Revolving Credit Facilities

The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions, arranged by JP Morgan Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”). In June 2011, the Company amended the Unsecured Credit Facility and reduced the availability from $950 million to $750 million. The Unsecured Credit Facility maturity date was extended by two additional years from February 2014 to February 2016 and the current interest rate changed from LIBOR plus 275 basis points to LIBOR plus 165 basis points. The Unsecured Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $750 million, if certain financial covenants are maintained, and an accordion feature for expansion of availability to $1.25 billion upon the Company’s request, provided that new or existing lenders agree to the existing terms of the facility and increase their commitment level. The Unsecured Credit Facility includes a competitive bid option on periodic interest rates for up to 50% of the facility. The Unsecured Credit Facility also provides for an annual facility fee, that was reduced in June 2011 from 50 basis points to 35 basis points on the entire facility. The Unsecured Credit Facility also allows for foreign currency-denominated borrowings. At September 30, 2011, the Company had US$26.3 million of Euro borrowings and US$58.6 million of Canadian dollar borrowings outstanding.

The Company also maintains a $65 million unsecured revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association, that also was amended in June 2011 (the “PNC Facility” and, together with the Unsecured Credit Facility, the “Revolving Credit Facilities”). The PNC Facility reflects terms consistent with those contained in the Unsecured Credit Facility.

The Company’s borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities bear interest at variable rates at the Company’s election, based on either (i) the prime rate plus a specified spread (0.65% at September 30, 2011), as defined in the facility, or (ii) LIBOR, plus a specified spread (1.65% at September 30, 2011). The specified spreads vary depending on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt rating from Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”). The Company is required to comply with certain covenants relating to total outstanding indebtedness, secured indebtedness, maintenance of unencumbered real estate assets, unencumbered debt yield and fixed charge coverage. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2011.

Term Loan

The Company maintains a collateralized term loan with a syndicate of financial institutions, for which KeyBank National Association serves as the administrative agent (the “Term Loan”). The Company amended the Term Loan in June 2011 and reduced the amount outstanding from $550 million to $500 million with an accordion feature of up to $600 million. The amended Term Loan matures in September 2014 with a one-year extension option. Borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest at variable rates based on LIBOR plus a specified spread based on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt rating (1.7% at September 30, 2011). The collateral for the Term Loan is real estate assets, or investment interests in certain assets, that are already encumbered by first mortgage loans. The Company is required to comply with covenants similar to those contained in the Revolving Credit Facilities. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2011.