Broadstone Net Lease Inc

Previous wording

We are an industrial-focused, diversified net lease real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invests in primarily single-tenant commercial real estate properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to a diversified group of tenants. As of December 31, 2023, our portfolio includes 796 properties, with 789 properties located in 44 U.S. states and seven properties located in four Canadian provinces.

Current wording

We are an industrial-focused, diversified net lease real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invests in primarily single-tenant commercial real estate properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to a diversified group of tenants. As of December 31, 2024, our portfolio includes 765 properties, with 758 properties located in 44 U.S. states and seven properties located in four Canadian provinces.

Previous wording

We focus on investing in real estate that is operated by creditworthy single tenants in industries characterized by positive business drivers and trends. We target properties that are an integral part of the tenants’ businesses and are therefore opportunities to secure long-term net leases. Through long-term net leases, our tenants are able to retain operational control of their strategically important locations, while allocating their debt and equity capital to fund core business operations rather than real estate ownership.

Current wording

We focus on investing in real estate that is operated by creditworthy single tenants in industries characterized by positive business drivers and trends. We target properties that are an integral part of the tenants’ businesses and are therefore opportunities to secure long-term net leases through which our tenants are able to retain operational control of their strategically important locations, while allocating their debt and equity capital to fund core business operations rather than real estate ownership.

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Diversified Portfolio. As of December 31, 2023, our portfolio comprised approximately 38.3 million rentable square feet of operational space, was highly diversified based on property type, geography, tenant, and industry, and was cross-diversified within each (e.g., property-type diversification within a geographic concentration):

Current wording

Diversified Portfolio. As of December 31, 2024, our portfolio comprised approximately 39.4 million rentable square feet of operational space, was highly diversified based on property type, geography, tenant, and industry, and was cross-diversified within each (e.g., property-type diversification within a geographic concentration):

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Property Type: We are diversified across industrial, healthcare, restaurant, and retail property types. Within these sectors, we have meaningful concentrations in manufacturing, distribution and warehouse, food processing, casual dining, clinical, quick service restaurants, and general merchandise.

Current wording

Property Type: We are primarily diversified across industrial and retail property types. Within these sectors, we have meaningful concentrations in manufacturing, distribution and warehouse, food processing, general merchandise, casual dining, and quick service restaurants.

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Geographic Diversification: Our properties are located in 44 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, with no single geographic concentration exceeding 9.7% of our ABR.

Current wording

Geographic Diversification: Our properties are located in 44 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, with no single geographic concentration exceeding 9.6% of our ABR.

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Tenant and Industry Diversification: Our properties are occupied by approximately 220 different commercial tenants who operate 208 different brands that are diversified across 53 differing industries, with no single tenant accounting for more than 4.1% of our ABR.

Current wording

Tenant and Industry Diversification: Our properties are occupied by 202 different commercial tenants who operate 190 distinct brands that are diversified across 55 varying industries, with no single tenant accounting for more than 4.1% of our ABR.

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Strong In-Place Leases with Significant Remaining Lease Term. As of December 31, 2023, our portfolio was approximately 99.4% leased with an ABR weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 10.5 years, excluding renewal options.

Current wording

Strong In-Place Leases with Significant Remaining Lease Term. As of December 31, 2024, our portfolio was approximately 99.1% leased with an ABR weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 10.2 years, excluding renewal options.

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Standard Contractual Base Rent Escalation. Approximately 97.3% of our leases have contractual rent escalations, with an ABR weighted average minimum increase of 2.0%.

Current wording

Standard Contractual Base Rent Escalation. Approximately 97.4% of our leases have contractual rent escalations, with an ABR weighted average increase of 2.0%.

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Extensive Tenant Financial Reporting. Approximately 93.8% of our tenants, based on ABR, provide financial reporting, of which 86.0% are required to provide us with specified financial information on a periodic basis and an additional 7.8% of our tenants report financial statements publicly, either through SEC filings or otherwise.

Current wording

Extensive Tenant Financial Reporting. Approximately 94.2% of our tenants, based on ABR, provide financial reporting, of which 85.6% are required to provide us with specified financial information on a periodic basis, and an additional 8.6% of our tenants report financial statements publicly, either through SEC filings or otherwise.

Previous wording

Our ability to grow rental revenue from our existing portfolio will depend on our ability to realize the rental escalations built into our leases. As of December 31, 2023, leases contributing approximately 97.3% of our ABR provided for increases in future ABR, generally ranging from 1.5% to 3.0% annually, with an ABR weighted average minimum increase of 2.0%. Generally, our rent escalators increase rent on specified dates by a fixed percentage. Approximately 11.8% of our rent escalators are based on an increase in the CPI over a specified period and 2.7% of our leases are flat leases, meaning they do not provide for rent increases during their terms.

Current wording

Our ability to grow rental revenue from our existing portfolio will depend on our ability to realize the rental escalations built into our leases. As of December 31, 2024, leases contributing approximately 97.4% of our ABR provided for increases in future ABR, generally ranging from 1.5% to 3.0% annually, with an ABR weighted average increase of 2.0%. Generally, our rent escalators increase rent on specified dates by a fixed percentage. Approximately 12.1% of our rent escalators are based on an increase in the CPI over a specified period and 2.6% of our leases are flat leases, meaning they do not provide for rent increases during their terms.

Previous wording

As of December 31, 2023, the ABR weighted average remaining term of our portfolio was approximately 10.5 years, excluding tenant renewal options, and leases for five properties, or 1.2% of ABR, will expire during 2024. Approximately 3% of the properties in our portfolio are subject to tenant leases without at least one renewal option. Approximately 60.6% of our ABR was derived from leases that will expire after 2030, and no more than 13.6% of our ABR was derived from leases that expire in any single year up to 2030. The stability of the rental revenue generated by our properties depends principally on our tenants’ ability to pay rent and our ability to collect rents, renew expiring leases or re-lease space upon the expiration or other termination of leases, lease currently vacant properties, and maintain or increase rental rates at our leased properties. To the extent our properties become vacant and are not subject to a lease, we would forego rental income while remaining responsible for the payment of property taxes and maintaining the property until it is re-leased, which could negatively impact our operating results. Our portfolio was 99.4% occupied as of December 31, 2023.

Current wording

As of December 31, 2024, the ABR weighted average remaining term of our portfolio was approximately 10.2 years, excluding tenant renewal options, and 16 leases, or approximately 1.2% of ABR, will expire during 2025. Approximately 3% of the properties in our portfolio are subject to tenant leases without at least one renewal option. Approximately 67.3% of our ABR was derived from leases that will expire after 2030, and no more than 12.3% of our ABR was derived from leases that expire in any single year up to 2030. The stability of the rental revenue generated by our properties depends principally on our tenants’ ability to pay rent and our ability to collect rents, renew expiring leases or re-lease space upon the expiration or other termination of leases, lease currently vacant properties, and maintain or increase rental rates at our leased properties. To the extent our properties become vacant and are not subject to a lease, we would forego rental income while remaining responsible for the payment of property taxes and maintaining the property until it is re-leased, which could negatively impact our operating results. Our portfolio was 99.1% occupied as of December 31, 2024.

Previous wording

Our historical growth in revenues and earnings has been achieved through rent escalations associated with existing in-place leases, coupled with rental income generated from accretive property investments. Our ability to grow revenue will depend, to a significant degree, on our ability to identify and complete acquisitions that meet our investment criteria. Changes in capitalization rates, interest rates, or other factors may impact our acquisition opportunities in the future. Market conditions may also impact the total returns we can achieve on our investments. Our investment volume also depends on our ability to access third-party debt and equity financing.

Current wording

Our historical growth in revenues and earnings has been achieved through rent escalations associated with existing in-place leases, coupled with rental income generated from accretive property investments. Our ability to grow revenue will depend, to a significant degree, on our ability to identify and complete acquisitions that meet our investment criteria. Changes in capitalization rates, interest rates, or other factors may impact our acquisition opportunities in the future. Market conditions may also impact the total returns we can achieve on our investments. Our investment volume also depends on our ability to access third-party debt and equity financing or our ability to recycle capital through property dispositions.

