Brandywine Realty Trust Announces Tender Offer for Any and All of its Outstanding 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due 2024

Rhea-AI Summary

Brandywine Realty Trust announced a Tender Offer for its 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due 2024, offering to purchase any and all outstanding principal amount of $335,100,000. The Purchase Price will be determined based on the fixed spread for the Notes plus the yield of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security. The Tender Offer expires on April 19, 2024, with the Purchase Price to be paid on April 23, 2024. The Operating Partnership plans to fund the purchase with net proceeds from the sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2029.

Financial Analyst

The tender offer launched by Brandywine Realty Trust to repurchase its 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due in 2024 represents a strategic financial maneuver that warrants attention. This action may indicate an opportunity to optimize the company's debt structure, especially considering the recent issuance of 8.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2029. A financial analyst would assess the implications of such a debt restructuring, considering factors like the potential for interest savings if the new debt carries a lower rate and the impact on the company's balance sheet and leverage ratios.

Furthermore, the timing and conditions of the tender offer, including the fixed spread over the U.S. Treasury Reference Security, suggest a calculated approach to managing refinancing risks. It also hints at a confident cash position, as the firm plans to utilize proceeds from a higher-interest debt issuance alongside available cash. The potential shift in the company's capital structure could affect its cost of capital and, ultimately, shareholder value.

Debt Market Analyst

From a debt market perspective, the voluntary nature of the tender offer for Brandywine Realty Trust's 4.10% Guaranteed Notes might result in varying levels of participation from noteholders, which could influence the liquidity and market pricing of the remaining notes. The choice of using a fixed spread to U.S. Treasury securities as a pricing mechanism adds a layer of complexity to the offer, which debt market analysts would evaluate in the context of current market conditions and interest rate expectations.

The decision to repurchase debt before maturity using the proceeds of a newly issued, higher-interest debt could be interpreted as a proactive step towards managing near-term maturities, potentially reducing future refinancing risk. However, it could also raise questions among analysts regarding the cost-effectiveness of such an exchange, considering the significant increase in coupon rate from the old to the new notes.

PHILADELPHIA, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brandywine Realty Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE:BDN) announced today that its operating partnership, Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), has commenced a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for any and all of the $335,100,000 outstanding principal amount of its 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due October 1, 2024 (the “Notes”).

Certain information regarding the Notes and the pricing for the Tender Offer is set forth in the table below.

Title of Security	CUSIP Number	Principal Amount Outstanding	U.S. Treasury Reference Security	Bloomberg Reference Page	Fixed Spread
4.10% Guaranteed Notes due October 1, 2024	105340 AN3	$335,100,000	4.250% U.S. Treasury due September 30, 2024	FIT3	0 bps

The “Purchase Price” offered per $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer will be determined by the Dealer Managers referred to below in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase (as defined below) by reference to the fixed spread for the Notes specified above plus the yield based on the bid-side price of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security specified above, as quoted on the Bloomberg Bond Trader FIT3 series of pages, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2024. Holders will also receive in cash an amount equal to Accrued Interest (as defined below) in addition to the Purchase Price.

The Tender Offer consists of an offer on the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated April 15, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery (as they may each be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Tender Offer Documents”), to purchase for cash any and all of the Notes.

The Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2024, unless extended or earlier terminated (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the “Expiration Date”). Holders of Notes must validly tender (including by notice of guaranteed delivery) and not validly withdraw their Notes prior to or at the Expiration Date to be eligible to receive the Purchase Price.

Holders who validly tender their Notes, may validly withdraw their tendered Notes at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the Expiration Date, and (ii) if the Tender Offer is extended, the 10th business day after commencement of the Tender Offer. Notes may also be validly withdrawn at any time after the 60th business day after commencement of the Tender Offer if for any reason the Tender Offer has not been consummated within 60-business days after commencement of the Tender Offer.

The “Purchase Price” for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer is described in the table above.

Holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase from the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the date the Company initially makes payment for such Notes (“Accrued Interest”), which date is anticipated to be April 23, 2024 (the “Settlement Date”). Notes tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery and accepted for purchase will be purchased on the fourth business day after the Expiration Date but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date. The Operating Partnership intends to fund the purchase price for the Notes tendered in the Tender Offer with net proceeds it received from the sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2029, together with cash on hand. Additional terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are set forth in the Tender Offer Documents.

Holders are urged to read the Tender Offer Documents carefully before making any decision with respect to the Tender Offer. Copies of the Tender Offer Documents are available at https://www.gbsc-usa.com/brandywine/ or may be obtained from Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the Information Agent for the Tender Offer, at (855) 654-2015 (toll-free) or (212) 430-3774 (collect). Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to the Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer, BofA Securities at (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or (980) 388-0539 (collect) or at debt_advisory@bofa.com, or Citigroup at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or (212) 723-6016 (collect).

This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation to buy any of these Notes or any other securities of the Operating Partnership nor is it a solicitation for acceptance of the Tender Offer. The Operating Partnership is making the Tender Offer only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Tender Offer Documents. The Tender Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of Brandywine Realty Trust, the Operating Partnership, the Dealer Managers, the Depositary or the Information Agent makes any recommendation in connection with the Tender Offer.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States with a core focus in the Philadelphia, Austin and Washington, D.C. markets. Organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), we own, develop, lease and manage an urban, town center and transit-oriented portfolio comprising 158 properties and 22.4 million square feet as of December 31, 2023, which excludes assets held for sale. Our purpose is to shape, connect and inspire the world around us through our expertise, the relationships we foster, the communities in which we live and work, and the history we build together.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “1995 Act”) provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions of the 1995 Act. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “will,” “strategy,” “expects,” “seeks,” “believes,” “potential,” or other similar words. Because such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and not within our control. Factors that might cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Accordingly, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

Company / Investor Contact:
Tom Wirth
EVP & CFO
610-832-7434
tom.wirth@bdnreit.com

FAQ

What is the principal amount of Brandywine Realty Trust's 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due 2024?

The principal amount of the 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due 2024 is $335,100,000.

When does the Tender Offer expire for Brandywine Realty Trust's 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due 2024?

The Tender Offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2024.

How will the Purchase Price be determined for the Tender Offer of Brandywine Realty Trust's 4.10% Guaranteed Notes due 2024?

The Purchase Price will be determined based on the fixed spread for the Notes plus the yield of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security.

How does Brandywine Realty Trust plan to fund the purchase of the Notes tendered in the Tender Offer?

Brandywine Realty Trust plans to fund the purchase with net proceeds from the sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2029, together with cash on hand.