Whitestone REIT (WSR): debt financing — Whitestone REIT closes $750M unsecured credit facility with extended maturities, lower rates
Whitestone REIT
- $375M revolver matures Sep 2029 (extendable to Sep 2030); $375M term loan matures Jan 2031.
- Revolver initial rate SOFR + 1.40%; term loan SOFR + 1.35%, with swaps fixing rates at 3.36%-3.42% plus margin through Jan 2031.
- Proceeds used to repay $83.2M revolver balance, refinance $285M existing term loan, and pay $6.8M fees.
- Facility increases size by $215M vs prior, reduces variable debt to ~12%, extends weighted avg maturity to 2030 with no 2026 maturities.
- Added three new banks; improved capitalization rate from 7% to 6.75% for valuation.