Previous wording

Substantially all of our leases are net, pursuant to which our tenant generally is obligated to pay most recurring expenses associated with the leased property including real estate taxes, insurance, maintenance, and repairs. The remaining leases generally require that we pay some property expenses such as real estate taxes, insurance, or certain repairs and maintenance. Additionally, we seek to use master lease structures when possible, pursuant to which we lease multiple properties to a single tenant on an all or none basis. Master leases strengthen our ability to preserve rental revenue and prevent costs associated with vacancies for underperforming properties. As of December 31, 2023, master leases contributed 69.0% of the ABR associated with multi-site tenants (406 of 675 properties), and 41.5% of our overall ABR (406 of our 796 properties).

Current wording

Substantially all of our leases are net, pursuant to which our tenant generally is obligated to pay most recurring expenses associated with the leased property including real estate taxes, insurance, maintenance, and repairs. The remaining leases generally require that we pay some property expenses such as real estate taxes, insurance, or certain repairs and maintenance. Additionally, we seek to use master lease structures when possible, pursuant to which we lease multiple properties to a single tenant on an all or none basis. Master leases strengthen our ability to preserve rental revenue and prevent costs associated with vacancies for underperforming properties. As of December 31, 2024, master leases contributed 69.1% of the ABR associated with multi-site tenants (394 of 656 properties), and 41.4% of our overall ABR (394 of our 765 properties).

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We anticipate that we will continue to incur debt to fund future investment activity, which will increase the amount of interest expense we incur. In addition, although we attempt to limit our total floating-rate debt exposure, changes in the interest rate environment could either increase or decrease our weighted average interest rate in the future. As of December 31, 2023, 99.2% of our debt was fixed, with $30 million of interest rate swap notional maturing in the fourth quarter of 2024. Any changes to our debt structure or debt financing associated with property investments, could materially influence our operating results depending on the terms of any such debt. Our current investment grade credit ratings are ‘BBB’ from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and ‘Baa2’ from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), which allow us to take advantage of the lower cost of debt. However, a downgrade in our credit rating, or interest rate change due to governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions, or other factors beyond our control, could also increase the amount of interest we pay under our debt agreements.

Current wording

We anticipate that we will continue to incur debt to fund future investment activity, which will increase the amount of interest expense we incur. In addition, although we attempt to limit our total floating-rate debt exposure, changes in the interest rate environment could either increase or decrease our weighted average interest rate in the future. As of December 31, 2024, 97.2% of our $1.9 billion of debt is fixed through fixed rates and $939.5 million of interest rate swap notional. As interest rate swaps mature, we will be subject to interest rate risk from changes in rates on our floating-rate debt to the extent we do not enter into new interest rate swaps. Any changes to our debt structure or debt financing associated with property investments, could materially influence our operating results depending on the terms of any such debt. Our current investment grade credit ratings are ‘BBB’ from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and ‘Baa2’ from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), which allow us to take advantage of the lower cost of debt. However, a downgrade in our credit rating, or interest rate change due to governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions, or other factors beyond our control, could also increase the amount of interest we pay under our debt agreements.

Previous wording

Our leases with tenants of our properties are long-term in nature, with a current weighted average remaining lease term of 10.5 years as of December 31, 2023. To mitigate the impact of inflation on our fixed revenue streams, we have implemented limited escalation clauses in our leases. As of December 31, 2023, substantially all of our leases had contractual rent escalations, with an ABR weighted average minimum increase of 2.0%. A majority of our leases have fixed annual rent increases or periodic escalations over the term of the lease (e.g., a 10% increase every five years), and the remaining portion has annual rent escalations based on increases in the CPI. These lease escalations mitigate the risk of fixed revenue streams in the case of an inflationary economic environment, and provide increased return in otherwise stable market conditions. As a majority of our portfolio has fixed lease escalations, we are limited in our same store rental revenue inflation protection.

