INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) (the “Company”) and Kite Realty Group, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) announced today that the Operating Partnership closed on a new $200 million seven year unsecured term loan arranged by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Capital One, National Association, and Regions Capital Markets. The unsecured term loan is pari passu with the Company’s existing unsecured credit facilities and has an initial maturity of October 2022. Pricing on the unsecured term loan is currently set at LIBOR plus 160 basis points.

Execution of the term loan achieves several objectives for the Company:

• Aligns sources and uses as the term loan includes a delayed draw feature which allows the Company to request up to three separate draws over the next 8 months;
• Allows the Company to unencumber one of the portfolio’s largest assets, City Center in White Plains, New York;
• Provides the majority of the funding for approximately $130 million of 2016 securitized debt maturities with an average interest rate of 5.9%;
• Continues to manage floating rate debt exposure as the Company plans to hedge all or a portion of the term loan;
• Leaves only $100 million of securitized debt maturities through 2020; and
• Increases the value of the unencumbered pool by approximately $323 million to a total of over $2 billion.

“The efficient execution of the term loan results in a lower overall cost of funds, an extended average debt maturity and prepayment flexibility,” said Chief Financial Officer, Dan Sink. “The delayed draw feature allows us to closely align the funding with intended uses and mitigate any duplicative interest costs. Overall, this transaction exemplifies our commitment to further improving our credit metrics.”

About Kite Realty Group Trust

Kite Realty Group Trust is a full-service, vertically integrated real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, construction, redevelopment and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers in selected markets in the United States. As of June 30, 2015, the Company owned interests in a portfolio of 122 operating, development and redevelopment properties totaling approximately 25 million total square feet across 22 states. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.kiterealty.com.

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Kite Realty Group Trust
Maggie Kofkoff, CFA
Media & Investor Relations
317-713-7644
mkofkoff@kiterealty.com

Source: Kite Realty Group Trust