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Paris-Giverny Designer Outlet (Normandy, France); projected to open in the first quarter of 2023. Simon owns a 74% interest in this project.
Progress continues on the transformative mixed-use redevelopment of Phipps Plaza (Atlanta, GA), which will open in October 2022. The opening of Nobu Hotel and Nobu Restaurant, Life Time Athletic and Work, Citizens Food Hall, and a 13-story Class A office tower will further elevate this premier destination.
Construction also continues on other redevelopment projects, including The Falls (Miami, FL), Roosevelt Field (Garden City, NY), Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto, CA) and Towne East Square (Wichita, KS).
Capital Markets and Balance Sheet Liquidity
The Company was active in both the secured and unsecured credit markets in the first quarter.
During the quarter, the Company completed a two tranche senior notes offering totaling $1.2 billion. Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s $3.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
The Company also completed seven non-recourse mortgage loans totaling approximately $1.1 billion (U.S. dollar equivalent), of which Simon’s share was $639 million. The weighted average interest rate on these loans was 2.92%.
As of March 31, 2022, Simon had approximately $8.2 billion of liquidity consisting of $1.1 billion of cash on hand, including its share of joint venture cash, and $7.1 billion of available capacity under its revolving credit facilities, net of $240 million outstanding under its U.S. commercial paper program.
Dividends
Simon’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $1.70 on May 9, 2022, for the second quarter of 2022. This is a 21.4% increase year-over-year. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on June 9, 2022.
Simon’s Board of Directors declared the quarterly dividend on its 8 3/8% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: SPGPrJ) of $1.046875 per share, payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on June 16, 2022.
Share Repurchase Authorization
Simon’s Board of Directors has authorized a new common stock repurchase program. Under the program, which will become effective on May 16, 2022, the Company may purchase up to $2 billion of its common stock over the next 24 months as market conditions warrant. The shares may be repurchased in the open market, in block trades or in privately negotiated transactions.
2022 Guidance
The Company currently estimates net income to be within a range of $5.93 to $6.08 per diluted share and Comparable FFO will be within a range of $11.60 to $11.75 per diluted share for the year ending December 31, 2022. The Comparable FFO per diluted share range is an increase from the $11.50 to $11.70 per diluted share range provided on February 7, 2022, or an increase of $0.08 per diluted share at the mid-point.