Alexander & Baldwin Closes On Credit Facility Amendments

Lowers cost of debt, increases committed revolver capacity and provides additional financial flexibility

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Sep 19, 2017, 16:01 ET

HONOLULU, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE:ALEX) ("A&B" or "the Company") announced today that it has amended its revolving credit and private note shelf facilities.

"We're pleased to have closed on the amendments to our revolving credit and private note shelf facilities," said James Mead, A&B chief financial officer. "These amendments will have the favorable impact of lowering our cost of debt, increasing capacity on our committed revolver by $100 million and providing additional financial flexibility under our financial covenants."

The Company amended its revolving credit facility principally to increase the revolving credit commitment by $100 million to $450 million, extend the term of the facility to September 15, 2022 and reduce the interest rate spread on borrowings under the facility. Bank of America N.A. is administrative agent, First Hawaiian Bank is syndication agent, and American AgCredit, PCA, U.S. Bank National Association, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, are co-documentation agents for the facility.

The Company also has amended certain covenants in its private note shelf facility with Prudential Securities and certain of its affiliates to be substantially similar to the amendments to the revolving credit agreement.

The principal covenant amendments to the revolving credit facility and the Prudential note shelf facility include the following:

Increase the maximum ratio of debt to total adjusted asset value from 50% to 60%.
Increase the aggregate maximum amount of priority debt at any time from 20% to 25%.
Set the minimum shareholders' equity amount to be approximately $850.6 million plus 75% of the net proceeds received from equity issuances, less non-recurring costs related to the REIT conversion, among other additions and subtractions.

The information in this release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the revolving credit agreement and the private note facility agreement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K.

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ABOUT ALEXANDER & BALDWIN
Alexander & Baldwin is a Hawaii corporation, and has elected to qualify as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) beginning with the 2017 tax year. A&B owns, operates and manages 4.8 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space primarily in Hawaii and on the U.S. Mainland, and is the largest owner of grocery/drug-anchored retail centers in Hawaii. Our Hawaii footprint extends beyond commercial real estate and includes interest in land operations, including diversified agriculture, and materials and infrastructure construction, which are operated under a Taxable REIT Subsidiary (TRS). With ownership of approximately 87,000 acres in Hawaii, A&B is the state's fourth largest private landowner, and one of the state's most active real estate investors. A&B also is Hawaii's largest materials company and paving contractor. Additional information about A&B may be found at www.alexanderbaldwin.com.