By Elias Schisgall
Shares of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust climbed after the company said it had priced $1.62 billion in mortgage financing for its Mountain Industrial REIT joint venture.
Shares were up 16.7% to $7.35 as of midday Wednesday. The stock is up 33% year to date.
The real estate investment trust said the five-year, interest-only fixed rate mortgage financing would be secured by 90 industrial properties.
The proceeds from the financing will be used to refinance the joint venture's $1.4 billion in float rate mortgage debt due in March of next year, as well as around $200 million in fixed rate amortizing mortgage debt, the company said Wednesday.
The company's finance chief, Tiffany Sy, said the refinancing will unlock $20 million in annual cash flow for the joint venture by getting rid of its amortizing debt.
"All of ILPT's consolidated debt will be fixed rate, limiting our exposure to market interest rate volatility," Sy said. "We believe this successful execution underscores the strength of our high quality industrial and logistics properties."
The financing is expected to close around May 8.
Write to Elias Schisgall at elias.schisgall@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 22, 2026 11:44 ET (15:44 GMT)
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