Franklin BSP Realty Trust Issues $107 Million in Debt Notes in Private Offering

BY MT Newswires | CORPORATE | 06/20/25 06:41 AM EDT

06:41 AM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) said Friday that its operating FBRT OP operating partnership has issued $107 million worth of unsecured senior notes in a private offering.

The offering consists of $82 million of 8.25% unsecured senior notes due 2030 and $25 million of floating rate unsecured senior notes due 2028, with an initial coupon of about 8.33%, the company said.

The company said it expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

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