FIBRA Prologis Closes Two Promissory Notes for US$100 Million
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FIBRA Prologis (BMV: FIBRAPL14), a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, has closed two promissory notes for a one-year tenor with Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat ("Scotiabank") and BBVA México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA México ("BBVA") for a total amount of US$100 million.
Pricing for the US$100 million of notes was SOFOR plus a weighted average spread of 102.5 basis points, which represents 96.5 basis points lower than our current spread in the line of credit. Both promissory notes are for a 12-month period, with no withholding tax.
"We are always working on strengthening our Balance Sheet. With these funds we are refinancing existing debt at a lower cost of debt, while increasing our liquidity and maintaining a neutral loan-to-value," said Jorge Girault, senior vice president, Finance, Prologis Mexico.
FIBRA Prologis is a leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of June 30, 2022, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 227 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 43.4 million square feet (4.0 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
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Released August 26, 2022