Gladstone Commercial Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Mortgage Notes Payable and Credit Facility

Mortgage Notes Payable and Credit Facility

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Mortgage Notes Payable and Credit Facility

Our mortgage notes payable and Credit Facility as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are summarized below (dollars in thousands):



	Encumbered properties at		Carrying Value at						Stated Interest Rates at	Scheduled Maturity Dates at
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017			March 31, 2018	March 31, 2018
Mortgage and other secured loans:
Fixed rate mortgage loans	48		$	380,691		$	383,189		(1)	(2)
Variable rate mortgage loans	18		62,088			69,302			(3)	(2)
Premiums and discounts, net	-		(351		)	(281		)	N/A	N/A
Deferred financing costs, mortgage loans, net	-		(4,721		)	(4,830		)	N/A	N/A
Total mortgage notes payable, net	66		$	437,707		$	447,380		(4)
Variable rate revolving credit facility	32	(6)	$	32,700		$	21,400		LIBOR + 1.75%	10/27/2021
Deferred financing costs, revolving credit facility	-		(635		)	(685		)	N/A	N/A
Total revolver, net	32		$	32,065		$	20,715
Variable rate term loan facility	-	(6)	$	75,000		$	75,000		LIBOR + 1.70%	10/27/2022
Deferred financing costs, term loan facility	-		(444		)	(468		)	N/A	N/A
Total term loan, net	N/A		$	74,556		$	74,532
Total mortgage notes payable and credit facility	98		$	544,328		$	542,627		(5)


(1)	Interest rates on our fixed rate mortgage notes payable vary from 3.55% to 6.63%.


(2)	We have 45 mortgage notes payable with maturity dates ranging from 7/1/2018 through 7/1/2045.


(3)	Interest rates on our variable rate mortgage notes payable vary from one month LIBOR + 2.25% to one month LIBOR + 2.75%. At March 31, 2018, one month LIBOR was approximately 1.88%.


(4)	The weighted average interest rate on the mortgage notes outstanding at March 31, 2018 was approximately 4.59%.


(5)	The weighted average interest rate on all debt outstanding at March 31, 2018 was approximately 4.40%.


(6)	The amount we may draw under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility ("Revolver") and term loan facility ("Term Loan") is based on a percentage of the fair value of a combined pool of 32 unencumbered properties as of March 31, 2018. We refer to the Revolver and Term Loan collectively herein as the Credit Facility.

N/A - Not Applicable

Mortgage Notes Payable

As of March 31, 2018, we had 45 mortgage notes payable, collateralized by a total of 66 properties with a net book value of $648.4 million. We have limited recourse liabilities that could result from any one or more of the following circumstances: a borrower voluntarily filing for bankruptcy, improper conveyance of a property, fraud or material misrepresentation, misapplication or misappropriation of rents, security deposits, insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds, or physical waste or damage to the property resulting from a borrower’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. We have full recourse for $11.7 million of the mortgages notes payable, net or 2.7% of the outstanding balance. We will also indemnify lenders against claims resulting from the presence of hazardous substances or activity involving hazardous substances in violation of environmental laws on a property.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we repaid one mortgage collateralized by one property and partially repaid one mortgage collateralized by two properties, releasing one of the collateralized properties, which are summarized below (dollars in thousands):



Variable Rate Debt Repaid		Interest Rate on Variable Rate Debt Repaid		Fixed Rate Debt Repaid		Interest Rate on Fixed Rate Debt Repaid
$	6,738	LIBOR +	2.25%	$	9,444	5.75	%

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we issued one mortgage, collateralized by one property, which is summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands):



Debt Issued			Interest Rate on Debt
$	9,380	(1)	4.58%	(2)


(1)	We issued $9.4 million of swapped to fixed rate debt in connection with one property with a maturity date of March 1, 2023.


(2)	We entered into an interest rate swap and will be paying an all in fixed rate of 4.58%.

We made payments of $0.2 million and $0.02 million for deferred financing costs during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Scheduled principal payments of mortgage notes payable for the remainder of 2018, and each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (dollars in thousands):



Year	Scheduled Principal Payments
Nine Months Ending December 31, 2018	$	36,286
2019	47,602
2020	19,519
2021	33,506
2022	97,333
2023	69,225
Thereafter	139,308
Total	$	442,779	(1)


(1)	This figure does not include $0.4 million of premiums and (discounts), net, and $4.7 million of deferred financing costs, which are reflected in mortgage notes payable, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

We believe we will be able to address all mortgage notes payable maturing over the next 12 months through a combination of refinancing our existing indebtedness, cash from operations, proceeds from one or more equity offerings and availability on our Credit Facility.

