FRANKLIN, Tennessee., March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) (the “Company”) announced that it has increased its credit facilities to 400 million dollars through its Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The amended credit facilities provide for a 150 million dollars Revolving Facility matures March 2026with a 12-month renewal option and $250 million for term loans. The term loans consist of 50 million dollars mature in March 2024, $75 million mature in March 2026and a new one $125 million Term Loan due March 2028. The Company is the Borrower under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and its obligations are unsecured.
Outstanding amounts are remunerated at LIBOR plus a margin of between 1.25% and 1.90% under the revolving facility and at LIBOR plus a margin of between 1.45% and 2.30% under the term loans, depending on the term and leverage the company.
The credit facilities have an accordion function that can increase the total credit capacity under the credit facility 600 million dollars, including the ability to add and fund additional term loans. Accordion and revolving facility upgrade options are subject to the normal terms and conditions for these types of facilities.
At closing, the company deducted the entire amount $125 million available under the new term loan and used the proceeds to repay the revolving facility as well as the existing one 50 million dollars term loan with a March 2022 maturity.
The Company intends to enter into interest rate swap agreements that will fix interest rates on the aggregate amount $125 million 7-year loan. Based on current conditions, this translates to a fixed interest rate in the range of 3.35% to 3.65%, depending on the company’s debt level, market conditions and other factors.
Truist Securities, Fifth Third Bank, First Horizon Bank, Huntington National Bank and Regions Capital Markets acted as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers, Fifth Third Bank and First Horizon Bank acted as co-syndication agents, and Huntington National Bank and Regions Bank acted as Co-Documentation Agents. The Truist Bank acted as the administrative agent. Other banks in syndication are: Pinnacle Bank, Synovus Bank, Hancock Whitney Bank, cadenzaRenasant Bank, CapStar Bank and ServisFirst Bank.
About Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated
Community Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust focused on owning income-generating properties primarily associated with the provision of home healthcare services in its target submarkets in the United States. The company had investments of approx $735.4 million in 141 properties as of December 31, 2020 in 33 states totaling approximately 3.1 million square feet.
Additional information about the company, including this quarter’s operations, is available at www.chct.reit. Please contact the company at 615-771-3052 to request a printed copy of this information.
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CONTACT: David H Dupuy615-771-3052
SOURCE Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.