Current wording

Our leases with tenants of our properties are long-term in nature, with a current weighted average remaining lease term of 10.2 years as of December 31, 2024. To mitigate the impact of inflation on our fixed revenue streams, we have implemented limited escalation clauses in our leases. As of December 31, 2024, substantially all of our leases had contractual rent escalations, with an ABR weighted average increase of 2.0%. A majority of our leases have fixed annual rent increases or periodic escalations over the term of the lease (e.g., a 10% increase every five years), and the remaining portion has annual rent escalations based on increases in the CPI. These lease escalations mitigate the risk of fixed revenue streams in the case of an inflationary economic environment, and provide increased return in otherwise stable market conditions. As a majority of our portfolio has fixed lease escalations, we are limited in our same store rental revenue inflation protection.

Previous wording

We review long-lived assets to be held and used for possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If, and when, such events or changes in circumstances are present, an impairment exists to the extent the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the long-lived asset or asset group and its eventual disposition. Such cash flows include expected future operating income, as adjusted for trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition, and other factors. Significant judgment is made as to if and when impairment should be taken. If our strategy, or one or more of the assumptions described above, changes in the future, we may have to recognize an impairment. Indications of a tenant’s inability to continue as a going concern, changes in our view or strategy relative to a tenant’s business or industry, or changes in our long-term hold strategies, could each be indicative of an impairment triggering event. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized $31.3 million of impairment due to a change in our long-term hold strategy for four properties.

Current wording

We review long-lived assets to be held and used for possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If, and when, such events or changes in circumstances are present, an impairment exists to the extent the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the long-lived asset or asset group and its eventual disposition. Such cash flows include expected future operating income, as adjusted for trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition, and other factors. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. Significant judgment is made as to if and when impairment should be taken. If our strategy, or one or more of the assumptions described above, changes in the future, we may have to recognize an impairment. Indications of a tenant’s inability to continue as a going concern, plans to vacate the property upon lease expiration, changes in our view or strategy relative to a tenant’s business or industry, or changes in our long-term hold strategies, could each be indicative of an impairment triggering event. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized $49.0 million of impairment due to a change in our long-term hold strategy for 18 properties.

Previous wording

The increase in depreciation and amortization during the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to properties acquired in the previous year having a full year’s worth of depreciation in the current year, offset by net dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Current wording

The decrease in depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to properties sold in the previous year not having a full year of depreciation in the current year, offset by a full year’s worth of depreciation from property investments made in the previous year as well as partial depreciation from property investments made in the current year.

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The increase in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to increases of stock-based compensation expense associated with an additional annual grant during the first quarter of 2023, payroll expense related to general annual merit adjustments, and transaction-related expenses for investments that did not close during the year. This was partially offset by a decrease in directors and officers insurance expense, associated with the length of time that has elapsed since our initial public offering in 2020.

Current wording

The decrease in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to a decrease in severance and employee transition costs, and directors and officers insurance premiums associated with the length of time that has elapsed since our initial public offering in 2020.

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During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized $31.3 million of impairment on our investments in rental properties, primarily due to a change in our long-term hold strategy on Green Valley Medical Center, compared to $5.5 million of impairment during the year ended December 31, 2022. The following table presents the impairment charges for their respective periods:

Current wording

The following table presents the impairment charges for their respective periods:

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The timing and amount of impairment fluctuates from period to period depending on the specific facts and circumstances.

Current wording

During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized $49.0 million of impairment on our investments in rental properties, primarily from changes in the Company’s long-term hold strategy with respect to the individual properties. Such impairments primarily related to our strategic decision to sell our clinically-oriented healthcare properties as part of our healthcare portfolio simplification strategy. The timing and amount of impairment fluctuates from period to period depending on the specific facts and circumstances.

Previous wording

Our recognition of a gain or loss on the sale of real estate varies from transaction to transaction based on fluctuations in asset prices and demand in the real estate market. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized gains of $54.3 million on the sale of 14 properties, compared to gains of $16.0 million on the sale of eight properties during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Current wording

Our recognition of a gain or loss on the sale of real estate varies from transaction to transaction based on fluctuations in asset prices and demand in the real estate market. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized a gain of $73.2 million on the sale of 58 properties, compared to a gain of $54.3 million on the sale of 14 properties during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Previous wording

The change in other income during the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily $1.7 million of unrealized foreign exchange loss recognized on the remeasurement of our $100 million CAD Revolving Credit Facility borrowings, compared to a $5.6 million unrealized foreign exchange gain recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Current wording

