Douglas Emmett Obtains $340 Million Term Loan Fixed at 2.77%

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Emmett, Inc. DEI, a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced that it has closed a secured, non-recourse $340 million term loan that will mature in April 2022.  The loan bears interest at a floating rate of Libor plus 1.40% that has been effectively fixed at 2.77% per annum until April 2020 through an interest rate swap.  No principal payments are due until the loan matures in April 2022.  The new loan is secured by a pool of six Douglas Emmett's office properties. 

Douglas Emmett is using approximately $183 million of the proceeds to pay off the entire outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility and another $140 million to prepay a portion of its existing $400M loan due October 2, 2017.  As previously announced, during 2015 Douglas Emmett intends to refinance the entirety of that existing $400 million loan.

About Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Douglas Emmett, Inc. (DEI) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in the premier coastal submarkets of Los Angeles and Honolulu.  Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities.  For more information about Douglas Emmett, please visit our website at www.douglasemmett.com.

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Stuart McElhinney, Vice President – Investor Relations
310.255.7751 smcelhinney@douglasemmett.com

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