4.	INDEBTEDNESS

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s indebtedness consisted of the following:

	Payment		Maturity	December 31,
Description	Terms	Interest Rate	Date	2015		2014
Senior Unsecured Notes	Int.	3.375% - 4.75%	2017 - 2022 (1)	$	400,000	$	400,000
Unsecured Bank Term Loan	Int.	LIBOR + 1.15% (2)	2020		300,000		300,000
Secured Mortgage Notes	Prin. and Int.	5.99%	2019		189,537		192,459
Total				$	889,537	$	892,459

(1)	The outstanding unsecured notes mature in 2017 and 2022.

(2)

Represents stated rate at December 31, 2015. As discussed below, the Company has entered into interest rate swap arrangements that effectively fix the interest rate under this facility through January 2018. At December 31, 2015, the effective blended interest rate under the Term Loan was 2.69%. As discussed below, the Company refinanced this facility in January 2015.

Debt maturities

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

2016	$	3,071
2017		153,296
2018		3,502
2019		179,668
2020		300,000
Thereafter		250,000
	$	889,537

Unsecured lines of credit

At December 31, 2015, the Company had a $300,000 syndicated unsecured revolving line of credit (the “Syndicated Line”) that was amended in January 2015. At December 31, 2015, the Syndicated Line had a current stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.05%, was provided by a syndicate of nine financial institutions and required the payment of annual facility fees of 0.20% of the aggregate loan commitments. The Syndicated Line matures in 2019 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 component of the interest rate and the facility fee rate that are based on the Company’s credit ratings range from 0.875% to 1.55% and from 0.125% to 0.30%, 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, non-multifamily properties, debt or equity securities, notes receivable and unconsolidated affiliates. At December 31, 2015, letters of credit to third parties totaling $122 had been issued for the account of the Company under this facility.

Additionally, at December 31, 2015, the Company had a $30,000 unsecured line of credit (the “Cash Management Line”) that was also amended in January 2015. The Cash Management Line matures in 2019, includes a one-year extension option, and carries pricing and terms, including financial covenants, substantially consistent with the Syndicated Line discussed above.

In connection with the refinancing of the Syndicated Line, the Cash Management Line and the Term Loan (discussed below), the Company incurred fees and expenses of approximately $4,008 and recognized an extinguishment loss of $197 related to the write-off of a portion of unamortized deferred loan costs in 2015.

Unsecured term loan

At December 31, 2015, the Company had outstanding a $300,000 unsecured bank term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) that was amended in January 2015. At December 31, 2015, the Term Loan had a current stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.15%, was provided by a syndicate of eight financial institutions and matures in January 2020. 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 0.90% to 1.85%. The Term Loan carries other terms, including financial covenants, substantially consistent with the Syndicated Line discussed above.

As discussed in note 14, 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 is 2.69% (subject to adjustment based on subsequent changes in the Company’s credit ratings) through January 2018, the termination date of the interest rate swaps.

Debt issuances, retirements and modifications

2015

Other than the refinancing of the Syndicated Line, Cash Management Line and Term Loan Facilities discussed above, there were no issuances or retirements of indebtedness in 2015.

2014

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 interest 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) in 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 interest rate on the indebtedness was 4.88%. In conjunction with the prepayment, the Company recognized an extinguishment loss of $4,287 in 2014 related to prepayment premiums and the write-off of unamortized deferred loan costs.

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 December 31, 2015.

The aggregate net book value at December 31, 2015 of property pledged as collateral for indebtedness amounted to approximately $119,247.