U.S. 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): June 1, 2006
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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001-13545
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94-3281941 |
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission file number)
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(I.R.S. employer
identification number) |
Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement and |
Item 2.03
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
On June 1, 2006, one of our subsidiaries, AMB Property, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
entered into a third amended and restated $550 million unsecured revolving credit agreement that
replaced its then existing $500 million credit facility, which was to mature on June 1, 2007. We
remain a guarantor of the obligations under the third amended and restated credit facility. The
third amended and restated credit facility is with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative
agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agent for alternate currencies, Bank of
America, N.A., as syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities
LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Eurohypo AG, New York Branch, PNC Bank,
National Association, and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as documentation agents, ING Real Estate Finance
(USA) LLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its San Francisco Agency, Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., and LaSalle Bank National Association, as managing agents, and a syndicate of other banks.
The third amended and restated credit facility matures on June 1, 2010 and may be extended at
the option of AMB Property, L.P. for one year, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions and
the payment of an extension fee equal to 0.15% of the outstanding commitments. AMB Property, L.P.
has the ability to increase available borrowings up to $700 million by adding additional banks to
the facility or obtaining the agreement of existing banks to increase their commitments. The rate
on the borrowings will generally be LIBOR plus a margin which is based on the current credit rating
of the long-term debt of AMB Property, L.P. and is currently 42.5 basis points. In addition, there
is an annual facility fee, which is based on the credit rating of the long-term debt of AMB
Property, L.P., and is currently 15 basis points. The third amended and restated credit facility
also allows AMB Property, L.P., and any other entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by it and
which it has elected to add as a qualified borrower from time to time, to borrow loans and obtain
letters of credit denominated in U.S. Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euros and Yen, provided that, in
the case of borrowings or letters of credit denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, such
currency is readily available and freely transferable and convertible to U.S. dollars, the Reuters
Monitor Money Rates Service reports LIBOR for such currency in interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6
months and AMB Property, L.P. has an investment grade credit rating from both S&P and Moodys.
Currently, AMB Japan Investments LLC, AMB European Investments LLC and AMB Property Singapore Pte.
Ltd. are qualified borrowers under the third amended and restated credit facility. The third
amended and restated credit agreement contains affirmative covenants, including financial reporting
requirements and maintenance of specified financial ratios by AMB Property, L.P., and negative
covenants, including limitations on mergers or consolidations. In addition, the third amended and
restated credit agreement includes events (including, without
limitation, a non-payment
under the loan, a breach of warranties and representations in any material respect, non-compliance
with covenants by AMB Property, L.P., cross-defaults by AMB Property, L.P., any qualified borrower
and us as guarantor
, change in the majority of our board of directors during any 12-month period or the acquisition
by a person or group of 30% or more of our common stock), each of which, if not cured within the
time period, if any, specified in the third amended and restated credit agreement would constitute
an event of default. Upon the occurrence and continuance of such events of default, the lenders may
elect to accelerate the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the third
amended and restated credit facility. Further, outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid
interest thereon automatically accelerate upon the occurrence of certain other events of default,
including without limitation and as described more fully in the third amended and restated credit
agreement, the commencement of any voluntary or involuntary proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief of the debts of us or AMB Property, L.P. under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law, or if we, any qualified borrowers or AMB Property, L.P. seek at
any time to repudiate its obligations under the third amended and restated credit agreement or any
related document.
A copy of the third amended and restated credit agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1
and is incorporated into this current report by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 |
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Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, by and among
AMB Property, L.P., as Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereof, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as Administrative
Agent for Alternate Currencies, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint
Bookrunners, Eurohypo AG, New York Branch, Wachovia Bank, N.A. and PNC Bank, National
Association, as Documentation Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its San
Francisco Agency, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC and LaSalle Bank
National Association, as Managing Agents. |