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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal Balance as of
Loan
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown mortgage loan
 
4.25%
 
November 2020
 
$
54,733

 
$
55,032

Westin Washington D.C. City Center mortgage loan
 
3.99%
 
January 2023
 
62,188

 
62,734

The Lodge at Sonoma, a Renaissance Resort & Spa mortgage loan
 
3.96%
 
April 2023
 
27,517

 
27,633

Westin San Diego mortgage loan
 
3.94%
 
April 2023
 
62,999

 
63,385

Courtyard Manhattan / Midtown East mortgage loan
 
4.40%
 
August 2024
 
82,236

 
82,620

Renaissance Worthington mortgage loan
 
3.66%
 
May 2025
 
82,126

 
82,540

JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek mortgage loan
 
4.33%
 
July 2025
 
62,117

 
62,411

Boston Westin mortgage loan
 
4.36%
 
November 2025
 
193,517

 
194,466

New Market Tax Credit loan (1)
 
5.17%
 
December 2020
 
2,943

 
2,943

Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
(3,823
)
 
(4,017
)
Total mortgage and other debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
626,553

 
629,747

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured term loan
 
LIBOR + 1.45% (2)
 
May 2021
 
100,000

 
100,000

Unsecured term loan
 
LIBOR + 1.45% (2)
 
April 2022
 
200,000

 
200,000

Unsecured term loan
 
LIBOR + 1.45% (3)
 
October 2023
 
50,000

 
50,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
(1,646
)
 
(1,781
)
Unsecured term loans, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
348,354

 
348,219

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior unsecured credit facility
 
LIBOR + 1.50% (4)
 
May 2020 (5)
 
60,000

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,034,907

 
$
977,966

Weighted-Average Interest Rate
 
4.13%
 
 
 
 
 
 

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(1)
Assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Hotel Palomar Phoenix in March 2018.
(2)
The interest rate at March 31, 2019 was 3.94%.
(3)
The interest rate at March 31, 2019 was 3.86%. We entered into an interest rate swap agreement in January 2019 to fix LIBOR at 2.41% through October 2023.
(4)
The interest rate at March 31, 2019 was 3.99%.
(5)
The credit facility may be extended for an additional year upon the payment of applicable fees and the satisfaction of certain customary conditions.

Mortgage and Other Debt

We have incurred limited recourse, property specific mortgage debt secured by certain of our hotels. In the event of default, the lender may only foreclose on the secured assets; however, in the event of fraud, misapplication of funds or other customary recourse provisions, the lender may seek payment from us. As of March 31, 2019, eight of our 31 hotels were secured by mortgage debt.

Our mortgage debt contains certain property specific covenants and restrictions, including minimum debt service coverage ratios that trigger “cash trap” provisions as well as restrictions on incurring additional debt without lender consent. As of March 31, 2019, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of our mortgage debt.

Senior Unsecured Credit Facility

We are party to a senior unsecured credit facility with a capacity up to $300 million. The maturity date is May 2020 and may be extended for an additional year upon the payment of applicable fees and the satisfaction of certain customary conditions. The facility also includes an accordion feature to expand up to $600 million, subject to lender consent. The interest rate on the facility is based upon LIBOR, plus an applicable margin based upon the Company’s leverage ratio, as follows:
Leverage Ratio
 
Applicable Margin
Less than or equal to 35%
 
1.50
%
Greater than 35% but less than or equal to 45%
 
1.65
%
Greater than 45% but less than or equal to 50%
 
1.80
%
Greater than 50% but less than or equal to 55%
 
2.00
%
Greater than 55%
 
2.25
%

In addition to the interest payable on amounts outstanding under the facility, we were required to pay an amount equal to 0.20% of the unused portion of the facility if the average usage of the facility was greater than 50% or 0.30% of the unused portion of the facility if the average usage of the facility was less than or equal to 50%.

The facility also contains various corporate financial covenants. A summary of the most restrictive covenants is as follows:
 
 
 
Actual at
 
Covenant
 
March 31, 2019
Maximum leverage ratio (1)
60%
 
29.1%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (2)
1.50x
 
4.13x
Minimum tangible net worth (3)
$1.98 billion
 
$2.75 billion
Secured recourse indebtedness
Less than 45% of Total Asset Value
 
18.6%
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(1)
Leverage ratio is net indebtedness, as defined in the credit agreement, divided by total asset value, defined in the credit agreement as the value of our owned hotels based on hotel net operating income divided by a defined capitalization rate.
(2)
Fixed charge coverage ratio is Adjusted EBITDA, generally defined in the credit agreement as EBITDA less FF&E reserves, for the most recently ending 12 months, to fixed charges, which is defined in the credit agreement as interest expense, all regularly scheduled principal payments and payments on capitalized lease obligations, for the same most recently ending 12-month period.
(3)
Tangible net worth, as defined in the credit agreement, is (i) total gross book value of all assets, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, less intangible assets, total indebtedness, and all other liabilities, plus (ii) 75% of net proceeds from future equity issuances.

As of March 31, 2019, we had $60.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the facility and the Company's leverage ratio was 29.1%. Accordingly, interest on our borrowings under the facility will be based on LIBOR plus 150 basis points for the following quarter. We incurred interest and unused credit facility fees on the facility of $0.7 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Subsequent to March 31, 2019, we borrowed $30.0 million under the facility.

Unsecured Term Loans

We are party to three five-year unsecured term loans. The financial covenants of the three term loans are consistent with the covenants on our senior unsecured credit facility, which are described above. The interest rate on each of the term loans is based on a pricing grid ranging from 140 to 220 basis points over LIBOR, based on the Company's leverage ratio, as follows:
 
 
Applicable Margins
Leverage Ratio
 
$100 Million and $200 Million Term Loans
 
$50 Million Term Loan
Less than or equal to 25%
 
1.45
%
 
1.40
%
Greater than 25% but less than or equal to 35%
 
1.45
%
 
1.45
%
Greater than 35% but less than or equal to 45%
 
1.60
%
 
1.55
%
Greater than 45% but less than or equal to 50%
 
1.75
%
 
1.75
%
Greater than 50% but less than or equal to 55%
 
1.95
%
 
1.95
%
Greater than 55%
 
2.20
%
 
2.20
%


As of March 31, 2019, the Company's leverage ratio was 29.1%. Accordingly, interest on our borrowings under the term loans will be based on LIBOR plus 145 basis points for the following quarter. We incurred interest on the term loans of $3.4 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In January 2019, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to fix LIBOR at 2.41% through October 2023 for the $50 million unsecured term loan.