GERMANTOWN, Tenn. - Mid-America Apartment (NYSE:MAA) Communities Inc. (NYSE: MAA), a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced Monday that its operating partnership, Mid-America Apartments, L.P. (MAALP), has priced a $400 million offering of senior unsecured notes. The notes, with a 5.300% interest rate and due on February 15, 2032, were priced at 99.496% of the principal amount. The offering is expected to close on May 22, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.
MAALP intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay borrowings under its unsecured commercial paper program. Any remaining funds will be allocated for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repayment and investment in apartment community acquisitions, development, and redevelopment.
The joint book-running managers for the offering include Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Legal counsel for MAALP is provided by Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, while Sidley Austin LLP serves as legal counsel to the underwriters.
The offering is made under MAALP's existing shelf registration statement, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective. The securities will be offered only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, available upon request from the managing banks.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, and there will not be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction where such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
MAA is an S&P 500 company that focuses on the ownership, management, acquisition, development, and redevelopment of quality apartment communities primarily in the Southeast, Southwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
The information provided in this article is based on a press release statement.
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