Unsecured Debt and Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps
2025 Term Loan and Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap
On December 12, 2018, Granite REIT Holdings Limited Partnership (“Granite LP”) entered into a senior unsecurednon-revolving term facility in the amount of $300.0 million (the “2025 Term Loan”) that matures on December 12, 2025. The 2025 Term Loan was available in one drawdown and is fully prepayable without penalty. Any amount repaid may not bere-borrowed. On December 12, 2018, $300.0 million was drawn on the 2025 Term Loan. Interest on drawn amounts is calculated based on the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”) plus an applicable margin determined by reference to the external credit rating of Granite LP and is payable monthly in advance. At June 30, 2019, the full $300.0 million remained outstanding and the balance, net of deferred financing costs, was $298.8 million.
On December 12, 2018, the Trust entered into a cross currency interest rate swap to exchange the CDOR plus margin interest payments from the 2025 Term Loan for Euro denominated payments at a 2.202% fixed interest rate. In addition, under the terms of the swap, the Trust will pay principal proceeds of€198.2 million in exchange for which it will receive $300.0 million on December 12, 2025. As at June 30, 2019, the fair value of the cross currency interest rate swap was a net financial liability of $13.9 million.
2022 Term Loan and Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap
On December 19, 2018, the Trust entered into a senior unsecurednon-revolving term facility in the amount of US$185.0 million (the “2022 Term Loan”) that matures on December 19, 2022. The 2022 Term Loan was available in one US dollar drawdown and is fully prepayable without penalty. Any amount repaid may not bere-borrowed. On December 19, 2018, US$185.0 million was drawn on the 2022 Term Loan. Interest on drawn amounts is calculated based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin determined by reference to the external credit rating of Granite LP and is payable monthly in arrears. At June 30, 2019, the full US$185.0 million remained outstanding and the balance, net of deferred financing costs, was $241.7 million.
On December 19, 2018, the Trust entered into a cross currency interest rate swap to exchange the LIBOR plus margin interest payments from the 2022 Term Loan for Euro denominated payments at a 1.225% fixed interest rate. In addition, under the terms of the swap, the Trust will pay principal proceeds of€163.0 million in exchange for which it will receive US$185.0 million on December 19, 2022. As at June 30, 2019, the fair value of the cross currency interest rate swap was a net financial liability of $5.5 million.
2023 Debentures and Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap
On December 20, 2016, the Trust issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.873% Series 3 senior debentures due November 30, 2023 (the “2023 Debentures”). Interest on the 2023 Debentures is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 30 and November 30 of each year. At June 30, 2019, all of the 2023 Debentures remained outstanding and the balance, net of deferred financing costs, was $398.6 million.
On December 20, 2016, the Trust entered into a cross currency interest rate swap to exchange the 3.873% interest payments from the 2023 Debentures for Euro denominated payments at a 2.43% fixed interest rate. Under the terms of the swap, the Trust will pay principal proceeds of€281.1 million in exchange for which it will receive $400.0 million on November 30, 2023. As at June 30, 2019, the fair value of the cross currency interest rate swap was a net financial liability of $33.4 million.
2021 Debentures and Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap
In July 2014, the Trust issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.788% Series 2 senior debentures due July 5, 2021 (the “2021 Debentures”). Interest on the 2021 Debentures is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 5 and July 5 of each year. At June 30, 2019, all of the 2021 Debentures remained outstanding and the balance, net of deferred financing costs, was $249.5 million.
38 Granite REIT 2019 Second Quarter Report