Douglas Emmett Inc

9. Derivative Contracts

We make use of interest rate swap and cap contracts to manage the risk associated with changes in interest rates on our floating-rate debt and to satisfy certain lender requirements. When we enter into a floating-rate term loan, we generally enter into an interest rate swap agreement for the equivalent principal amount, for a period covering the majority of the loan term, which effectively converts our floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis during that time. We also enter into interest rate cap agreements from time to time to cap the interest rates on our floating rate loans. We may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to hedge certain economic risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or we elect to not apply hedge accounting. We do not speculate in derivatives and we do not make use of any other derivative instruments. See Note 7 regarding our debt and our consolidated JVs' debt that is hedged.

Derivative Summary

The table below summarizes our derivative contracts as of September 30, 2026:

(1)The notional amount reflects 100%, not our pro-rata share, of our consolidated JVs' derivatives. See Note 7 for more information about our hedged consolidated debt.

(2)Our derivative contracts do not provide for right of offset between derivative contracts.

(3)See Note 12 for our derivative fair value disclosures.

(4)During the third quarter of 2026, five interest rate caps with a total aggregate notional amount of $822.0 million expired. In addition, we purchasedtwo interest rate caps with a notional amount of $350.0 million.

Counterparty Credit Risk

We are subject to credit risk from the counterparties on our interest rate swap and cap contract assets because we do not receive collateral. We seek to minimize that risk by entering into agreements with a variety of counterparties with investment grade ratings. The fair value of our interest rate swap and cap contract assets, including accrued interest and excluding credit risk adjustments, was as follows:

(1)The amounts reflect 100%, not our pro-rata share, of our consolidated JVs' derivatives.

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

Certain of our swaps include credit-risk related contingent features. For example, we have agreements with certain of our interest rate swap counterparties that contain a provision under which we could be declared in default on our derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness that we are hedging is accelerated by the lender due to our default on the indebtedness. As of September 30, 2026, there have been no events of default with respect to our interest rate swaps or our consolidated JVs' interest rate swaps. We do not post collateral for our interest rate swap contract liabilities. The fair value of our interest rate swap contract liabilities, including accrued interest and excluding credit risk adjustments, was as follows:

(1)The amounts include 100%, not our pro-rata share, of our consolidated JVs' derivatives.

Impact of Hedges on AOCI and the Consolidated Statements of Operations

The table below presents the effect of our derivatives on our AOCI and the consolidated statements of operations:

(1)See Note 10 for our AOCI reconciliation.

(2)We did not have any unconsolidated entities during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025. We consolidated Partnership X commencing on January 1, 2025. Our share of the Partnership X's OCI on January 1, 2025 was reclassified to the gain from consolidation we recorded. See Note 3 regarding the consolidation of Partnership X.

Future Reclassifications from AOCI

As of September 30, 2026, we estimate that $27.8 million of gains in AOCI related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges will be reclassified to interest expense during the next twelve months.