Company: FR
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000921825-25-000019
Chunk: 49

Company: FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 49
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 difficult. There may be significant uncertainty in the valuation, or in the stability of the value, of our properties that could result in a substantial decrease in the value of our properties. As a result, we may not be able to recover the carrying amount of our properties, which may require us to recognize an impairment loss in earnings.

 Additionally, adverse events in the banking or financial services sections could directly or indirectly affect our liquidity. Events such as defaults, non-performance or limited liquidity at banks or financial institutions that hold our funds, or broader concerns affecting financial institutions, could expose us to risk. While we actively manage our relationships with financial institutions, we cannot guarantee that disruptions will not occur. Additionally, if any of our tenants or other parties with whom we conduct business are unable to access funds from their bank or financial institutions, such parties’ ability to pay their obligations to us could be adversely affected.

Furthermore, our access to liquidity under our Unsecured Credit Facility depends on the continued performance of the participating lenders. If one or more lenders default on their commitments, our ability to borrow under this facility could be restricted. A lack of access to debt or equity securities or to borrow under our Unsecured Credit Facility were to be impaired by volatility in or disruption of the capital markets, it could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition.

Debt financing, the degree of leverage and rising interest rates could reduce our cash flow.

We use debt to increase the returns to our stockholders and unitholders and to support investments that would otherwise be beyond our immediate financial capacity. However, this use of leverage presents additional risks, particularly if cash flow from our properties is insufficient to cover both debt payment obligations and the distribution requirements of the REIT provisions of the Code. In addition, increased interest rates would reduce our cash flow by increasing the amount of interest due on our floating rate debt and on our fixed rate debt as it matures and is refinanced. Our organizational documents do not contain any limitation on the amount or percentage of indebtedness we may incur. 

Covenants in our debt agreements could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial condition.

The terms of our agreements governing our indebtedness require that we comply with a number of financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage. Complying with such covenants may limit our operational flexibility. A failure to comply with these covenants, even if we have satisfied our payment obligations, could result in a default under the applicable debt agreement. Cons