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UNSECURED LINE OF CREDIT PAYABLE
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
UNSECURED LINE OF CREDIT PAYABLE UNSECURED LINE OF CREDIT PAYABLE
During the third quarter of 2021, we entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (the “2021 Credit Agreement”) which provided for the Revolving Credit Facility with aggregate revolving loan commitments of $700 million and the continuation of an existing $250.0 million unsecured term loan (“2018 Term Loan”). Under the 2021 Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility had a four-year term ending in August 2025, with two six-month extension options. The 2021 Credit Agreement included an accordion feature that allowed us to increase the aggregate facility to $1.5 billion, subject to the lenders’ agreement to provide additional revolving loan commitments or term loans.

During the first quarter of 2023, we executed an amendment to the 2021 Credit Agreement to convert the benchmark interest rate from LIBOR to an adjusted SOFR, with no change in the applicable interest rate margins. Pursuant to this amendment, the Revolving Credit Facility accrued interest at a rate of adjusted SOFR plus 0.10% plus a margin ranging from 0.70% to 1.40%. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility requires the payment of a facility fee ranging from 0.10% to 0.30% (in each case, depending on Elme Communities’ credit rating) on the $700.0 million committed revolving loan capacity, without regard to usage. As of June 30, 2024, the interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility was based on an adjusted daily SOFR (inclusive of the 0.10% credit spread adjustment) plus 0.85% applicable margin, the daily SOFR is 5.33% and the facility fee was 0.20%.

As of June 30, 2024, all outstanding advances for the Revolving Credit Facility were due and payable upon maturity in August 2025, unless extended pursuant to one or both of the two six-month extension options. Interest only payments were due and payable generally on a monthly basis.

The amount of the Revolving Credit Facility’s unsecured line of credit unused and available at June 30, 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
Committed capacity$700,000 
Borrowings outstanding(156,000)
Unused and available$544,000 

We executed borrowings and repayments on the Revolving Credit Facility during the 2024 Period as follows (in thousands):
Balance, December 31, 2023$157,000 
Borrowings70,000 
Repayments(71,000)
Balance, June 30, 2024$156,000 

Subsequent to the 2024 Quarter, we entered into a third amended and restated credit agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) which provides for aggregate revolving loan commitments of $500.0 million (the “Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility”) with an accordion feature that allows us to increase the aggregate revolving loan commitments or add term loans of up to $1.0 billion, subject to the lenders’ agreement to provide additional revolving commitments or term loans. The Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility has a four-year term ending in July 2028, with two six-month extension options. Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest, at Elme Communities’ option, at a rate of either (a)(i) daily SOFR plus 0.10% (the “Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR”) or (ii) term SOFR plus 0.10%, plus, in each case, a margin ranging from 0.70% to 1.40% (depending on Elme Communities’ credit rating) or (b) the base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.40% (based upon Elme Communities’ credit rating). The base rate is the highest of the administrative agent’s prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.0%. In addition, the Amended Credit Agreement requires the payment of a facility fee equal to 0.10% to 0.30% (depending on Elme
Communities’ credit rating) on the $500.0 million committed capacity in respect of the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility, without regard to usage. The initial interest rate is based on Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus a margin of 0.85% and the initial facility fee equals 0.20%.

All outstanding advances for the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility are due and payable upon maturity in July 2028, unless extended pursuant to one or both of the two six-month extension options. Interest only payments are due and payable generally on a monthly basis.