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materiality 0.65
AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ (AMT): debt financing — American Tower completes $1.3B tower revenue securitization at 5.49% rate
AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/
- Issued $1.3B Series 2023-1A Secured Tower Revenue Securities at 5.490%, and $68.5M Series 2023-1R at 5.735% (retained for risk retention).
- Proceeds used to repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes; loan secured by mortgages on wireless tower sites.
- Securities have expected life of ~5 years with final repayment in March 2053; debt service coverage ratio triggers for cash trap and amortization.
- Borrowers are joint and several; affiliates guaranteed repayment and pledged equity interests.
- Transaction arranged through special-purpose trust; rating Moody's/Fitch Aaa(sf)/AAA(sf) for Class A.