FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) announced it has increased its credit facility to $325 million through a third amendment to its credit facility.

The credit facility, as amended, provides for a $150 million revolving facility and $175 million in term loans. The term loans consist of $50 million maturing in March 2022 and $50 million maturing in March 2024 and $75 million maturing in March 2026. The revolving facility now matures in March 2023, with one 12-month extension option.

Amounts outstanding will bear interest under the revolving facility at LIBOR plus a margin of between 1.25% and 1.90%, and under the term loans at LIBOR plus a margin of between 1.25% and 2.30%, depending on the maturity and the Company's leverage.

The credit facility has an accordion feature that allows the total borrowing capacity under the credit facility to be increased to $525 million, including the ability to add and fund additional term loans. The accordion and revolving facility extension options are subject to normal terms and conditions for this type of facility.

At closing, the Company drew down the entire $75 million available under the new term loan and used proceeds to completely paydown the revolving facility.

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements that fix the interest rates on the 3-year term loan at 3.85%, the 5-year term loan at 4.18% and on the 7-year term loan at 4.29%, depending on the Company's leverage, through the maturity date of each respective term loan.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Fifth Third Bank and BB&T served as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers, Fifth Third Bank served as syndication agent. SunTrust Bank served as administration agent. Other banks in the syndication include, First Tennessee Bank, Pinnacle Bank, Franklin Synergy Bank, CapStar Bank, Synovus Bank and BanCorp South Bank. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Fifth Third Bank and First Tennessee Bank were counterparties to the swap agreements.

About Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated

Community Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust that focuses on owning income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services in its target sub-markets throughout the United States. The Company had investments of approximately $444.9 million in 103 real estate properties as of December 31, 2018, located in 29 states, totaling approximately 2.2 million square feet.

Additional information regarding the Company, including this quarter's operations, can be found at www.chct.reit.  Please contact the Company at 615-771-3052 to request a printed copy of this information.

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CONTACT: W. Page Barnes, 615-771-3052

SOURCE Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated