“With the completion of this transaction, we will address all of our
2015 debt maturities,” said
The Term Loan, which has a delayed funding feature, allows the Company
to draw funds once the prepayment windows for its 2015 CMBS debt
maturities become available. The Company expects the Term Loan to be
fully drawn by the end of the second quarter of 2015. Once completed,
the Company’s unencumbered asset pool will increase to 137 assets, which
will represent almost 85% of the Company’s 2014 pro forma
The Term Loan’s interest rate is based on a pricing grid tied to the
Company’s leverage ratio and bears a floating interest rate of LIBOR
plus 180 basis points to 260 basis points. The Term Loan also has an
accordion option which provides the Company with the ability to upsize
the facility to
Utilizing proceeds from the Term Loan to pay down the Company’s 2015 debt maturities further enhances the Company’s flexibility and liquidity to pursue its growth objectives. The Company’s debt maturities are well staggered; including all extension options and the full deployment of the Term Loan, the next tranche of debt will mature in 2017.
The term loan was arranged by
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The following information contains certain statements, other than
purely historical information, including estimates, projections,
statements relating to the Company’s business plans, objectives and
expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those
statements are based, that are "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements generally are identified by the use of the words “believe,”
“project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,”
“will continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may” or similar expressions.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions,
beliefs and expectations, such forward-looking statements are not
predictions of future events or guarantees of future performance and the
Company’s actual results could differ materially from those set forth in
the forward-looking statements. Some factors that might cause such a
difference include the following: the current global economic
uncertainty, increased direct competition, changes in government
regulations or accounting rules, changes in local, national and global
real estate conditions, declines in the lodging industry, seasonality of
the lodging industry, risks related to natural disasters, such as
earthquakes and hurricanes, hostilities, including future terrorist
attacks or fear of hostilities that affect travel, the Company’s ability
to obtain lines of credit or permanent financing on satisfactory terms,
changes in interest rates, access to capital through offerings of the
Company’s common and preferred shares of beneficial interest, or debt,
the Company’s ability to identify suitable acquisitions, the Company’s
ability to close on identified acquisitions and integrate those
businesses and inaccuracies of the Company’s accounting estimates. Given
these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on such
statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The
Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements and urge investors to carefully review the
disclosures the Company makes concerning risks and uncertainties in the
sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements,” and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report, as well as risks,
uncertainties and other factors discussed in other documents filed by
the Company with the
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Source:
RLJ Lodging Trust
Leslie D. Hale, 301-280-7774
Chief
Financial Officer