The increase in other income (expenses) during the year ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to a $6.2 million unrealized foreign exchange gain recognized on the quarterly remeasurement of our $100 million Canadian Dollars (“CAD”) Revolving Credit Facility borrowings, compared to a $1.7 million unrealized foreign exchange loss recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Previous wording

The increase in net income is primarily due to a $38.4 million increase in the gain on sale of real estate, together with revenue growth of $35.4 million. These factors were partially offset by a $25.7 million increase in the provision for impairment of investment in rental properties and a $7.1 million decrease in other income (expenses).

Current wording

The increase in net income is primarily due to an $18.8 million increase in the gain on sale of real estate together with a $7.9 million increase in other income (expenses), and $6.0 million decrease in interest expense. These are offset by an increase in the provision for impairment of investment in rental properties of $17.7 million and an $11.1 million decrease in lease revenues.

Previous wording

We acquire real estate using a combination of debt and equity capital and with cash from operations that is not otherwise distributed to our stockholders, and proceeds from dispositions of real estate properties. Our focus is on maximizing the risk-adjusted return to our stockholders through an appropriate balance of debt and equity in our capital structure. We are committed to maintaining an investment grade balance sheet through active management of our leverage profile and overall liquidity position. We believe our leverage strategy has allowed us to take advantage of the lower cost of debt while simultaneously strengthening our balance sheet, as evidenced by our current investment grade credit ratings of ‘BBB’ from S&P and ‘Baa2’ from Moody’s. We seek to maintain on a sustained basis a Leverage Ratio that is generally less than 6.0x. As of December 31, 2023, we had total debt outstanding and Net Debt of $1.9 billion each, and a Leverage Ratio of 5.0x.

Current wording

We acquire real estate using a combination of debt and equity capital and with cash from operations that is not otherwise distributed to our stockholders, and proceeds from dispositions of real estate properties. Our focus is on maximizing the risk-adjusted return to our stockholders through an appropriate balance of debt and equity in our capital structure. We are committed to maintaining an investment grade balance sheet through active management of our leverage profile and overall liquidity position. We believe our leverage strategy has allowed us to take advantage of the lower cost of debt while simultaneously strengthening our balance sheet, as evidenced by our current investment grade credit ratings of ‘BBB’ from S&P and ‘Baa2’ from Moody’s. We seek to maintain on a sustained basis a Leverage Ratio that is generally less than 6.0x. As of December 31, 2024, we had total debt outstanding of $1.9 billion, Net Debt of $1.9 billion, Pro Forma Net Debt of $1.9 billion, a Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre ratio of 5.0x, and a Pro Forma Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre ratio of 4.9x.

Previous wording

Net Debt and Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre are non-GAAP financial measures, and Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre is calculated based upon EBITDA, EBITDAre, and Adjusted EBITDAre, each of which is also a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Non-GAAP Measures below for further details concerning our calculation of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP measure.

Current wording

Net Debt, Pro Forma Net Debt, and Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre are non-GAAP financial measures, Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre, and Pro Forma Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDAre are calculated based upon EBITDA, EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDAre each of which is also a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Non-GAAP Measures below for further details concerning our calculation of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP measure.

Previous wording

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including our ongoing commitments to repay debt, fund our operations, acquire properties, make distributions to our stockholders, and other general business needs. As a REIT, we are required to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gains, on an annual basis. As a result, it is unlikely that we will be able to retain substantial cash balances to meet our long-term liquidity needs, including repayment of debt and the acquisition of additional properties, from our annual taxable income. Instead, we expect to meet our long-term liquidity needs primarily by relying upon external sources of capital and proceeds from selective property dispositions.

Current wording

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including our ongoing commitments to repay debt, fund our operations, acquire and develop properties, make distributions to our stockholders, and other general business needs. As a REIT, we are required to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gains, on an annual basis. As a result, it is unlikely that we will be able to retain substantial cash balances to meet our long-term liquidity needs, including repayment of debt and the acquisition of additional properties, from our annual taxable income. Instead, we expect to meet our long-term liquidity needs primarily by relying upon external sources of capital and proceeds from selective property dispositions.

