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27-Sep-2012
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 21, 2012, Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (the "Company") entered
into a new $80 million unsecured revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of
four banks led by The Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent. The
syndicate also includes Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (syndication agent), Bank of
Montreal and Regions Bank (co-documentation agents). The Company's repayment
obligations under the agreement are guaranteed by the Company's subsidiaries
that own real estate unencumbered by mortgages. Under the credit agreement,
the Company may request the issuance of letters of credit up to an aggregate
amount of $10 million.
Loans made and letters of credit issued under the credit agreement can be used
for general business purposes, including, but not limited to, acquisitions,
working capital, capital expenditures, repayment of other indebtedness and
approved Company stock buyback programs.
The lenders' commitments under the credit agreement will terminate on September
21, 2016, the maturity date. The outstanding principal balance of borrowings
under the credit agreement will be due on the maturity date, other than letters
of credit which will have expiration dates that do not exceed one year from the
issue date. The Company has the option to increase the capacity under the
credit agreement up to $125 million from $80 million to the extent the existing
lenders or other lenders agree to provide the additional commitment. In
addition, the Company has the ability, upon satisfaction of certain conditions
outlined in the credit agreement, to extend the maturity date of the facility to
September 21, 2017.
The Company may elect to have loans under the credit agreement bear interest at
(a) a Eurodollar rate based on LIBOR, plus an applicable margin of 1.5% to 2.0%,
depending on the percentage that the Company's consolidated total indebtedness
represents of the gross asset value (as such terms are defined in the
agreement), or (b) a base rate equal to The Bank of New York Mellon's prime
lending rate plus 0.50% to 1.0%. In addition, the Company will pay a quarterly
commitment fee on the average daily unadvanced portion of the total amount
committed under the credit agreement at a rate of 0.35%, if borrowings under the
credit agreement are less than $40 million, or 0.25%, if borrowings equal or
exceed $40 million.
The credit agreement contains representations and financial and other
affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for this type of
agreement. So long as any amounts remain outstanding or unpaid under the credit
agreement, the Company must satisfy certain financial covenants: (1) unsecured
indebtedness may not exceed $150 million; (2) secured indebtedness may not
exceed 35% of gross asset value, as determined under the credit agreement; (3)
total secured and unsecured indebtedness, excluding preferred stock, may not be
more than 55% of gross asset value; (4) unsecured indebtedness may not exceed
50% of the eligible real asset value of unencumbered properties in the
unencumbered asset pool as defined under the credit agreement; (5) earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization must be at least 175% of
fixed charges; (6) the net operating income from unencumbered properties must be
200% of unsecured interest expenses; (7) not more than 15% of the gross asset
value may be attributable to the Company's pro rata share of the value of
unencumbered properties owned by non-wholly owned subsidiaries or unconsolidated
joint ventures; and (8) the number of un-mortgaged properties in the
unencumbered asset pool must be at least 10. For purposes of these covenants,
eligible real estate value is calculated as the sum of the Company's properties
annualized net operating income for the prior 2 fiscal quarters capitalized at
7.5% and the purchase price of any eligible real estate asset acquired during
the prior fiscal quarter. Gross asset value is calculated as the sum of (a)
eligible real estate value; (b) the Company's pro rata share of eligible real
estate value of eligible joint venture assets; (c) cash and cash equivalents;
(d) marketable securities; (e) the book value of the Company's construction
projects and the Company's pro rata share of the book value of construction
projects owned by unconsolidated joint ventures and (f) eligible mortgages and
trade receivables, as defined in the agreement.
The credit agreement includes usual and customary events of default and remedies
for facilities of this nature (with customary grace periods, as applicable) and
provides that, upon the occurrence and continuation of an event of default,
payment of all amounts payable under the credit agreement may be accelerated
and/or the lenders' commitments may be terminated. In addition, upon the
occurrence of certain insolvency or bankruptcy related events of default, all
amounts payable under the credit agreement will automatically become immediately
due and payable and the lenders' commitments will automatically terminate.
The Company has customary corporate and commercial banking relationships with
the lenders and agents.
A copy of the credit agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and
incorporated herein by reference herein.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 21, 2012, in connection with the entry into the credit agreement,
the Company terminated its $50 million unsecured revolving credit agreement,
dated as of February 11, 2008, among The Bank of New York Mellon and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A., as the initial lenders, The Bank of New York Mellon, as
administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as documentation agent. In
conjunction with the termination the $21.9 million balance was repaid with equal
borrowings on the new $80 million credit agreement. In addition, the Company
made a repayment of $2.3 million on the new credit agreement and as a result the
current outstanding indebtedness on the credit agreement is $19.6 million. In
addition, the Company terminated its $30 million secured credit agreement with
The Bank of New York Mellon, which had a maturity date of May 16, 2014 and which
had no borrowings outstanding.
For a description of the material terms and conditions of the terminated secured
and unsecured credit facilities, see Item 7 in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2011, which Item 7 is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2012, by and among Urstadt
10.1 Biddle Properties Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative
Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and the Lenders
named therein.
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