PS Business Parks, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk on its floating rate debt.

In connection with the mortgages obtained on the date of the Merger, as further described in Note 5 — Debt, the Company entered into interest rate derivative contracts to limit its exposure of interest rate risk. The following is a summary of the Company’s derivative financial instruments:


		Successor
	Number of Instruments	Balance at December 31, 2022				Notional Amounts
		Asset1		Liability2					Strike		Maturity Date
Undesignated derivatives:
Interest rate caps - purchased	2	$	54,121	$	—		$	3,592,215	3.85	%	August 2024
Interest rate cap - sold	1	—		54,121			$	3,592,215	3.85	%	August 2024
Interest rate swap - purchased	1	83,607		—			$	3,592,215	3.10	%	August 2024
Total fair value of derivatives		$	137,728	$	54,121

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1 Included in Prepaid expenses and other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

2 Included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

During the period from July 20, 2022 through December 31, 2022, the Company recognized a net gain on interest rate derivatives of $76,275. Gains and losses on interest rate derivatives are recorded in the line item Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

There were no derivative instruments as of December 31, 2021 or for the period from January 1, 2022 through July 19, 2022.