Previous wording

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for our operating expenses, including our general and administrative expenses as well as interest payments on our outstanding debt, to pay distributions, to fund our acquisitions that are under control or expected to close within a short time period, and to pay for commitments to fund development opportunities, tenant improvements, and revenue generating capital expenditures. Under leases where we are required to bear the cost of structural repairs and replacements, we do not currently anticipate making significant capital expenditures or incurring other significant property costs, including as a result of inflationary pressures in the current economic environment, because of the strong occupancy levels across our portfolio and the net lease nature of our leases. We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements primarily from cash and cash equivalents balances and net cash provided by operating activities, supplemented by borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and capital recycled through selective property dispositions. We use cash on hand and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility to initially fund acquisitions, which are subsequently repaid or replaced with proceeds from our equity and debt capital markets activities as well as proceeds from dispositions.

Current wording

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for our operating expenses, including our general and administrative expenses as well as interest payments on our outstanding debt, to pay distributions, to fund our acquisitions that are under control or expected to close within a short time period, and to pay for commitments to fund build-to-suit developments, tenant improvements, revenue generating capital expenditures, and transitional capital investments. Under leases where we are required to bear the cost of structural repairs and replacements, we do not currently anticipate making significant capital expenditures or incurring other significant property costs, including as a result of inflationary pressures in the current economic environment, because of the strong occupancy levels across our portfolio and the net lease nature of our leases. We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements primarily from cash and cash equivalents balances and net cash provided by operating activities, supplemented by borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and capital recycled through selective property dispositions. We use cash on hand and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility to initially fund investments, which are subsequently repaid or replaced with proceeds from our equity and debt capital markets activities as well as proceeds from dispositions.

Previous wording

As detailed in the contractual obligations table below, we have approximately $214.1 million of expected obligations due throughout 2024, primarily consisting of $118.7 million of commitments to fund investments, $55.9 million of dividends declared, $37.2 million of interest expense due, and $2.3 million of mortgage amortization. We expect our cash provided by operating activities, as discussed below, will be sufficient to pay for our current obligations including interest and mortgage amortization. We expect to pay for commitments to fund investments and our dividends declared using our Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2023, we have $909.6 million of available capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility with sufficient leverage capacity to remain within our targeted leverage profile.

Current wording

As detailed in the contractual obligations table below, we have approximately $300.4 million of expected obligations due throughout 2025, primarily consisting of $169.0 million of commitments to fund investments, $57.2 million of dividends declared, $54.1 million of projected interest expense, and $20.2 million of mortgage amortization. We expect our cash provided by operating activities, as discussed below, will be sufficient to pay for our current obligations including interest and mortgage amortization. We expect to pay for commitments to fund investments and our dividends declared using our Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, we have $907.0 million of available capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility.

Previous wording

Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to repay debt and invest in additional revenue generating properties. We expect to source debt capital from unsecured term loans from commercial banks, revolving credit facilities, private placement senior unsecured notes, and public bond offerings.

Current wording

Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to repay debt and invest in additional revenue generating properties and build-to-suit developments. We expect to source debt capital from unsecured term loans from commercial banks, revolving credit facilities, private placement senior unsecured notes, and public bond offerings.

Previous wording

We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements primarily from borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, future debt and equity financings, and proceeds from limited sales of our properties. Our ability to access these capital sources may be impacted by unfavorable market conditions, particularly in the debt and equity capital markets, that are outside of our control. In addition, our success will depend on our operating performance, our borrowing restrictions, our degree of leverage, and other factors. Our acquisition growth strategy significantly depends on our ability to obtain acquisition financing on favorable terms. We seek to reduce the risk that long-term debt capital may be unavailable to us by strengthening our balance sheet by investing in real estate with creditworthy tenants and lease guarantors, and by maintaining an appropriate mix of debt and equity capitalization. We also, from time to time, obtain or assume non-recourse mortgage financing from banks and insurance companies secured by mortgages on the corresponding specific property subject to limitations imposed by our Revolving Credit Facility covenants and our investment grade credit rating.

