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Debt of the Operating Partnership

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Debt of the Operating Partnership
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]  
Debt of the Operating Partnership Debt of the Operating Partnership
The debt of the Operating Partnership consisted of the following (in thousands):
As of As of
September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Stated Interest Rate(s) Maturity Date Principal
Book Value(1)
Principal
Book Value(1)
Senior, unsecured notes:  
Senior notes 3.875  % December 2023 $ 250,000  $ 247,801  $ 250,000  $ 247,308 
Senior notes 3.750  % December 2024 250,000  248,401  250,000  248,127 
Senior notes 3.125  % September 2026 350,000  346,630  350,000  346,215 
Senior notes 3.875  % July 2027 300,000  297,248  300,000  296,953 
Mortgages payable:
Atlantic City (2)(3)
5.14  % - 7.65% November 2021- December 2026 28,253  29,578  30,909  32,531 
     Southaven LIBOR + 1.80% April 2021 51,400  51,346  51,400  51,272 
Unsecured term loan
LIBOR(4)
+ 1.00% April 2024 350,000  347,213  350,000  347,367 
Unsecured lines of credit
LIBOR(4)
+ 1.00%
October 2021 (5)
—  —  —  — 
  $ 1,579,653  $ 1,568,217  $ 1,582,309  $ 1,569,773 
(1)Including premiums and net of debt discount and debt origination costs.
(2)The effective interest rate assigned during the purchase price allocation to the Atlantic City mortgages assumed during the acquisition in 2011 was 5.05%.
(3)Principal and interest due monthly with remaining principal due at maturity.
(4)Beginning in June 2020, if LIBOR is less than 0.25% per annum, the rate will be deemed to be 0.25% for the portions of the lines of credit and bank term loan that are not fixed with an interest rate swap.
(5)Unsecured lines of credit have a one-year extension option to extend maturity to October 2022.

Certain of our properties, which had a net book value of approximately $165.5 million at September 30, 2020, serve as collateral for mortgages payable. We maintain unsecured lines of credit that provide for borrowings of up to $600.0 million. The unsecured lines of credit include a $20.0 million liquidity line and a $580.0 million syndicated line. The syndicated line may be increased up to $1.2 billion through an accordion feature in certain circumstances.

We provide guarantees to lenders for our joint ventures which include standard non-recourse carve out indemnifications for losses arising from items such as but not limited to fraud, physical waste, payment of taxes, environmental indemnities, misapplication of insurance proceeds or security deposits and failure to maintain required insurance. For construction and term loans, we may include a guaranty of completion as well as a principal guaranty ranging from 5% to 100% of principal.  The principal guarantees include terms for release or reduction based upon satisfactory completion of construction and performance targets including occupancy thresholds and minimum debt service coverage tests. As of September 30, 2020, the maximum amount of unconsolidated joint venture debt guaranteed by the Company was $16.4 million.

The unsecured lines of credit and senior unsecured notes include covenants that require the maintenance of certain ratios, including debt service coverage and leverage, and limit the payment of dividends such that dividends and distributions will not exceed funds from operations, as defined in the agreements, for the prior fiscal year on an annual basis or 95% of funds from operations on a cumulative basis. As of September 30, 2020, we believe we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants.

Lines of credit and Term Loan Covenant Modifications
In June 2020, we amended the debt agreements for our lines of credit and bank term loan, primarily to improve future covenant flexibility. The amendments, among other things, allow us to access the existing surge leverage provision, which provides for an increase to the maximum thresholds to 65% from 60% for total leverage and unsecured leverage, for twelve months starting July 1, 2020, during which time share repurchases are prohibited. Additionally, the leverage covenants are determined based on the calculation period which is modified to be based on the immediately preceding three calendar month period annualized for the calculation date occurring on
December 31, 2020; the immediately preceding six calendar month period annualized for the calculation date occurring on March 31, 2021; the immediately preceding nine calendar month period annualized for the calculation date occurring on June 30, 2021; and for all other calculation dates occurring during the term on the agreement, the immediately preceding twelve calendar month period. Some definitional modifications related to the calculation of certain covenants are permanent, including the netting of cash balances in excess of $30.0 million (or debt maturing in the next 24 months, if less) as well as using adjusted EBITDA, which adds back general and administrative expenses not attributable to the subsidiaries or properties and deducts a management fee of 3% of rental revenues in liability and asset calculations for certain covenants. The amendments revised the interest rate to provide a LIBOR floor of 0.25% for the portions of the lines of credit and bank term loan that are not fixed with an interest rate swap. Although the amended covenants provide additional flexibility and we expect to remain in compliance with such covenants, the potential impacts from COVID-19 are highly uncertain and therefore could impact covenant compliance in the future.

Unsecured Lines of Credit
In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we drew down approximately $599.8 million under our unsecured lines of credit to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility to help ensure that we are able to meet our obligations for a sustained period. Beginning in June 2020 through August 2020, we repaid the entire $599.8 million outstanding balance bringing the outstanding balance to zero as of September 30, 2020.

Interest Rate Spread over LIBOR
In February 2020, due to a change in our credit rating, our interest rate spread over LIBOR on our $600.0 million unsecured line of credit facility increased from 0.875% to 1.0% and our annual facility fee increased from 0.15% to 0.20%. In addition, our interest rate spread over LIBOR on our $350.0 million unsecured term loan increased from 0.90% to 1.0%.

Debt Maturities

Maturities of the existing long-term debt as of September 30, 2020 for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
Calendar Year Amount
For the remainder of 2020 $ 910 
2021 57,193 
2022 4,436 
2023 254,768 
2024 605,140 
Thereafter 657,206 
Subtotal 1,579,653 
Net discount and debt origination costs (11,436)
Total $ 1,568,217 
Given the financial implications of COVID-19, we have considered our short-term (one year or less from the date of filing these financial statements) liquidity needs and the adequacy of our estimated cash flows from operating activities and other financing sources to meet these needs. These other sources include but are not limited to: existing cash, ongoing relationships with certain financial institutions, our ability to sell debt or issue equity subject to market conditions and proceeds from the potential sale of non-core assets. We believe that we have access to the necessary financing to fund our short-term liquidity needs.