Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 13, 2009, Lexington Realty Trust, or the Trust, entered into a
credit agreement among the Trust, Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P., Lepercq
Corporate Income Fund II L.P., and Net 3 Acquisition L.P., jointly and severally
as borrowers, KeyBank National Association, as agent, and each of the financial
institutions initially a signatory thereto together with their assignees
pursuant to Section 12.5 therein.
The credit agreement provides for a secured credit facility consisting of a
$165.0 million term loan and a $85.0 million revolving loan. The secured credit
facility bears interest at 2.85% over LIBOR and matures in February 2011, but
can be extended until February 2012 at the Trust's option.
The loans under the facility are secured by ownership interest pledges and
guarantees by certain of the Trust's subsidiaries that in the aggregate own
interests in a borrowing base consisting of 72 properties. With the consent of
the lenders, the Trust can increase the size of (1) the term loan by
$135.0 million and (2) the revolving loan by $115.0 million (or $250.0 million
in the aggregate, for a total facility size of $500.0 million) by adding
properties to the borrowing base.
The credit agreement contains representations, financial and other affirmative
and negative covenants, events of defaults and remedies typical for this type of
term loan. The principal financial covenants impacting the Trust's leverage
under this facility are (1) the Trust's total indebtedness may not exceed 65% of
its capitalized value; (2) the Trust's adjusted EBITDA determined on a
consolidated basis for the period of two consecutive fiscal quarters most
recently ending may not be less than 150% of the Trust's debt service for such
period; (3) the Trust's adjusted EBITDA for the period of two consecutive fiscal
quarters most recently ending may not be less than 140% of the Trust's fixed
charges for such period; (4) the Trust's principal amount of recourse secured
indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis may not exceed 10% of the
Trust's capitalized value; (5) the Trust's principal amount of recourse secured
indebtedness on a property may not exceed 75% of a stabilized property or 80% of
a development property; (6) the Trust's tangible net worth may not be less than
$1,260,000,000 plus 75% of the net proceeds from certain equity offerings by the
Trust; and (7) the Trust's floating rate indebtedness may not exceed 35% of the
Trust's total indebtedness. The credit agreement also restricts the amount of
capital the Trust can invest in specific categories of assets, such as
unconsolidated entities, unimproved land, properties under construction, notes
receivable, and properties leased under ground leases.
In addition, the credit agreement contains a covenant that restricts the ability
of the borrowers to make certain payments. This covenant contains certain
exceptions, including an exception that allows the Trust's operating
partnerships to make any distributions necessary to allow the Trust to
(i) maintain its status as a real estate investment trust or (ii) distribute
95.0% of funds from operations. The Trust does not anticipate that this
provision will adversely affect the ability of its operating partnerships to
make distributions sufficient for the Trust to pay dividends under its current
dividend policy.
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The credit agreement contains cross default provisions with other of the Trust's
material indebtedness and other typical events of default.
The foregoing description of the credit agreement is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the purchase agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On February 13, 2009, the Trust entered into the credit agreement described in
Item. 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which we refer to as this Current
Report. The material terms and conditions pertaining to the secured credit
facility are set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report and are incorporated
in this Item 2.03.
The secured credit facility under the credit agreement refinances the Trust's
(1) unsecured revolving credit facility, with $25.0 million outstanding as of
December 31, 2008, and (2) secured term loan, with $174.3 million outstanding as
of December 31, 2008.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 17, 2009, the Trust announced the secured credit facility and the
refinancing described in Items 1.01 and 2.03 of this Current Report.
The foregoing description of the press release is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
This Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.1 are deemed furnished not filed.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2009, among the Trust,
Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P., Lepercq Corporate Income Fund II
L.P. and Net 3 Acquisition L.P., jointly and severally as borrowers,
KeyBank National Association, as agent, and each of the financial
institutions initially a signatory thereto together with their assigns
pursuant to Section 12.5 therein.
99.1 Press release issued February 17, 2009
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