Current wording

We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements primarily from borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, future debt and equity financings, as well as proceeds from dispositions. Our ability to access these capital sources may be impacted by unfavorable market conditions, particularly in the debt and equity capital markets, that are outside of our control. In addition, our success will depend on our operating performance, our borrowing restrictions, our degree of leverage, and other factors. Our acquisition growth strategy significantly depends on our ability to obtain acquisition financing on favorable terms. We seek to reduce the risk that long-term debt capital may be unavailable to us by strengthening our balance sheet by investing in real estate with creditworthy tenants and lease guarantors, and by maintaining an appropriate mix of debt and equity capitalization. We also, from time to time, obtain or assume non-recourse mortgage financing from banks and insurance companies secured by mortgages on the corresponding specific property subject to limitations imposed by our Revolving Credit Facility covenants and our investment grade credit rating.

Previous wording

Our equity capital is primarily provided through our at-the-market common equity offering program (“ATM Program”), as well as follow-on equity offerings. Under the terms of our ATM Program we may, from time to time, publicly offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $400 million. The ATM Program provides for forward sale agreements, enabling us to set the price of shares upon pricing the offering while delaying the issuance of shares and the receipt of the net proceeds. We did not raise any equity on our ATM Program during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, and have approximately $145.4 million of available capacity remaining on the ATM Program as of December 31, 2023.

Current wording

Our equity capital is primarily provided through our at-the-market common equity offering program (“ATM Program”), as well as follow-on equity offerings. During May 2024, we replaced our prior ATM Program with a new ATM Program with the same aggregate gross sales price of up to $400.0 million. Under the terms of our ATM Program we may, from time to time, publicly offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $400.0 million. The ATM Program provides for forward sale agreements, which enable us to set the price of shares upon pricing the offering, while delaying the issuance of shares and the receipt of the net proceeds. During the year ended December 31, 2024, in connection with forward sales agreements provided for under the ATM Program, we sold 2,187,700 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $18.29 per share, subject to certain adjustments. We expect to settle the outstanding shares of these forward sales agreements before their maturities in August and September 2025. Our estimated net proceeds of these forward sale agreements, assuming physical settlement for cash as of December 31, 2024, is approximately $38.5 million. We have not settled any part of these forward sales agreements as of December 31, 2024. After considering the shares sold subject to forward sale agreements, we have $360.0 million of capacity remaining under the ATM Program as of December 31, 2024. There were no shares issued under the ATM Program for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Previous wording

At December 31, 2023, the balance includes $100 million CAD borrowings remeasured to $75.4 million USD, and was subject to the one-month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate of 5.46%.

Current wording

At December 31, 2024, a balance of $23.5 million was subject to daily simple SOFR. At December 31, 2024, the balance includes $100 million CAD borrowings remeasured to $69.5 million USD, and was subject to the daily simple Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (“CORRA”) of 3.32%.

Previous wording

At December 31, 2023, one-month SOFR was 5.35%.

Current wording

At December 31, 2024, one-month SOFR was 4.33%.

Previous wording

Our Revolving Credit Facility has a $1.0 billion capacity with a maturity date of March 2026 and contains two six-month extension options, subject to certain conditions, including an extension fee equal to 0.0625%. In addition to United States Dollars (“USD”), borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility can be made in Pound Sterling, Euros or Canadian Dollars (“CAD”) up to an aggregate amount of $500.0 million. Borrowings under the amended credit facility are subject to interest only payments at variable rates equal to the applicable reference rate plus a margin of 0.85% based on our current credit ratings of ‘BBB’ and ‘Baa2’ from S&P and Moody’s, respectively. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a facility fee on the amount of the revolving commitments, based on our credit rating. The applicable facility fee is 0.20% per annum.

Current wording

Our Revolving Credit Facility has a $1.0 billion capacity with a maturity date of March 2026 and contains two six-month extension options, subject to certain conditions, including an extension fee equal to 0.0625%. In addition to USD, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility can be made in Pound Sterling, Euros or CAD up to an aggregate amount of $500.0 million. Borrowings under the amended credit facility are subject to interest only payments at variable rates equal to the applicable reference rate plus a margin of 0.85% based on our current credit ratings of ‘BBB’ and ‘Baa2’ from S&P and Moody’s, respectively. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a facility fee on the amount of the revolving commitments, based on our credit rating. The applicable facility fee is 0.20% per annum.

