4.	INDEBTEDNESS

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s indebtedness consists of the following:


Description	Payment Terms	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Senior Unsecured Notes	Int.	3.375% - 4.75%	2017 - 2022(1)	$	400,000	$	400,000
Unsecured Bank Term Loan	Int.	LIBOR + 1.70%(2)	2018		300,000		300,000
Secured Mortgage Notes	Prin. and Int.	5.99%	2019(3)		193,170		398,734

Total				$	893,170	$	1,098,734

(1)	There are no maturities of senior unsecured notes in 2014. The remaining unsecured notes mature between 2017 and 2022.

(2)	Represents stated rate at September 30, 2014. As discussed below, the Company has entered into interest rate swap arrangements that effectively fix the interest rate under this facility. At September 30, 2014, the effective blended interest rate under the Term Loan was 3.24%.

(3)	There are no maturities of secured notes in 2014. These notes mature in 2019.

Debt maturities

The aggregate maturities of the Company’s indebtedness are as follows:


Remainder of 2014	$	711
2015		2,922
2016		3,071
2017		153,296
2018		303,502
Thereafter		429,668

	$	893,170

Debt issuances and retirements

In September 2014, the Company prepaid $82,627 of secured mortgage indebtedness using the net proceeds from the sale of two apartment communities (see note 2). The prepaid mortgage indebtedness consisted of two mortgages, each encumbering the apartment communities sold. The indebtedness was scheduled to initially mature in 2018 and 2019 and the stated rates on the indebtedness were 5.84% and 5.61%, respectively. In conjunction with these prepayments, the Company recognized extinguishment losses of $14,070 ($12,333, net of noncontrolling interest) for the three months ended September 30, 2014 related to prepayment premiums and the write-off of unamortized deferred loan costs.

In May 2014, the Company prepaid $120,000 of secured mortgage indebtedness using available cash and line of credit borrowings, which were largely repaid from the net proceeds of an apartment community sale (see note 2). The indebtedness was scheduled to initially mature in February 2015, and the stated rate on the indebtedness was 4.88%. In conjunction with the prepayment, the Company recognized an extinguishment loss of $4,287 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 related to prepayment premiums and the write-off of unamortized deferred loan costs.

Unsecured lines of credit

At September 30, 2014, the Company had a $300,000 syndicated unsecured revolving line of credit (the “Syndicated Line”). At September 30, 2014, the Syndicated Line had a stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.225%, was provided by a syndicate of eleven financial institutions and required the payment of annual facility fees of 0.225% of the aggregate loan commitments. The Syndicated Line matures in January 2016 and may be extended for an additional year at the Company’s option, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Syndicated Line provides for the interest rate and facility fee rate to be adjusted up or down based on changes in the credit ratings on the Company’s senior unsecured debt. The components of the interest rate and the facility fee rate that are based on the Company’s credit ratings range from 1.00% to 1.80% and from 0.15% to 0.40%, respectively. The Syndicated Line also includes a competitive bid option for borrowings up to 50% of the loan commitments, which may result in interest rates for such borrowings below the stated interest rates for the Syndicated Line, depending on market conditions. The credit agreement for the Syndicated Line contains customary restrictions, representations, covenants and events of default, including minimum fixed charge coverage, minimum unsecured interest coverage, and maximum leverage ratios. The Syndicated Line also restricts the amount of capital the Company can invest in specific categories of assets, such as improved land, properties under construction, condominium properties, non-multifamily properties, debt or equity securities, notes receivable and unconsolidated affiliates. The Syndicated Line prohibits the Company from investing further capital in condominium assets and certain mixed-use projects, as defined. At September 30, 2014, letters of credit to third parties totaling $122 had been issued for the account of the Company under this facility.

Additionally, at September 30, 2014, the Company had a $30,000 unsecured line of credit (the “Cash Management Line”). The Cash Management Line matures in January 2016, includes a one-year extension option, and carries pricing and terms, including financial covenants, substantially consistent with the Syndicated Line.

Unsecured term loan

At September 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding a $300,000 unsecured bank term loan facility provided by a syndicate of eight financial institutions (the “Term Loan”). As of September 30, 2014, the Term Loan carried a stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.70%. The Term Loan provides for the stated interest rate to be adjusted up or down based on changes in the credit ratings on the Company’s senior unsecured debt. The component of the interest rate based on the Company’s credit ratings ranges from 1.50% to 2.30%. The Term Loan matures in January 2018, includes two six-month extension options, and carries other terms, including financial covenants, substantially consistent with the Syndicated Line discussed above. As discussed in note 8, the Company entered into interest rate swap arrangements to serve as cash flow hedges of amounts outstanding under the Term Loan. The interest rate swap arrangements effectively fix the LIBOR component of the interest rate paid under the Term Loan at a blended rate of approximately 1.54%. As a result, the effective blended interest rate on the Term Loan was 3.24% as of September 30, 2014 (subject to any adjustment based on subsequent changes in the Company’s credit ratings).

Debt compliance and other

The Company’s Syndicated Line, Cash Management Line, Term Loan and senior unsecured notes contain customary restrictions, representations, covenants and events of default and require the Company to meet certain financial covenants. Debt service and fixed charge coverage covenants require the Company to maintain coverages of a minimum of 1.5 to 1.0, as defined in applicable debt arrangements. Additionally, the Company’s ratio of unencumbered adjusted property-level net operating income to unsecured interest expense may not be less than 2.0 to 1.0, as defined in the applicable debt arrangements. Leverage covenants generally require the Company to maintain calculated covenants above/below minimum/maximum thresholds. The primary leverage ratios under these arrangements include total debt to total asset value (maximum of 60%), total secured debt to total asset value (maximum of 40%) and unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (minimum of 1.5 to 1.0), as defined in the applicable debt arrangements. The Company believes it met these financial covenants at September 30, 2014.