Interest Rate Cap and Interest Rate Swap Agreements

We have entered into interest rate cap agreements that cap the interest rate on certain of our variable-rate debt and we have assumed or entered into interest rate swap agreements in which we hedged our exposure to variable interest rates by agreeing to pay fixed interest rates to our respective counterparty. We have adopted the fair value measurement provisions for our financial instruments recorded at fair value. The fair value guidance establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. Generally, we will estimate the fair value of our interest rate caps and interest rate swap, in the absence of observable market data, using estimates of value including estimated remaining life, counterparty credit risk, current market yield and interest rate spreads of similar securities as of the measurement date. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our interest rate cap agreements and interest rate swap were valued using Level 2 inputs.

The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements is recorded in Other assets on our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. We record changes in the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements quarterly based on the current market valuations at quarter end. If the interest rate cap qualifies for hedge accounting, the change in the estimated fair value is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income to the extent that it is effective, with any ineffective portion recorded to interest expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. If the interest rate cap does not qualify for hedge accounting, or if it is determined the hedge is ineffective, any change in the fair value is recognized in interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The following table summarizes the interest rate caps at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):



			March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Aggregate Cost			Aggregate Notional Amount		Aggregate Fair Value		Aggregate Notional Amount		Aggregate Fair Value
$	1,171	(1)	$	136,229	$	959	$	143,512	$	504


(1)	We have entered into various interest rate cap agreements on variable rate debt with LIBOR caps ranging from 2.50% to 3.00%.

We entered into an interest rate swap agreement in connection with a mortgage obtained on a Columbus, Ohio property, whereby we will pay our counterparty an interest rate equivalent to 2.83% on a monthly basis, and receive payments from our counterparty equivalent to one month LIBOR. The fair value of our interest rate swap agreement is recorded in Other assets on our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. We have designated our interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge, and we record changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement to accumulated other comprehensive income on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. We record changes in fair value on a quarterly basis, using current market valuations at quarter end. The fair market value at March 31, 2018 was $(0.1) million. The swap has a notional value equal to the debt we issued of $9.4 million, and has a termination date of March 1, 2023, which is also the maturity date of the issued debt.

The following tables present the impact of our derivative instruments in the condensed consolidated financial statements (dollars in thousands):



	Amount of Gain recognized in Comprehensive Income
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Interest rate caps	$	373	$	—
Interest rate swap	122		—

Total	$	495	$	—

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our derivative instruments (dollars in thousands):



		Asset Derivatives Fair Value at
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Interest rate caps	Other assets	$	823	$	450

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate caps	Other assets	$	136	54

Total derivatives		$	959	$	504

The fair value of all mortgage notes payable outstanding as of March 31, 2018 was $440.5 million, as compared to the carrying value stated above of $442.8 million. The fair value is calculated based on a discounted cash flow analysis, using management’s estimate of market interest rates on long-term debt with comparable terms and loan to value ratios. The fair value was calculated using Level 3 inputs of the hierarchy established by ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.”

Credit Facility

On August 7, 2013, we procured our Revolver with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) (serving as revolving lender, a letter of credit issuer and an administrative agent). In October 2015, we expanded our Revolver to $85.0 million and entered into a Term Loan whereby we added a $25.0 million, five-year Term Loan subject to the same leverage tiers as the Revolver, with the interest rate at each leverage tier being five basis points lower. We have the option to repay the Term Loan in full, or in part, at any time without penalty or premium prior to the maturity date. On October 27, 2017, we amended our existing Credit Facility. The Term Loan component of the Credit Facility was increased from $25.0 million, to $75.0 million, with the Revolver commitment remaining at $85.0 million. The Term Loan has a new five-year term, with a maturity date of October 27, 2022, and the Revolver has a new four-year term, with a maturity date of October 27, 2021. The interest rate for the Credit Facility was reduced by 25 basis points at each of the leverage tiers. We entered into interest rate cap agreements on the amended Term Loan, which cap LIBOR at 2.75%. We used the net proceeds of the amended Credit Facility to repay all previously existing borrowings under the Revolver. We incurred fees of approximately $0.9 million in connection with the Credit Facility amendment. The bank syndicate is now comprised of KeyBank, Fifth Third Bank, US Bank National Association and The Huntington National Bank.

As of March 31, 2018, there was $107.7 million outstanding under our Credit Facility at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 3.60% and $1.0 million outstanding under letters of credit at a weighted average interest rate of 1.75%. As of March 31, 2018, the maximum additional amount we could draw under the Revolver was $46.3 million. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2018.

The amount outstanding under the Credit Facility approximates fair value as of March 31, 2018.