Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is a party to litigation and is subject to other disputes, in each case that arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of any particular lawsuit or dispute cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, the Company's currently pending litigation and disputes are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity. Legal fees are expensed as incurred.

On May 17, 2023, the Company announced its entry into an agreement to acquire UBP and shortly thereafter filed a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC containing a proxy statement/prospectus in connection with obtaining approval of the proposed acquisition by UBP stockholders. As previously disclosed in the Company's Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2023, a complaint was filed in Connecticut state court in connection with the proposed acquisition by a purported UBP stockholder, which alleged that, in connection with the proposed acquisition, the UBP board of directors breached its fiduciary duties under applicable law and that the Registration Statement failed to disclose allegedly material information. The Complaint also alleged that Regency aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, and that all defendants engaged in negligent misrepresentation and concealment in connection with the Registration Statement. The complaint sought various remedies, including, among other things, injunctive relief, damages and attorneys’ fees. In addition to the Complaint, certain other purported stockholders of UBP sent demand letters (the “Demands,” and together with the Complaint, the “Matters”) alleging deficiencies and/or omissions regarding the disclosures made in the Registration Statement. The Matters were resolved during the quarter to avoid additional litigation and associated costs. The resolution involved the claimants’ acknowledgment that their claims were mooted by additional information disclosed in a Form 8-K filed by UBP with the SEC on August 8, 2023. In exchange for appropriate releases and the dismissal of the Complaint, we also made payments to the claimants and their attorneys, in the aggregate, totaling an immaterial amount.

Environmental

The Company is subject to numerous environmental laws and regulations. With respect to impact on the Company, these pertain primarily to chemicals historically used by certain current and former dry cleaning tenants, the existence of asbestos in older shopping centers, older underground petroleum storage tanks and other historic land uses. The Company believes that the ultimate disposition of currently known environmental matters will not have a material effect on its financial position, liquidity, or operations. The Company can give no assurance that existing environmental studies with respect to its shopping centers have revealed all potential environmental contaminants; that its estimate of liabilities will not change as more information becomes available; that any previous owner, occupant or tenant did not create any material environmental condition not known to the Company; that the current environmental condition of the shopping centers will not be affected by tenants and occupants, by the condition of nearby properties, or by unrelated third parties; and that changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations or their interpretation will not result in additional environmental liability to the Company.

Letters of Credit

The Company has the right to issue letters of credit under the Line up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million, which reduces the credit availability under the Line. These letters of credit are primarily issued as collateral on behalf of its captive insurance subsidiary and to facilitate the construction of development projects. The Company had $9.1 million and $9.4 million in letters of credit outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.