Previous wording

Borrowings under the 2027 Unsecured Term Loan and 2029 Unsecured Term Loan bear interest at variable rates based on one-month adjusted SOFR plus a margin based on our credit rating ranging between 0.80% and 1.60% per annum for the 2027 Unsecured Term Loan, and 1.15% and 2.20% per annum for the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan.

Current wording

Borrowings under the 2027 Unsecured Term Loan and 2029 Unsecured Term Loan bear interest at variable rates based on daily simple adjusted SOFR plus a margin based on our credit rating ranging between 0.80% and 1.60% per annum for the 2027 Unsecured Term Loan, and 1.15% and 2.20% per annum for the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan.

Previous wording

Amounts include dividends declared as of December 31, 2023 of $0.285 per common share and OP Unit. Future undeclared dividends have been excluded.

Current wording

Amounts include dividends declared as of December 31, 2024 of $0.29 per common share and OP Unit. Future undeclared dividends have been excluded.

Previous wording

Amounts include acquisitions under control, defined as under contract or executed letter of intent, and commitments to fund revenue generating capital expenditures and development opportunities.

Current wording

Amounts include acquisitions under control, defined as under contract or executed letter of intent, and commitments to fund revenue generating capital expenditures, and both current build-to-suit developments and under control build-to-suit developments.

Previous wording

At December 31, 2023, investment in rental property of $120.5 million, was pledged as collateral against our mortgages.

Current wording

At December 31, 2024, investment in rental property with a book value of $117.8 million, was pledged as collateral against our mortgages.

Previous wording

We are exposed to interest rate risk arising from changes in interest rates on the floating-rate borrowings under our unsecured credit facilities. Borrowings pursuant to our unsecured credit facilities bear interest at floating rates based on SOFR or CDOR plus an applicable margin. Accordingly, fluctuations in market interest rates may increase or decrease our interest expense, which will in turn, increase or decrease our net income and cash flow.

Current wording

We are exposed to interest rate risk arising from changes in interest rates on the floating-rate borrowings under our unsecured credit facilities. Borrowings pursuant to our unsecured credit facilities bear interest at floating rates based on SOFR or CORRA plus an applicable margin. Accordingly, fluctuations in market interest rates may increase or decrease our interest expense, which will in turn, increase or decrease our net income and cash flow.

Previous wording

We attempt to manage the interest rate risk on variable rate borrowings by entering into interest rate swaps. As of December 31, 2023, we had 32 interest rate swaps outstanding with an aggregate notional amount of $975.4 million. Under these agreements, we receive monthly payments from the counterparties equal to the related variable interest rates multiplied by the outstanding notional amounts. In turn, we pay the counterparties each month an amount equal to a fixed interest rate multiplied by the related outstanding notional amounts. The intended net impact of these transactions is that we pay a fixed interest rate on our variable-rate borrowings. The interest rate swaps have been designated by us as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes and are reported at fair value. We assess, both at inception and on an ongoing basis, the effectiveness of our qualifying cash flow hedges. We have not entered, and do not intend to enter, into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes.

Current wording

We attempt to manage the interest rate risk on variable rate borrowings by entering into interest rate swaps. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into nine forward-starting interest rate swaps for a total notional amount of $460.0 million. These forward-starting swap arrangements are effective during various periods between March and December 2025 and mature in 2030. As of December 31, 2024, we had 30 effective and nine forward-starting interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $1.4 billion. Under the effective swap agreements, we receive monthly payments from the counterparties equal to the related variable interest rates multiplied by the outstanding notional amounts. In turn, we pay the counterparties each month an amount equal to a fixed interest rate multiplied by the related outstanding notional amounts. The intended net impact of these transactions is that we pay a fixed interest rate on our variable-rate borrowings. The interest rate swaps have been designated by us as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes and are reported at fair value. We assess, both at inception and on an ongoing basis, the effectiveness of our qualifying cash flow hedges. We have not entered, and do not intend to enter, into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes.