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Kite Realty Group Announces Pricing of $300 Million Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering

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Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG) priced $300 million of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2032 in a Rule 144A private placement, with a $45 million overallotment option.

Net proceeds of about $291.8–$335.7 million will fund capped calls, a ~$30 million share repurchase, and repayment/redemption of $300 million 4.00% notes due 2026.

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Positive

  • $300 million 3.25% exchangeable notes due 2032 extend debt maturity profile
  • Estimated net proceeds of approximately $291.8–$335.7 million raise new capital
  • Plan to repay or redeem $300 million 4.00% senior notes due 2026
  • Approximately $30 million concurrent common share repurchase
  • Capped call transactions designed to reduce potential share dilution from exchanges

Negative

  • Issuance of $300 million exchangeable notes increases gross debt outstanding until 2026 notes are repaid
  • Notes are exchangeable into cash and potentially common shares, creating dilution risk
  • Potential share price volatility from hedging and unwinding activities related to capped calls

News Market Reaction – KRG

-1.80%
-1.80% Session close to close

In the Jun 30 session, KRG declined 1.80%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Market Context

This announcement reshapes KRG’s capital structure via $300 million of 3.25% exchangeable notes, a $...
Analysis

This announcement reshapes KRG’s capital structure via $300 million of 3.25% exchangeable notes, a $30 million share repurchase, and repayment of higher-cost 4.00% 2026 notes. Key risks are dilution from exchange features and execution of planned refinancings.

Key Figures

Exchangeable notes size: $300 million Coupon rate: 3.25% per year Additional notes option: $45 million +5 more
8 metrics
Exchangeable notes size $300 million Aggregate principal amount of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2032
Coupon rate 3.25% per year Interest rate on exchangeable senior notes due 2032
Additional notes option $45 million Initial purchasers’ option to buy additional notes
Initial exchange rate 28.2466 shares per $1,000 Initial exchange rate for the notes into common shares
Exchange price $35.40 per share Implied by initial exchange rate, 22.5% premium to $28.90
Estimated net proceeds $291.8 million Net proceeds from offering, excluding full exercise of option
Share repurchase size $30 million Common shares to be repurchased concurrent with pricing
Refinanced notes $300 million at 4.00% Senior unsecured notes due 2026 to be repaid or redeemed

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Jun 16 (Positive)
Pattern 5 events
Date Event Sentiment 24h Move Catalyst
Jun 16 Portfolio transactions Positive -0.1% Strategic acquisitions, dispositions, and expanded share repurchase authorization.
Apr 29 Earnings release Positive -0.4% Q1 2026 results with NOI growth and affirmed FFO guidance.
Apr 16 Leadership changes Positive +2.8% Senior leadership appointments to support growth and technology initiatives.
Apr 07 Earnings date notice Neutral +1.0% Announcement of date and time for Q1 2026 financial results.
Mar 20 Executive promotion Positive +0.1% Promotion of Heath R. Fear to President and Chief Financial Officer.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Pattern Detected

Recent news events have produced relatively small single-day moves, suggesting modest trading reactions even to strategic or financial announcements.

Key Terms

exchangeable senior notes, rule 144a, capped call transactions, real estate investment trust, +1 more
5 terms
exchangeable senior notes financial
"priced an offering (the “Offering”) of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2032"
Exchangeable senior notes are loans a company issues that promise regular interest payments and have priority over other debts, but can be swapped by the holder for shares of a different company. Think of it as lending money with an option to trade the loan for someone else’s stock; investors weigh the steady income and higher repayment priority against the chance of receiving shares that dilute ownership or fluctuate in value. These features affect a company’s credit risk, potential dilution, and appeal to different investors.
rule 144a regulatory
"in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act"
Rule 144A is a regulation that makes it easier for companies to sell private bonds to large investors without going through all the usual rules that apply to public sales. It matters because it helps companies raise money more quickly and privately, often attracting big investors looking for special deals.
capped call transactions financial
"the Operating Partnership entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain financial institutions"
Capped call transactions are agreements where investors buy options that give them the chance to benefit if a stock's price goes up, but with a limit on how much they can gain. This helps protect them from paying too much if the stock's price rises a lot, similar to having a maximum limit on a reward. They matter because they help investors manage risk while still allowing some upside potential.
real estate investment trust financial
"Kite Realty Group is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates a high-quality portfolio"
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns and manages income-producing properties—like apartment buildings, shopping centers, offices, or warehouses—and is required to pass most of its rental income to shareholders as dividends. Think of it as a shared property owner: instead of buying a whole building, investors buy a slice of a portfolio that pays regular income and can offer exposure to property values and rental markets without direct management. REITs matter to investors for predictable income, diversification, and liquidity compared with owning physical real estate.
gross leasable space technical
"comprising approximately 27.3 million square feet of gross leasable space"
Gross leasable space is the total area within a commercial property that can be rented to tenants, measured in square feet or meters and excluding common hallways, stairwells and service areas. Investors care because this figure determines how much rental income the property can generate—think of it like the sellable shelf space in a store that directly affects revenue, occupancy potential, and the property’s market value.

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INDIANAPOLIS, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG) (the “Company” or “KRG”) announced today that on June 29, 2026 its operating partnership, Kite Realty Group, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), priced an offering (the “Offering”) of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Operating Partnership also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase up to an additional $45 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The sale of the Notes is expected to close on July 2, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Notes will be the Operating Partnership’s senior unsecured obligations and will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2027, at a rate of 3.25% per year. The Notes will mature on April 15, 2032 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier exchanged, repurchased, or redeemed. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding January 15, 2032, the Notes will be exchangeable into cash up to the principal amount of the Notes exchanged and, if applicable, cash or common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) or a combination thereof, only upon certain circumstances and during certain periods. On or after January 15, 2032, the Notes will be exchangeable into cash up to the principal amount of the Notes exchanged and, if applicable, cash or Common Shares or a combination thereof at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day preceding the Maturity Date. The exchange rate will initially equal 28.2466 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which is equivalent to an exchange price of approximately $35.40 per Common Share and an exchange premium of approximately 22.5% based on the closing price of $28.90 per Common Share on June 29, 2026. The exchange rate will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but it will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest.

The Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole or in part, on any business day on or after July 20, 2029, if the last reported sale price of the Common Shares has been at least 130% of the exchange price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Operating Partnership provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (the “redemption price”). The Operating Partnership will also have the right, at its election, to redeem all or any portion of the Notes at any time and from time to time at the redemption price to the extent necessary to preserve the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as reasonably determined by the Company’s Board of Trustees. The Operating Partnership may also redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time in cash at the redemption price if the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding at such time is less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes initially issued under the indenture.

The Operating Partnership estimates that the net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $291.8 million (or approximately $335.7 million if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full), after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company and the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to enter into the capped call transactions described below and to use the remaining net proceeds from the Offering, together with the proceeds from our recent asset dispositions, to (i) repurchase approximately $30 million of the Company’s Common Shares concurrently with the pricing of the Offering in privately negotiated transactions through one of the initial purchasers of the Offering or its affiliates, as the Operating Partnership’s agent, and (ii) repay or redeem all of the Operating Partnership’s $300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.00% senior unsecured notes due 2026 at or prior to maturity.

In connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Operating Partnership entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain financial institutions, which may include certain of the initial purchasers of the Notes or their respective affiliates (the “Option Counterparties”). The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of Common Shares underlying the Notes. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, the Operating Partnership expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of such additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the Option Counterparties. The capped call transactions are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution to the Common Shares upon any exchange of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Operating Partnership is required to make in excess of the principal amount of such exchanged Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap. The cap price of the capped call transactions will initially be approximately $41.91, which represents a premium of approximately 45% over the last reported sale price of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2026, and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions.

In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates expect to purchase Common Shares and/or enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the Common Shares concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the Common Shares or the Notes at that time.

In addition, the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the Common Shares and/or purchasing or selling Common Shares or other securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so (x) during any averaging period related to an exchange of the Notes, following any redemption of the Notes by the Operating Partnership or following any repurchase of the Notes by the Operating Partnership in connection with any fundamental change and (y) following any repurchase of the Notes by the Operating Partnership other than in connection with any such redemption or any such fundamental change if the Operating Partnership elects to unwind a corresponding portion of the capped call transactions in connection with such repurchase). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the Common Shares or the Notes, which could affect a noteholder’s ability to exchange the Notes, and, to the extent the activity occurs during any averaging period related to an exchange of the Notes, it could affect the number of Common Shares and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon exchange of the Notes.

Neither the Notes nor the Common Shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes have been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. Accordingly, the Notes are being offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the Notes or the Common Shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale of the Notes or the Common Shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Kite Realty Group

Kite Realty Group is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates a high-quality portfolio of open-air shopping centers and mixed-use destinations. The Company’s portfolio is concentrated in high-growth Sun Belt and select strategic gateway markets. Publicly listed since 2004, KRG brings more than six decades of experience in developing, operating, and investing in real estate, using a disciplined, hands-on approach to enhance portfolio quality and maximize long-term value for all stakeholders. As of March 31, 2026, the Company owned interests in 169 U.S. open-air shopping centers and mixed-use assets, comprising approximately 27.3 million square feet of gross leasable space.

Safe Harbor

This release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Company, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial or otherwise, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause such differences, some of which could be material, include but are not limited to: economic, business, banking, real estate and other market conditions, particularly in connection with low or negative growth in the U.S. economy as well as economic uncertainty (including from an economic slowdown or recession, federal government shutdown, disruptions related to tariffs and other trade or sanction issues, geopolitical instability, rising interest rates, inflation, unemployment, or limited growth in consumer income or spending); financing risks, including the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity; the Company’s ability to refinance, or extend the maturity dates of, the Company’s indebtedness; the level and volatility of interest rates; the financial stability of the Company’s tenants; the competitive environment in which the Company operates, including potential oversupplies of, or a reduction in demand for, rental space; acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture risks, including the ability to complete them on the terms and timing anticipated; property ownership and management risks, including the relative illiquidity of real estate investments, and expenses, vacancies or the inability to rent space on favorable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to maintain the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; potential environmental and other liabilities; impairment in the value of real estate property the Company owns; the attractiveness of the Company’s properties to tenants; the actual and perceived impact of e-commerce on the value of shopping center assets, and changing demographics and customer traffic patterns; business continuity disruptions and a deterioration in the Company’s tenants’ ability to operate in affected areas or delays in the supply of products or services to the Company or its tenants from vendors that are needed to operate efficiently; risks related to the Company’s current geographical concentration of properties in the states of Texas, Florida, and North Carolina and the metropolitan statistical areas of New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.; civil unrest, acts of violence, terrorism or war, acts of God, climate change, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters and severe weather conditions, including such events that may result in underinsured or uninsured losses or other increased costs and expenses; changes in laws and government regulations, including governmental orders affecting the use of the Company’s properties or the ability of its tenants to operate, and the costs of complying with such changed laws and government regulations; possible changes in consumer behavior due to public health crises and the fear of future pandemics; the Company’s ability to satisfy environmental, social or governance standards set by various constituencies; insurance costs and coverage, especially in Florida and Texas coastal areas and North Carolina; risks associated with cyberattacks and the loss of confidential information and other business disruptions; risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence and related tools; other factors affecting the real estate industry generally; and other risks identified in reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in other documents that it publicly disseminates, including, in particular, the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact Information: Kite Realty Group
Tyler Henshaw
SVP, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
317.713.7780
thenshaw@kiterealty.com


FAQ

What are the key terms of Kite Realty Group (NYSE:KRG) 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2032?

Kite Realty Group priced $300 million of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes maturing April 15, 2032. According to Kite Realty Group, interest is payable semi-annually, and holders can exchange into cash and potentially common shares under specified conditions before maturity.

How will Kite Realty Group use proceeds from its 2026 exchangeable notes offering (NYSE:KRG)?

Kite Realty Group plans to use net proceeds for capped call transactions, a share buyback, and debt repayment. According to Kite Realty Group, funds plus asset sale proceeds will support about $30 million of common share repurchases and retire $300 million 4.00% notes due 2026.

What is the exchange rate and premium for Kite Realty Group (KRG) 3.25% exchangeable notes due 2032?

The initial exchange rate is 28.2466 common shares per $1,000 note, implying a $35.40 exchange price. According to Kite Realty Group, this reflects about a 22.5% premium over the $28.90 KRG share price on June 29, 2026.

How do capped call transactions affect dilution risk for Kite Realty Group (NYSE:KRG) shareholders?

The capped calls are designed to reduce dilution from note exchanges and offset cash above principal. According to Kite Realty Group, the capped call covers shares underlying the notes, with an initial cap price of about $41.91, subject to anti-dilution adjustments.

When can investors exchange or have Kite Realty Group (KRG) redeem the 3.25% exchangeable notes?

Before January 15, 2032, holders may exchange only in certain circumstances and periods. According to Kite Realty Group, after that date notes are exchangeable at holders’ option, and the operating partnership may redeem from July 20, 2029 if share price conditions are met.