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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2018 (August 31, 2018)

INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North Dakota
 
001-35624
 
45-0311232
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1400 31st Avenue SW, Suite 60, Post Office Box 1988, Minot, ND 58702-1988
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(701) 837-4738
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

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ITEM 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 31, 2018, IRET entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, for which KeyBank, National Association and PNC Bank, National Association, acted as Syndication Agents, and Bank of Montreal, as Administrative Agent. In connection with this amendment, IRET:
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increased the overall unsecured facility from $370 million to $395 million, reallocating the commitment for the revolving line of credit to $250 million and the remaining $145 million between two term loans;
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extended the maturity of the revolving line of credit to August 2022;
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extended the existing $70 million unsecured term loan maturity to January 2024;
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added a new $75 million, 7-year unsecured term loan maturing in August 2025 that bears interest at a spread of 175 basis points over LIBOR based on IRET’s overall leverage; and
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maintains a $200 million accordion option that can be accessed by increasing lending commitments.
Under the amendment, the interest rate on the existing facilities decreases by 25-35 basis points depending on IRET’s overall leverage. IRET also entered into a swap agreement for the entire $75 million and full term of the new unsecured 7-year term loan in its ongoing effort to reduce floating interest rate exposure.
Further information regarding this amendment can be found in the Press Release dated September 6, 2018, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
 
Number
Description
10.1
99.1 



    
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST


Date: September 6, 2018


By:/s/ Mark O. Decker, Jr.   
Mark O. Decker, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer