LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: HPP) today
announced it closed a five-year term loan totaling $92 million with
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. secured by the Company’s Sunset Gower and Sunset
Bronson media and entertainment campuses. The loan bears interest at a
rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 350 basis points. $37 million of the
loan is currently subject to an interest rate swap agreement that swaps
one-month LIBOR to a fixed rate of 75 basis points through April 30,
2011. The Company is required to hedge at least half of the $92 million
term loan within 30 days of the closing.
Proceeds from the loan were used to fully refinance a $37 million
mortgage loan secured by the Sunset Bronson campus that was scheduled to
mature on April 30, 2011. The remaining proceeds were used to pay down
the Company’s credit facility.
“We were very pleased with the level of lender interest in this
financing and with final terms achieved through the highly competitive
process. By refinancing a loan maturing this year and providing us with
longer-term financing on two important assets, we have obtained
attractive financing that is an ideal fit as we look to effectively
manage our debt maturities,” said Mark Lammas, Chief Financial Officer
of Hudson Pacific Properties.
Located in the heart of Hollywood, California, Sunset Gower and Sunset
Bronson consist of 544,763 square feet of office and support space, 23
sound stage facilities totaling 312,669 square feet, and 1,905 parking
spaces on 26.2 acres, encompassing nearly two city blocks.
About Hudson Pacific Properties
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. is a full-service, vertically integrated
real estate company focused on owning, operating and acquiring
high-quality office properties and state-of-the-art media and
entertainment properties in select growth markets primarily in Northern
and Southern California. The Company’s strategic investment program
targets high barrier-to-entry, in-fill locations with favorable,
long-term supply-demand characteristics in select target markets
including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon
Valley and the East Bay. Its wholly owned portfolio includes 12
properties totaling approximately 3.4 million square feet, strategically
located in many of the Company’s target markets. Upon completion of the
Rincon Center acquisition the company’s portfolio will consist of 13
properties totaling 4 million square feet. The Company intends to elect
to be taxed and to operate in a manner that will allow it to qualify as
a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax
purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2010.
Hudson Pacific Properties is a component of the Russell 2000® and the
Russell 3000® indices. For additional information, visit www.hudsonpacificproperties.com.
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and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that
may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in
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the Company’s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they
are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, the Company
disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions
or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other
changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could
cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any
forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in
the Company’s final prospectus dated June 23, 2010, and other risks
described in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Source: Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Contact:
Investor Contact:
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Mark
Lammas
Chief Financial Officer
310-445-5700
or
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